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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…
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Illustration and painting.
August 2026
April 2026
ReviewIllustration
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…
March 2026
ReviewBooks
Curt Swan: A Life In Comics by Eddy Zeno (book review).
I came across this book, ‘Curt Swan: A Life In Comics’ by Eddy Zeno, quite by accident recently, as it was released 24…
ReviewBooks
Hal Foster: Prince Of Illustrators by Brian M. Kane (book review).
Considering how many comic book artists regarded Hal Foster (1892–1982) as a major influence on their art, when I came across this book,…
February 2026
ReviewBooks
The Collected Arthur Rackham Artworks edited by Leonard Stevens (book review).
There are two books published by Redcrest focusing on the works of Victorian fantasy artist Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). The first is ‘The Collected…
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The Paintings Of J. Allen St. John: Grand Master Of Fantasy by Stephen D. Korshak with J. David Spurlock (book review).
J. Allen St. John (1872-1957) was a commercial artist and art teacher. As the paintings showed here in this book, ‘The Paintings Of…
January 2026
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Draw Comics With Dick Giordano (book review).
Set yourself a task. You’re probably after a specific book title or author, maybe after discovering a book you missed when it first…
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Fantasy Art Masters by Dick Jude (book review).
I pulled this book, Fantasy Art by Dick Jude, a couple of years back and finally got a chance to read it. Although…
December 2025
ReviewBooks
Science Fiction Poster Art edited by Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh (book review).
Now, ‘Science Fiction Poster Art’ is a big book, even when released in 2023. A2 size is big. It is loaded with 148…
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Above The Timberline by Gregory Manchess (book review).
When I reviewed the latest edition of ‘Illustrators’, I was really impressed by Gregory Manchess’ oil paintings enough to locate this 2017 book,…
ReviewIllustration
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…
August 2025
ReviewIllustration
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…