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Glowbugs Awaken…

January 23rd, 2010 Ben Powis

Page one from a forthcoming story…

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‘April is the cruellest month’

November 13th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Here is page one of my graphic interpretation of ‘The Burial Of The Dead‘, the first quarter of ‘The Waste Land‘ by T.S. Elliot which is featured in issue 22.1 of the Gulf Coast Literary Journal. You can check out the whole thing by picking up a copy of the magazine, which also features cover artwork by me! Click the image for a bigger view!

Turtle Guitar and ‘Bitter Herb on Android

September 18th, 2009 Ben Powis

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More news to announce! Turtle Guitar and ‘Bitter Herb are now out on the Android Marketplace, so all you Google phone comics fans can go download them now!

Turtle Guitar & ‘Bitter Herb on iPhone!

September 14th, 2009 Ben Powis

Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the iPhone!

I am very excited to announce that you can now read Turtle Guitar and Where Grows The Bitter Herb on your iPhone and iPod Touch! Turtle Guitar is available FREE, and Where Grows The Bitter Herb comes at a fraction of the print cost, each story has been converted by hand for optimum readability on the iPhone and the fantastic iRobot Comics Viewer displays them perfectly.

For more information, previews and reviews pleas visit the App pages on iTunes:

Click here for Turtle Guitar

Click here for Where Grows The Bitter Herb

ANDROID?
Hello Android users! Turtle Guitar is hitting the Android marketplace this Wednesday (16th September) with ‘Bitter Herb following a week later (23rd September) so you will not miss out on the adventure!

Everyone go download the comics and let me know what you think!

Coming soon…

August 8th, 2009 Ben Powis

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Thought Bubble: Fin!

November 18th, 2008 Ben Powis

Thought Bubble in Leeds was fantastic fun! A big thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello and to everyone who picked up some comics too!

It was my first ever ‘convention’ – excluding No Barcodes in Camden market earlier this year – and also my first visit to Leeds, so full of new experiences. We didn’t get to see much of the city, between traveling and selling comics, but the view from the hotel window was nice!

I’m not pulling a funny face, I’m just munching on my breakfast apple! We managed to get the table setup pretty smoothly and I was really happy with how it looked, I also managed not to forget anything, not bad for a beginner huh!

Here is the table from the front, notice the little Turtle Guitar character model in front of ‘Bitter Herb – he was our table mascot for the day – he really enjoyed himself! :)

Finally here is a picture taken by Richard Bruton of Forbidden Planet, which is the only photo of me not eating an apple! (And the table looks pretty good in it too!).

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by -  see you again next year!

Strange Alchemy Store Update

We had some new items for sale at Thought Bubble which have now been added to the Strange Alchemy Store:

Badge Packs
3 Unique badges in a pack backed with one of four artwork designs.
Each pack contains 3 Limited Edition badges featuring work from my publications backed by one of four designs.

Pocket Monster Series 2
Pocket Monsters are back with Series Two! Own an Original monster drawing, in your pocket!

Each pack contains 1 Original Monster Drawing, signed Birth Certificate and care guidelines. Each monster is hand packaged by the artist!

And also, for a limited I have a special offer running where you can get Where Grows The Bitter Herb, Turtle Guitar, Whale Hunt and 3 badges, signed on request, for a bundle price of just £10!

Check out the new stuff at the Strange Alchemy Shop now!

London Underground Comics

February 8th, 2008 Ben Powis

The guys at London Underground Comics are doing a great service to the UK small press scene, by providing a way for small pressers to get their work ‘out there’, to the people.

They have been kind enough to take some copies of Turtle Guitar and Whale Hunt! So why not get on down to Camden Lock Market this Saturday (and every Saturday!) and pickup a copy (and one for each of your friends too)!

You can read more about the success of London Underground Comics in this article.

September 2007 Archive

September 1st, 2007 Ben Powis

You can currently pick up selected Strange Alchemy books at…
Gosh Comics (www.goshlondon.com), Great Russell Street, London.
HERE Gallery and Shop (www.thingsfromhere.co.uk) Stokes Croft, Bristol.
These shops are stocking Whale Hunt and Strange Creatures I, please ask if you cannot find what your looking for, and be sure to tell the shops how much you love them!

Thanks to both Here and Gosh for helping me share my work,
If you are in the area, pop in and have a look!