UK Greats . . .Part 2

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Here's the first page (of a 10-page feature) a friend of mine, Paul Holder, wrote for the Tomorrows' book TRUE BRIT - a Celebration of the Great Comic Book Artists of the UK . . .

 

A lot of this featured artist's works (that of Frank Bellamy) exist as full color (painted) art. For reasons of economy, a lot of the artwork reproductions are in b&w. At the end of this reprinted feature, I'll post some images of Bellamy color art . . .

 

And if you don't think strip-illustration exists outside of the USA, I suggest you tune-in to KK's latest guise to read more of the same old drivel . . .

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Okay, now for some examples of Frank Bellamy's original art (and if the work's reproduced in color, you're seeing the actual painted artwork - not a color guide) . . .

 

THE SHEPHERD KING episode

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MARCO POLO opening episode . . .

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DAN DARE opening episode from Bellamy's revamping of Spacefleet's uniforms and hardware . . .

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THUNDERBIRDS page (from the Gerry Anderson TV series) . . .

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HEROS THE SPARTAN episode . . .

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MONTGOMERY OF ALEMEIN Episode 11 (of an 18 episode serial). I regard this particular original as the finest piece of 'War' artwork in my OA collection . . .

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FRASER OF AFRICA episode . . .