You probably don't know Ben by name, but if you live in Toronto and you've had ice cream at the Sweet Jesus Ice Cream Parlour you've definitely seen his work. He's the artist behind the original look of Sweet Jesus and now he has launched his first graphic novel, Apologetica. Published by past Speech Bubble guest Mark Laliberte's publishing imprint Popnoir Editions, Apologetica takes the state of the world to its environmental extremes. Ben talks about what influenced his vibrant, kinetic drawing style that seems to melt off the page at times and talks about his fascination with the aesthetics of activism. Apologetica is very much a lampooning of not just the state of our world, but the way the emotional millage one can get from the appearance of encouraging change means more than creating actual change in the age of social media. Sponsored by Hairy Tarantula

Ben O'Neil's Website

@yung.restless

Ben's work with Sweet Jesus

Aaron's review of Apologetica in Sequential Magazine #2

The trailer for Buzzard – The film Ben co-wrote with Joy Webster

The trailer for The Sunset Channel – The film Ben co-wrote with Matthew Kinahan

Speech Bubble's interview with Ben's publisher Mark Laliberte

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