Troy Benjamin's Still Playing with Toys - Multicast Shows, Feature Films, Graphic Novels, Books, and More

With Star Trek: Picard and The Mandalorian finished for their seasons, and Ted Lasso coming to a close in a few weeks, I thought I’d jot down some of the remaining nerdy things coming around th...

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Back in 2018, I wrote a ton of fun pieces for the COMET and CHARGE television networks. Sadly, in the transition of the stations being sold, I think some of the pieces were lost in the shuffle. O...

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UPDATE: THE RELEASE DATE FOR THE WAKANDA FILES HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TWO WEEKS TO OCTOBER 20TH, BUT NOT TO FEAR - IT’S ON THE WAY! After a few years in the making, so glad another book I’ve ...

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At long last, the definitive documentary on the making of the original Ghostbusters film, “Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters ” is slowly starting to roll out to audiences aroun...

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Now available in brick and mortar and online book stores alike is How to Paint Characters the Marvel Studios Way! This long-awaited follow-up to the classic “How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way�...

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Entertainment Weekly exclusively revealed this morning that a new Ghostbusters 35th Anniversary edition steelbook is on the way this June… and there’s a familiar name amid the special feature...

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Here’s a fun one that I’ve been holding onto for a while. This is a blog that I wrote back on December 8, 2009 that I haven’t reposted over here on the new site - a little under ten years a...

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My parents insist that after the birth of a child, time speeds up. And, in part, I think they’re right. It seems like it’s been the blink of an eye since the meeting my daughter in the fall o...

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Studio 54, the Sundance Film Festival selection, I co-produced and was the post-production supervisor on last year has hit Netflix! The film, directed by Matt Tyrnauer through Altimeter FIlms, fo...

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Honored and privileged to be responsible in cultivating the insight and talent of Marvel Studios' Mightiest Artists for "How to Paint Characters the Marvel Studios Way!" There's much in store for...

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I'm usually a little apprehensive about personal demo reels, since a lot of what I work on is so collaborative. It's always strange taking full credit for something that a team of awesome and tal...

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Now available wherever fine books are sold, the GHOSTBUSTERS: ECTOMOBILE - OWNER'S WORKSHOP MANUAL! This book goes far beyond just telling you tire pressure and oil change schedule. Learn how to ...

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Available now at your local comic shop, Barnes and Noble, or online via Amazon - Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Four Declassified! Dive into the world of Ghost Rider, LMDs, and the myster...

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It's a busy October for Troy Benjamin-penned book releases! Coming up in a little more than a month, Ghostbusters and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fans can look forward to two new exhaustive volumes to...

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(Photo courtesy of Douglas Trumbull) Note: The following is a first-hand account of my experience meeting film pioneer Douglas Trumbull in early 2015. This story and interview has been posted w...

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Note: The following is a first-hand account of my experience meeting film pioneer Douglas Trumbull in early 2015. This story and interview has been posted with his permission. This is part two of...

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Note: The following is a first-hand account of my experience meeting film pioneer Douglas Trumbull in early 2015. This story and interview has been posted with his permission. This is part one of...

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2017 is shaping out to be pretty darn hectic. I'll attempt to do my best at keeping shameless self-promotion to a tolerable minimum. But this week's a big one. The first collected volume of the...

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Hey there, SPTers. Long time, no speak? Apologies for the lack of updates recently. Your ol' pal Troy has been slammed as of late with a variety of projects, including a couple documentaries, a c...

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Ming-Na Wen (and Arthur) showing of the first season Declassified book! (Photo Courtesy Ming-Na Wen's Twitter) With great thanks to Lauren at The Marvel Report , I recently engaged in a fun con...

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