Treasury of British Comics

Thought I'd better do my bit to help promote (older) British comics. Check out Treasury of British Comics that's run by Rebellion, the publishers of 2000AD.

 

2000AD 

Some original art by Brian Lewis for issue 75 of 2000AD, dated 29th July 1978. His Dredd looks a bit shonky, but I love how he rendered the combined Landraider/Killdozer vehicle. He would have been great for 2000AD, but he died in 1978 after only contributing a handful of covers for this and Starlord, plus a Dan Dare story.

 

Blackhawk

 Cover by Massimo Berlardinelli.

Ro-Busters

Cover by Kevin O'Neil, circa 1983.

 

Halo Jones

 Ian Gibson provides the covers for a series of Halo Jones reprint books in 1986. 

Brian Bolland: The Apex edition

 Coming soon in 2022, Brian Bolland: The Apex Edition, an oversize book featuring scans of his original artwork. Check the 2000AD website for details. It's interesting to see that Dredd's belt buckle has a patch over it.

Here's a panel detail from the Dredd story, Punks Rule from 2000AD issue 110 dated 28th April 1979.

Secret of the Microverse

 Kevin O'Neil supplies the cover for this week's issue dated, 26th November 1977.

2000AD Sci-Fi Special

 A nice Mick McMahon cover for the 2019 2000AD Sci-Fi Special. 

Hm, I don't know of many artists whose style has mutated so much from year-to-year. I'll have to do a page of comparisons at some point. 

Rogue Trooper: Future War

 A Dave Gibbons cover for, "Rogue Trooper: Future War" published in 2002.

 

 

Art Droids

Go and treat yourself to some original art from the Art Droids site.

Dave Gibbons

Mike McMahon

(No, I'm not on commission.) ;)

2000AD FCBD edition

Free Comic Book Day edition, 2017. Cover art by Mike Perkins.

RIP Steve Dillon.

Brett Ewins, Jamie Hewlett and Steve Dillon, 1988. From Down the Tubes.

The Cursed Earth: Uncensored

So, apparently this has already sold-out (Joe, you sell-out, you!). But, there's a paperback version coming out, so get saving those shekels/creds. Cover by Brian Bolland.

Ah, what the hell, some Mick McMahon art too:

 

Comics Interview

Cover by Brian Bolland, for the January 1985 edition of Comics Interview.

Ro-Busters

Dave Gibbons provides the cover for this Titan Books collection, released in 1983.

D.R. & Quinch

A spot illustration provided by Alan Davis for the 500th prog/issue of 2000AD. December the 13th 1986.

Judge Dredd

Chris Weston's black and white art for the cover of 2000AD dated 9th July 2014. Insane detail (as usual!). This image 'borrowed' from the most excellent 2000AD Covers Uncovered site.

Droid Atlas

Yet another parody. This time care of the 16th September 1978 issue of 2000AD. Art by Brendan McCarthy.

Dan Dare

Dave Gibbons draws Dan Dare for the May 5th 1979 issue of 2000AD. The strip went in a bit of a strange direction after the more traditional space adventures of earlier issues with DD becoming a kind of superhero. As far as I remember this storyline was never concluded.

A Day in the Life of Trans-Time

Brian Bolland illustrates a page from Fleshfile, a mini-booklet printed within the pages of 2000AD circa 1979. Not sure of the date as my copy's missing it's cover.

I think this idea's screaming out to be made into a movie. Something over-the-top in the same vein as Syfy's Sharknado.

Judge Dredd

Bold cover art by Ron Smith circa November 1990.