• Real Name: Ben Templesmith
• Gender: Male
• Age: 30
• Location: Guinea-bissau

• Joined: Dec 14th, 2006
• Last Visit: Aug 15th, 2007

User Tags: 30 days of night, ben templesmith, cthulhu, fell, horror, vampires, warren ellis, wormwood, writer/artist, zombies

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[ Posted by cindycenter on Apr 1st, 2007 10:56 AM ]...

The wager Templesmith vs. cIndyCenter.com

Okay so the truth is out... Yes it is true Ben Templesmith and I had a friendly wager. I have to admit that I have accused Ben of living the Rockstar life and being an all around fun guy. Ben then stated the fact that cIndyCenter.com is also known for being party people. After few zombie races, and several shots of tequila (without the worm)... Ben suggested that I put my money were my mouth is; and offered a wager. He said that he'd complete the first Arc of Wormwood Gentelman Corpse, and publish the trade before we could finish editing and posting the podcast interview with him. Okay, so... errr... he won, and not only did he win he even did an extra issue (#0). So what did Ben win??? cIndyCenter.com has agreed to promote the release of the TPB by advertising on the backcover of the program for the S.P.A.C.E convention in Ohio (April 21 and 22, 2007 at the Aladdin Shrine Complex in Columbus OH). The print run on the program is very limited, so I encourage everyone to attend the Ohio conference to get a piece of history.

I want to formally apologize to Ben, his lovely wife, his family, and the fine people at IDW publishers. I also warn others that wagers and tequila do not match.

[ Posted by insomniapubs on Mar 26th, 2007 5:33 PM ]...

Thanks for the add.
Hopefully when you've got a bit more time we can get you to do some work for us!
Keep up the good work and stay in touch! :)

[ Posted by Xander on Mar 20th, 2007 2:47 AM ]...

Cheers for the add, Ben. I've linked that interview on my page.

And I'm still running around like crazy telling people you liked my little comic. :)

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 20th, 2007 6:46 AM ]

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Mar 20th, 2007 6:46 AM ]... Hehe, cool man. Yeah best of luck with your little baby! ( as I refer to projects I care about )

[ Posted by eli13 on Mar 4th, 2007 10:20 PM ]...

Man, your work on Fell is just about the coolest art on the market today. I'm keeping an eye on you.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 11th, 2007 1:41 AM ]

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Mar 11th, 2007 1:41 AM ]... Thanks Eli! Just...don't keep too close an eye on me...I may have to board up my windows or something. ;)

[ Posted by BRAINWORKS_COMICS on Mar 7th, 2007 11:53 PM ]...

Thanks for the add, Maestro! I really appreciate it!
I love Your works, espacially the 30 Days of Night series, Fell and the Singularity 7. Flawless! ;)

Cheers:
Simon

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 11th, 2007 1:39 AM ]

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Mar 11th, 2007 1:39 AM ]... Cheers!

[ Posted by infinity2comics on Mar 8th, 2007 5:23 AM ]...

Thanks for the add. Your work is most stupendous. BTW - We have the same Lord and Master.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 11th, 2007 1:38 AM ]

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Mar 11th, 2007 1:38 AM ]... Ahar yes! but do you make the blood sacrifices of your children as he demands of me? ;)

[ Posted by White_Picket_Fences on Feb 10th, 2007 5:12 PM ]...

Ben,

Thanks so much for the add!

--Matt Anderson
Co-Creator/Writer WHITE PICKET FENCES

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 10th, 2007 9:17 PM ]

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Feb 10th, 2007 9:17 PM ]... No probs, good luck with the book! It looks damn pretty and stylish too.

[ Posted by Lil_Bones on Jan 30th, 2007 7:51 PM ]...

I just ordered Tommyrot and will suffer in agony until the glorious day it arrives. See what great art does to me?

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 2nd, 2007 7:33 AM ]

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Feb 2nd, 2007 7:33 AM ]... Well now I feel guilty. In my defence, it's not "great" art, just my art, but hopefully it's worth the wait. :-)

[ Posted by Hellstorm on Feb 1st, 2007 12:37 AM ]...

I got Tommyrot a few months ago. It's well worth the wait, though you should have gotten it months ago. Heh, heh.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 2nd, 2007 7:32 AM ]

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Feb 2nd, 2007 7:32 AM ]... Cheers mate. Glad you liked it. :-)

[ Posted by Martin_Hamster on Jan 29th, 2007 9:23 AM ]...

Hey there,

Loving your work. Thanks for being my friend, drop in anytime.

Martin

[ Posted by cindycenter on Jan 23rd, 2007 1:44 PM ]...

cIndyCenter.com has been nominated also for an Eagle Award for "Favourite Comics Related Website:" Please tell your friends to vote for the site, they are only going to pick the top 5 for nominations.

