EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 16 © 2016 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

1 Cover Image: Neal Adams Illustrators The Book Palace Jubilee House Bedwardine Road Crystal Palace London SE19 3AP Email: IQ@bookpalace.com Web: www.bookpalace.com Contact GW: gw@bookpalace.com Tel: 020 8768 0022 (From overseas +44 20 8768 0022) Publisher: Geoff West Editor & Art Director: Peter Richardson Deputy Editor: Diego Cordoba Layouts for the Paul Slater Feature by Diego Cordoba Consultant Editor: David Ashford Featured Writers: Peter Stone, Diego Cordoba, Leif Peng, David Ashford Website: Paul Tanner Subscriptions & Distribution: David Howarth Advertising: IQ@bookpalace.com ISSUE SIXTEEN EDITORIAL The opinions expressed in illustrators are those of the writers, and are not necessarily those of the editor and publishers. The accuracy of the authentication of all images is the responsibility of the contributors. CONTENTS 2 Peter Stone tells the story of one of the most influential artists working in comic books. 94 34 The art of the absurd—Diego Cordoba on a master painter with a surreal sense of fun. Paul Slater Neal Adams 78 Cecil Glossop Join Leif Peng as he draws back the drapes on the work of an inspirational Canadian illustrator. 62 Will Davies The Bookshelf Splice the mainbrace and batten down the hatches! David Ashford on a doyen of boy's adventure art. 92 Mort Künstler If you think the bear from the 'Revenant' was scary check out this page! I still recall my first encounter with Neal Adams' work, it was in the pages of a comic called Strange Tales which featured the adventures of a recently deceased quasi-superhero come trapeze artiste named Deadman . A lot of digging was required to find the comic on the Thorpe and Porter spinner rack, but once I saw Neal's work I was hooked. That was in 1967 and in the intervening 50 years a lot has happened. But as Peter Stone reveals, Neal's art has retained its dynamism, despite the changes within the industry that he entered all those years ago. There is something delightfully engaging about Paul Slater's work. As Diego Cordoba's feature reveals—Paul's zany surrealism is powered by a love of English eccentricity, which is coupled with a masterful command of painting and underpinned by an exceptional draughtsmanship. This places him firmly in the premier league of image makers. A fact that is reflected by a client list that has included celebrity chefs, major advertisers and prestigious newspapers. Will Davies was an illustrator that was off our radar until our friend and noted champion of truly great illustration, Leif Peng, introduced us to the man that at one stage in his career, was described as "Canada's highest paid illustrator". You will see why when you read Leif 's feature. Cecil Glossop is a name you may not be familiar with, but in the 1930s, when Britain was still a colonial power and aircraft and automobiles were still in their comparative infancy, Glossop's work was firing the imaginations of British schoolboys with depictions of derring-do. With a major retrospective on the art of Mort Kűnstler in the offing, we are going to share with you an illustration that still conveys a frisson of genuine terror every time you look at it. Scarier even, than the slobbering behemoth that Leonardo DiCaprio had to wrestle with in The Revenant . With some super suggestions for inspirational autumn reads and a letter column of thought-provoking correspondence, we reckon you will have enough to occupy you through the lengthening nights. illustrators ISBN 978-1-907081-36-1 ISSN 2052-6520 Issue Number 16 Published Autumn 2016 Copyright © 2016 by The Book Palace Ltd. All text and artwork copyright is vested with the respective creators and publishers. None of the material within these pages may be reproduced without the written consent of illustrators or the aforementioned copyright holders. The images reproduced within these pages are for research purposes and all efforts have been made to ensure their historical accuracy. Illustrators is published quarterly Back issues £20 each plus postage 4 issue subscriptions UK £55 POST FREE includes 4 free digital issues EU/USA £70 POST FREE includes 4 free digital issues ROW £75 POST FREE includes 4 free digital issues Available in the USA from budplant.com Trade Orders : IQ@bookpalace.com Printed in China by Prolong Press Ltd 96 Have your say. Letters Foundations, creations and frustrations in our latest book reviews.