EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 28 © 2019 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

1 ISSUE TWENTY-EIGHT EDITORIAL CONTENTS 2 The doyen of science-fiction illustrators whose whimsical humour also led to his being a MAD cover artist. 93 96 34 Working mainly with colour pencils this artist brings to life many classic children’s fairy tales. Yvonne Gilbert Frank Kelly Freas The digital artist whose movie posters for Mondo have captured the imagination of many fans. An amazing draughtsman whose influence has been felt in both animation and fantasy illustrations. 54 80 Laurent Durieux Heinrich Kley The Gallery From The Inside A sample from one the greatest sci-fi comic artists! Where did the superhero villain from the Avengers come from? 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 & Designer: Diego Cordoba Consultant Editors: Norman Boyd, David Ashford Feature Writers: Diego Cordoba, Norman Boyd Website: Paul Tanner Subscriptions & Distribution: David Howarth Advertising: ads@bookpalace.com illustrators ISBN 978-1-907081-82-8 ISSN 2052-6520 Issue Number Twenty-Eight Winter 2019 Copyright © 2019 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 Cover Image: Frank Kelly Freas We truly have an international issue this winter, beginning with American artist Frank Kelly Freas, the doyen of science-fiction illustrators. Kelly was an incrediWbly prolific and able artist, who was not only one of the premier illustrators of sci-fi pulps from the fifties, but also one of the first cover artists for MAD magazine. You might also remember him as the artist who painted the sixth album cover for rock band Queen. Coming from England, Yvonne Gilbert has illustrated everything from children’s books to postage stamps for the Royal Mail, and fairy-tales to record sleeves. Her artwork is mostly done with colour pencils and with such attention to detail that a moderately-detailed illustration takes her about a week to complete. Her originals are held in private collections including those of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the late H.R.H. Princess Margaret. Belgian illustrator Laurent Durieux has made a name for himself with his retro-style movie poster silkscreens resembling old engravings, although created and drawn on a computer! He has produced these posters for Mondo in the US, and his intricate designs have proven, aside of being aptly excecuted, that you can still work in an old-fashioned way using modern technology. We round up our features this issue with early last century’s most inspirational cartoonist, Heinrich Kley, a German artist who has been an influence on people as diverse as Frank Frazetta and the Disney animators. His pen and ink sketches would eventually be censored by the Third Reich regime, which led him afterwards to do paintings about the German metallurgy industry instead. And lastly, Norman Boyd tells us about the origin of the comic book appearing in an episode of the iconic series ‘The Avengers’ (not the Marvel superheroes but the classic British TV series). DC 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. 94 The Bookshelf Krazy Kat, sci-fi from the Fleetway Picture Library, and Japanese Gwendoline.