• Real Name: TJ Behe
• Gender: Male
• Location: London, Greater London (England)

• Joined: Feb 27th, 2007
• Last Visit: Nov 17th, 2008

User Tags: blogger, cell phone nightmare, cyberpunk, graphic novel, movie, reader, science fiction, slave labor graphics, slg publishing, writer

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Fone Freaks 

"Ghosts make folks do dumb stuff on on phones!"
...some demo comic strip stuff written for a mobile operator client and illustrated by AKQA creative guru Chris Walker...T

Attacking Midfielder 

Disgruntled policeman Benny Bolster wants revenge on the local youths who posted privacy-invading videos of him online!
...samples from a new graphic novel in development illustrated by Brazilian Jose Aguiar...T

Contraband from Slave Labor Graphics 

"..Dirty wallpapers, illegal music downloads, fake spy-cam shots of z-list celebrities snogging other z-listers - that’s all yesterday's content. Kids don't even care about BEING in videos anymore. Now they just want to film 'em..." JS '08

[ Posted by PositiveBrand on Nov 16th, 2008 10:28 PM ]...

Great set. Are you doing any advertising to support your stuff? It deserves to be seen by more people.

[ Posted by Broken_Soul_Press on Aug 16th, 2008 3:07 AM ]...

Hi, I was hoping you might be kind enough to swing by comicbookchallenge.com and check out our top 10 entry, The Sleeping King. Votes are appreciated too =)

[ Posted by gidz on Apr 16th, 2008 8:22 AM ]...

Thanks for the add mate.

[ Posted by daniel_hdr on Feb 28th, 2008 2:16 AM ]...

:D! Great project, man!

[ Posted by mindbase21 on Feb 24th, 2008 4:44 PM ]...

I saw the issue of Contraband in a local comicshop here in Ghent last week. It looks awesome! I'm eagerly waiting for the mailman to deliver a copy!

[ Posted by E_BIGS on Nov 17th, 2007 4:33 PM ]...

TJ - you're a Daddy now; congratulations!! Hope Theo is home safe & sound; any tips, just ask me...

[ Posted by Stan_Yan on Jul 3rd, 2007 10:52 AM ]...

RE: iPhone (or is it Die Phone?)

Congrats on the review! Well deserved!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:55 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:55 PM ]... cheers stan (only 3 months later but they don't alert you when you get messages here anymore!) best regards!

[ Posted by macnut on Sep 19th, 2007 8:31 PM ]...

RE: A Few Ways to Promote your Comic?


Forum comments with a link to my comic in my "signature" have worked alright, but what's worked best have been paid ads-banners on more popular comics and in ad networks like Project Wonderful. An ongoing sponsorship on OnlineComics.net has worked well.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:53 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:53 PM ]... yeah, nothing's going to beat buying adverts - although this pencil preview bit some top webcomic guys are doing seems to be doing well...good luck MN!

[ Posted by arhar on Sep 19th, 2007 8:50 PM ]...

A Few Ways To Promote Your Comic?

Best bulletin I've received in months TJ. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:52 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:52 PM ]... no worries arhar - hope at least some of this helps!

[ Posted by SamJohnson on Sep 21st, 2007 3:07 PM ]...

RE: A Few Ways to Promote your Comic?

Thanks for the tips; appreciated!

:)

-Sam

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:51 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:51 PM ]... no worries sam - glad they helped...t

[ Posted by Dark_Red on Oct 4th, 2007 3:23 PM ]...

Thanks for the tips. Just getting my first published so it's good timing. :D

All the best.
Lynn

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:51 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:51 PM ]... no worries lynn - good luck getting it out there!

[ Posted by superflycomics on Oct 15th, 2007 6:54 PM ]...

Some good stuff coming out. Thanks for the add.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:50 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:50 PM ]... cheers SFC!

[ Posted by stormborn on Oct 17th, 2007 8:55 PM ]...

