Carlos Ezquerra cover gallery - Fury comic, part 2

To celebrate the art of King Carlos (and my appreciation of his Fury covers being published in the latest issue of ComicScene magazine) I continue here the definitive guide to his Fury covers... 
You can Get ComicScene here

Issue 6



Issue 7



Issue 8



Issue 9



Issue 10

Pat Mills new blog series launches

For anyone who missed the heads up yesterday from Pat Mills... 

...he has a new blog series that has just launched...

...called Storyteller - part 1 is called 'Creative jamming' and as Pat himself says...

I’m often asked by fans and prospective writers about my storytelling. Why I write. How I write. How I created various characters. What are the tricks of the trade? Where do I get my inspiration from? How do I get over writer’s block and so on.

So I thought it was time I answered those questions and shared my experiences in a series of weekly blogs, starting this week with CREATIVE JAMMING. I hope it will make Storyteller a useful ‘How To’ guide for writers – whether we’re talking comics, novels or film. Because the ground rules are ultimately the same. And many of those rules apply to comic artists, too – as one of my particular fortes seems to be discovering talented artists and pointing them in the right direction. So I’ll be covering the ground from their point of view, too.

You can read all abaht it here

Carlos Ezquerra cover gallery - Fury comic, part 1

To celebrate the publication of the War issue of ComicScene, and the passing of Carlos Ezquerra, I thought I'd revisit the Fury cover gallery that I put together a while back, enjoy! 

Fury was published for 25 issues by Marvel UK and Carlos drew covers 2-25, Dave Gibbons drew the cover for issue 1. The titular hero was Sergeant Fury (and his howling commandos). Art and story credits for the US reprint material that made up the contents of this title are thin on the ground, so it's just the covers really I'll be highlighting. Fury lasted 25 issues (16/03/77 - 31/08/77) before it merged into Mighty word of Marvel.

Issue #1

Issue 2

rear cover art by Frank Langford

Issue 3

Issue 4

Issue 5

Kieron GIllen first comics work identified

Gosh comics have announced a signing with comics writer Kieron Gillen, see poster below...

I've not read The Wicked + the Divine or Phonogram but even I know that Kieron would count as a big name writer with his credits covering Thor, Journey into mystery, (Uncanny) X-men and plenty more besides. What most caught my eye whilst glancing through his Wikipedia page (here) was the reference to that said ...Gillen has written for both print and online comics. He has worked for Warhammer Monthly but no more details than that.

So, the question was could I identify the 'lost' issue of Warhammer monthly that Kieron had first written for (he might not be that excited about his offering for Warhammer monthly as his Wikipedia page also quotes him as saying that his 2006 project, Phonogram, was his 'first real comics project')?

Anyway, a look in my collection of Warhammer monthly showed that Wikipedia was indeed right, Kieron HAD written for Warhammer monthly. Now I don't have a full set of Warhammer monthly (I need issues 80 and 84-6) so this might not be a full listing of his work for Warhammer monthly but his work did definitely appear in the following issues...    

Issue 74

Issue 83

No work in issues 1-73, 75-9 or 81-2

Maze World art by Arthur Ranson - part 2

Further selection of Arthur Ranson's Mazeworld art... 

Elvis Presley original art from Look-In by Arthur Ranson

At London's Orbital Comics there's the chance (if you've got, IIRC, £400 burning a hole in your pocket) to get hold of some original art from Look-In by legendary artist Arthur Ranson - here's his take on Elvis Presley

The Beatles - Arthur Ranson original art

Original art from Look-In by Arthur Ranson - currently on sale at £600 (IIRC) at London's Orbital Comics

Maze World art by Arthur Ranson - part 1

Maze World pages from 2000ad courtesy of the pen of Arthur Ranson - currently for sale at (IIRC) £400 a page at London's Orbital comics.

'Harriet Romancing' - by Dan Dare artist Desmond Walduck

Inspired by a posting the other night of an unusual piece of art by Dan Dare artist Desmond Walduck I had a look on ebay to see what else might be out there and I stumbled across this piece of art...

My main exposure to Desmond Walduck is his art on the 'Prisoners of Space' Dan Dare strip which, when compared to the astounding quality achieved by Frank Hampson and Don Harley looks very bland indeed. 

So this (and the nude from the other evening) are a revelation and shine a very different light on Walduck and highlight his artistic talent. 

Brian Bolland's bizarre weight watch programme strip

As promised yesterday he's another excerpt from Graphixus #4. This is a 4 page strip dedicated to a bizarre 'weight watching' programme propagated by a swastika wearing dominatrix figure on poor Bonny. This is the most repeatable page, the others are even racier.  

Brian Bolland's early work on Little Nympho

Picked up a copy of Graphixus #4 (June/July 1978) and I was pleased to discover that it contained one of Brian Bolland's very earliest strips, Little Nympho - this particular strip is dated 1971 (when Brian would have been 20) 

Graphixus #4 is widely available on that ebay and it contains an even more eye-popping example of Brian's work - expect to see that on the blog tomorrow...

David Hitchcock - Victorain Gothic kickstarter launches

David Hitchcock has launched a Kickstarter campaign here to raise funds for, as he puts it himself...

I've always loved drawing and reading comics. Even from an early age I used to copy from all the big US comic artists, the likes of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many other industry greats. This art book will showcase many Illustrations I have done over the years, along with a small selection devoted to my early efforts that have somehow managed to survive my childhood, up to the work Im producing right now as we speak. The work within the book will showcase my own creations and images, except for a handful of commission pieces which I am particularly fond of.


More than 12 years ago I somehow won a prestigious Eagle Award, here in the UK, for one of my self published comics SPRINGHEELED JACK. Indeed, most of the work I create is of a Victorian gothic taste. This style became my calling card, and this art book will be predominantly of the same flavour. I want you to love this art book so every effort will strive to make it, and the rewards something to look back on in years to come. 

This book is half done, many of the illustrations may have been seen in various stages of completion, many still need to be plucked from my fevered brain, but rest assured that the delivery date will be honoured to the best of my ability. The book will consist of a few short comic stories interspersed with the single showcase illustrations. I've given myself a few months to complete.

The campaign is already 95% funded - with a copy of the book available from £15 (plus postage) and original art (plus book, and signed prints) pledges at only £60.

I really like David's work and am slowly catching up on stuff that I've missed in the past, I'll be backing this and hope you will too.

More original Billy Bunter art up for sale

I know I've flagged up this seller before but they continue to sell fantastic Billy Bunter artwork - there's 5 more currently up for sale - but hurry, they all end tonight at 7pm.

This one is here

And here

And here

And here

And finally here