I have to admit that few things these days get me to head into London’s East End, an area that I spent a lot of time in during the late 1980s and early 90s. A place that was an altogether… Read More ›
Art and Illustration
Illustration and Comic Art Items
Hidden Messages part of new 2001: A Space Odyssey Isle of Man stamps
The Isle of Man post office is marking the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey in style with a set of eight stamps – which contain secret messages for fans of the classic science fiction film. The… Read More ›
“Charley’s War” Battle cover on offer on eBay
More “Charley’s War” art from the weekly war comic Battle – this time a striking cover by Joe Colquhoun for an issue published back in 1981 – is on offer on eBay. On offer is the original cover art to Battle… Read More ›
Oo-de-lally! What a set of Disney inspired goodies up for grabs in Graeme Neil Reid’s May Art Raffle
Not only will one person walk away with an original landscape scene based on a classic Disney animated film but a second winner will receive a watercolour original of that wicked evil fairy Maleficent in artist Graeme Neil Reid’s monthly raffle…. Read More ›
Royal Academy of Art Stamps revealed
A new series of 65p and £1.55 stamps commissioned to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy. Royal Mail’s Special Stamp programme has commemorated anniversaries and celebrated events relevant to UK heritage and life for more than 50 years…. Read More ›
1938 – When “The Lone Ranger” first rode onto movie screens…
Printed in 1938, the same year Republic Pictures released their popular Lone Ranger serial based on the radio programme of the same name, these beautifully detailed and colorful premium cards were prizes at Gum Inc. Depicted are a range of… Read More ›
Classic British Comic Covers: 2000AD Prog 62, featuring the comic’s first heroine
“Death Planet” was a short-lived series written by Alan Hebden with art by Lopez which began in 2000AD 62 and ran through to Prog 70, back in 1978. Commander Lorna Varn, the captain of a colony ship from Earth which… Read More ›
You’d be Mad not to check out Graeme Neil Reid’s latest art raffle… Fury-ous, even!
Oh, what a raffle, what a lovely raffle! Here’s an opportunity to win one of these two Mad Max: Fury Road original gouache paintings by Graeme Neil Reid. The 2015 action film Mad Max: Fury Road took the world by… Read More ›
Doctor Who “star lot” auction also features great film and comic gems
We previously reported on the upcoming Aston’s Auctioneers Film, Music and Comic Book auction on 3rd May 2018, focusing on the annotated “An Unearthly Child” script originally owned by William Hartnell, something of a “star lot”. But there are more… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival art auction announced, includes Walking Dead, Batman originals
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is running another amazing original art auction, and advance viewing has just opened. The online auction itself begins on 1st May 2018. Aiming to raise funds for LICAF and the charity OCD Action, the… Read More ›
More Frank Hampson Ladybird Book art for sale, Southport anniversary exhibition announced
The official Frank Hampson web site run by the Dan Dare creator’s son, Peter, has a lot of his art for sale, and some new Ladybird Books art boards ohave just been added. Hampson was first commissioned by Ladybird Books… Read More ›
In Praise of… Comic Artist Alfonso Font
If you caught yesterday’s news about the impending release of a collection of the 1970s strip “Black Max” as part of Rebellion’s Treasury of British Comics, the signature of the incredible artist Alfonso Font on the cover of the Collection just… Read More ›
Beano goes pop with Art & Hue!
As part of the ongoing celebrations throughout 2018 to mark 80 years of Beano, Art & Hue has created a new collection of stylish pop art prints inspired by the iconic British comic. Art & Hue has delved into vintage… Read More ›
Two chances to win a Star Wars themed original painting!
Things are a little different this month with Graeme Neil Reid’s Art Raffle. The biggest difference being the huge selection of paintings to chose from but also this month there are two winners – but you need to be quick to be… Read More ›
In Praise of… the Dinosaur Magic of animal artist Harry Rountree
Harry Rountree (1878 – 26 September 1950) was a prolific illustrator, specialising in animals, who came to England from New Zealand in 1901, when he was just 23 years old – and even today, his work as an animal artist… Read More ›
Paul Shipper Studio provides new Thunderbirds Are Go Poster as new season launches
Thunderbirds Are Go returns Saturday 31st March at 8.30am exclusively on CITV and ITV – and ITV has marked the launch of a third season with a new poster. The art is the work of illustrator Paul Shipper, whose recent… Read More ›
In Praise of… artist Joseph Clement Coll – a downthetubes journey
One of the things taught Marvel UK’s Editorial Director Paul Neary and others have taught me down the years is to look beyond the work of the current “hot” artist and realise that their influences can help shape others. Paul,… Read More ›
WebFind: Terry Posters, an incredible Czechoslovakian poster site
A project by Prague-based Kino Svetozor, the Terry Posters collection consists of over 20,000 posters from Czechoslovakia between 1930 and 1989, many offered for sale. There’s amazing art represented here by a huge range of influential talents,, including Karel Vaca,… Read More ›
Beano characters go Pop! New artworks by Horace Panter revealed
A new collaboration between the Beano and The Specials’ bassist Horace Panter is about launch the likes of Dennis, Gnasher, Minnie the Minx and Billy Whizz into the worlds of Warhol, Lichtenstein and Hockney. After yesterday’s news that Dennis was… Read More ›
Misjudging A Book By Its Cover (In A Good Way)
The recent furore over fantasy author Terry Goodkind‘s comments about the cover of his novel Shroud of Eternity has provoked some fierce debate and criticism over the past week, leading to a forthright apology for offence caused to artist Bastien… Read More ›