Thanks for the add. Contraband looks fantastic

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:49 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:49 PM ]... glad you dig stormborn - cheers for checking us out!

[ Posted by SamLittle on Oct 28th, 2007 5:49 AM ]...

Hey TJ,

Thanks for the befriendifactionarianism. Contraband looks very cool.

Cheers,
Sam

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:49 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:49 PM ]... thanx for the kind word Sam...

[ Posted by NeverWanderer on Nov 5th, 2007 3:35 PM ]...

Hey TJ!

You've got a very, very interesting set-up here. I'll be looking forward to reading more of Contraband. Nice work!

(and, thanks for the friendification!)

~ Joey

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 5th, 2007 3:48 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Nov 5th, 2007 3:48 PM ]... cheers for the fine word joey - have a cool week! TJ

[ Posted by Zafu on Sep 5th, 2007 1:44 PM ]...

Hello.
Thanks for the add and the kind word.
Just had the time to check your work, and really liked it. Gripping and, dare I say it, relevant story, with appropriately crisp yet gritty (in a good way) art.
Kinda reminds me of Triple X (the Panders Brothers GN),if you know it.
That's a very good thing.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on September 13th, 2007 6:30 AM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Sep 13th, 2007 6:30 AM ]... hey zafu...cheers for checking out the sample - yeah i'll give that dark horse triple x gn a look for sure...have a good one...t

[ Posted by E_BIGS on Sep 7th, 2007 6:55 PM ]...

Welcome back to the UK, buddy - Hope you did plenty of fruitful pimping in Toronto - 'go for ya life'!

[ Posted by AleAragon on Aug 24th, 2007 8:43 AM ]...

Thanks for the add!

Ale

[ Posted by dcnauta on Jul 26th, 2007 2:44 PM ]...

Thanks for request!!
all the best!

[ Posted by jameslong on May 28th, 2007 9:53 PM ]...

great stuff, man. cheers :)

[ Posted by Canadaman on May 28th, 2007 1:18 PM ]...

Love the art stylings! Seems like a really cool concept for a book... shame I didn't get to read as much of it as I'd like, but I'll certainly have to make time to.

[ Posted by igornoronha on May 14th, 2007 10:16 AM ]...

Hey nice take on that Contraband comic! It'll totally rock!!

[ Posted by _maverick_ on Apr 30th, 2007 9:37 AM ]...

waht up!

[ Posted by jimmybott on Apr 16th, 2007 4:00 PM ]...

I've got a table at the Bristol Con. I'll see you there. Are you going to be around for drinks in the evening or just coming for saturday at the show? Look forward to meeting you

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 29th, 2007 4:15 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 29th, 2007 4:15 PM ]... hey jimmy...95% sure I'll be in bristol and if so will definitely be sticking around for beers in the eve - keen to drop by the table to see your stuff! tj

[ Posted by xppac on Apr 29th, 2007 12:10 AM ]...

Great piece of work. Look forward to viewing more in your gallery!

[ Posted by acline on Apr 28th, 2007 12:59 PM ]...

thanks TJ! Contraband looks to be very interesting.

[ Posted by Eunice_P on Apr 26th, 2007 11:51 AM ]...

Cool comic you've got there but some of the fonts in the comic are a bit too small for me to read. '_' 'cause I wear thick eyeglasses.

[ Posted by leemunday on Apr 18th, 2007 9:53 AM ]...

"Nothing beats making your own stuff". Too bloody true, fella. Thanks for the request.

[ Posted by MONOLITH on Apr 15th, 2007 4:44 PM ]...

Contraband sounds really cool.
Really smrt, and really cool. Seems like you know what you are talking about. I think that is what can make something really good. I don't want to read it because it is something I care about....rather, it is something that YOU care about.
If you can, keep me posted. I don't want to miss this.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 16th, 2007 2:21 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 16th, 2007 2:21 PM ]... ...cheers for your thoughts monolith - indeed this is something i'm terribly interested in...should have a page up later this week and we'll skip off a note for sure!...TJ

[ Posted by bckat on Apr 14th, 2007 8:45 AM ]...

