Ben Claassen III is a comics artist and illustrator who frequently works with non-traditional media such as stencils, long exposure photography, and the use of stop-motion animation via a Game Boy Camera. He is best known for his illustrations for Wil Wheaton's first book, Dancing Barefoot and for his weekly comic strip, DIRTFARM. DIRTFARM is syndicated in several Alternative weekly publications, including Washington City Paper, Baltimore CityPaper, and the Chicago Reader. He is published alongside other cartoonists such as Derf and Lynda Barry. A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... A blue Game Boy Camera, which also came in several other colors. ... Richard William Wil Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California) is an American writer, actor, and geek icon. ... Recent cover of Portland, Oregons Willamette Week An alternative weekly is a type of weekly newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. ... The Washington City Paper is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Lynda Barry (born January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist and author. ...

A near-graduate of Louisiana State University, Claassen currently spends his time working on DIRTFARM, travelling, keeping a daily comic journal (published yearly), as well as dabbling in freelance illustration and design. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ...

In addition to his other work, Claassen helps maintain Killoggs, a community for "displaced and disaffected Southern artists, animators, writers and wage slaves".

External links

• Bendependent Ben Claassen III's homepage
• DIRTFARM (weekly comic)
• Killoggs Killoggs