If you’re a fan of the art of 2000AD artist Chris Weston, you may be interested in this Judge Dredd art he’s currently selling on eBay – but with nine days to go and the top bid already at £320, you may need deep pockets…
Created in gouache, Chris’s art is A3 size and offered on eBay here. It quickly reached its £180 starting price.
We recently exclusively revealed that Chris, whose many credits include “Judge Dredd” for 2000AD, has created the cover for Black Max Volume Two for the Treasury of British Comics line, and the art reflects a clear love of the World War One villain and his giant bats!
Chris’s many other credits include “Killing Time”, his favourite strip for 2000AD to date, co-created with John Smith, and, for US publishers, work on titles such as Swamp Thing, The Invisibles, The Filth, Ministry of Space and The Twelve.
More recently, he worked as a costume designer on Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
• Chris’s art is A3 size and offered on eBay here
• Black Max Volume 2 | ISBN: 9781781088623 | On sale in October 2020 price UK £14.99 | 112 pages, paperback | Black Max Volume 1 is available here on AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)
• Treasury of British Comics Web Shop
• Chris Weston is online at www.chriswestonart.com
• Buy 2000AD books and collections from AmazonUK
UPDATE, 8th February 2020: This artwork sold for £900
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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