Doctor Who “Keeper of Traken” special print offered in charity auction

By John Freeman on May 8, 2023

A special one-off signed print of a version of Alister Pearson‘s stunning The Keeper of Traken Target book cover is currently up for auction, in aid of The Elizabeth Foundation charity, offered through “Celestial-Signings” on eBay.

The Keeper of Traken Print by Alister Pearson (2023)

Celestial-Signings is an initiative from the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, offering limited edition prints and photographs by auction to raise money for a variety of good causes.

This print of Alister Pearson’s art has been signed by both actors Sarah Sutton (who played the Doctor’s companion, Nyssa) and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) – and Alister will also add his signature if the winning bidder so chooses.

This print features a revised depiction of the Keeper himself, painted as a separate element and digitally merged with the original artwork by Alister’s colleague, David Lavelle.

100 per cent of all proceeds from this auction, which has already attracted fierce bidding, will be donated to The Elizabeth Foundation national charity, as chosen by Sarah Sutton.

The auction coincides with the charity’s involvement in the promotion of Deaf Awareness Week (1-7 May 2023), the Foundation releasing five new videos about its work, published its Listen! Spring/Summer 2023 newsletter, and continued sharing teaching resources on deaf awareness.

Based in Portsmouth, The Elizabeth Foundation, a registered charity, help young deaf children learn to listen and talk. They provide services for families across the UK.

• For further details and to bid, visit this item page for Celestial-Signings on e-bay

• Follow Celestial-Signings on eBay

• Two career interviews with Sarah Sutton, part of Reeltime Pictures “Myth Makers” series, are officially available to watch online here from Time Travel TV

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

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.