Name:
Charles Jones
Nom De Plume:
Ben Jones
Contact Info:
FAVORITE COMIC BOOK:
Growing up:
Hulk,Thor,Xmen…couldn’t just name one
and now:
Really don’t have one anymore. Most comics today just don’t do it for me.
The 1 Superpower you want:
Superspeed
Location:
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Website(s):
Facebook.com/Asgardgraphicnovel
Your Credits:
Pins up in several image books including Avengelyn, Bombqueen and Emissary
Do you Charles Ben Jones Believe that you can beat:
The7Deadly Questions
What are you most proud of being a creative part of?
The story telling for sure because it’s the incorporation of the art and writing. Tell a cohesive and legible story with art and words is easily my proudest moment. I have had quite a few people tell me I couldn’t and now it feels good to say “Yes I can!”
What other indie Title are you a huge fan of?
Judas Breed by Kenneth Brown has really caught my eye. He is just a normal guy like me in the trenches making it happen, and his book done so well that it can sit next to the mainstream books on the shelf.
How Long have you been Working on Asgard?
I had the idea five, maybe 6, years ago and I have been toying with the idea since then. But realistically a little less than a year for this version of the story.
Is sexuality focused on too much in comic books or are humans just Horny Dogs in hiding?
There is reason they say, sex sells. It’s ingrained into the human condition, possibly into all living things, humans just have the ability to think about it more. So, yes we are horny dogs, just like the dogs, cats, monkeys and other animals on the planet. Procreation is key to lasting.
What about our society is a topic we need to address that Pisses you off and no Donald Trump does not count ?
Religion vs science is the biggest thing that really pisses me off. I grew up a roman catholic, then left all religions. I think anyone and everyone should believe what they want to believe in, but science is a hard truth. Yes it has its theories but that’s why we call them theories and not fact. A lot of that anger is written into Asgard, just to prove a point or at 
least give a different point of view.
If you could out right own any Character every created and than make them your own for stories, who would that character be and WHY?
Dr. Strange, that poor character has been done wrong over many decades with subpar art and weak stories that make little to no sense. I actually have a mini series concept written for him that explains why he isn’t around during the major marvel events or if he is “underpowered” in the biggest of fights. I really wanted to show the world how powerful he is without having to show him fighting something just as powerful as backdrop.
Whats a mistake you made in your early years that our readers can learn form?
Not learning to draw. I know you may be wondering what the hell I’m talking about but I mean sitting down and actually learning. As artist we do a drawing and think, yeah im learning, but that’s not how you learn. You brake everything down, practice the basics and continue doing that until it becomes second nature. Then you move on to the next step. Art is not easy, especially sequential art, and its not going blink in your head tomorrow. I really wish I would have sat down and drawn thousands of faces every week until I had that one thing down and then moved on to the next.
Well done Ben enjoy our Favorite Sin of self promotion:
“Asgard is a story made to make you think, to make you say the two deadly words; What If. That’s where it all comes from in my mind since I’m not constrained with corporate entities or have a long written mythos that I must abide by. I really hope after reading the first issue, people will sit back and give pause to whats going on in the book and think, What If. Creating a story that combines religions such as Christianity and Hindu, then mixing in pagan Gods from Olympus and Asgard can be tricky to say the least, but that’s exactly what Asgard is doing. Its giving you a world where plasma rifles, magic and dark elves actually exist and humans are stuck in the middle.”