Ben Wright-Heuman - Cartoonist Extraordinaire

Free Comic Book Day at The Laughing Ogre!

5/5/2022

This Saturday, I'll be at The Laughing Ogre all day along with Bob Corby for Free Comic Book Day! Bob is celebrating the release of Oh, Comics! #30: Cheese (which I did contribute to), and I'll be distributing free minicomic editions of several of the stories from Less Than Secret!

Planning on heading to a different FCBD event in Columbus? I've got you covered there, too! I spent this week distributing the minicomics all over town, so you should be able to find them there. One catch, though: the stores don't all have the same comics! Check my Twitter or Instagram to find out which stores have which stories.

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.

Ratha Con 2022

3/9/2022

Con season's starting back up, and I'm pleased to announce that I'll be representing CanonWrite Productions at RathaCon! I've only had the pleasure of tabling at RathaCon once before, and I've been eager to return. It's a great show, and I'm really looking forward to it.

RathaCon will be held on April 9th, 2022, at the Athens Community Center. Hope to see you there!

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.

Ohayocon 22 Panel Schedule!

2/9/2022

Hi guys!

Ohayocon is coming up this weekend, and I've had three panels approved! I'm excited to be returning to in-person events, and we're coming back with a bang! Here's the lineup:

FRIDAY

WHODRAWNIT?! Mystery and the Comic Medium

Ever wanted to learn how mystery comics are made? Then look no further! Join me for a discussion of the mystery comic medium and a demonstration of techniques for crafting a graphic whodunit or cozy of your own.

12:30 AM (technically Saturday) - Hayes (Panel 7)

SATURDAY

CosPain Live Draw!

Join me as I work on a strip from CosPain and answer questions from the audience!

8:30 PM - Taft C-D (Panel 3)

SUNDAY

Decrypting Less Than Secret: The Making of a Cryptid Comic Anthology

Join our panel of local creators as we discuss the process of organizing, writing, and drawing the cryptid comic anthology Less Than Secret!

10:00 AM - Taft C-D (Panel 3)

Beyond panel scheduling, there is one other relevant item I want to bring up. I do not officially have a table in the Artist Alley, but Ohayocon has an unusual policy this year: they've given me the opportunity to apply for a last-minute table in the event that anyone fails to show up to claim theirs. I could be notified at the very last minute of its availability. So fair warning, there's a chance I'll be announcing a table with very little notice (if I get very lucky)! Fingers crossed!

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.

"Sisyphus" - A Comic Live-Read

7/9/2021

Hi guys!

I will be participating in SPACE Online 2021 tomorrow, and as part of that, I was asked to make a live-read version of one of my comics! I went with one I recently did for Oh, Comics! #29, which I've mostly had to keep quiet until the anthology was released to the public but received permission to display here.

I had a great time making this, and definitely plan to make more in the future. Let me know what you think!

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.

COSPAIN Live Draw and WHODRAWNIT Panels at E-Hayocon 21!

1/21/2021

Hi guys!

This Saturday, January 23rd, I will be presenting two panels as part of E-Hayocon 21! This is going to be my first time doing a digital con through Discord, so I'm excited to see how it goes! The panels will be back-to-back and will run as follows:

CosPain Live Draw - 12:00 PM EST
WHODRAWNIT?! Mystery and the Comic Medium - 1:00 PM EST

E-Hayocon is completely free. All you need to do to participate is join the Discord and show up. Hope to see you there!

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.

DO YOU EVEN LYFT? BWHComics Newsletter 5/1/2019

5/1/2019

Greetings and salutations!

Hello to one and all, and welcome to the new friends I made at SPACE! Without any further ado, let’s begin!

Released this Week

CosPain #94: There is No Preparing
(Hi-Res Patron Version) CosPain #95: Tase Me, Bro

Upcoming Events

3 Rivers Comicon 2019: May 11-12, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
Otakon 2019: July 26-28, 2019, Washington, D.C.
SaikouCon 2019: August 2-4, 2019, White Haven, PA
Matsuricon 2019: August 16-18, 2019, Columbus, OH

I also have one more con to announce!

I will be attending WV Pop Culture Con alongside the fantastic Kelci Crawford! See you in Morgantown, WV on the weekend of September 7th-September 8th!

If you know of any events that are accepting artists, let me know!

SPACE Panel

Thank you to everyone who showed up for my CosPain Live Draw panel at SPACE this past weekend! I had a great time, and a lot of people gave me positive feedback. I definitely plan to do this again.

I have video footage of the panel, but it may be a little while before I can make it available. The audio is a little hard to hear, as the panels at this con were in an open venue with a fair amount of traffic. I also STUPIDLY did not use the microphone, since I figured everybody was pretty close together and could hear me fine. I will be working on cleaning that up, so hopefully I will be able to post it soon.

Livestreams

It will probably be a couple of weeks before my next livestream, as I have a family commitment this coming weekend and 3 Rivers Comicon the weekend after that. That livestream, however, will be my 100th strip. Expect some exciting things from that one.

If you’re interested in seeing them as they come out, the best way is to follow my YouTube channel, or my Twitch channel if you want to join in on the livestreams, well, live!

The Letters of the Devil II

Progress has slowed down a little bit due to my weekend activities, but I’m still going strong and am on track to finish the pencils by 6/1.

Lyft

So recently, the freelance game has been a little light. I’ve signed up with Upwork, which will hopefully help improve my luck with getting creative gigs, but it has yet to pay off, and I still need an additional source of income while working on my own projects. It is to that end that I have signed up to be a Lyft driver.

