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November 2026

August 2026

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Illustrators #51 (magazine review).

Like a lot of people, my first exposure to Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud (1938-2012) was in the magazine Heavy Metal. I thought his work…

UncleGeoff

April 2026

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Illustrators #50 (magazine review).

Even editor Diego Cordoba is amazed that they’ve reached fifty issues. This edition has had a slight price rise but also offers a…

UncleGeoff

December 2025

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Illustrators #49 (magazine review).

There are some times with the ‘Illustrators’ magazine that some of the artists selected are just jaw-droppingly awesome. This is the case with…

UncleGeoff

August 2025

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Illustrators #48 (magazine review).

There’s a more traditional set of artists in this latest edition of ‘Illustrators’. The first is Mark Schultz (1955- ). I’ve seen his…

UncleGeoff

April 2025

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Illustrators #47 (magazine review).

One of ‘Illustrators’ strengths is to show artists you might not come across before. It’s even more problematic when there are so few…

UncleGeoff

February 2025

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Illustrators #46 (magazine review).

This latest edition of ‘Illustrators’ is another odd mix. Starting off with artist/writer Bob Fingerman (1964-), who casually namedrops with knowledge in his…

UncleGeoff

October 2024

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Illustrators #45 (magazine review).

A casual page flick, and you would think that there were fewer artists. Actually, this edition of ‘Illustrators’ still features a variety of…

UncleGeoff

August 2024

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Illustrators #44 (magazine review).

This 44th issue of ‘Illustrators’ feels bigger than usual although it has the same page count. The usual page flick reveals a truly…

UncleGeoff

March 2024

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