art by eric benton

Hitting the Road

Added on by Eric Benton.

Hey, all. Just wrapped up a new project that will have to wait until the Fall to debut because I’m hitting the road on June 30th. I’m loosely planning a 2-month bike tour around the Northeast, so feel free to reach out if you want to have a beer or might be into having a crazy slimelord camp in your yard for a night. I’ve closed my shop for now(Threadless one is still open, since I don’t have to fulfill orders myself). If you feel inclined, any purchase from Threadless will aid my travels, or my venmo is @burgerghost if you’d consider throwing me a buck or two. The tour is planned to end some time before September, but I don’t have a home to go back to, so maybe it will go even longer. I’ve enjoyed my time in RI, but I’m not married to it.

If you see me roll through on the Rot Rig, feel free to come say hey.

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Bundles In Shop // BLAST RAG Debuts

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I’ve chosen to bundle together some zines in preparation for some virtual tabling events. The first will be Lone Star Zine Fest in Austin, TX. I don’t live in Austin any longer, but LSZF was always one of my favorite events. I’m working on some other ones now, but that is the only concrete plan right now. I miss fests so much. Always the best feeling to meet like-minded artists and zinesters, since we are usually locked away making things alone.

I also launched my new series, BLAST RAG, earlier this year. It’s a book that serves as a collaboration in each issue. The first one is 20 pages each from myself and Ed Kelley. It’s printed so that it can be read from either cover, and is chock full of my usual lowbrow flavors. Check the shop for more info.

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New Work Up

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Hey, all. Added some new work to both the Illustration and Personal sections, including my lovely ode to Donald Trump. Give ‘em a look.

Today would have been Rot Fest 5. Sadly, I knew the pandemic would cancel it early on, but it led me to finally moving ahead and leaving Austin for good. I’m settled up in Rhode Island now, watching the last of the leaves fall and inking the nights away, busting out commissions here and there. Feel free to reach out if you are looking for art on any new projects. Be well. -E

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Inktober

Added on by Eric Benton.

I’ve been reading about Inktober since it was started back in livejournal salad days, but I’ve never really gotten further than two or three days. There is usually a prompt or two that just don’t do it for me, but this year I’m trying to soldier thru. Follow my Instagram to keep up-to-date. I may make a little zine out of these later.

MOVING SALE

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Hey, all. I’m finally leaving this wretched pit called Texas for good, so I’m having a moving sale to honor that! I announced it on Instagram days ago, but here is it on the proper site. Use the code NEWDIGS at checkout to receive 20% off any order thru Wednesday. Order a shirt and I’ll include some extras, since I definitely don’t want to move across the country with a giant box of them.

I’m also closing any called for commissions at the moment. I move in two weeks and have a lot already queued up, so I need to take some time. If you’re interested in any art, though, feel free to reach out mid-August once I’m settled up north.

New Art Added

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Check the Personal section for a few more recent works, like this image below. BLACK FIRE BLACK FIRE. I also created a Threadless store so I can offer a wider variety of products without breaking the bank. Check it out, and thanks to everyone who has already purchased something.

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Store Updates

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Yooo, I’ve been adding various new prints, koozies, and other misc items to the shop. I switched up how the sticker packs work, so now if you order a pack of six, it will include Shred Kaczynski, Arrow Ghoul, Skull Rider, and three other miscellaneous stix. A lovely surprise for you.

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Spring Cleaning

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Hey, all. Updated the site with a little bit of new work and made both the work and personal pages more to-the-point. Cleaned up the galleries, getting rid of some older work. Thanks for checkin’ in. xoxo -E