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

Images copyright D.C. THOMSON & Co., Ltd

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: KID ROBSON'S ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART ONE...

Pencil drawing of Iron Man #150 cover

I received an email recently asking why I didn't feature any of my own art on my blog.  Obviously someone hasn't been paying attention, but to save anyone who's interested from having to wade through the archives, here's the first part of 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 TWO...

Unused fanzine cover.  For Part Three, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART THREE...

Pencil drawing, drawn as a teenager.  For Part Four, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART FOUR...

  

Parody of Amazing Fantasy #15 splash page.  For Part Five, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART FIVE...

'Unofficial' Desperate Dan strip.  To see black & white copy, click here.

For Part Six, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART SIX...

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

Camping cartoon for poster, drawn as a teenager.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART SEVEN...

Photograph of colour caricature.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART EIGHT...

Black & white copy of unused colour advertisement.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART NINE...

Fanzine masthead.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART TEN...

Unpublished pin-up.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART ELEVEN...

Pen & acrylic ink caricature.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART TWELVE...

Unfinished caricature at pencil stage.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART THIRTEEN...

Comic strip proposal.

REPEATING - THE KID ROBSON ARTWORK 'OMNIBUS' EDITION...

Pencil drawing of Iron Man #150 cover



A good while back, I published an ARTWORK OMNIBUS of various pieces of art I had lying around.  I wasn't entirely happy with the way it was laid out, so I reverted it to draft it and posted the pieces individually instead.  However, I've recently managed to solve the layout difficulties and, as originally intended, now present the artwork in one single post to make them easier for you to view.  Remember, some of these pics are over 30 years old and pre-date my professional career- so please be kind.  (Updated June 11th, 2013.) 

Unused cover

Acrylic ink portrait

Parody of Amazing Fantasy #15 splash page

Acrylic ink caricature

Cartoon drawn in teenage years

Unused cartoon strip

Purchased but unpublished pin-up

Fanzine logo

B&W copy of unused colour advert proposal

Pen & acrylic ink caricature

Unfinished caricature at pencil stage

Comic strip idea

Pencil drawing done as a teenager

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.