Re Contraband: I could envision your provocative comic as required reading for a college communications course. Would love to sit in on the classroom discussion of that!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 16th, 2007 2:18 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 16th, 2007 2:18 PM ]... hi bckat - i do appreciate your fine words (quite a compliment, indeed!) TJ

[ Posted by evanscomics on Apr 9th, 2007 4:22 PM ]...

I favorited Contraband Issue 1. Strong work! Nice use of the black and white medium!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 13th, 2007 5:10 AM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 13th, 2007 5:10 AM ]... thanx EC - appreciate the fine words...have a good wkd...TJ

[ Posted by piotrov on Apr 9th, 2007 9:57 PM ]...

Much thanks for the Friends add - issue #1 is looking really great so far, I love the cyberpunk feel to it. And congrats on getting picked up by SLG!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 13th, 2007 5:09 AM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 13th, 2007 5:09 AM ]... cheers piotrov - yeah we're pleased with the progress...glad you dig it & we should have a few more pages up this weekend....TJ

[ Posted by esbjorn on Apr 10th, 2007 1:26 AM ]...

Very good comics in a classical style that I like.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 13th, 2007 5:08 AM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 13th, 2007 5:08 AM ]... cheers Esbjorn - glad you dig it! TJ

[ Posted by anthonyfontana on Apr 12th, 2007 5:13 PM ]...

Hey, Contraband looks very cool! Can't wait for more.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 13th, 2007 5:07 AM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 13th, 2007 5:07 AM ]... cheers for fav'n it anthony - should have some pages up this weekend...TJ

[ Posted by Pekele on Apr 12th, 2007 4:58 PM ]...

Thanks for the add. Very good job !

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 13th, 2007 5:06 AM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 13th, 2007 5:06 AM ]... cheers for the fine comments, the add & fav'n it from France Pekele! Have a cool weekend, TJ

[ Posted by MikeMcDdottomorrow on Apr 5th, 2007 12:22 AM ]...

RE: Contraband published by SLG

Congrats! SLG is a hell of a publisher.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 13th, 2007 5:05 AM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 13th, 2007 5:05 AM ]... cheers mike - looking forward to getting this baby out! TJ

[ Posted by darkoceanstudios on Apr 12th, 2007 8:47 PM ]...

Great! Thanks for the add! Will def check it out.

[ Posted by comicnerd on Mar 18th, 2007 2:34 PM ]...

I like the comic. Especially as it is not colored. Don't see too many good black-and-white stuff anymore!

2 Replies [ Latest posted on April 11th, 2007 11:21 PM ]

	[ Posted by tjbehe on Mar 19th, 2007 5:52 AM ]... cheers for the compliment - we figured we'd run with B&W toning given the GN's socially dark themes...we'll skip of a message when we update later this week...best, TJ
	[ Posted by comicnerd on Apr 11th, 2007 11:21 PM ]... The comic has a bit of the DMZ feel to it, I thought. It's one of the things I liked.

[ Posted by debs on Apr 3rd, 2007 6:12 PM ]...

Thanks for the kind comment! You have a cool indy-looking style. :)

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 4th, 2007 3:05 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 4th, 2007 3:05 PM ]... cheers debs - have a wicked holiday...TJ

[ Posted by mazscara on Apr 4th, 2007 2:50 AM ]...

Thanks for the friendship. Nice work. I liked the Tucker Gallery and how you laid that whole page out from an ariel view of the town. Very cool.

G.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 4th, 2007 3:04 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 4th, 2007 3:04 PM ]... Yeah, Phil sorted that Tucker page (I originally had 6 panels then he came up with that gem) thanks for the fine words and have a cool easter weekend....TJ

[ Posted by comics_corral on Apr 3rd, 2007 10:55 PM ]...

