Ben 💀

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Ben 💀@bendrawslife· 20d

I've fallen a bit behind on sharing my #creaturecomics over here, so here are a few of the recent ones! #comics

A comic of a creature with one eye and stumpy tentacles saying "I've sown so many seeds but I think I forgot the thread."

A comic of a creature saying "That went better than I could have dreamed! That just might be because they're all nightmares."

A comic of a creature saying "Change is the only constant, but I'm down to my last penny."

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· 23d

Almost done reading this. Current rating: It's good!

A photo of the novel Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· 25d

I love all of the Jimothy love. So, I had to draw him too.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jul 12

If you're weird/nosey, like me, and wonder what was printed on the other side since there's some text at the bottom. It's a drawing I did of Charmander with the text 'burn it all down'. Still not sure if I'm going to make that the next linocut project or not.

A drawing of Charmander with the text "burn it all down" at the bottom.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jul 12

I'm weirdly really liking this horrible print from it.

A print of a crow with a crown, but probably 2/3 of it didn't print properly.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jul 12

I am nothing if not a sucker for a good 'The Art of...' book.

A photo of a shelf on a bookcase featuring The Completely Unauthorized Final Fantasy VII Ultimate Guide, Nausicaa Of The Valley of the Wind, Yoshitaka Amano - The Illustrated Biography, The Sky - The Art of Final Fantasy, The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Art of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, The Art of Princess Mononoke, The Art of Fallout 4, The Art of Fallout 3, Dawn - The Worlds of Final Fantasy, and Dragon Ball - The Complete Illustrations.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jul 10

Making some progress on my Crow Lord linocut. Struggling a little to translate my drawing style to print making, but it's a fun challenge! #linocut #printmaking #crows

A photo of a linoleum block with a crow design carved into it. The crow also has a crown floating above its head. The carving is not complete.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jul 9

A little Jamal #DCC fanart for this week's drawing challenge, with the theme "Shark Attack". He's more likely to attack with apologies though. (I had to draw him, since I was finding way too many AI slop renditions of him.) #dungeoncrawlercarl #dccfanart

A drawing of a hammerhead shark in a harness that has mechanical spider legs attached to it. The harness also has a flame thrower attached to the bottom, where some flames are shooting out. The shark is saying "Jamal has so many sorries to give!" I don't know, Dungeon Crawler Carl is absurd.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jul 5

Um, two? Since when?

A photo of a Newman's Own dressing titled Two Thousand Island.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 27

Fixed a chunk of the dribbler line in the backyard because rats chewed through it, only to find they chewed through another huge chunk further down the line... I don't blame rats for being thirsty, just wish there was a way to keep them happy without chewing through the line.

A photo of a segment of black plastic tubing with a dribbler connected to it. In the tube there are 4 holes of varying sizes.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 27

I just remembered I had a very short stint where I tried making some cosplay props. I don't always set myself up for failure, but I did decide my very first prop would be the ghoul mask from Fallout 3. I was also very stuck on making it flesh textured.

A screenshot of the Lone Wanderer from Fallout 3 wearing a ghoul mask, which is essentially a bunch of flesh pieces sewn together into the shape of a head and face.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 24

It's #MakeATerribleComicDay! Make one! Do it! It's apparently compulsory! #MakeATerribleComicDay2026

A four panel comic. The first panel shows me looking at my phone with the text "Hey, It's make a terrible comic day!" and "I should make one!" The second comic shows me holding a drawing stylus up to my chin in a thinking gesture, saying "What makes a comic terrible?" The third panel shows me looking downward, nothing visible below the elbow. I'm saying "Maybe a lack of resolution?" The fourth panel shows me panned out, my body transitions to some weird root-like structure. I'm saying "Or..." "Whatever this is?"

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 24

It's 103°F and he finally decided to come inside. I think he still wished he was outside though.

A photo of a ginger tabby cat laying on the floor. The left side of his face is smooshed into the the floor. His eyes are closed.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 23

Wandering Wizard (Taking A Break) Done for Dimitris' weekly drawing challenge. The wizard may be taking a little nap, but the little critters are taking their chances! Will they find something tasty in that bag, or something that turns them into newts?

A drawing of a wizard napping on a hillside under a tree. The wizard's backpack and staff are sitting up against the tree. Two squirrel-like critters are taking advantage of the wizard napping. One is head-first into the backpack, the other is on look-out. In the background are hills with ruins.

A close-up from the previous image, showing the critters ransacking the backpack.

A closeup on the wizard napping and their staff sitting against the tree.

A close-up showing some of the ruins in the background on distant hills.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 21

I don't think any artist has captured the creative process quite as well as Bill Watterson in this drawing.

A drawing of Bill Watterson (by Bill Watterson) sitting at his angled drawing table. He is staring off to the side, his arms are slumped at his sides. His mouth is wide open and his stare is vacant. Below the drawing is the text "How It's Done - the fascinating process revealed!"

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 19

I've been wanting to do a proper Final Fantasy IV piece for a while now, but just can't quite think of what scene to do yet. In the meantime, here's a sketch of Kain. I really appreciate how flawed Cecil and Kain are. #FFIV #finalfantasy #fanart

A sketch of Kain Highwind from Final Fantasy IV. He is mid-jump attack, with his body leaving the page in the top-right corner. The page contains his torso, showing his head and body from above. In his hands he is holding a javelin, which is the lowest point in the image/pose. The color scheme is predominantly yellow-orange, green-blues, and reds.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 18

New Creature Comic! If only it were so easy. #comics

A drawing of a furry creature standing in front of a yellow square background. The creature is saying, "Are you feeling drained? Why not put in the stopper?"

