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Title: Nothing But A Fan
Post by: paw broon on September 14, 2015, 09:15:48 AM

A friend of mine recently started a comics blog, and it is really worth a read.  Dealing mostly with British comics, he does have some nice insights because of his interest, curiosity and contacts with a number of creators.
https://nothingbutafan.wordpress.com/2015/06/27/hello-world/
Just so you all know, his taste and mine seldom match. Colin's into Commando and war comics as a major interest, while I have little time for them.  But despite that, I enjoy his posts and, like me, he is on a voyage of discovery. Please follow and I look forward to reading any comments you might care to write.

Title: Re: Nothing But A Fan
Post by: colcool007 on October 22, 2016, 09:34:37 PM

My latest post will interest those fans that enjoy Ian Kennedy's art style.

https://nothingbutafan.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/master-of-the-house/

Title: Re: Nothing But A Fan
Post by: paw broon on October 23, 2016, 04:10:07 PM

Well, who wouldn't be interested in that article? Eh?  Mr. Kennedy at work, a nice description of how he goes about it, and - The MEKON!
Lovely progression as the picture takes shape. 
The MEKON is one of the truly great villains in comics - even though you're not a big original Dan Dare fan, Col :o
 

Title: Re: Nothing But A Fan
Post by: colcool007 on October 23, 2016, 06:33:03 PM

That's true but I am a big Ian Kennedy fan so it was seriously enjoyable to watch the colouring process as it went from a ink drawing to a fully painted piece and did you notice the complete lack of having three hundred different colours?

That was amazing to see and worth every minute spent there.

Title: Re: Nothing But A Fan
Post by: K1ngcat on October 24, 2016, 10:32:14 AM

Impressive stuff.  My favourite product for colouring was photographic inks, from the halcyon days when people would hand-tint black & white photos. Sadly, as nobody does this any more, they seem to have gone out of production, which I suppose saves my B/W comic collection from the ravages of my paintbrush, probably a good thing.  ;)  Three tubes of acrylic, eh? That's how you separate the great from the commonplace.  Kudos, Mr Kennedy!

Title: Re: Nothing But A Fan
Post by: joeychips on November 07, 2016, 10:59:54 PM

Nothing But A Fan has some great reporting on hidden comics gems from a die-hard comics fan and collector. Thanks for sharing about this site.

Title: Re: Nothing But A Fan
Post by: paw broon on November 08, 2016, 05:56:17 PM

Colin has a new subject up now as he's looking into the British weekly, Warlord.  Worth a look:-
https://nothingbutafan.wordpress.com/2016/11/