| Ben Stenbeck | |
|---|---|
 Stenbeck in 2023 | |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Artist |
Notable works | Baltimore Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder Koshchei Hellboy Our Bones Dust |
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Ben Stenbeck is a New Zealand comic book creator, primarily an artist. He has frequently collaborated with Mike Mignola on stories for the Baltimore series and the Hellboy Universe, and co-created the Lands Unknown series with him.
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. [1] In 2008, he made his Hellboy Universe debut when he illustrated a B.P.R.D. one-shot, The Ectoplasmic Man. [2] Since then he has worked on several titles for the Hellboy Universe including Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder , [3] Frankenstein Underground, [4] Koshchei, [5] and Hellboy. [6]
In 2010, Mike Mignola and writer Christopher Golden chose Stenbeck to illustrate the comic book adaptation of their novel, Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire . [7] [8] He continued working on Baltimore over the next five years with his final story, The Wolf and the Apostle, coming out in late 2014. [9]
Image Comics published his first creator owned comic, Our Bones Dust in 2023. [10] As a first-time writer, he focused on telling the story through the art with long stretches of silence. [11] In January 2025, the Lands Unknown series he co-created with Mike Mignola will be debuting in Bowling with Corpses & Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown from Dark Horse Comics. [12]
He also worked as a concept artist on video games and films, [13] being part of the design department of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies. [14] In 2005, he directed a short film called Zombie Movie . [15]