Ben Hatke's Tumbles @househatke - Tumblr Blog

Hey! I heard you used to have a podcast, what was that like? I'd be very interested to listen, if you know where it's hosted!

I've had a few. Here's one that's easy to find: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnV07MNz9Ubo_ShpgCCGuWTX-I5h9orEF

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they posted a full version lol it’s mr Stacy’s dad for me

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the grill tong clap

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another year, another letter from my good friend Jonathan Harker and his totally normal reaction to east european cuisine

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Ha ha ha.

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References to Final Art in Little Robot.

http://www.benhatke.com/2014/06/the-joy-of-references.html

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An oldie but good memories.

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Waiting, Baltimore,

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I have a very rough idea in my head that I don't think I can clearly articulate beyond "And that concludes tonight's reports on German air forc—WHAT'S THIS? IT'S KING ARTHUR WITH A STEEL CHAIR"

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IDK what this is about, but I want to know more.

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This isn't exactly the same idea but it could be but there is more rattling around in here so:

The Blitz here manages to qualify as Britain's Darkest Hour, thus triggering the return of Arthur from the Realm Avalon.

He does not speak a lick of modern English. He speaks an unholy mishmash of Brittonic and Late Classical Latin.

(Honestly I can see the latter becoming a plot point if they manage to get their hands on a Roman Catholic priest to act as a translator. It wouldn't be a perfect arrangement, but probably better than anything else.)

Truthfully he probably gets mistaken for a madman.

Somehow manages to steal a Spitfire out from under the RAF's nose, proceeds to use it to bring down like half an enemy squadron on his own, then lands in a field in the middle of nowhere.

Police and RAF converge on his location on account of the whole "stealing a plane" thing. They eventually overwhelm him with sheer numbers, but he manages to knock out an impressive number of them in the process. I mean, come on. It's Arthur.

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"a catholic priest" i mean yeah sure why not but JRRTOLKIEN himself was alive and a teacher at the time so go big or go home.

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You know what sure why not let's just make literal real-life JRRT himself a character in this Arthurian return story, he deserves it.

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@seajr DUDE

Few originals up in my Etsy Shop.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeyBenHatke

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References to Final Art in Little Robot.

http://www.benhatke.com/2014/06/the-joy-of-references.html

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I picked up Little Robot over Thanksgiving. It is a mostly wordless graphic novel about a little girl who makes friends with a robot. It’s a wonderful story about friendship. The little girl is smart, kind, clever, and brave. She’s not perfect and makes mistakes but she does her best.

This is what I love about Ben Hatke’s stories. I love how the girls in his stories are amazing but are allowed to be scared and to be wrong. And look at this art!

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Reblogging this on a rainy morning because it’s a good look at how I used reference photos from my own neighborhood (and my own family) in the making of Little Robot.

My next graphic novel, *Mighty Jack*, works the same way. I set the story in my own house and back yard.

Going outside with a sketchbook and a camera, and pulling imagery from the world around you …these things can really ground a story.

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Still one of my best book-making experiences.

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Noodling with a Li'l adventurer.

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Just reblogging my way down memory lane. Some old pieces I'm happy with.

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A weary, wet traveler meets a fox-faced wizard on the road…

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It’s Zita and the gang! In a little watercolor commission/gift.

There are ten characters in this little grouping: five of them are from the Zita stories, one of them is from Little Robot, and the other four are just made-up-on-the-spot.