Improve Your Chess

 Hello, dear reader. Apologies for the wee break in the service! Anyway, back to it:

Some nice Ionicus spot illustrations for the "Improve Your Chess" article in the Daily Mail Book for Boys annual  1961.

 

 

Ionicus

Two examples of the work of Ionicus (Joshua Armitage), published 34 years apart. The first is from 1954 and taken from A Century of Punch, published in 1956. I love the look on the guy's face sitting on the sofa. You can almost hear him thinking, "Hmmm...". The next page is from Spitting Image-The Giant Komic Book, published in 1988. Check out some more of his work here.

The Gorilla Snatchers

Spot illustrations by Ionicus for the Eagle annual 1964.

Ionicus in Punch

A bit of a change. Hey, it's my blog, I can do whatever I want with it. Ah, the power!

I love Ionicus's linework, it has such a nice feel to it. These examples come from The Punch Cartoon Album by Grafton books, 1990.

Go West Young Woman

Spot illustrations by Ionicus for the Girl annual 1963.

The Slave Robot

Illustrations by Ionicus (Joshua Armitage) for the text story, The Slave Robot from Boys' World annual 1964. Nice clear line work and washes in these frames. Go here for more info and here for another pic.