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 5

Spider Queen Drawn for Dimitris Pantazis' weekly drawing challenge over on his patreon. This was a nice homage to the infestation of black widows in my backyard. 😅 #art #spider #blackwidow #arachnid #queen #royalportrait

A drawing of a giant black widow spider with a red crown sitting belly-up in her web. She is holding a (much smaller) person wrapped up in webs. There are other wrapped up figures of humans throughout the web.

A closer up detail shot of the spider queen. This image shows her face in more detail. It is glowing green. Her mouth is open and there is some saliva between her teeth and mandibles. She is holding a human figure wrapped in spider webs within feet of her mouth.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Jun 1

🐙💬Creature Comics - Volume One is officially out now! (Here are some previews of the creature comics within.) 👇👇👇 bendrawslife.gumroad.com/l/creatureco...

An image of the cover of Creature Comics Volume One. It shows a creature in black and white on a yellow background.

A drawing of a creature with several tentacles, large eyes, and a beak on a light pink background. The creature is saying "Where's my chance?"

A drawing of a fish-like creature with several fins and tentacles on a yellow background. The creature is saying "I regretfully, but formally, decline your rejection."

A drawing of a big fluffy creature with varying sized growths on it on a light orange background. The creature is saying "But I find your abnormalities most endearing."

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 30

Here's a cropped version of this month's wallpaper done for my Patreon supporters (patreon.com/bendrawslife). The theme was "magic portal" which was set by Dimitris Pantazis over on his Patreon (patreon.com/dimitrispantazisart). Featuring my characters Sudo (the #mimic) and Veil (the #cat).

A drawing of a mimic in the form of a chest and a black cat stand along a staircase that cuts through the roots of a black and gnarly tree. The staircase leads to a glowing portal in the center of the tree. The tree has pink glowing eyes throughout its trunk. The mimic and cat have worried expressions on their faces as they look up toward the portal.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 26

I realized there's another fully valid possibility. That the eyebrows actually fan out equally forward and to the sides. This clearly necessitates that wide-brimmed hat, as I can't imagine what it would look like otherwise.

A sketch of Gandalf, somewhat top-down, and also entirely top-down. One image shows Gandalf with his hat on, eyebrows reaching just beyond the brim creating almost a half-circle shape. The other image shows a 'bald' Gandalf, but displays eyebrows that fan out in a triangular shape. The image is labeled "top-down" as if it were a diagram.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 25

After reading Gandalf's description, Kat and I were trying to decide how he was supposed to look. 1. Eyebrows out to the side beyond the long brim. 2. Eyebrows straight out to the front beyond the long brim. 3. The brim is nearly non-existent and his eyebrows were just fairly bushy.

A photo of a page in Lord of the Rings describing Gandalf. The relevant text is highlighted "bushy eyebrows that stuck out beyond the brim of his hat."

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 24

Simultaneously working on finishing up Creature Comics Volume 1 ebook and making some new Creature Comics. Here are two new ones!

A creature on a yellow square background. It is saying "Give it your all! Or maybe give it a simple majority. A good 51%."

A creature sits on a light green background. It is saying "If you take a break, can you grab one for me?"

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 18

I don't think I ever properly shared these doodles here. It's Princess Donut and Mongo from Dungeon Crawler Carl. I need to do more fanart from this series. Currently reading A Parade of Horribles. #dcc #princessdonut #mongo #velociraptor #catart #dungeoncrawlercarl #donut

A drawing of Princess Donut sitting on Mongo. She is wearing glasses and a tiara. This is the colored version. Mongo is mostly purple and blue. Donut is calico colored.

A drawing of Princess Donut sitting on Mongo. She is wearing glasses and a tiara. This is the black and white version.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 16

Drew a little reimagining of Kiki and Jiji quite a bit older. Kiki now dabbling in reanimation of spiders and other creatures to do her deliveries for her. It was drawn for the prompt 'Witch and her Familiar'. #ghibli #fanart #witch #cat

A drawing of Kiki as an adult with Jiji on her shoulder. She is floating on her broom with crows flying by. The sun sets over the city and surrounding water is in the background. Kiki is holding a package in one hand and a large spider in the other.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 12

Welp, catch you all later. #dungeoncrawlercarl

A photo of the new Dungeon Crawler Carl book "A Parade of Horribles".

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 10

Happy Mother's Day! #jenova #mother #ffvii #finalfantasy #fanart

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 9

"Scavenger" - Drawn for Dimitris Pantazis' weekly drawing challenge. I've really been wanting to try drawing one of those creepy trail cam/found footage style images. Now I just want to draw more. I'm hooked! #creepy #foundfootage #trailcam #horrorart #creepyart #cryptid

A black, white, and gray drawing of a humanoid creature, with a long skinny neck and glowing eyes, is crouched over what appears to be human bones. The drawing is in the style of trail cam photos, highlighting the subject of the image (the creature) and some grass behind and branches above.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· May 3

Two days in a row now, we've gotten a visit from a heron. Yesterday it was up on our chimney. Today it came back and it's on our back wall. Am I in a Ghibli film?

A photo of a great blue heron standing on a chimney.

A photo of a great blue heron standing on a brick wall in the shade of a tree.

Ben 💀@bendrawslife· Apr 24

Revisiting my old creature comics. #comics #nonsequitur #idiom #pun #creature #drawing #art