Friday, 27 May 2011

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Unpublished pin-up.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.