The url is: http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/nominate.asp

P.S. Everyone should vote for Mr. B. T. his work is in several categories.

3 Replies [ Latest posted on January 24th, 2007 5:57 PM ]

	[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 24th, 2007 9:05 AM ]... Hey I just voted for you. :-P And thanks on the bid thing!
	[ Posted by cindycenter on Jan 24th, 2007 12:52 PM ]... Your the best!! (and welcome to be a guest on cIndyCenter.com anytime)
	[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 24th, 2007 5:57 PM ]... Hey, happy to anytime.

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 23rd, 2007 8:38 AM ]...

Just finished Wormwood #6. Phew. Now straight into more Fell which so far I've only been nipping at.

Just put up another old original. Sam and Twitch! If nothing else, check it out to see how the original peice fares against the final color version. It comes with a colour proof.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 23rd, 2007 1:45 PM ]

[ Posted by cindycenter on Jan 23rd, 2007 1:45 PM ]... Congrats on finishing Wormwood... I am looking forward to it. P.S. I have placed my bid on Sam and Twitch auction

[ Posted by MochaCaliGirl on Jan 20th, 2007 11:52 AM ]...

Great Interview. I had wondered about the process of your work so I learned quite a bit by listening. Thanks for posting the link.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 21st, 2007 4:32 AM ]

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 21st, 2007 4:32 AM ]... Thanks! I plan on trying to do more showing of progess shots and what not on how I end up with the art I do in the future.

[ Posted by Prospector on Jan 18th, 2007 8:42 PM ]...

Cool sketch.

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 12th, 2007 7:13 PM ]...

Am going to probably start trying to clear out my art files of a lot of old stuff that's fallen between the cracks over the last few years. I really need to tidy up, ( And send more off to my agenty type feller over at Splashpageart.com, since I have some more to give him now. Check him out for all the art that I've not also written. )So first up there's this ol' Ghost Rider sketch I did back in 2005. Completely forgot about it and the fact I'd a half done color version...which I finished off not long ago because I couldn't resist.

[ Posted by CJ_Hurtt on Jan 1st, 2007 3:39 PM ]...

Hi Ben!

2 Replies [ Latest posted on January 10th, 2007 8:31 PM ]

	[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 10th, 2007 7:19 AM ]... Hola! ( just abusing the new reply feature...well it's new to me! )
	[ Posted by CJ_Hurtt on Jan 10th, 2007 8:31 PM ]... Yeah. Can't wait for the other features to kick in. I needs more innarnets time wasters. Nice meetin' you in San Diego last year, by the way.

[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Jan 10th, 2007 1:43 PM ]...

Hi Ben, nice to meet you! I'm loving the illustrations, top drawer. Great use of colour! Swing by the Lounge some time

Kyri

[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 10th, 2007 7:21 AM ]...

Well yay, looks like I can abuse this message feature now. Oh what fun. :-)

Thanks for all the kind words and people signing up and stuff. Stick around and I'll figure out new ways to abuse this thing and put up some art and news. ( or you could just check out the new website, the blog and the myspace pages heh...;-P )

[ Posted by heroictimes on Jan 9th, 2007 12:06 PM ]...

Hi Mr. Templesmith,

First wanted to say condolences on your loss. Best wishes go out to you and yours.

Secondly wanted to thank you for the add. Like everyone else on here, simply blown away with your work on FELL, and looking forward to upcoming issues. I hope word of mouth will help sales increase on that title, because that series should be selling 100,000 copies easily.

Dug your site. The story on the Wandjina, very interesting. Haven't checked out Wormword, Tommyrot, or Conluvio, but now have items to look out for.

Thanks again for the add, and keep up the great work.

--HT

2 Replies [ Latest posted on January 10th, 2007 7:18 AM ]

	[ Posted by MochaCaliGirl on Jan 10th, 2007 6:46 AM ]... Wormwood is excellent...let me know what you think of it. Tommyrot...well lets just say I've got it on my coffee table. I love the expression on the face of visitors who pick it up...you know...that glazed over look people get when they are entranced and enamored by something...that's Tommyrot!
	[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 10th, 2007 7:18 AM ]... Cheers man. Fell is a pleasure...and an honour...to work on really. Glad people dig it so much. Working on #8 right now.

[ Posted by MochaCaliGirl on Jan 10th, 2007 6:49 AM ]...

Very nice avatar...I like how the whisps are caressing the stem of the "T."

2 Replies [ Latest posted on January 10th, 2007 7:17 AM ]

	[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 10th, 2007 7:16 AM ]... Hehe, thankye. And thankyou also for making me realize I can reply to these messages now! Didn't know before!
	[ Posted by Ben_Templesmith on Jan 10th, 2007 7:17 AM ]... Oh, I should also add, twas the amazingly talented "Spiritform" of Spiritform.com who created my logo thingy. All props to him.