THE ULTIMATE BEANO SUMMER SPECIAL #1 - NOW ON SALE!

Exclusive to WH SMITH and on sale now is this colour-packed celebration
of 60 years of DENNIS THE MENACE, priced at £4.99. Comprised of 68
pages (including cardboard covers) and containing some of the best Dennis
strips from BEANO Summer Specials down through the years, it also includes
famous characters like LITTLE PLUM, THE BASH STREET KIDS, BIFFO
THE BEAR and quite a few others. With artwork by DAVEY LAW, DUDLEY
D. WATKINS, ROBERT NIXON and the usual stable of artists. All in all, a
nice little collectors' edition which is sure to appeal to everyone, from innocent
little kids full of the joys of life,  to overweight slapheads who have never
had a girlfriend.
 

PRESENTING - THE KIDDIN' AROUND ARTWORK OMNIBUS - Part 1

Pencil drawing of Iron Man #150 cover

I received an email recently asking why I didn't feature any of my own artwork on my blog. Obviously someone hasn't been paying attention, but to save anyone who's interested from having to wade through the blog archives, here's an 'omnibus' selection of a few pieces. Some of it is over 30 years old (and pre-dates my professional career), so please be gentle. Click on picture, then click on result for enlarged viewing.

For Part Two, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 2

Unused fanzine cover

 

For Part Three, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 3

 Pencil drawing, drawn as a teenager

 

 

Fot Part Four, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 4

Parody of Amazing Fantasy #15 splash page

 

For Part Five, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 5

'Unofficial' Desperate Dan strip

 

To see black & white copy, click here.

 

For Part Six, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 6

Camping cartoon for poster, drawn as a teenager 

"Yawn! Wonder what kind of day it's going to be, Fred?"

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 7

Photo of colour caricature

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 8

B&W copy of unused colour advertisement

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 9

Fanzine logo

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 10

Unpublished pin-up

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 11

Pen & acrylic ink caricature

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 12

Unfinished caricature at pencil stage

ARTWORK OMNIBUS Part 13

Comic Strip Proposal

EVOLUTION OF A COMIC...

First there's the 'ashcan' edition, just to secure the copyright...
 

Cover of the ashcan edition of Action Comics

Then the real cover of the actual first issue is drawn,

before a copy is sent for colouring...

The original cover artwork for Action Comics #1
by Joe Shuster

Then the actual issue is published...

The published result - for only 10 cents

Then it goes on sale...

Where's the Tardis when you need it? (Action Comics #1 at bottom-middle
of photograph.)

Result? History in the making.