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iPhone / Android app reviews!

January 7th, 2010 Ben Powis

Here are some of the kind reviews left by readers of Turtle Guitar and Where Grows The Bitter Herb on iTunes and the Android Marketplace:

They should make a full-length motion picture out of this soon!

Beautiful! They should make a full-length motion picture out of this soon!
Snicklin

Impressive. One of the more unique comics I’ve yet found on iTunes. I’ve already read it twice! Impressive.
Jonathan Ly

these are beautiful comics. may just have to get an i-phone.
Steve Kanaras

Very cute story, love the artwork. Definitely have to download:)
Rudy

adorable
mackkyeevel

Two of my most favorite things ever Turtles and guitars
Wonton

Cute and funny comic, though a little short and contains 1-2 grammatical errors.
Jonathan

So cute. I read it to my son.
Rebecca

Was a delightful story. Discovered other comics on my Droid while reading!
Shawn

So far so good. Stylish :) )
wessley

Thank you to everyone who has downloaded and read the comics so far!


Where Grows The Bitter Herb – Out NOW!!

June 2nd, 2008 Ben Powis

Where Grows The Bitter Herb
All is not well in the village, a mother lies sick and dying. The only thing that can save her is a magical herb that grows atop the tallest mountain, but who will be brave enough to quest for it?

Bitter Herb PromoAfter months of hard work I am very pleased to announce that my second comic adventure ‘Where Grows The Bitter Herb‘ is finished, printed and available to buy from today! ‘Bitter Herb continues the comic style established in Turtle Guitar, but readers should be prepared to embark on a longer journey through the unexplored world, to wild and wonderful environments meeting new creatures, some friendly and welcoming, some not!

  • The book is 34 pages long, printed on high quality 140gsm paper with a 300gsm cover, reproduced with sharp and vibrant digital printing that brings theBitter Herb Badges vivid colours of the world to life!
  • Where Grows The Bitter Herb packs a lot into a more compact size, the new format is A5, meaning its small enough to carry around to show all your friends!
  • Each book comes with a limited edition badge, one of two designs, from images within the comic.
  • Previews of inside pages can be seen on the Strange Alchemy shop.

Where Grows The Bitter Herb is £5, you can order a copy now from my Strange Alchemy bookshop. The book is also available from Gosh! Comics, London, please keep an eye on my Lost in the Woods! blog for updated stockist information.

Thank you to everyone who has offered support for my work over the past year, all your comments, emails and purchases have maintained my drive to complete this new story, but of course, we are not done yet!

Lost in the woods…

May 13th, 2008 Ben Powis

Here is another page from my second comic, Where Grows the Bitter Herb, which is creeping ever closer to completion…exciting times!

Where Grows The Bitter Herb, page 11