Ben Templesmith is an Eisner-nominated Australian comic book artist, known for many things, among them Fell, written by Warren Ellis, and 30 Days of Night, written by Steve Niles. He’s also known for his love of tentacles, zombies, and making very special faces in photos. I spoke with Ben at the Image booth while he was hard at work on a sketch for someone’s future tattoo, and asked him for his top five songs for a Moody Monday.

Mood: moody

Kid Cudi: Pursuit of Happiness

Radiohead: No Surprises

Tom Waits: What’s he Building?

Aphex Twin: Come to Daddy

Radiohead: Creep (black screen with lyrics)

Photos by Zoetica Ebb