Heroes! The British invasion of American comics - part 9

Recently (ish!) finished at the Cartoon Museum (here) was their exhibition 'Heroes! The British invasion of American comics'. 

For anyone who couldn't make it here's part 9 of my look at what you missed...

Part 1 was here

Part 2 was here

Part 3 was here

Part 4 was here

Part 5 was here

Part 6 was here

Part 7 was here

Part 8 was here

Hellfire fanzine #3 - David Roach

I posted here about issue #1 of David Roach's fanzine Hellfire - well some images of issue 3 have now come to light. 

These come from the collection of much missed comics collector Colin Noble and are lot T2 in the sale of items from his collection over at The Great British Comic Collection facebook group (here). Bidding closes on Sunday (at no particular time so bid early to be sure of a chance of acquiring this rare fanzine).

David had only drawn 5 comic strips before he started work on 2000AD - judge the (high) quality of his early art for yourself.

Boom! Sells for £15

Hellfire fanzine - David Roach & Alan Moore

Over on 'The Great British comic collection' Facebook group (here) there's a rare issue of Hellfire fanzine #1 up for sale, Bids are currently up to £100 and close on Saturday 2nd July. No set time for bids to be received, if in doubt, bid now!

You'll see from the images below that the issue features a John Ridgway cover, very early David Roach comic artwork and Alan Moore's 2nd ever interview.

David had only drawn 5 comic strips before he started work on 2000AD - judge the (high) quality of his early art for yourself.

Boom! sells for £110

Space Ace volume 10 is now out!

Issue 10 of John Lawrence's great magazine celebrating Ron Turner's 1950s space hero Space Ace is now out

44 pages long (including covers) - this issue is 4 pages longer than usual. Included within those pages are:

• Space Ace and the looters of Lomar
• Space Ace and the menace from Minos
• Space Ace - the complete story - part 2
• Space Ace and the asteroid
• Space Ace and the race with death
• letters page

All content is full colour - having been re-coloured by artist John Ridgway.

You can contact John via spaceace.54@virginmedia.com

John Lawrence, 39 Carterweys, Dunstable, Beds, LU5 4RB

Priced at £8.95 for UK customers - but please contact John before paying for an issue

More from the 1986 Birmingham comic art show

A few more artistic highlights from the 1986 Birmingham comic art show...

Here's an Alan Davies Batman

a femme fatale from the pen of Brian Bolland

John Ridgway also contributes a piece of art

as does Dave Gibbons

all art is (c) their respective creators

Enid Blyton's adventure magazine cover gallery (4)

The final selection of these proto-graphic novels...

Issue 13 - adapted by Gail Renard & Les Lilley; art by Phil Gascoine

Issue 14 - adapted by Gail Renard & Les Lilley; art by Mike Dorey

Issue 15 - adapted by Gail Renard & Les Lilley; art by John Ridgway

Issue 16 - adapted by Gail Renard & Les Lilley; art by John Richardson

Enid Blyton's adventure magazine cover gallery (3)

Back to this series I didn't finish showing last week...

Issue 9 adapted by Gail Renard and Les Lilley - art by Mike Dorey

Issue 10 adapted by Gail Renard and Les Lilley - art by John Ridgway

Issue 11 adapted by Gail Renard and Les Lilley - art by John Richardson

Issue 12 adapted by Gail Renard and Les Lilley - art by Bert Hill

Enid Blyton's adventure magazine cover gallery (2)

Issue 5-8 of this title - which itself will subtly change its title when we arrive at issue 8 (the halfway point in the life of this title)

issue 5 adapted by Gail Renard and Les Lilley; illustrated by Barrie Mitchell

issue 6 adapted by Gail Renard and Les Lilley; illustrated by John Ridgway

issue 7 adapted by Gail Renard and Les Lilley; illustrated by Bert Hill

issue 8 adapted by Gail Renard and Les Lilley; illustrated by Phil Gascoine

Enid Blyton's adventure magazine cover gallery (1)

From 1985 we have some early work by a variety of British creators on this London Editions title. 27-29 page adaptation of a Famous 5 story per issue.

Issue 1 adapted by Gail Bernard & Les Lilley; illustrated by John Ridgway

Issue 2 adapted by Gail Bernard & Les Lilley; illustrated by Bert Hill [who was he? Not come across the name before]

Issue 3 adapted by Gail Bernard & Les Lilley; illustrated by Phil Gascoine

Issue 3 adapted by Gail Bernard & Les Lilley; illustrated by Mike Dorey

The journal of Luke Kirby

The announcement the other day (see http://downthetubes.net/?p=35293) that Rebellion are to collect together all the 'Journal of Luke Kirby' strips from 2000ad made me reach for the scanner to show you these....

Issue 1 (cover by Ken Barr)

 

Issue 2 (cover by Ken Barr)

 

Issue 3 (cover by Ken Barr)

back cover artwork

Right now these are the only place to find Luke Kirby reprints. Issue 1 of 'Night Walker' collates episodes 1-5 of the story 'Night Walker', issue 2 has episodes 6-10 and issue 3 has episodes 11-13. Script is by Alan McKenzie, art by John Ridgway and lettering by Annie P(arkhouse). These comics took me a while to find, I think in the end I may even have had to buy them from a US dealer. Well worth checking out.

Roleplaying comics (3) - 2000AD's Diceman issue 3

On sale June 7 1986 (according to an ad in the back of issue 2)

Story one art is by Mike Collins & Mark Farmer; story/game by Pat Mills; lettering by Tom Frame

Story two is illustrated by John Ridgway; story/game by Pat Mills; lettering by Kid Robson

and in the third story Bryan Talbot illustrates a Pat Mills game lettering by Mark King