I’m proud to take part in this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival as part of the Otherworldly panel on Sunday September 18th, 1PM, at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The discussion will be moderated by author Ellen Kushner and feature artist/writer Tyler Cohen, writer Marjorie Liu and me. A book signing will follow. Come on down, the […]
GREGORYCOMIX! The Tumblr Art Blargh!
I have launched an art-specific, frequently updated Tumblr: gregorycomix Please follow it if you’d like to keep up to speed on my imagery and comics. No exposition, just eye-candy. Thanks!
HDE at Society of Illustrators!
Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld and I will be speaking at The Society of Illustrators this Wednesday, December 16 from 6:30-8:30PM. Come hear us talk about what it takes to run Hang Dai Editions. Moderated by the legendary Danny Fingeroth. From the S.O.I. site- It’s a big year for Gowanus-based Hang Dai Studios. With the release […]
SMOKE: A Publishers Weekly starred review!
Hey! SMOKE just received a starred review from Publishers Weekly! “This follow-up to Benton’s Society of Illustrators Award–winning B+F follows a tragic day in the lives of two young workers on an industrial tobacco farm, careening between reality and their nicotine-induced hallucinations. The pair fall rapidly into a shared hallucination, in which they meet a […]
NYCC – Artist Alley U15
Hello friends! I will be tabling at NYCC 2015 with my Hang Dai Studios mate Joe Infurnari. We will be in Artist Alley table U15 directly across from my Hang Dai Editions cohorts Dean Haspiel and Josh Neufeld at table V6. Needless to say, beware of low-flying spitballs. Additionally, I will be on […]
CXC- Cartoon Crossroads Columbus
I will be in Columbus, OH exhibiting in the inaugural CXC. Come find me! I will have copies of my new book SMOKE from Hang Dai Editions along with B+F (AdHouse Books), prints, comix and this li’l awesome pin: See you there!
SPX!
I’m excited for this weekend’s SPX! Table W35 will be home to HANG DAI mates Christa Cassano, Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld and me. The festival marks the debut of HANG DAI Editions’ first slew of books: Seth Kushner’s SCHMUCK, Dean’s Beef With Tomato, and my own SMOKE. I will be doing the dedicace thing like […]
Graphic NYC Trading Cards to Benefit Seth Kushner’s Family
Hang Dai Editions is honored to partner with Christopher Irving of The Drawn Word and Graphic NYC to present an exclusive 13-piece trading card set featuring twelve perennial cartoonists photographed by the late Seth Kushner, and a portrait of Kushner photographed by his good friend, Carlos Molina. Read All About it Here.
Dog Days Of The Dead In GREGORY BENTON’s SMOKE
Chris Arrant interviewed me regarding my upcoming HDE graphic novel, SMOKE, over at Newsarama. The book debuts at SPX and Baltimore Comic-Con and will be released in book stores Sept. 15th. Excerpt: Nrama: You’ve drawn other dogs before Xolo (and probably other after), but how do you feel he fits into your informal canines […]
The Three Vices of Hang Dai Editions – Fall 2015
Read all about it! Also, Bleeding Cool interviewed Dean & me about the new books. Do it!
Seth Kushner 1973-2015
photo by Dean Haspiel Seth Kushner passed away on May 17, 2015 after a long battle with cancer and complications from his treatments. Let me hit you with some truth and love. Seth Kushner -father, husband, son, friend, photographer, writer- is gone but will never be forgotten. He lives on through all of us. […]
HDE in Delaware for FCBD2015!
Hang Dai Editions, well, 3/4 of it, will be at The Comic Book Shop in Wilmington Delaware for Free Comic Book Day 2015! Come on over! There’ll be free comics, not-so-free comics, drawings and prints. Meet Dean Haspiel (The Fox, Billy Dogma), Josh Neufeld (AD: New Orleans After the Deluge, The Influencing Machine) and myself. […]
HDE at MoCCA Arts Fest!
This weekend, Apr 11&12, I will be with Hang Dai Editions at the MoCCA Arts Fest with fellow HDE authors Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld and Seth Kushner. Seth is making his long-awaited return to the wild after beating his leukemia, come by to say hi! Hang Dia at MoCCA Fest MoCCA: Who, What, Where, […]
HANG DAI EDITIONS! Scheduled releases for 2015
Me and Hang Dai Editions fellows Dean Haspiel, Seth Kushner and Josh Neufeld are very pleased to announce our first season of books! Here is the original blog post Hang Dai Editions announces 2015 slate of signature comix! Hang Dai Editions was formed by New York cartoonists Gregory Benton, Dean Haspiel, Seth Kushner, and Josh […]
Genghis Con!
I’m a guest at Genghis Con 2014! Find me at Table 2 on Sunday, Nov. 30th from 2 – 7pm, at the Lake Erie Building in lovely Lakewood, Ohio. I will have B+F (AdHouse Books), Stake, Force of Nature, and the debut of Pocket Book 2 (if it gets through customs in time)! Plus, prints, custom sketches […]
Comics at Columbia: Past, Present, Future
I am part of a new exhibition Comics at Columbia: Past, Present, Future curated by Karen Green . There will be materials on display from Columbia’s vast comics archives. The show will have an opening reception in the Butler Library on Tuesday, October 7 at 6PM. And, YES, Al Jaffee will be there! I am […]