How I Stumbled Into Comics?
It was many years ago that I stumbled into the comics business. I had been working for a toy/publishing company called Mail Mania and the company had gone through a […]
Tag Archives: Michael Bencik
MichaelBencik.com, Sketch Book
“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic […]
MichaelBencik.com, Sequential Art
Sequential Art or Comic Art, which is it, and why does it matter. In the end, it really doesn’t. The term Sequential Art was generated to give more weight to […]
MichaelBencik.com, Illustration Page
Part of the fun of designing a new website about your art is actually digging deep through all your files, finding the art work that not only represents what you […]
365 Sketch Challenge, New Beginnings!
First I want to say how exciting this week has been, with my first Solo Show at Gold Standard Cafe. I met a lot of great people at the opening, […]
Sketches from the Road – An Illustrated Journey Through Asia Art Opening
“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic […]
20,000 Hits Plus the Thirty Day Sketch Challenge
Wow, its pretty cool to think that my snippets from the road; stories, comics, sketches, and photos have been looked at over 20,000 times. It’s a really rewarding feeling. I think […]
FIFTH DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS – PERU
Peru Day 5 Extending down the west side of South America, Peru is amazing for its diverse environments. There is the dry desert like conditions along the coast, Alpine mountains of […]
The Land of a Million Elephants – Elephant Village
There are certain experiences that words just can’t justify, no matter how hard you try. Riding on the back of an Asian Elephant in Laos is most definitely one of […]
Vang Vieng, Drunken Death or Peaceful Float
Vang Vieng A backpackers paradise for hedonistic fun and partying, or so it used to be. But if you ask me, it still is a pretty crazy place. Where else […]
Hidden Treasures Deep in Thakhek
Times are really getting tough for Mr. Boun Nong. He has a family to feed, a hut he needs to pay off, and nothing seems to be going his way. […]
Over 10,000 Hits, Thank You!
Little over a year of blogging, and I have reached over 10,000 hits from 93 countries and over 200 followers, so thank you very much. I could not think of […]
Save the Boyd Theater, Philly’s Last Movie Palace
Well there comes a time when I feel the need to veer off course on my travel blog to discuss something that is really important to me, and hopefully […]
Trapping Cu – The Japanese Bridge
Thirty Day Challenge II – Final Results
Starting on April 18, I challenged myself to do a drawing a day from life for the next thirty days. The art was never meant to be finished art, but […]
A Whale Of A Day
Whale Sharks, big as a bus and just as tough. There is nothing like swimming with the biggest fish in the world, even crazier that it’s a Shark! In Cebu […]
Sketches From Under The Sea – 79 Feet Under
Normally I would put this under my Sketches from the road section, but I thought it was just too much fun to save it. This morning at five am in […]
Easy Rider
Day 1 200 km After a week in Nha Trang, we decided we needed something very different, so after some research, we chose to go with Easy Rider to Dalat. […]
Singapore Sling
We came upon a massive complex, with all clean lines, stainless steel and glass. A cavernous mouth greeted us large enough for the Millenium Falcon and a few squads of […]
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