Regular readers of downthetubes will remember artist Cliff Robinson – one of many great creators on 2000AD down the years. He began his own blog some time ago, and has been posting some fantastic art, including this brilliant ‘faux’ Captain Britain Weekly cover – inspired by CB’s first run in with Captain America back in the 1970s – and a fun ‘Robot Archie’ illustration.
His blog features the preliminary drawings for the Robot Archie, Judge Anderson and
Modesty Blaise art. “Looking afresh at these drawings and the finished art, I’m beginning to wonder whether I’ve drawn Modesty’s waist just a tad too thin,” he notes.
• Check out his blog at: cliffrobinsoncomicart.blogspot.com
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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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Aw, now THAT sets the nostalgia buzzer ringer. If only the Cpt Britain comics of the ’70s had covers that were so well crafted …
That really is a strikingly daft image. I’d love to see him do a whole book on the topic.