CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: NIPPER COVER GALLERY

Monday, 21 September 2015

NIPPER COVER GALLERY - PART ONE...

Okay, peeps, while I've got the comics out, here are the first five covers of NIPPER, IPC's A5 sized comic from the late '80s. The remaining 11 A3 sized comics are up in my loft somewhere, but once I've located them, I'll do part two.

Ooh, something to look forward too, eh? Anybody want to see some of the contents?

4 comments:

TwoHeadedBoy said...: Are those liquorice torpedoes as a free gift there? More likely jelly beans, yeah... Torpedoes were an integral part of my Saturday comics run "back in the day", seeing those reminded me of it. Aaahhh....; 21 September 2015 at 21:46
Kid said...: Happy days, eh, THB? Better than those tough bars they gave away free with Jet #1.; 21 September 2015 at 21:57
Anonymous said...: I left a comment on your other blog, Kid, around yesterday lunchtime but I don't see it so I don't know if it arrived or not.; 21 September 2015 at 23:10
Kid said...: I've now replied to it, CJ. I'm supposed to get an email alert when people comment, but for some reason I didn't on this occasion.; 21 September 2015 at 23:31

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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Images remain the property of their respective copyright owners and are used here only for the purpose of review, promotion, and nostalgia.

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In the case of anyone copying images of my own artwork and calligraphy, I affirm my right to be identified as the creator, and any such copying should not be for the purpose of monetary or material gain. (Unless it's mine.)

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