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SMOKE: A Publishers Weekly starred review!

Gregory Benton’s SMOKE has garnered a starred review from Publishers Weekly. “This follow-up to Benton’s Society of Illustrators Award–winning B+F follows a tragic day in the lives of two young workers on an industrial tobacco farm, careening between reality and … Continue reading

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The Three Vices of Hang Dai Editions – Fall 2015

Hang Dai Editions is releasing three graphic novels this September in conjunction with Alternative Comics. Showcasing Gregory Benton’s SMOKE, Dean Haspiel’s BEEF WITH TOMATO, and the late Seth Kushner’s SCHMUCK. Smoke Gregory Benton After an accident on an industrial farm unhinges two young … Continue reading

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Kushner + Haspiel’s COSTUMED CHARACTERS in “HEYDAY”

  Costumed Characters is a series that celebrates and comments on the conventions of superhero comics, cosplayers, reality TV and movies.  The tongue-in-cheek series explores the concepts of heartbreak and heroism with a humorous twist. Costumed Characters is done in … Continue reading

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SCHMUCK KICKSTARTER UPDATE

The first 24 hours of the campaign for SCHMUCK were amazing with $3,965 raised, which is 27% of the total amount for which I’m asking! I’d say that qualifies as a successful launch. But, very reliable sources told me the … Continue reading

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KICKSTARTER FOR A SCHMUCK

Seth Kushner has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the printing of his SCHMUCK graphic novel. This has been a several year long labor-of-love project for Seth and your support of this campaign will not only help produce the … Continue reading

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HANG DAI STUDIOS COMIX

HANG DAI Editions will be debuting our next new comic, HANG DAI STUDIOS COMIX at the 2014 MoCCA Arts Fest in NYC on April 5 & 6. The 48-page anthology will feature the works of HANG DAI Studios artists; Jon … Continue reading

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Benton & Kushner’s event covered by The Rumpus

Gregory Benton and Seth Kushner had a great time speaking at The sixty-sixth meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium (hosted by Ben Katchor.) last Monday night at Parsons. Gregory spoke about his process of making his new book, … Continue reading

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Benton & Kushner at the New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium

The sixty-sixth meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held Tonight, Monday, November 11, 2013 at 7:00 PM at Parsons The New School, 2 West 13th Street, in the Bark Room (off the lobby). Free and open … Continue reading

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HANG DAI Editions launch

Benton, Haspiel and Kushner launch HANG DAI Editions. HANG DAI Editions was founded in Brooklyn, NY by Gregory Benton, Dean Haspiel, and Seth Kushner over their mutual dedication to comix art. The imprint focuses on limited edition comix, graphic novels, … Continue reading

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