The Book Palace, one of Britain’s longest established British art, comics and ephemera retailers, recently revamped their website and is currently offering 10% discount on all sales, by way of introduction.
This discount is being offered until the end of January 2025, and will be applied automatically at checkout, offering opportunity to buy artwork such as “Judge Dredd” art by Manuel Benet, “Bionic Woman” art from Look-in, byJohn M Burns, “Plague of Spiders” art from Battle Picture Weekly by John Cooper, “Karl the Viking” art by Don Lawrence, and “Axa” and “Modesty Blaise” art by Enrique Badia Romero (aka Enric Badia Romero); plus work by artists such asJesus Blasco, John Harrold, Mike Hubbard, Arthur Ranson, John Stokes, and more.
A “Bionic Woman” page from Look-In No. 44, written by Angus Allan, with art by 2000AD favourite John M. Burns
Two pages of “Plague of Spiders” from Battle, drawn by John Cooper, a story published in 1987
A page from “Karl the Viking – The Sword of Eingar” from Lion, cover dated 21st January 1961, written by Ted Cowan, drawn by Don Lawrence, the story of a Saxon-born Viking warrior of the 11th century that mixed historical adventure with fantasy, and first appeared in Lion in the issue cover dated 29th October 1960. The character’s appearances ran for four years
“Axa” No. 1667, from the story “The Unmasked”, first published in The Sun, written and drawn by Enrique Badia Romero
“Modesty Blaise” No. 2126, from the story “Warlords of Phoenix”, art by Enrique Badia Romero
The discount also applies to books, cigarette cards, back issues of the brilliant illustrators magazine and more, so don’t miss out.
Illustrators No. 46, featuring a guide to the art of Bob Fingerman, Hans Kresse and Mark Stafford, and No.47, focused on the work of Pepe Moreno and Gideon Kendall, available soon
The Book Palace has been selling books and illustration art for over 40 years and the retailer and publisher pride themselves on their service and unique range of illustrated books featuring the works of book illustrators and comic book artists worldwide. Check out what they have to offer by searching by Art Theme, use their Comic/Newspaper Strip Index, Illustrators magazine A-Z Index or the Site Map.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.