Ben Stenbeck
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.
Ben Stenbeck

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- New Zealander
- Occupation
- comics artist · illustrator · designer · film director
- Fields
- film · game · comic
- Languages
- English
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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.
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Key facts
• Nationality — New Zealander • Cartoonist — y • Art — y • Notable Works — Baltimore Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder Koshchei Hellboy Our Bones Dust • Website — https: www.benstenbeck.com
Career
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. In 2008, he made his Hellboy Universe debut when he illustrated a B.P.R.D. one-shot, The Ectoplasmic Man. Since then he has worked on several titles for the Hellboy Universe including Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder, Frankenstein Underground, Koshchei, and Hellboy. 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. He continued working on Baltimore over the next five years with his final story, The Wolf and the Apostle, coming out in late 2014. Image Comics published his first creator owned comic, Our Bones Dust in 2023. As a first-time writer, he focused on telling the story through the art with long stretches of silence. 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. He also worked as a concept artist on video games and films, being part of the design department of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies. In 2005, he directed a short film called Zombie Movie.
Art
Art
• "Antique" (Dark Horse Comics, with Drew Goddard in Tales of the Vampires, 2003) • Living With The Dead #1–3 (Dark Horse Comics, with Mike Richardson, 2007) • Hellboy Universe (Dark Horse Comics): • 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, 2008) • In the Service of Angels #1–5 (with Mike Mignola, 2009) • "Beware the Ape" (with Mike Mignola in Dark Horse Presents #36, 2014) • City of the Dead #1–5 (with Chris Roberson and Mike Mignola, 2016) • Hellboy and the 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) • Frankenstein: • Frankenstein Underground #1–5 (with Mike Mignola, 2015) • Frankenstein Undone #1–2 (with Scott Allie and Mike Mignola, 2020) • Lobster Johnson: Mangekyō (with John Arcudi and Mike Mignola, 2017) • Koshchei: • Koshchei the Deathless #1–6 (with Mike Mignola, 2018) • Koshchei in Hell #1–4 (with Mike Mignola, 2023) • Hellboy: • "Return of the Lambton Worm" (with Mike Mignola, 2018, for Playboy magazine) • "Happy New Year, Ava Galluci" (with Mike Mignola in Hellboy Winter Special (2018), 2018) • The Silver Lantern Club #1–5 (with Christopher Mitten, Chris Roberson and Mike Mignola, 2021) • Marvel Comics Presents Vol. 2, #12: Man-Thing—Dirty Work (Marvel Comics, with Jai Nitz, 2008) • Baltimore (Dark Horse Comics): • The Plague Ships #1–5 (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 #1–5 (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2011) • Dr. Leskovar's Remedy #1–2 (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 #1–3 (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2013) • The Infernal Train #1–2 (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2013) • Chapel of Bones (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2014) • The Wolf and the Apostle #1–2 (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola, 2014) • "Monstrous" (with Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola in Baltimore Omnibus Volume Two, 2020)
Writing and art
Writing and art
• Our Bones Dust #1–4 (Image Comics, 2023)
Writing
Writing
• "Feeder" (Dark Horse Comics, with Matt Smith in Headless Horseman Halloween Annual (2024))
Nominations
Nominations
• 2011 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series (for Baltimore: The Plague Ships)
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- “Ben Stenbeck”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q106020066: Ben Stenbeck
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- 1.Martin. GVN Talking Comics Interview: Artist Ben Stenbeck For Dark Horse Comics 'Koshchei in Hell'. Geek Vibes Nation. 2022-11-28.
- 2.B.P.R.D.: The Ectoplasmic Man. Dark Horse Comics.
- 3.Mike Mignola: The Return To 'HellBoy'. Comic Vine. July 2009.
- 4.Keith, Jed W. Mike Mignola Gets Animated with FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND. Freak Sugar. 9 March 2015.
- 5.Banks, Nick. Flashback Interview: 'Koschei the Deathless' Artist Ben Stenbeck. Con Skipper. 8 June 2020.
- 6.Shannon, Hannah Means. 'It Was The Scariest Thing I've Ever Done' – Mike Mignola On 'The Hounds of Pluto', Hellboy And The B.P.R.D. 1953 And The Winter Special. Bleeding Cool. 3 August 2015.
- 7.Manning, Shaun. Golden Sails on "The Plague Ships". Comic Book Resources. 6 July 2010.
- 8.Geddes, John. Golden brings vampire expertise to 'Baltimore' series. USA Today.
- 9.Tweedale, Mark. Mignolaversity: Big Changes in "Baltimore" with Golden, Stenbeck, Bergting, and Allie [Interview]. Multiversity Comics. 31 July 2014.
- 10.Quaintance, Zack. INTERVIEW: Ben Stenbeck shares new original series, OUR BONES DUST. The Beat. 2023-10-26.
- 11.Brooke, David. Silence in storytelling and sci-fi: Ben Stenbeck talks new series 'Our Bones Dust'. Adventures in Poor Taste. 31 October 2023.
- 12.Roe, Mike. 'Hellboy' Creator Mike Mignola Launches 'Bowling With Corpses' Anthology, 'Lands Unknown' Comic Universe. The Wrap. 4 April 2024.
- 13.Sketches, Two. Watch: comic artist Ben Stenbeck on Hellboy, Buffy and imposter syndrome. The Spinoff. 2019-09-17.
- 14.Fiamma, Andrea. Sunday Page: Ben Stenbeck su "Slaine" di Mike McMahon. Fumettologica. 2018-05-20.
- 15.2Chums Moving Pictures. 2008-02-24.
- 16.Mandelo, Lee. Presenting the Eisner Award Nominees for 2011. Reactor. 2011-04-11.
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