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Collected Comic Strip Vol.1 artwork by Chris Weston |
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The Collected Comic
Strip Volume 1 features a cover by illustrator
Chris Weston,
whose art has graced many titles including Flash Gordon and The
Trigan Empire. His recent work for 2000AD publisher
Rebellion includes Megatropolis II for Judge Dredd
Megazine. In addition to a wide range of strips for 2000AD,
drawing characters such as Judge Dredd and others, his work
includes Paranoid Gardens, for Dark Horse, Fantastic
Four: First Family, Enemy Ace: War in Heaven, The Filth, The Twelve,
and more.
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“James Bond is a cultural phenomenon, that spawned a world-wide love
affair with the whole spy genre which still resonates to this day,”
say Titan Comics. “This book is a must have for fans of James
Bond. Mixing incredible gadgets, thrilling car chases, beautiful
women, hard-hitting action and the occasional Vodka Martini, shaken
not stirred.”
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This new edition also includes a unique and extensive gallery of
scanned original artwork selected from the John McLusky archive by his
family. Hector John Dewhirst McLusky (20th January 1923 – 5th
September 2006) was born in Glasgow, Scotland, eventually moving to
Leamington Spa in 1936, via Leeds. He attended Warwick School from
1936 to 1940, and, after a period back in Leeds, proceeded to the
Slade School of Art, holding the position of Art Teacher. |
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Between 1958 to 1966,
John McLusky illustrated 13 of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels and short
stories, moving to draw on to work on Fleetway’s weekly girls comic,
June, drawing Secret Agent 13, and illustrations for the
groundbreaking Look & Learn. He then worked extensively on
Polystyle’s TV Comic for fifteen years, drawing strips such as
Orlando, based on the children’s TV series starring Sam Kydd, Laurel
and Hardy, which, James Bond archivist Graham Rye notes was a personal
favourite of the artist, and The Pink Panther. He also worked for
Thames TV, on the stop-motion animated series, Hattytown.
In August 1981, Gerald Lip, the Daily Express strip editor, asked
John to return to draw new James Bond strips for the Daily Star, in
which the last original James Bond newspaper strips appear, which he did
for three years, working with American writer Jim Lawrence.
His long career also included working as Art History Lecturer and
substitute teacher in Art & Art History for several years, and enjoyed an
unusual passion working as a Punch & Judy puppeteer on Bournemouth Pier
and Filey, in Yorkshire. He became a Professor of Punch & Judy, in
recognition of his knowledge and services to this time honoured tradition.
“John McLusky’s strip cartoon work on the Daily Express James Bond
stories developed over the years into a masterful technique of
storytelling,” enthuses 007 MAGAZINE Editor & Publisher Graham Rye.
“From Ian Fleming’s adapted dialogue and a scant description of events in
the most meagre of scripts imaginable, John conjured up detail and
atmosphere that can only come from the mind of a truly creative individual
– an artist.”
Often imitated but never bettered, be ready to be shaken, not stirred, by
this new collection… |
