Big Teddy Studios
Big Teddy Studios is the home of artwork created by Ken Berube. Visit BigTeddyStudios.com to view
15/08/2021
Big thanks to for having me down for free comic book day. It was a fun day with capped off perfectly with food truck and beers. Cheers!
14/08/2021
It’s free comic book day! Thanks to and for having me in store in Clinton, MA. Come down and say ‘Hi’ and pick up some free comics!
01/08/2021
Lots of new sketch covers done for Terrificon.
01/08/2021
Day three of the con! Matted watercolor paintings are the new addition this year.
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31/07/2021
Kaijus a are big today. Well, I guess they’re big everyday. But the giant monster prints are hot! These are some T-shirt variations I’ve tinkered with.
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31/07/2021
First convention in two years!
There’s getting ready for day two!
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06/06/2021
This weeks sketch cover is a Black Panther from a couple years back. I have a bunch of new ones that’ll get posted soon.
15/05/2021
Unused artwork from a project that fell through. This is Casey Marie Jones from the latest Teenage Mutant Turtles series: The Last Ronin.
This was my first serious attempt using PS mixer brushes.
It will not be my last!
09/05/2021
What’s scarier than a clown?
Nana Clown!
Check out this variant cover for HAHA #5 by my buddy Scott from with my colors. This limited store exclusive is available at Tosscomics.com.
04/05/2021
This weeks sketch cover is Captain Phasma book from a couple years back. Experimented with using stencils to spray paint this cover.
Fun to mess around with but probably not going to be a regular thing. Repeatable designs kind of go against the idea of having a unique cover.
28/04/2021
An older sketch cover this week featuring the original Bat suit from 1939.
23/04/2021
Another mashup scene of a Japanese movie monster with an old Japanese woodblock print.
Here we see Rodan buzzing the Himeji Castle.
Original by Kawase Hasui in 1953.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
21/04/2021
From 2019’s Absolute Carnage event, this sketch features the title villain, Carnage.
14/04/2021
Just finished this graphic novel. Nice update of the Manhunters origin. I went with a grey alien vibe on this sketch.
07/04/2021
Today’s work features the millennial Godzilla visiting the Kagurazaka neighborhood in Edo / Tokyo.
This print by Tsuchiya Koitsu is part of the series Sketches of Famous Places In Japan.
The title is Ushigome Kagurazaka and was produced in 1939.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
05/04/2021
Movie monster and old Japanese woodblock prints mashups continue…
Today’s post is the Millennium era Gigan visiting the Nigatsu Temple in Nara. Original print was by Mori Masamoto in 1955.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
04/04/2021
This weeks sketch cover features Old Man Logan, a future version on Wolverine from an alternate Marvel universe where most of the heroes have been killed and super villains rule what’s left of the US.
This character was the basis for the last Wolverine movie titled ‘Logan’.
The comic is issue #1 of the Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan series by Marvel. The title tells you everything you need to know.
Sketch comic available on Etsy.
See bio for link.
03/04/2021
So Godzilla v Kong... kinda goofy but I loved it! Here’s a classic Godzilla vs Boat scene in another monster + vintage woodblock print mashup!
Here is a scene featuring the Millennium era Godzilla with those jagged spines . Big G has inserted himself into The Naval Battle of Pungdo, Korea. This type of print is referred to as Senso-e; which is a dramatic form of Japanese woodblock prints that depicts patriotic or battle imagery. Original print was produced by Kobayashi Kiyochika in 1894.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
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02/04/2021
Continuing the posts of my mashup scenes of Japanese monster movies and old Japanese woodblock prints.
Today’s work features classic Showa era Mothra cruises over the islands in this print of Morning at Mito Beach by Kawase Hasui in 1953.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
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01/04/2021
Continuing the posts of my mashup scenes of Japanese movie monsters and old Japanese woodblock prints.
This image has the 1990’s version of Gamera frolicking in the Great Wave Off Kanagawa, 1829, by Hokusai.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
31/03/2021
More of my Japanese movie monsters and woodblock print mashups.
The scene here features the current incarnation of big G, also known as the Monsterverse Godzilla. The original print is by the great Kawase Hasui. This is the Nigatsudo Temple, Nara and was originally produced in 1934.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
31/03/2021
Another mashup scene post of Japanese monster movies and old Japanese woodblock prints.
