More items of Eagle comic art, including a “Dan Dare” illustration by one of the strip’s early artists, Greta Tomlinson, up for sale
Greta Tomlinson
Nesbits Auctioneers November auction includes Dan Dare art, Muhammed Ali “Champion Boxer” puppet, Betty Boop figurines, and even a full-size reindeer sled!
Southsea’s Nesbits Auctioneers has an eclectic range of lots on offer in this month’s auction, bidding available online…
Latest Spaceship Away features Dan Dare cover and poster by Ian Kennedy
A belated plug here for the latest Spaceship Away, Issue 55, the Dan Dare-inspired glossy zine
Latest “Eagle Times” pays tribute to artist Greta Tomlinson, explores the rights and wrongs of historical comic adventures
The Christmas-themed issue of the Eagle Society’s magazine is out now
“A remarkable person with an indomitable spirit” – artist Andrew Skilleter pays tribute to “Dan Dare” artist Greta Edwards (nee Tomlinson)
Andrew Skilleter pays tribute to fellow artist Greta Edwards, nee Tomlinson, one of the core creative team on the original “Dan Dare”
In Memoriam: Comic Artist and Painter, Greta Tomlinson (1927 – 2021)
We’re sorry to report the passing of one of the original EAGLE creative team
In Review: Spaceship Away Issue 39 – highlights Ian Kennedy, offers new Dan Dare adventures
The latest issue of Spaceship Away, the magazine devoted to Dan Dare, Eagle and its many creators is out now, offering a great line up of strips and features behind a cover by the late Frank Bellamy. Tim Booth continues… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Three
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a “Creative Visionary”… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised… Read More ›
Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Dan Dare at the British Interplanetary Society
To co-incide with the 65th anniversary of seminal British picture strip weekly, Eagle, the British Interplanetary Society held a one day conference on Tuesday 14th April 2015 entitled ‘Yesterday’s Tomorrow’. Richard Sheaf reports… A packed programme introduced by the… Read More ›
British Interplanetary Society to celebrate the Eagle comic and the launch of the career of Dan Dare
On the 14th April 1950, a generation of spotty kids, some of which would become major players in British aerospace business, picked up an imposing colourful and authoritative weekly magazine (masquerading as a comic) which had been especially designed… Read More ›