EXTRACTS: Illustrators Issue 5 © 2013 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

93 FACING PAGE: The introductory section of Frank Bellamy’s Heros the Spartan , includes an interview with Bellamy that was conducted by Dez Skinn and Dave Gibbons in 1973 and remains the most comprehensive interview conducted with the artist. ABOVE: Every spread of the original serialisation of Bellamy’s Heros has been painstakingly scanned and restored, so that the pages of the comic look as fresh as the day they were originally published. LEFT: Each of Bellamy’s Heros stories include a brief introduction, which helps the reader contextualise the overall work. ● Frank Bellamy’s Heros the Spartan Limited edition of 600 copies. Hard Cover. 272 pp £95.00. Leather Cover edition of 120 copies. Hard Cover. 296 pp £265.00.