Great stuff!

Thanks for adding me!

Hoss
The Comics Corral

[ Posted by bobb_klissourski on Apr 3rd, 2007 5:10 PM ]...

Hi!
Thanks for the add!

I love your style! :)
cool works , indeed!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 3rd, 2007 5:55 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 3rd, 2007 5:55 PM ]... thanks BK - appreciate the kind words....TJ

[ Posted by DKlauba on Apr 3rd, 2007 9:50 AM ]...

Great Stuff!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 3rd, 2007 5:55 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 3rd, 2007 5:55 PM ]... cheers for checking this out...TJ

[ Posted by seanhtaylor on Apr 2nd, 2007 7:19 PM ]...

RE: Contraband published by SLG

Congratulations. That's great news.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 3rd, 2007 5:54 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 3rd, 2007 5:54 PM ]... cheers sean - will keep an eye out for more cool gene simmons stuff (how'd he get so huge again - what's that four times now??)

[ Posted by Mister_D on Apr 2nd, 2007 6:22 PM ]...

Hey, congrats on the Slave Labor news! Can't wait to see it on the shelves.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 2nd, 2007 6:38 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 2nd, 2007 6:38 PM ]... cheers for the congrats mister D...it's my first book so, yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing it on there too indeed...we hope to get all four issues online before publication but it's gonna be tight unless I quit my day job (hmmmm, now there's an idea....) best regards, TJ

[ Posted by S_Price on Mar 29th, 2007 11:19 PM ]...

Thanks for the add (and the compliment.) Almost passed this treasure up because of the (Holy Crap!-most-likely-to-be-misinterpreted)title. (but I'm uptight that way) I'm not surprised that there's publisher interest; it's well-deserved. There's every indication that it will be to cyberpunk what Casino Royale is to the Bond franchise; it has that kind of prescient feel. 15 pages in, it's Galactica good. Casanova good.While I concede that the jokes about market penetration might be compromised by a title change, a rose (that smells THIS good) by any other name... y'know? Besides, you guys are OBVIOUSLY clever enough to find a title that won't require CBLDF intervention on behalf of retailers that stock your book. Looking forward to page 16. Gotta go eat my heart out.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 2nd, 2007 6:35 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 2nd, 2007 6:35 PM ]... cheers for the fine words SP - I'm super pleased you dig it so much...we've just posted the 16th page and should have a few more in April..have a cool week my friend....TJ

[ Posted by XEI on Mar 30th, 2007 9:32 AM ]...

Great comic, interesting style... takes me back to the old mini comic prints back in Portugal. Keep up the great work!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 2nd, 2007 6:33 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 2nd, 2007 6:33 PM ]... thanks for the fine words XEI - enjoy the fine spring there in the GWN (my folks are just now thawing out in North Bay!)....best regards, TJ

[ Posted by nacho_grande on Apr 1st, 2007 2:35 AM ]...

Very nice work indeed. I am looking forward for more contraband issues. ;)

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 2nd, 2007 6:31 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 2nd, 2007 6:31 PM ]... cheers nacho - appreciate the fine words...best, TJ

[ Posted by FloatingIslandPress on Apr 2nd, 2007 10:16 AM ]...

TJ, Thanks for the add. Looking forward to more of your stuff.
Nick

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 2nd, 2007 6:31 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 2nd, 2007 6:31 PM ]... cheers Nick - wil skip off a message when we update in the upcoming months..best, TJ

[ Posted by HeadPress on Mar 31st, 2007 1:56 AM ]...

RE: Mobile Pornography = Contraband

As Borat would say....Very Niiiiicccce!

bob
www.headpress.info

1 Reply [ Latest posted on April 2nd, 2007 6:30 PM ]

[ Posted by tjbehe on Apr 2nd, 2007 6:30 PM ]... cheers bob - made sense given the story focuses completely around the mobile channel...again, thanks for your insight last week...TJ