Earthspace promotional poster

A rare poster for Earthspace - this strip ran in 1978 in the Evening News as a 'Lance McLane' (not Jeff Hawke!). It's currently up for sale on ebay here with a buy it now price of £50 (or you can make an offer). The strip was by Jeff Hawke creator Sydney Jordan.

See notes here and here for publication details.

Catawiki original comic art auction - ends Thur 3 Feb 2022

This auction closes tonight, good luck if you're bidding!

An absolutely  bumper week for British comic art highlights c/o of the latest Catawiki auction of (British) comic art so let's crack on...

From the pen of Don Lawrence comes this page from the Trigan Empire story 'The Imposter' (1971)

This page by Edward Kearon showing 'Robot Archie and the mole men' (1964)

An 'Andy Capp' strip by Reg Smythe

A Bill Lacey page from 'Eagles over the Western front'

A Jesus Blasco 'Steel Claw' page from Valiant 24th May 1967

This Bill Mevin page 'The Herbs' from Pippin (issue 314)

This Glenn Fabry 'Preacher' sketch

This Reg Parlett page from 'Billy Bunter' (1971)

This Sydney Jordan 'Jeff Hawke' strip from 1973

This Enrique Badia Romero piece of 'Modesty Blaise' art

Catawiki original comic art auction - ends Thur 3 Feb 2022

An absolutely  bumper week for British comic art highlights c/o of the latest Catawiki auction of (British) comic art so let's crack on...

From the pen of Don Lawrence comes this page from the Trigan Empire story 'The Imposter' (1971)

This page by Edward Kearon showing 'Robot Archie and the mole men' (1964)

An 'Andy Capp' strip by Reg Smythe

A Bill Lacey page from 'Eagles over the Western front'

A Jesus Blasco 'Steel Claw' page from Valiant 24th May 1967

This Bill Mevin page 'The Herbs' from Pippin (issue 314)

This Glenn Fabry 'Preacher' sketch

This Reg Parlett page from 'Billy Bunter' (1971)

This Sydney Jordan 'Jeff Hawke' strip from 1973

This Enrique Badia Romero piece of 'Modesty Blaise' art

Catawiki auction ending tonight!

Good luck if you're bidding on any of these itens...

Plenty of (British) comic art to choose from at the latest Catawiki auction. Lots are as follows:

An Edward Kearon Robot Archie page from 1964's "Robot Archie and the mole-men" (from Lion)

Here's a Leslie Otway page from Princess (1965)

Here's a Reg Smythe Andy Capp strip

Here's a Peter Jackson illustration from Treasure (1970)

Here's a David Wright Carol Day strip

Here's a Jeff Hawke strip by Sydney Jordan

Here's s piece by Romero showing Axa

Catawiki auction ending Thur 9th Dec 2021

Plenty of (British) comic art to choose from at the latest Catawiki auction. Lots are as follows:

An Edward Kearon Robot Archie page from 1964's "Robot Archie and the mole-men" (from Lion)

Here's a Leslie Otway page from Princess (1965)

Here's a Reg Smythe Andy Capp strip

Here's a Peter Jackson illustration from Treasure (1970)

Here's a David Wright Carol Day strip

Here's a Jeff Hawke strip by Sydney Jordan

Here's s piece by Romero showing Modesty Blaise

Sydney Jordan & Jeff Hawke at the Cartoon Museum, 21st Oct 2021

Last Thursday (21st October 2021) saw the Cartoon Museum play host to a one-off evening devotes to the art of Sydney Jordan - the artist behind the renowned newspaper strip Jeff Hawke.

You can read a full write up here

Here are my photos from the evening...

From an abandoned project in 1960

From an abandoned strip for a children's comic

early newspaper strip artwork

From an abandoned strip for a children's comic

From an abandoned strip for a children's comic

early work

early work

early work

early work

Steve Marchant (of the Cartoon Museum) and Sydney himself