Revealed: A New Official “Watership Down” Poster

By John Freeman on April 4, 2016

Vice Press will release two stunning-looking a poster celebrating Richard Adams’ classic novel Watership Down produced under license from Nepenthe Productions – the work of celebrated illustrator Raid71 (aka Chris Thornley).

This beautiful art print which will be released at 5.00pm GMT on Monday the 11th April exclusively at www.Vice-Press.com and is available in a “standard” edition at £40 and a haunting variant, priced at £60.

The variant Watership Down poster by Radi71 aka Chris Thornley

Watership Down, the classic award-winning adventure novel described as “an inspiring read – and not just for kids” by the Toronto Star’s Bruce Demara, written by Richard Adams, was first published by London-based Rex Collings Ltd in 1972. Set in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural environment, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes, the novel – later adapted into a film and TV series – follows the rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to establish a new home, encountering perils and temptations along the way.

His first novel, Adams completed a sequel, Tales from Watership Down, published by Random House in 1996, Ia collection of 19 short stories about El-ahrairah and the rabbits of the Watership Down warren, with “Notes on Pronunciation” and “Lapine Glossary”.

Raid71, aka Chris Thornley, is a British illustrator, comic cover artist and art director who has produced work for numerous galleries, film companies, picture houses and bands. Raid71’s work has appeared in exhibition across the globe in both solo and group shows.

Vice Press are a UK based print house focused on producing fully licensed art prints and screen printed posters featuring primarily
British and European properties from movies, television and literature, working with both up and coming and well-known artists from around the world to produce new and distinctive works of art.

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John Freeman

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.