THE ULTIMATE BEANO SUMMER SPECIAL #1 - NOW ON SALE!

Images copyright D.C. THOMSON & Co., Ltd

Exclusive to WH SMITH and on sale now is this colour-packed

celebration of 60 years of DENNIS The MENACE, priced at £4.99.

Comprised of 68 pages (including cardboard covers) and containing some

of the best Dennis strips from BEANO Summer Specials down through the

years, it also includes famous characters like LITTLE PLUM, The BASH

STREET KIDS, BIFFO The BEAR and quite a few others.  With artwork

by DAVEY LAW, DUDLEY D. WATKINS, ROBERT NIXON and the

usual stable of artists.  All in all, a nice little collectors' edition which is

sure to appeal to everyone, from innocent little kids full of the joys

of life, to overweight slapheads who have never had a girlfriend.

PRESENTING: KID ROBSON'S ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART ONE...

Pencil drawing of Iron Man #150 cover

I received an email recently asking why I didn't feature any of
my own art on my blog.  Obviously someone hasn't been paying
attention, but to save anyone who's interested from having to wade
through the archives, here's the first part of an 'omnibus' selection of
a few pieces.  Some of it is over 30 years old (and pre-dates my pro-
fessional career), so please be gentle.  Click on picture, then click
on result for enlarged viewing.

For Part Two, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART TWO...

Unused fanzine cover

For Part Three, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART THREE...

Pencil drawing, drawn as a teenager

Fot Part Four, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART FOUR...

 Parody of Amazing Fantasy #15 splash page

For Part Five, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART FIVE...

'Unofficial' Desperate Dan strip

To see black & white copy, click here.

For Part Six, click here.

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART SIX...

Camping cartoon for poster, drawn as a teenager 

"Yawn! Wonder what kind of day it's going to be, Fred?"

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART SEVEN...

Photo of colour caricature

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART EIGHT...

B&W copy of unused colour advertisement

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART NINE...

Fanzine logo

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART TEN...

Unpublished pin-up

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART ELEVEN...

Pen & acrylic ink caricature

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART TWELVE...

Unfinished caricature at pencil stage

ARTWORK OMNIBUS - PART THIRTEEN...

Comic Strip Proposal

REPEATING - THE KID ROBSON ARTWORK 'OMNIBUS' EDITION...

 

Pencil drawing of Iron Man #150 cover

A good while back, I published an ARTWORK OMNIBUS of
various pieces I had lying around.  I wasn't happy with the way it was
laid out, so I reverted it to draft it and posted the pieces individually
instead.  However, I've recently managed to solve the layout problems
and, as originally intended, now present the artwork in one post to make
them easier to view.  Remember, some of these pics are over 30 years
old and pre-date my professional career- so please be kind.
(Updated June 11th, 2013.) 

Unused cover

Acrylic ink portrait

Parody of Amazing Fantasy #15 splash page

Acrylic ink caricature

Cartoon drawn in teenage years

Unused cartoon strip

Purchased but unpublished pin-up

Fanzine logo

B&W copy of unused colour advert proposal

Pen & acrylic ink caricature

Unfinished caricature at pencil stage

Comic strip idea

Pencil drawing done as a teenager

EVOLUTION OF A COMIC...

First there's the 'ashcan' edition, just to
secure the copyright...

Cover of the ashcan edition of Action Comics

Then the real cover of the actual first issue is
drawn, before a copy is sent for colouring...

The original cover artwork for Action
Comics #1 by Joe Shuster

Then the actual issue is published...

The published result - for only 10 cents

Then it goes on sale...

Where's the Tardis when you need it?  (Action Comics #1
at bottom-middle of photograph.)

Result?  History in the making.