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17 February 2017

2000ad con - my photos - part 1

2000ad con photographs

I'm at John Wagner's table looking at the back of Carlos Ezquerra's head and he has Jesus Redondo to his right and then Simon Bisley in the check shirt

Jesus Redondo (plus translator standing up) - Carlos Ezquerra on the right

Jesus and Carlos again

The smaller talks room

Cosplay (1)

Cosplay (2)

16 February 2017

2000ad con - bits & pieces (5)

A bit of an odd one this, and to take it into a 2000ad con felt a bit like smuggling contraband, but here's Glenn Fabry's cover for Eagle and Battle, dated 6th February 1988. Yep, that's right the Glenn Fabry.

As you can see Glenn was kind enough to sign it for me. This was the only work that Glenn did for new Eagle and it's obscure enough not to merit a mention on his Wikipedia entry. I was amazed that he'd worked on new Eagle so was chuffed to get to finally meet him on Saturday.

15 February 2017

2000ad con - bits & pieces (4)

I've admired Chris Weston's art for ages so was pleased to be able to pick this up from him on Saturday (apparently he only sells it at conventions)
Front cover

Read cover

With thanks to...and a Dan Dare thumbnail for me

The book has a number of commissions (Dan Dare, the Spider, Judges, Miracle Man, Black Max) that would appeal to collectors of British comics but I'm not going to post them here I'm afraid, you'll have to give Chris some of your hard earned cash.

https://chrisweston.co.uk/

14 February 2017

2000ad con - bits & pieces (3)

For any Peter Milligan fans out there...
Here's a copy of the hard to find "Rogan Gosh - star of the East", reprinting work initially published in Revolver magazine

This explains the story better than I can...

And here's Peter's signature

If you're put off by the excessive amounts of Eastern mysticism permeating this book, never fear because, as Peter explained to me, the 'corridor of uncertainty' referenced in the 3rd panel here is actually a reference to Geoffrey Boycott's cricketing commentary (where he coined this very phrase).

Here's a shot of the one and only strip Peter Milligan wrote for the new Eagle - this particular episode is from the issue dated 14th Feb 1987 - so 30 years ago today!

13 February 2017

2000ad con - bits & pieces (2)

A Cam Kennedy special..
Sketchbook #1 produced 5 years ago by a comics shop in Belgium
www.lagrandeeourse.be or e-mail tony.lariviere@skynet.be
That shop has produced a series of sketchbooks, of which this is number 20 - all sketchbooks are low print-run (100-350 copies) but the production values are high, there's a mixture of colour and black & white art. I got this copy from them directly several years ago. Cam had a pile with him yesterday.

I didn't realise that the same shop had gone on to make a 2nd sketchbook (#21 in the series) as well. £15 well spent.

And signed...

Shop details, bottom right...

12 February 2017

2000ad con - bits & pieces (1)

A few of the items that I acquired / got signed at the 2000ad con yesterday
The Bogie man, signed by John ("I preferred Chinatoon") Wagner. Alan Grant & Robin Smith

Rok of the Reds signed by Alan Grant - kudos to artist Dan Cornwell who revealed that he will shortly be working on ol' stony face himself - Judge Dredd!

https://www.facebook.com/Rok-of-the-Reds-1518059935157279/?ref=page_internal
https://www.facebook.com/cornwell.art?fref=ts

John Higgins sketchbook prepared for the Moscow comic convention

Details of his art book which in coming on 1st March...

11 February 2017

Ian Kennedy - 2000ad covers

I'm off to the 2000ad celebration today so I thought I'd just put up some 2000ad covers by one of my favourite ever artists, Ian Kennedy, enjoy!

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