Ben Hatke
Author of Zita the Spacegirl
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Image credit: Photo by MTV Geek
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Associated Works
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists (2011) — Illustrator — 206 copies, 28 reviews
Marvel Super Stories (Book One): All-New Comics from All-Star Cartoonists (2023) — Contributor — 9 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1977
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Shenandoah Valley, West Virginia and Virginia, USA
- Occupations
- artist
illustrator
children's author
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Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke
This was a very cute spooky adventure story for kids. It's short and simple but I enjoyed it.
½
Aww... even though I'm not a big fan of quest or sword & sorcery fantasy, I do like this spin on the tropes. The wizard, the elves, the innkeeper, etc., all just perfect. Chase scenes are funny. Adoption of human 'spoil' best use of 'brave young girl' that I've ever seen captured in just three wordless images. And that's the stuff for adults. The stuff for kids is great, too! I will definitely look for more by the creator.
Why don't I love this as much as others do? Is it because I object to almost absolutely no adult influence on this five year old child's life? Is it because I have no idea how she can immediately tell a 'good' robot from a 'bad' one, especially the hand of big yellow? Is it because my interpretations of the images were often proven mistaken a few pages later? So many questions... I, personally, know that I was even less into ambiguity when I was a child. Especially when there's no good reason for it.… (more)
Cute enough, I guess, but I was hoping for SF, not fantasy. I mean, everyone speaks English and this other planet has the same atmosphere and gravity that Earth does? Well, I'm not the target audience, so I'll shut up now.
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- Rating
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