Next “illustrators” Magazine Special spotlights British War Comics

illustrators Special: British War Comics - Studio D'Ami and the Italian Artists

illustrators is the art quarterly from publishers The Book Palace devoted to the finest illustration art ever published from around the world. It also guides you through the stories behind the artists and their art, with features by the leading authorities on this important art form.

It’s an excellent magazine – and coming soon is “War is Hell“, the second illustrators Special, covering the history and artists of the D’ami (Italian) agency which supplied Italian artists to the publishers of British war comics from the 1950s to the 1980s. Artists featured will include Roy D’Amy, Giorgio De Gaspari, Alessandro Biffignandi, Gino D’Antonio, Renzo Calegari, Nino Caroselli, Pino Dell’Orco and Ferdinando Tacconi. You can pre-order it here

illustrators Issue 20 - Cover

Meanwhile, Issue 20 of this regular title is a special edition focusing on The Russian Romantics: Franz Roubaud (whose work encompassed majestic landscapes, galloping horses and gaudily clad warriors), Ivan Bilibin (one of the greatest ever Russian illustrators), Ilya Repin, Vasily Polenov, Victor Vasnetsov, Ivan Shiskin and Konstantin Flavitsky.

There’s also a feature on Joaquín Blázquez Garcés, plus regular features including The Bookshelf and Letters.

illustrators Issue 20 - Sample illustrators Issue 20 - Sample illustrators Issue 20 - Sample illustrators Issue 20 - Sample

More like a book than a magazine, illustrators is the art quarterly devoted to the finest illustration art ever published. It guides you through the stories behind the artists and their art, with features written by some of the leading authorities on this important art form.

As well as building into an indispensable reference library, illustrators gives readers an insight into the creative process, from idea to sketch to painting, and from painting to the image seen by millions.

With superb reproduction and print quality, truly fabulous artwork abounds in every issue, much of the art taken from scans of the original work.

Authors: Diego Cordoba, Peter Richardson; edited by Diego Cordoba
Artists: Franz Roubaud, Ivan Bilibin, Konstantin Flavitsky, Ilya Repin, Vasily Polenov, Victor Vasnetsov, Ivan Shiskin, Konstantin & Vladimir Makovsky, et al
Publisher: Book Palace Books
Number of pages: 96
Format: Flexi Cover; Full Colour illustrations
Size: 9″ x 11″ (216mm x 280mm)
ISBN: 9781907081422

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