Dangerous Friend

 Martin Asbury's spot illustrations for a text story in Countdown annual 1972.

Kung Fu

 Art by Martin Asbury. From Look-In, 8th June, 1974.

Thin Lizzy

Kinda, sorta, comic art-related. I'm showing my age but I really miss LPs. You'd get a really cool cover with a big bit of art. If you're lucky, it's a gate-fold with something on the inside too? Maybe a lyric sheet or a poster or stickers? And even something unique on the record's label as well? I wasn't really a Lizzy fan when they were popular, but I remember the TV ads and seeing the posters in shops for the Adventures of Thin Lizzy compilation. The art below is provided by Martin Asbury. I pilfered these images from here:

I think the artist who's most remembered for his relationship with Thin Lizzy is Jim Fitzpatrick. In the following series of images you can see the comic influence in his work. I can see some nods to Jack Kirby, or maybe early Barry Smith? Also, some Phillipe Druillet?

Back in the day, a mate of mine had the Chinatown dragon painted on the back of his leather jacket, which looked pretty cool. He did it with Airfix model paints. Being enamel, the paint cracked over time but it gave the image an antiqued look which worked too.

The final image: an unused album cover. You can't get more comic-y than that can you?

Battlestar Galactica

First episode of a British version Of Battlestar Galactica. Colour art by Martin Asbury for Look-In, dated 10th October 1979. I love his use of texture and the way he portrays space behind Galactica in the opening frame.

 Here's a piece of original Asbury art from the same series.

Cover for the issue by Arnaldo Putzu. Some more covers here.

Kung Fu

Art by Martin Asbury. Look-in,  8th June 1974.

The Six Million Dollar Man

'We can rebuild him...' Or something like that. Art by Martin Asbury from Look-In dated 13th August 1977.

Original art

Over on the Comic Book Auctions site there's an interesting mix of original art for sale. I thought I'd put a few images up for you to peruse:

Ken Reid (above)

John Burns

Frank Bellamy. It's interesting how some artists go 'beyond the call of duty' with their art. That first frame would have looked perfectly fine with TB 2's shadow as a solid. But FB must have spent a while creating those squiggles to give the frame a bit of extra 'oomph'! Something extra for the eye to dwell on...

Mick Anglo

Martin Asbury. Anyone know how MA created that bubbly texture behind Apollo in frame one and the planet in the last frame? Would it be something like soap or washing up liquid mixed in with the colour?