Gil Hazzard

 Mike Dorey art. From Eagle, 18th June 1983.

Comrade Bronski

Art by Mike Dorey. Eagle, dated 16th May, 1987.

 

Hellman

Some excellent, gritty, war action from Mike Dorey. Battle, dated 1st April 1978.

Mark-making

Hm. When I initially came up with the idea for a website about British comic art I toyed with the idea of taking various artists work and comparing how they drew various elements, like trees, rocks, folds in clothing etc. Having once been interested in pursuing comics as a career I'd often poured over my favourite artists work to see how they constructed and rendered objects (which is why I find original art so interesting to view). I guess that's how a lot of people start: they copy another artists style until eventually they develop their own way of drawing things. My own drawing style is mainly based on a Moebius illustration I saw in a Metal Hurlant feature I read in NME back in the early 80's. Anyway, I was trawling the Net a while back and came across this bloke's blog and he had a similar idea. He's taken a couple of pieces of art and examined the mark-making within the page.

See, no idea is truly original.

Here's the original art, a John Hickleton page from 2000AD:

And a couple of examples of the mark-making process:

Any-hoo. If you're interested have a dekko at his blog:

John Hickleton.

Mike Dorey.

A page from 2000AD. Not the original art, unfortunately. 

Sergeant Rayker

More texture-tastic art from Mike Dory. Warlord, April 9th 1983.

Victor Drago

Some nice atmospheric art by Mike Dorey. Apparently, this was supposed to be a Sexton Blake adventure, but because of copyright problems there had to be a name change. From the April 7th 1979 edition of Tornado.

Warlord

Cover art by Mike Dorey. I always felt a bit wary of the title 'Big Willi'. I think the editor's tongue was firmly in cheek with the 'Swing into action with Big Willi' by-line.... All it needs to push the strip completely over the edge is a character named, Fraulein Hooters.  Ooo, misses, now then....

Ahem, I don't get out much.

Sergeant Rayker

From Warlord, November 28th 1981. Mike Dorey provides some nice textures for this strip.

Iron Annie

Warlord, March 31st 1979. The story of a souped-up Junkers 52 (check out the anti-tank guns slung underneath the wings). Illustrated by Mike Dorey. During the mid-seventies there was a new trend in British comics of portraying war from the 'enemies' point of view. I think it began in IPC's Action with Hellman of Hammer Force (again drawn, initially, by MD). Check out The Sevenpenny Nightmare site for information.

Hellman

Art by Mike Dorey from Battle-Action 1st July 1978. Mike Dorey was a great action/adventure artist who worked regularly for both IPC and DC Thomson during his career. Just look at the texture he applies to the art.