So far, it’s been decent. I can set my own hours of operation, so I’ve been able to continue doing comic work without any real interruption. In fact, I’ve found ways to work while waiting for fares. This change should not have any effect on my creative output.

I debated whether or not to even mention this change in my newsletter, but I decided that it represents a significant-enough shift that I wanted to make you all aware of it. This is the first non-creative job I’ve taken since I left customer service to attend the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2014. It was hard to “go back”, even for something as flexible as Lyft, but reducing my financial burden even a little will allow me to keep doing what I love.

Wrap-Up

And with that, this newsletter is at an end! I’d better get back to preparing for the next two weekends.

If you want to support my work further, please visit my online store. I also have Patreon and Ko-Fi accounts if those are more your speed.

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.

A Return to LETTERS! BWHComics Newsletter 3/15/2019

3/15/2019

Greetings and salutations!

It has been a VERY productive couple of weeks. Without any further ado, let’s begin!

Released this Week

CosPain #87: Child's Play
(Hi-Res Patron Version) CosPain #88: Five-Fingered Discount

Upcoming Events

SPACE 2019: April 28-29, 2019, Columbus, OH
3 Rivers Comicon 2019: May 18-19, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
Otakon 2019: July 26-28, 2019, Washington, D.C.
SaikouCon 2019: August 2-4, 2019, White Haven, PA

I’m also excited to announce another con being added to the list!

This will be my first Matsuricon as a vendor, but I attended last year and had a blast! When I heard they had a mystery theme this year, I knew I had to get a table, and I was successful! Hope to see you August 16-18 in Columbus, OH!

If you know of any events that are accepting artists, let me know!

Livestreams

I posted when the livestream replays originally went up, but if you want to keep track of them on your own, might I recommend subscribing to my YouTube channel? There’s not a lot of content there yet, but I hope to change that soon.

The Letters of the Devil II

I mentioned this on the livestreams and briefly alluded to it in my last newsletter, but I took a short break from working on Letters so I could build up a backlog on CosPain. This was done in an attempt to lighten the pressure on me; turns out it’s a lot easier to complete two major projects when you only have to worry about one at a time. So I spent two weeks working exclusively on CosPain and was able to complete almost two months worth of strips. Now, with a little breathing room, I am devoting the next couple of weeks to getting the pencils on my beloved graphic novel rolling again!

It’s been a little bumpy restarting the pencils, but they’re going much, much more smoothly than the thumbnails did. I’m shooting to complete 10-20 a week, which means making my June 1st deadline will be tight but doable.

Wrap-Up

And with that, this newsletter is at an end! Back to cranking out those pencils.

If you want to support my work further, please visit my online store. I also have Patreon and Ko-Fi accounts if those are more your speed.

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.

Happy (Slightly NSFW) Valentine's Day! BWHComics Newsletter 2/14/2019

2/14/2019

Greetings and salutations!

Happy Valentine’s Day for those of you with significant others! Happy Discount Candy Day Eve for the rest of us! Without any further ado, let’s begin!

Released this Week

CosPain #83: Seek a Way Out
(Hi-Res Patron Version) CosPain #84: Elite Clientele

Upcoming Events

SPACE 2019: April 28-29, 2019, Columbus, OH
3 Rivers Comicon 2019: May 18-19, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA

I also have TWO MORE CONS TO ANNOUNCE! First off, I am excited to be returning to:

I’ll be honest with you guys, when I got into Otakon last year, I thought I just got lucky. Otakon was the Unknown Kadath to my Randolph Carter: the ultimate goal at the end of the dream-quest that is my comics career. In more Euclidean terms, it’s a big-ass con and I expected I’d need a couple more years of tabling before I made it there. Instead, it became one of my best cons of 2018. And now that they’ve offered me a table again, I know it wasn’t a fluke. So I’ll see you guys in DC on July 26-28.

If you can’t make it, then fret not! Because the very next weekend, I’ll be at:

This will be my first time attending SaikouCon, but I’ve been to some great conventions in Pennsylvania. Hope to see you guys in White Haven on August 2-4 to keep the trend going!

If you know of any events that are accepting artists, let me know!

Twitch Livestream

I mentioned this in a previous post, but the replay of the art livestream I did can be viewed here. I’ll be doing another one within the next few weeks, hopefully with a guest and no audio issues this time! I’ll keep you guys apprised.

The Letters of the Devil II

Progress on the thumbnails started slow but has been picking up. I may still be able to complete the 31 thumbnails by tomorrow, but I’d rather they came out late and good than rushed and bad. As I’m working, I’m also finding more places where I may need to make new thumbnails, so the count could increase. I have therefore pushed the thumbnail deadline back a week. I should be able to make up for lost time in later stages, so the overall deadline remains unchanged.

Wrap-Up

And with that, this newsletter is at an end! Hope your Valentine’s Day is full of love.

If you want to support my work further, please visit my online store. I also have Patreon and Ko-Fi accounts if those are more your speed.

Rock on, guys, and never stop drawing.

3 Rivers Comicon 2019!

10/22/2018

I will be returning to 3 Rivers Comicon 2019! I will be tabling with fellow artist and friend Kelci Crawford. Hope to see you in Pittsburgh, PA on May 18-19!

SPACE 2019!

10/22/2018

I will be returning to SPACE 2019! SPACE 2018 was one of my more successful shows this past year, and I had a really great time. I’m looking forward to coming back. See you in Columbus, OH on April 28-29!