Heroes! The British invasion of American comics - part 4

Recently (ish!) finished at the Cartoon Museum (here)was their exhibition 'Heroes! The British invasion of American comics'. 

For anyone who couldn't make it here's part 4 of my look at what you missed...

Part 1 was here

Part 2 was here

Part 3 was here

Basil Reynolds original art

A post today for friend of the blog John Wigmans...he's a big fan of the work of Basil Reynolds (whose work I've looked at previously here). Normally the Book Palace have some of his smaller wildlife illustrations for sale (here) for £90 but they've recently taken delivery of a much larger piece...

as it says here ...

Artist: Basil Reynolds (biography)
Medium: Pencil on Cartridge Paper
Size: 10" x 14" (255mm x 355mm)
Date: c. 1938

This is the unique original Pencil drawing by Basil Reynolds.

A wonderful complete one page Christmas Special story. Skit, Skat and the Captain was a regular feature in Britain's first glossy photogravure comic Mickey Mouse Weekly.

The strip was created by its artist Basil Reynolds. Reynolds had been one of the youngest nationally syndicated newspaper cartoonists in the 1920s. This is a full pencil rough with full text. There are four editorial corrections in the last panel.

Original pre World War Two artwork is vanishingly scarce and to have cartooning of this quality surviving is a special treat. The clock joke was a recurring gag in the strip. Reynolds has been noted as having influenced the great Ken Reid.

A magnificent piece - it can be yours for £700!

Archive Adventures - part 3

My collection (and reader Steve Taylor) continue to combine to cover the Archive Adventures series... 

Archive Adventures issue 11

Archive Adventures issue 12

Archive Adventures issue 13

Archive Adventures issue 14

Archive Adventures issue 15