Thursday, 20 November 2014

Berlin, 1935


      Bernard Quatermass and Von Braun

Monday, 17 November 2014

Crossroads Blues


The story of guitarist Robert Leroy Johnson, 1911-38.Told in Manga.

'Great Warriors' 12/13


Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Expressionist set design


From 'The Cabinet of Dr Caligari', 1919

Jet-Ace Logan



Dan Dare - inspired tales of the RAF Space Command, 1950's-60's

Thursday, 6 November 2014

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

'Great Warrior'



My grandfather, Albert 1897-1988.Corporal, British Army in France and Italy 1914-19.Awarded a Military Medal at the battle of the Somme 1916; didn't recall the action due to an accidental double issue of rum.Offered  promotion to fight with the White Russians in 1919 but wisely declined.Served in the Home Guard in WW 2.Rode 650cc motorbikes until age 65 when he moved on to cars.

Friday, 31 October 2014

'Dan Dare'



The 2000AD/ Belardinelli version of Frank Hampson's 'Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'. A sorry example of something often seen in film remakes. Trading on a name in a shameless fashion.A sort of comics version of 'The Italian Job'.

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

1968


     Make sure you don't end up in the wrong one...

Sunday, 12 October 2014

Friday, 10 October 2014

The Great War, 1913-21


Captain Charlotte Corday of the Royal Flying Corps with her Sopwith Sparrowhawk

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Unique 'Commando'


Special 'Commando' supplement to the Goodwood Revival brochure.Cover by Ian Kennedy, 8-page story by Keith Page

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Sunday, 7 September 2014

Friday, 29 August 2014

Next job

..will be continuing the 'Eagles in Battle' series for Commando. After I've completed the 13th 'Great Warriors' book.

Friday, 22 August 2014

Caporetto, 1917

From 'Great Warriors' No11

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Monday, 11 August 2014

Just Published


The latest of the 'Great Warriors'.No 11 will be completed shortly [the battle of Cambrai 1917]

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Over the Top


Collection of ten stories.Five mine, one written by Stephen Walsh

Just Out


Thursday, 10 July 2014

Doctor Dee


From 'Buzz-Bomb Follies of 1569'

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Charlotte Corday on Mars



Stephen Walsh and I had an idea for a Dan Dare type sequel to 'Quatermass and the Pit' with hardware inspired by Von Braun's 1950's study 'Das Marsprojekt'

From 'Great Warriors' No 10