Ben Soto

@gmartinink Nice! How many pages/issues if Gen 13 did you ink?

Sometimes I would get a call from a frantic editor asking if I could help out with a late deadline. In this case, it was on Gen 13, over J. Scott Campbell.

@JonMalin If one of the key elements of design is a good silhouette, nothing says Superhero like the son of krypton. It's classic. Iconic. Recognizable. If there were a universal symbol for super hero, he would be it.

What is the best superhero design of all time? You get to pick one.

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@JonMalin We need a "Malin's Mandates for lettering " cheat sheet.

ONE THING ARTISTS AND MODERN EDITORS NEVER NOTICED ABOUT WALLY WOOD’S 22 PANELS. Grab a chair. Malin gonna school ya… Ah yes, the PRECIOUS “22 panels that always work.” The act of simply mentioning or posting this image is a call to other artists saying “I know my shit!” It’s the single most talked about “conversation composition for dummies” in the history of the comics industry, for artists. But you missed something: The art of the ACTUAL “conversation.” In this case, between Wood and the reader. That’s right, baby—The positions of the muthafuckin’ word balloons! Almost every one of them is top-lined (a couple use bottom-lined). The ones that technically aren’t top-lined are still up top, or have no border to attach to. All are out of the way. Regarding the two that use the full ellipse and are deeper in the panel: #11 doesn’t really benefit the panel composition, only in “changing it up.” Also, two tails for two balloons that could have a connector (to keep a pause) or be merged—this is bad. #12’s balloon is actually poorly positioned over the non-speaker’s head, almost a tangent in the shadow, leaving all that big, beautiful negative space above the speaker’s head where the balloon should be...it’s goddamn embarrassing. …and it NEVER works. “Pro tip:” Make sure your letterer top-lines your balloons, N-word! Not always, but MOSTLY.

Which one works best for you? #comicsgate #makingcomics

@JonathanJColton I look at both the original Wallywood and the Oeming one. Keep them in a folder with other art tip sheets.

An obsessed academic. A forbidden relic. A plague that shouldn’t exist. The Nostradamus Effect is live now. If you like dark, grounded horror with real stakes—this is for you.

@shanedavisart Begs for you to buy his book so that it doesn't get cancelled, not because it's a great story that you shouldn't miss. Dude is literally begging to not be fired.

FUCK!

Coming soon... Art by @GregWoronchak

Read, study, and break down the top selling books, or the top ten books of most lists, and learn what worked, learn what readers connected with, and learn why it works for you. And do the very same thing for the badly written comic books. The ones most people consider terrible, or what you personally believe is terrible. That way you can discern what is above average, average, and below average. Use that knowledge to judge the quality of your own writing and work. Do it honestly. #writerslife

Recent sketch covers

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@BootleggerComic @RegalCityMedia @4TalesPodcast @AdamSantangelo @fundmycomic @Kickstarter Thanks brother! 🙏

@RegalCityMedia @4TalesPodcast @AdamSantangelo @vehementstudios @fundmycomic @Kickstarter I enjoyed Cephas. I liked the unique take on vampires

What is an indie comic book you would recommend for everyone to read? #4talespodcast #comicbooks #indiecomics #qotd

Thank you!

Amazing work!

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THIS IS THE SKETCH COVER OF ALL SKETCH COVERS IN MY COLLECTION!!!

@frankiebwash Nice one Frankie!

Rogue and Gambit! I like these two characters a lot so this commission I drew a few years ago was pretty fun to draw. Pencils, inks, and colours.

@RegalCityMedia No problem!

@vehementstudios Appreciate your RPs, Ben!