CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: MIKE NOBLE'S FIRST FIREBALL XL5 STRIP

Saturday, 17 August 2013

MIKE NOBLE'S FIRST FIREBALL XL5 STRIP - PART THREE...

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Right, let's crack on with the latest episodes of FIREBALL XL5 from TV CENTURY 21, and marvel at mighty MIKE NOBLE's dynamically dramatic drawings of Colonel STEVE ZODIAC and his cosmic coterie of comrades, as they fly around the universe protecting planets and guarding galaxies from attacking aliens and marauding menaces.

And if you think it's easy writing long-winded waffle like the above, then you couldn't be more wrong. Why, sometimes it takes me seconds to come up with these captions which so delight and enthral you. I trust you all appreciate the time and trouble I go to on your behalf.

4 comments:

joe ackerman said...: way cool, Kid. THAT is how you do good comics!; 18 August 2013 at 20:46
Kid said...: You're obviously a man of good taste, Joe.; 18 August 2013 at 21:56
DeadSpiderEye said...: One thing that's nice about Noble is that he keeps his line-work bold yet refined, with meticulous execution. He also pays consistent attention to figure work, even the smallest, most inconsequential figures have perfect poise.; 19 August 2013 at 00:40
Kid said...: He was one of the very best, that's for sure, DSE.; 19 August 2013 at 01:33

About the artist:

From 1985 to 2000 A.D. (little joke there), I contributed to a variety of high profile comics and magazines for various companies.

For IPC/FLEETWAY/EGMONT, I freelanced as a lettering and logo artist on various weekly comics and monthly magazines, and also as a resize comic artist and spot illustrator on pocket books, summer specials and annuals.

For MARVEL U.K., BLACK LIBRARY, REDAN and USBORNE BOOKS, I again freelanced as a lettering artist, also working as a restoration artist for MARVEL U.S., restoring and re-creating certain pages of JACK KIRBY art for their MARVEL MASTERWORKS editions.

I also lettered the MARVELMAN sample pages submitted to MARVEL U.S. when they were considering acquiring the character, which - as we all now know - they DID.

Supplied comic strips, cartoons and illustrated advertisements for local business campaigns and newspaper publication on a professional basis since the age of 16. Did my first paid art job for publication at 14 or 15 for Lanarkshire Education Board.

Have also made TV appearances as a collector of memorabilia.

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Just some of the titles I worked on are:

2000 A.D. * JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE * DICEMAN * SONIC The COMIC * JUDGE DREDD, LAWMAN Of The FUTURE * CRISIS * REVOLVER * EAGLE * TIGER * BATTLE ACTION-FORCE * BUSTER * WHIZZER & CHIPS * WHOOPEE * NIPPER * SCHOOL FUN * ACE VENTURA, PET DETECTIVE * The REAL GHOSTBUSTERS * DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE * COUNT DUCKULA * RUGRATS * The TRANSFORMERS * DEATH'S HEAD * THUNDERCATS * GALAXY RANGERS * DRAGON'S CLAWS * SINDY * MARVEL MASTERWORKS * The TROLLS * LOADED * INFERNO * WARHAMMER * ROSE BLACK.

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