Paradise X art by Doug Braithwaite

Auction house Comic Link have some interesting art coming up for auction soon that includes a number of British artists, some noted below. Fellow artist David Roach spotted this mightily impressive spread from Marvel’s Paradise X by Doug Braithwaite, inked with aplomb by Bill Reinhold, published back in 2002.

“I must admit to not having seen Paradise X before,” says David, “but it certainly looks explosive. It’s a shame comic artists are paid by the page, not by the character…”

Also on offer are some Hellblazer pages by David Lloyd, publisher of Aces Weekly. This intriguing page was created for the Hellblazer series The Horrorist and is a rare example of David fully painting a strip for a US publisher.

“It’s worth pointing out that back in the heyday of British comics like the Eagle, Ranger, Boys World, TV 21 and Countdown painted strips were the norm, rather than the exception,” David Roach notes, “so David was carrying on that fine tradition, albeit for an American audience.”

Hellblazer art by David Lloyd

There’s plenty more to bid on, including this gorgeous Clea (from Doctor Strange) art by P Craig Russell, shown below, and a small selection of art on offer, which includes work by British artists such as Carl Critchlow, Neil Edwards, Glenn Fabry, Gene Ha, Staz Johnson, Mychailo Kazybrid, Brendan McCarthy, John McCrea, Declan Shalvey, Liam Sharp, Lee Townsend, Kev Walker, Anthony Williams and many more.

US artists featured include Geoff Darrow, Gene Day, Trevor von Eeden, Jim Lee, Marshall Rogers, John Romita, Curt Swan and Mike Zeck.

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Clea (from Doctor Strange) art by P Craig Russell

… Art from Vampirella #106 by Luis Bermejo…

… a lovely study of Green Arrow by Jim Aparo and Gerry Fernandez for Green Arrow #88…

… a Mighty Avengers (#7) splash from Mark Bagley…

…. pencils for the cover of X-Factor #34 by Boo Cook..

… Just Imagine with Stan LEE by Dave Gibbons…

… a Marvel Comics Presents (#76) back cover by Bryan Hitch…

Batman by Marshall Rogers

Wolverine by Mike Zeck

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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. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek 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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