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Ben Templesmith
@templesmith.bsky.social
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Australo-American. Grumpy rabble rouser. Co-created 30 Days of Night, you know, that became that film. Writer, artist, cephalopod, cat & horror enthusiast. Annoyingly for you, still here.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · Nov 14
Going forward, thanks to AI tech bros & their billionaire parasites, I show far less art on the platforms. ( Gonna Nightshade the crap out of things too ) But I show all my process & a lot more stuff over on thesquidarmy.com patreon.

Here's a little free bit.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1h
King George is their heritage too. We need to demand they put those statues back!
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 15h
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 20h
Vale Drew Struzan 💔
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
So... how many bullet holes would we be talking you think?😅
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
If I dressed up as a British Redcoat, walking down the middle of the street with a giant flag that said "REMEMBER YOUR HERITAGE" in the South... would I get shot?
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
You have the best ideas Chris.

Can I borrow a couple hundred dollars?
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
JFC, in Pittsburgh now, there’s casinos in the supermarkets??
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
I don’t know WTF drugs American Airlines schedulers are on when they’re scheduling flights they say are “on time” when clearly they’ll be arriving *after* the boarding time for the aircraft’s next flight. Their delays are apparently completely manufactured.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
Yeah I have a couple of the berserk hardcovers since it’s… very visually bonkers stuff.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
So I wasn’t at NYCC. But I made some great contacts for possible printing, delved into the of adult swim & now swirling ideas for… cartoons??? & I think I got a job from NYCC even though I was absent.

Weird weekend full of wonderful people at Galaxycon St Louis.

& Kevin Maguire. 😂
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I knew quite a few of em.

Always looking for the visually dynamic/interesting stuff I could interpret in my style.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 2d
So if I were to do some more anime oriented shows, what sort of anime type stuff would you ind interesting in my style?

I LOVE Miyazaki’s works of course. But I need to be exposed to a few more things than the stuff I grew up on.

Attack on Titan was also my jam.

Gimme ideas!
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
Well they’d a minute of my life I’ll never get back.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 1d
No idea what this means. 🤷‍♂️
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 2d
So if I were to do some more anime oriented shows, what sort of anime type stuff would you ind interesting in my style?

I LOVE Miyazaki’s works of course. But I need to be exposed to a few more things than the stuff I grew up on.

Attack on Titan was also my jam.

Gimme ideas!
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 2d
Well I don’t *hate* it?
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 2d
theshovel.com.au/2025/10/01/t...
New ‘This Is Australia, Dickhead’ Option Added To Tip Screen — The Shovel
“When I go into pick up my takeaway pizza, it’s nice to know I have the choice to add a little extra … context about what country we’re in"
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 2d
No idea what’s going on.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 4d
What does your tattooist make you hold when they’re tattooing a painful part of your body?

Look, it worked. It worked.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 4d
We may be too lazy for a 15 min drive 😂
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 4d
Exactly my point.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 4d
*ledge-leave, thanks autocorrect??
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 4d
So St Louis is the first city I’ve had the locals warn not to go walking downtown at night?

I looked it up & it’s a virtual tie with Memphis on being the violet crime cities the mango Mussolini actually rants about.

So maybe ledge Portland & Chicago alone? Always felt safe there.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 5d
You know that thing where you’ll miss your connection by just 20 mins, so you rebook & will now be 5 hours late?

I checked the old flight connection. It too was late. I’d have made it. & just got in 45 mins late.

The universe just put it’s dick in my ear. Thanks universe! 😂
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 6d
Well, I think I’ve done it again & absent mindedly forgotten my art case for the con in the hall. Doubt I’ll be getting it back. No art in it, just some con gear, but a good reminder if it doesn’t have straps, I shouldn’t bring 5 pieces of luggage anymore. Time to put it all in a suitcase instead.
a bald man is wearing a red sweater with a star trek logo on the front .
ALT: a bald man is wearing a red sweater with a star trek logo on the front .
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