Benjamin Dewey

Black and white pen and ink drawing depicting aspects of the Granada Sherlock Holmes series episode “the master blackmailer”

In less sad news I had a little time to draw a mini (4X5) poster for episode 33 of the Granada Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett: The master blackmailer! This episode has great elements but it’s all over the place and doesn’t quite land. Still worth celebrating.

A beautiful long haired tortie named Meshuggah lays on a white blanket.

We have to say goodbye to our cat, Meshuggah today and it super sucks. We’ve had her for 18 years and I’m really going to miss her. She’s shutting down & it’s tragic to see but she’s as sweet as she’s always been. She is a wonderful girl and I’ll have nothing but great memories of our life with her.

*And I hope…*

Jim Lee openly disparaging AI in no way guarantees anything, no one knows what the future of AI is and no one knows who will be in charge at DC Comics down the line. But I think it's important that a popular artist publicly shot AI down. Fans and artists ignorant of or using AI need to hear this.

These are excellent priorities and we get all of this.

That’s so kind of you to say. I do try to have a positive impact whenever possible :)

Thank you!

A lot of people think the sole reason to boycott a company is to manipulate it to change. While that's valid, it's okay to not support a company because you dislike them while knowing that your boycott probably won't affect their finances. I'm not doing it to hurt them, it's for my own integrity.

A faux retro Taiwanese movie poster of JAWS (1975) all text is in Traditional Chinese. The poster depicts a famous scene of Mrs. Kitner slapping Chief Brody, telling him that her boy is dead. Behind Brody are Mayor Vaughn and Dr. Hooper all look sad and ashamed, heads hanging low. Behind Mrs. Kitner is the funeral director reaching out for Mrs. Kitner, getting ready to take her away from the scene. Mrs. Kitner is dressing all in black. Skirt, blazer, heels, and a hat with a veil. The veil and skirt blowing in the wind. Chief Brody wears glasses, a blue Amity Police jacket, brown shoes, and khakis. His head is low and turned away from the viewer after being slapped. He is looking away from the viewer in shame. Vaughn is wearing a striped blazer with a pink shirt, brown shoes, and dark blue slacks. Hooper is wearing a beanie, glasses, denim jacket, denim pants, and converse shoes. The funeral director wears a fedora, glasses and all black suit. In the background is the tiger shark they mistook for the great white shark, strung up on a hook and rope, and were prematurely celebrating its capture. Further into the background all the townspeople look equally ashamed for the death of the Kitner boy and their now embarrassing celebration.

My poster for the official JAWS 50th Anniversary art show~The exhibit opens tonight at Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank, NJ 🦈

My buddy’s kickstarter is live! John is wonderful and he always delivers the goods. Give it a look.

I do often wish there was a “hug your son” button but it can be an interesting experience to walk in the shoes of an emotionally repressed walking tank for a little bit.

Here’s a process video for my God Of War fan art. Atreus changes the most; I realized he was holding the bow incorrectly (based on how the character uses it.) the world serpent scales were tough too.

A black and white drawing of Kratos and his son walking away from a boat with the world serpent far in the background.

I’ve reached a point in God Of War where my viking son is being a real jerk to everybody. I didn’t know this would be a tween-parenting simulator. It’s amazing. Here’s some fan art by me :)

I’m guessing it’s all building to something amazing? The whole game has been one astounding artistic choice after another. It’s been genuinely fun since the beginning.

It disappointed me so much when he started being mean to everyone and disrespected his own mom but it tracks given the revelation he had and his age. It’s just hard to be patient and I experienced it with real kids as a teacher; these folks got it perfect.

ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper illustration of jane goodall and chimp based off photograph.

A black and white drawing of Kratos and his son walking away from a boat with the world serpent far in the background.

I’ve reached a point in God Of War where my viking son is being a real jerk to everybody. I didn’t know this would be a tween-parenting simulator. It’s amazing. Here’s some fan art by me :)

Legend has it that "Sleepy Hollow" costume designer, Colleen Atwood was unable to find existing fabric with the right striped pattern she envisioned for this incredible dress (worn by the incomparable Christina Ricci as Katrina Van Tassel), so she created the stripes on white fabric BY HAND.

Cover to the Beasts of Burden Omnibus by series co-creator Jill Thompson

Page from the Beasts of Burden Omnibus illustrated by series co-creator Jill Thompson

Page from the Beasts of Burden Omnibus illustrated by Benjamin Dewey

Page from the Beasts of Burden Omnibus illustrated by series co-creator Jill Thompson, with a Hellboy crossover.

P.S. If you pick up the BEASTS OF BURDEN OMNIBUS you can shelve it next to the NERD INFERNO OMNIBUS next year. That's 1200 pages of sublime and ridiculous comics (the sublime c/o of @thejillthompson.bsky.social @benjamindewey.bsky.social and others). Ridiculous c/o me.
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I love seeing your joy & excitement. Makes me want to play too! I dressed up as wolverine, as a kid, for a parade (brown & yellow costume) and people kept pointing and saying "look at that little Freddy Kruger." Took the wind out of my lil' sails. Turns out I just had to wait 35 yrs for vindication

Thanks! It's nice because I really only play after I'm off duty so it's a perfect little wind-down that's just for me :)

I'm certain I'll have to at this point! I get to play it in hour long intervals while my baby is asleep at night and before I get too tired. I play it with headphones so the sound is really engrossing. The sound (alone) of the world serpent really stuck with me.

It’s worth it for this game all by itself. I promise.

Exactly! I keep wanting there to be a “hug your son” prompt but I assume it’s building to that :)

Yes! It’s also so beautiful and the combat is a blast. I also can’t believe how good it is.

As usual I am 7-10 years behind with videogames and have just now discovered “God Of War”

Holy shit. I thought it was just a game about an angry guy with an axe (it is) but it’s also about fathers and sons learning to trust each other while swimming in an ocean of grief. I’m astounded.

Yeah! I love what he brings to the table. I tried to tell my oldest friend that the "new" stuff is great but he wouldn't listen. Some people get hung up on whatever they knew first and can't get past it. Lucky us that we get to enjoy this fun music.

The do the (dark) Lord’s work.

Cover of Alice In Chains' album "Rainier Fog" featuring black and white collage art depicting a mountain shape with an open eye in the center that contains a silhouette of a human figure starring at a circular celestial object which could be either the sun or the moon

This probably isn't a huge revelation for some of you but Alice In Chains "Rainier Fog" is rad from start to finish. I've loved this band for 30+ years. Gives me hope that, despite the tragic loss of their legendary first frontman, they've maintained a sonic through-line that still feels familiar.

She wasn't allowed to watch anything with "magic" in it thanks to her religious upbringing so she missed out. To her this might as well be a sale of broken machine parts from an old auto plant.

If you ask my mother-in-law I'm a communist devil worshiper.

A wizard ponders five blue crystal orbs labeled WIP

Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.

The Usual: