Illustrator Graham Bleathman is offering two of his original Thunderbirds paintings via ebay, both original ‘never before published’ signed colour paintings.

• Thunderbird 1 (see right) features the scout ship for the International Rescue organisation over Tracy Island

• Thunderbird 2 is also seen flying over Tracy island with Thunderbird 1 in the distance

Both paintings measure 29 x 20cm and and are painted in goucahe on white card. Purchasers are pre-warned the artwork cannot be reproduced without permission of the artist and copyright holders. Successful bidders are not buying the copyright to the artwork – these are paintings for your wall and not to be used for commercial purposes.

Graham is best known for his Thunderbirds cross sections and illustrations for books, magazines and comics inlcuding the 1990s Fleetway Gerry Anderson comics such as Thunderbirds and his best selling Thunderbirds FAB Cross Sections book, published by Carlton Books.

• Visit Graham Bleathman’s web page for more information about his work.

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “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.

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