Draft:Ben Stenbeck

Ben Stenbeck
Born	(1976-02-02) February 2, 1976
Nationality	New Zealander
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works	Baltimore Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder Koshchei Hellboy Our Bones Dust
https://www.benstenbeck.com/

Ben Stenbeck (born February 2, 1976) is a New Zealand comic book creator, primarily an artist. He's best known for his frequent collaborations with Mike Mignola, in projects like Baltimore and the Hellboy Universe.

Career

He started his comic book career in 2003 when he illustrated a short Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book story in the anthology Tales of the Vampires for Dark Horse Comics. After this, in 2008, he illustrated a B.P.R.D. One-shot titled "The Ectoplasmic Man" and the first Limited series of Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder. He went on to take on artist duties for several Hellboy Universe projects, like Frankenstein Underground, Koshchei.

In 2010 he was picked by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden to illustrate a comic book adaptation of their novel Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire.

He published his first creator owned comic, Our Bones Dust (Image Comics) in 2023.

He also worked on films, being part of the design department of The Lord of the Rings movies The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King. In 2005 he directed a short film called Zombie Movie.

Bibliography

Art

• Tales of the Vampires: Antique (Dark Horse, with Drew Goddard, 2003)
• Living With The Dead (Dark Horse, with Mike Richardson, 2007)
• Hellboy Universe (Dark Horse):
  • Hellboy Animated: The Yearning (with Jim Pascoe, 2007)
  • B.P.R.D.: The Ectoplasmic Man (with John Arcudi and Mike Mignola, 2008)
  • Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder:
    • Murderous Intent (with Mike Mignola in Dark Horse Presents #16, November 2008)
    • In the Service of Angels (with Mike Mignola, 2009)
    • Beware the Ape (with Mike Mignola, 2014)
    • City of the Dead (with Chris Roberson and Mike Mignola, 2016)
  • Hellboy and B.P.R.D.:
    • 1953: The Phantom Hand & The Kelpie (with Mike Mignola, 2015)
    • 1953: The Witch Tree & Rawhead and Bloody Bones (with Mike Mignola, 2015)
    • Return of the Lambton Worm (with Mike Mignola, 2018, for Playboy magazine)
  • Frankenstein Underground (with Mike Mignola, 2015)
  • Lobster Johnson: Mangekyō (with John Arcudi and Mike Mignola, 2017)
  • Koshchei the Deathless (with Mike Mignola, 2018)
  • The Silver Lantern Club (with Christopher Mitten, Chris Roberson and Mike Mignola, 2021)
  • Koshchei in Hell (with Mike Mignola, 2023)
• Marvel Comics Presents Vol. 2, #12: Man-Thing: Dirty Work (Marvel Comics, with Jai Nitz, 2008)
• Baltimore (Dark Horse):
  • The Plague Ships (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2010)
  • A Passing Stranger (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola for Free Comic Book Day, 2011)
  • The Curse Bells (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2011)
  • Dr. Leskovar's Remedy (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2012)
  • The Play (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2012)
  • The Widow and the Tank (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2013)
  • The Inquisitor (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2013)
  • The Infernal Train (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2013)
  • Chapel of Bones (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2014)
  • The Wolf and the Apostle (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2014)

Writing and art

• Our Bones Dust (4-issue mini-series, Image Comics, 2023)

Awards

Nominations

• 2011 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series (for Baltimore: The Plague Ships)

References

• Ben Stenbeck at the Grand Comics Database