HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM

It's my brothers birthday today ,it's due to my brother that i draw comics ,he was the collector of comics

he drew comic strips which i enjoyed to watch and learn from when i was a very young boy,he would draw for his school's magazine called Blam!

I can still see him on the table in the bedroom with his nib pen and ink telling me not to jog the table while he was drawing .

he always checks my work or comments on the work ,he has the knack at always seeing the talent in comics and saying to me this guy is gonna be big and he's always right , he would have made a great talent scout or art editor for a company

thanks for your support and love bro and have a very special birthday!

so here's Jim's all time favourite artist and mine Frank Bellamy drawing my brothers favourite character Garth

JOHN M BURNS MASTER CRAFTSMAN OF COMIC STRIP ILLUSTRATION

For a terrific interview with John M Burns buy

TRUE BRIT
A CELEBRATION OF THE GREAT COMIC BOOK ARTISTS OF THE U.K
by TwoMorrow Publishing ISBN 1-893905-33-0 first published in 2004

John M Burns is a master craftsman who has inspired loads of artists and me in his long career as a strip illustrator ,his work has appeared in newspapers, comics, annuals, graphic novels

i have loved his work since i was a child when i first saw his work in a comic called Countdown in the early 1970's

his bold use of colour with his unmatched dynamic and beautiful figure drawing mixed with his creative flow of layouts and lighting hooked and thrilled me.

John works using inks and paint to great effect as these samples of his work show

Here is a selection of the brilliance of his work

ALL ART BY JOHN M BURNS
TRUE BRIT COVER BY BRIAN BOLLAND

JUDGE DREDD TWO PART STORY FOR SALE

Judge Dredd Lust in the dust two part story from 2000ad issues 1672 and 1673
12 pages of original black and white art is for sale drawn by me for £500

if interested email me : jhATjonhawardartDOTcom

so if your a Dredd fan who's always wanted to have a complete story in their collection here's your chance.

GARTH PICTURE FOR ALAN DAVIS 1995

Just seen this on Alan Davis's website

http://www.alandavis-comicart.com/ADCollection.html

another blast from the past in 1995 i drew this for Alan as a thank you piece as he was kind enough to draw a Garth picture for my brother who was very ill at the time with Thrombosis ,

my brother Jim is a huge Alan Davis fan.

I drew Garth as he's one of Alan's favourite strip characters
Garth was published in The Daily Mirror newspaper in the U.k several artists drew him but the version Alan likes best is the one drawn by Frank Bellamy
so i drew my picture in ''Bellamy'' style featuring characters from one of my favourite Garth stories by Bellamy ''The Bubble Man''

which is now being republished by Spaceship away magazine
coloured by John Ridgeway

GARTH COPYRIGHT MIRROR NEWSPAPER GROUP PLC 2010

SPIDER-MAN FRENCH ALBUM COLLECTIONS FEATURING MY WORK

Seems Panini France have brought out some french album collections of my Spectacular Spider-man work that i drew, i saw these covers on Amazon shame the creators of the work won't see any royalties or comp copies still nice to know my work is published in France the albums also feature art by Simon Williams,John Royle

the Fantastic Four cover was by John Royle not sure who drew the other two

WEIRD MONSTER PIC FOR CHARITY

Basilisco Chilote drawn By me for a charity project for my friend Christian Rodriguez, coloured by Nigel Dobbyn.

The Basilisco Chilote is a Chilean creature that is supposed to fed on the phlegm and saliva of the occupants of a house, causing them to dehydrate and die. Lovely!

WASTED ISSUE 4 OUT NOW TO BUY

Issue 4 of WASTED the adult humour magazine is now out to buy featuring a sexy cover by Dave Taylor (BATMAN JUDGE DREDD)
Priced £3.25
ISSN 1751-2522

inside three Tales of the Buddha before he got enlightened
strips by Alan Grant (JUDGE DREDD,BATMAN,LOBO) and drawn by me
LEGEND OF THE FISHGOD, COMPLAINT OF THE FISHGOD and THE TEN TASKS OF HERCULES

plus ADVENTURES IN SHERWEED FOREST ROBIN HEAD AND HIS MERRYWANA MEN
written by Alan Grant and drawn by me ,
I decided to draw this strip in a homage style to humour comic greats Ken Reid and R.T.Nixon who drew British humour kids comics that i read growing up in the U.K such titles as COR!, BUSTER, SHIVER AND SHAKE, MONSTER FUN, WHIZZER AND CHIPS.

All these stories where great fun to draw as they made me laugh all the time as i was drawing them
here's a few panels from the strips plus the cover by Dave Taylor

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RONNIE JAMES DIO R.I.P

very sad to read RONNIE JAMES DIO has died
one of the best rock singers of all time ,
a powerhouse artist who i enjoyed to hear on record and see play live
i hope there's a rainbow in heaven tonight
thanks for being part of my life

THE TEMPEST WINS BRONZE MEDAL AT THE 2010 IPPY AWARDS

CONGRATS to the team CLASSICAL another award to add to the c.v
we all worked very hard on this book so it's nice to get an award for all our efforts

Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary
Gold (tie): Hatter M: Mad With Wonder, by Frank Beddor (Automatic Pictures) and Ars Memoria: The Art of Memory, by Menton J. Matthews III (Prudentius Publishing)
Silver: The Vampire Conspiracy, by Marc Morgenstern and Adam Gorham (Five Strangers Press)
Bronze: The Tempest, by William Shakespeare (Classical Comics Ltd.)

JUDGE DREDD LUST IN THE DUST TWO PARTER FOR SALE

Judge Dredd Lust in the dust two part story from 2000ad issues 1672 and 1673
12 pages of original black and white art is for sale drawn by me for £500

if interested email me

so if your a Dredd fan who's always wanted to have a complete story in their collection here's your chance.

by the way just read the reviews from 2000ad review seems they liked the work

FRANK FRAZETTA R.I.P

very sad to hear that another of my artistic icon's has died the great Frank Frazetta words can't say how much his work has amazed me entertained me ,inspired me.

his work will never fade

there will always be new generations of art lovers who will discover his power and grace and beauty of his work...so many artists have tried to copy his style or approach but there is only one Frank Frazetta R.I.P sir

artwork FRANK FRAZETTA the Conan Artist

THE TEMPEST IN TWO AWARD FINALS

Just heard that THE TEMPEST graphic novel i drew for Classical Comics is in two award finals which is amazing

the IPPY'S INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS and the AEP Awards THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS so great news for team who worked on the book with me Gary Erskine, Nigel Dobbyn and John McDonald and the team at Classical and for U.K publishing ...will keep you posted