Lawless 2024 - the photos, part 5

Hard to believe it's another 7 months to Lawless, boo! While we're waiting for the time to pass here's part 5 of my photos from Lawless 2024. 

Part 1 (the artists) was here

Part 2 - 2000AD art was here

Part 3 - more 2000AD art was here

Part 4 - vintage British comic art was here

and now some more vintage British comic art...all from the collection of David Roach

top - Ian Kennedy artwork

bottom - Joe Colquhoun artwork

top - Romero artwork

bottom - Solano Lopez artwork

new from Book Palace books - part 1

Book Palace books have announced some new reprint volumes - here are the details of the first 2 books...

Glorious collection of four complete swashbuckling stories

The Scottish Chiefs
Thriller Picture Library #58 published March 1954
Art by Reg Bunn, cover art by Sep Scott
based on the book by Jane Porter

Under the Golden Dragon: The Story of the Norman Conquest
Thriller Picture Library #132 published May 1954
Art by Patrick Nicolle, cover art by WR Calvert
Written by Michael Butterworth

The Picture of Dorian Grey
Thriller Picture Library #148 published November 1956
Art by Robert Forrest, cover art by Sep Scott
Written by Leonard Matthews, after the novel by Oscar Wilde

The Three Musketeers and the Prince of Peril
Thriller Picture Library #183 published August 1957
Art by John Millar Watt, cover art by Enrico de Seta
Written by Leonard Matthews and G Allman, after the novel by Alexandre Dumas

Authors: Michael Butterworth, Leonard Matthews, G Allman, Jane Porter
Artists: Reg Bunn, Patrick Nicolle, Robert Forrest, John Millar Watt
Publisher: Book Palace Books, due late 2020
Number of pages: 272
Format: Flexi Cover; Black & White illustrations
Size: 6" x 8" (165mm x 215mm)
ISBN: 9781913548049


Next volume is...

Complete stories featuring the exhilarating piratical art of Philip Mendoza, Reg Bunn, Robert Forrest and John Millar Watt.

More details to follow.

Artists: Philip Mendoza, Reg Bunn, Robert Forrest, John Millar Watt
Publisher: Book Palace Books, due Summer 2020
Number of pages: 272
Format: Flexi Cover; Black & White illustrations
Size: 6" x 8" (165mm x 215mm)
ISBN: 9781907081910

Spider & Steel Claw reprints announced!

Dropping through people's letterboxes from today is the Smash! special...

It's US comic sized (rather than, say, over-sized like holiday specials used to be) and looks to have a lot of great strips, however my eye was mainly caught by this advert...

...it's the advert people have been waiting a long time for - finally some Steel Claw and Spider reprint volumes from The Treasury of British comics - roll on February 2021!

The Spider versus the sinister 7 - original art for sale

I've just spotted this great auction piece online...it's described as 
THE SPIDER VERSUS THE SINISTER SEVEN (1967) - (5 in Lot) REG BUNN ORIGINAL ARTWORK - LION COMIC 2nd December 1967 - 5 x Pages - A rare opportunity to purchase a complete five page The Spider story that appeared in the British Lion Comic published on 2nd December 1967 featuring the distinctive artwork of REG BUNN - Ink over 'blue' pencil on board with each board measuring (20" x 16" - 51 x 40.5 cm) - Flat/Unfolded - Very Fine plus (Black & White)

and it's for sale here and the auction estimate is £800-£1,200 for these 5 bautiful pages in Reg Bunn's distinctive style...the auction is ending today/tomorrow so hurry!