Little known comic artist Ben Caldwell has some mad skillz on the comic front. Though I’ve never laid eyes on his comic works (here, here and here), I’ve managed to get my hands on his How-To Books (here and here) and he inspired me to my (now defunct because I suck monumentally) hobby of comic art.
It’s been called new retro style, his characteristically bold lines and dynamic figures, and it’s been artistically compared to Genndy Tartakovsky of Cartoon Network gems, such as Dexter’s Laboratory, Powerpuff Girls and Star Wars: Clone Wars (Caldwell worked on the comic book adaptation Clone Wars Adventures).
His latest projects involve re-imagining classic literature such as Dracula, The Odyssey and Tom Sawyer, in his All-Action Classics series that are mouth-wateringly tantalisingly out of reach, unavailable at all leading bookstores.
Here’s a sample of his sketches. You’ll find more on his gallery and some instructional work on his forum. Well worth a browse through.
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