illustrators quarterly issue 34, published by Book Palace Books, features a great range of “Creator Spotlights”, including ace comic artists Jesús Blasco and Francisco Solano López, from Spain and Argentina respectively, who both made major contributions to British comics down the years.
Also featured is Eugenio Sicomoro, a master of realistic monster illustrations and comic strips, and Spanish comic strip artist Victor de la Fuente. Plus, there’s a visit to the studio of Arantza Martinez, whose paintings bring a life like realism to the worlds of fantasy and fairy tales.
Book Palace are, rightly, are immensely proud of illustrators, the quarterly magazine that we have been publishing since 2012. As well as the sumptuous print edition, issues are also available as online editions, viewable on any web-enabled device such as a PC, Apple Mac, tablet or smartphone, are exempt from VAT and cost just £6 (the larger online illustrator Special Editions are £9).
• illustrators issue 34 is available to order direct from Book Palace Books here
Authors: Various
Artists: Jesus Blasco, Victor de la Fuente, Solano Lopez, Eugenio Sicomoro, Arantzazu Martinez
Publisher: Book Palace Books
Number of pages: 96
Format: Soft Cover; Full Colour illustrations
Size: 9″ x 11″ (216mm x 280mm)
ISBN: 9781913548155
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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.
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