Classic Showa era Mechagodzilla stands alongside the Yasugi Kiyomizu temple in Izumo province.
Original print from the series Selected Views of Japan by Hasui Kawase of 1926.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
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Continuing to post mashup scenes of movie monsters and old Japanese woodblock prints.
This scene features the modern Ghidora before Mount Fuji. This print by Ogata Gekkō is part of his series Views of Mount Fuji. The title is "Dragon Rising up to Heaven" and was produced in 1897.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
29/03/2021
This weeks sketch cover features Venom (again) on the cover of issue #1 of the most recent series that started in 2017.
I mixed in some pastels with the pencils this time to make that tongue and the title pop.
Sketch comic available on Etsy.
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28/03/2021
Another take on a Japanese movie monster walking through an old ukiyo print.
This print features the silhouette of classic Godzilla walking away from Edo’s pleasure district at night. The scene is Cherry Blossoms at Night on Naka-no-chō in the New Yoshiwara, 1840, by Ando Hiroshige.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
27/03/2021
Continuing the movie monster invasion of Japanese woodblock prints.
Today’s work features Kong in the forest of Nikko, Japan. The original print title is ‘Road to Nikko, by Kawase Hasui from 1930.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
26/03/2021
Looking forward to Godzilla vs. Kong at the end of the month.
Figured I’d post some of my Kaiju / Ukiyo-e mashups that I’ve been making over the last couple years. I’ve always been a fan of the old Japanese woodblock prints. Throwing giant movie monsters into the scene just makes them even better!
This print features the Millennial incarnation of Godzilla wandering through the mountains.
The landscape is Samburam Rock, Kumgang Mountain, 1939, by Kawase Hasui.
Prints for sale on Etsy. See bio for link.
24/03/2021
This week’s sketch features Lord Humungus from the Mad Max 2 movie.
The comic is issue #1 of the Post Americana series by Image comics. The story is about a post apocalypse United States and the sheltered elites who are looking to take over. Humungus is not actually in the book… but c’mon, you can’t have an apocalyptic wasteland without a Humungus!
Sketch comic available on Etsy. See bio for link.
08/03/2021
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This weeks sketch cover features Rorschach in the series of the same name. Cool story so far taking place 35 years after the Watchman. It’s got a cool 70’s detective movie vibe.
Picked up a few of these blank covers so there will more coming.
Sketch comic available on Etsy. See bio for link.
01/03/2021
This weeks sketch cover features Madman who made an appearance in this issue of Crossover from Image comics. I’ve been a huge Madman fan since since the beginning back to the early 90’s.
Hoping to see many more familiar characters show up in this Crossover series.
Sketch comic available on Etsy. See bio for link.
23/02/2021
No road trip can be complete without a mix tape! Follow the link to enjoy Bot and Z’s playlist on Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1E5VlCOcO9L5czPurtIKc5?si=jMwZTXq0QraFWYLvf2SJsA
23/02/2021
I went all digital in my latest work featuring Robot and Zombie on a road trip across America.
This was done entirely in Photoshop but I have a beautiful stretched canvas print from .
does all my prints and I highly recommend them.
See bio for link to my prints.
The Bot and Z canvas will be included in the PULP windows exhibition in downtown Worcester, MA.
Thanks to for the opportunity to be included in this art show.
Exhibition starts this weekend - check them out for details.
Why Big Teddy?
I’ve been creating art since high school but never thought much about how I presented myself as an artist until I worked on a few projects with my kids. Producing work as a team got me thinking about working under a studio like umbrella. Around this time I often referred to my youngest son as my ‘little teddy bear’. In turn, I became Big Teddy to him and the name stuck amongst the family. It seemed funny to start signing artwork as Big Teddy. When I finally decided to start presenting myself as an artist, I just kept going with Big Teddy. I decided to use Big Teddy Studios as a vehicle to produce artwork from myself and any other collaborators I may work with. Someday Big Teddy may be one of many artists working under the BTS tent. I also like the idea that if I ever go back to signing my own name, I can still tie it back to the studio of Big Teddy.