CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: THE BRITISH HULK

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

THE BRITISH HULK - PART THREE...

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Oh, you lucky peeps! Here's HULK COMIC #3 from 1979 to thrill and entertain you, and show you what you were missing if you weren't around at the time. (Or were around, but not buying the mag.) To think we Brits had our very own Hulk stories, lovingly hand-crafted on these fair shores - just for us! (Though at least one tale did turn up in the back of a U.S. colour Marvel reprint mag, I believe.)

Anyway, better not hold you back from the excitement that awaits you - get stuck in!

5 comments:

Booksteve said...: A few years back I downloaded a compilation of all the Black Knight stories from this series and I have to say I was very impressed. Not so much with the others from what I've seen. Never liked NIGHT RAVEN, even when Alan Moore took a turn on him in DAREDEVILS.; 20 February 2013 at 13:45
Kid said...: John Stokes, who drew the Black Knight strips, also drew Star Trek for Valiant & TV21 back in the early '70s (there's an example floating around on my blog) - and it was absolutely superb. I bought the 5 Panini/Marvel Captain Britain volumes which also reprinted the BK tales from Hulk Comic, so I've now got the complete run.; 20 February 2013 at 15:06
Unknown said...: I think this is the issue I have will check at the weekend as all my old uk comics are there.
Moore did Night Raven? that explains why I have a Rorschach feeling when I see/read it.; 20 February 2013 at 16:17
Unknown said...: Had a check at the parents yesterday
don't have issue 3 any more but do have issues 6,47,48,54 and 55 some in better condition then others.
sat on the floor of me old room at home and read them brings back memories lol

Below is a link of the issues i have if any one is intrested in having a look.

http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq235/hush77hush/93ea02c1-4a60-45d1-a8d7-f9666a564973_zpsa969ab62.jpg; 25 February 2013 at 12:21
Kid said...: You must've felt like you were a little boy again, eh? It's good being able to time-hop on occasions such as these.; 25 February 2013 at 12:37

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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