tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post3815478324904480237..comments2024-03-18T17:48:11.856+00:00Comments on Frank Bellamy Checklist Website and Blog: Frank Bellamy and Barry Windsor-SmithNorman Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-80619068014049816412018-01-23T16:10:14.587+00:002018-01-23T16:10:14.587+00:00Well I think your contributions to these publicati...Well I think your contributions to these publications mentioned are sufficient for the moment!<br />Thanks for writing Jason, I shall watch these developments with interest. <br />NormanNorman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-8134438689475430752018-01-22T21:04:54.988+00:002018-01-22T21:04:54.988+00:00I'm not writing anything at the moment on the ...<br />I'm not writing anything at the moment on the UK artwork. Currently, just updating covers on the GCD via Nick, helping original art collectors/dealers with their unidentified material, and providing input to a few books being written on the topic (one by Rob Kirby on Marvel UK, another on David Hunt's career, by Lee Benaka). Did play around with starting a blog, but found it didn't suit me well. :) Have discussed some joint articles for Back Issue magazine, and have some other ideas to help disseminate my findings. We'll see what materializes...<br /> Jason Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388700907210962453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-2932886500755527292018-01-22T08:56:20.125+00:002018-01-22T08:56:20.125+00:00That could be because of me and when I PUBLISH com...That could be because of me and when I PUBLISH comments Kid, as you know Blogger needs constant care!Norman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-40947817565723405702018-01-21T19:07:39.536+00:002018-01-21T19:07:39.536+00:00Oops, didn't see Nick's additional comment...Oops, didn't see Nick's additional comment confirming it was Adkins when I typed the above.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-53935940808128218702018-01-21T16:09:41.780+00:002018-01-21T16:09:41.780+00:00Thanks a lot for the link Jason. It's amazing ...Thanks a lot for the link Jason. It's amazing to think Adkins knew Bellamy - sort of! How incredible to see this in such gorgeous detail. Any chance you're writing anything on the subject of the UK Marvel artwork?Norman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-42257492449712582522018-01-21T14:30:33.684+00:002018-01-21T14:30:33.684+00:00...and to Kid Robson His article is here...and to Kid Robson His article is <a href="http://kidr77.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/avengers-100-uk-edition.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> Norman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-89183963307009381742018-01-21T14:23:31.250+00:002018-01-21T14:23:31.250+00:00Thanks Nick (and Jason). I've updated the blog...Thanks Nick (and Jason). I've updated the blog article as some people don't look at comments!<br />NormanNorman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-46896807806606885272018-01-20T21:24:56.957+00:002018-01-20T21:24:56.957+00:00Hi Norman,
I've been working on a projects t...Hi Norman, <br /><br />I've been working on a projects the past couple of years to ID the British Marvel artists, and I can confirm what Nick and Bill surmised, that this splash page was penciled and probably inked by Dan Adkins. I know this via the original art, which has been for sale several times over the past 30+ years. You can see it at his link:<br /><br />https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/dan-adkins-conan-avengers-cover-original-art-marvel-uk-1975-/a/830-92100.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515<br /><br />JasonJason Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388700907210962453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-3687240561215121732018-01-19T12:14:23.564+00:002018-01-19T12:14:23.564+00:00Norman, I'm afraid my ol' memory is going....Norman, I'm afraid my ol' memory is going. I printed the splash page (along with the cover and other pages from Avengers #100) back in 2015. A reader called Gerry identified it as being by Dan Adkins and said he had a scan of the original art somewhere. If you type 'Avengers #100' into my blog's search box, you should be able to see the post and Gerry's comment. If you click on his avatar you'll find a link to his own blog, and you could leave a comment enquiring after the scan (if you're interested). Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-70891353695664759332018-01-18T21:31:31.513+00:002018-01-18T21:31:31.513+00:00Norman, My guess turned out to be correct. Per Jas...Norman, My guess turned out to be correct. Per Jason Schachter, who has done an extraordinary job tracking down credits for Marvel UK, Adkins is the artist, confirmed on the original art. A mystery solved! Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-34690982185006932142018-01-18T19:42:40.273+00:002018-01-18T19:42:40.273+00:00Hi Nick
Good to get your reply. Yes, I remember re...Hi Nick<br />Good to get your reply. Yes, I remember reading an article on 'swipes' in the 1970s and Adkins often came up!<br />While you're here I'd like to recommend to my bloggers your blog <a href="https://nick-caputo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/hidden-gems-in-marvel-reprints.html" rel="nofollow">Marvel Mysteries and Comics Minutiae</a>. It's a great read.<br />Thanks Nick<br />Norman<br />Norman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-66174607846182343352018-01-18T03:11:07.012+00:002018-01-18T03:11:07.012+00:00Hi Norman,
A very interesting article. Many Marve...Hi Norman,<br /><br />A very interesting article. Many Marvel US artists worked on the UK titles and often attempted to copy the artists styles that they were following. I'm not 100% certain but i'm inclined to lean towards Dan Adkins as possible artist and probable inker. Adkins was doing a lot of work for Marvel and assisted on the UK titles, plus he was known for swiping images from a variety of artists, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did the same here with Bellamy. Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-86335115615343892002018-01-16T21:39:21.012+00:002018-01-16T21:39:21.012+00:00Hi Kid, Good to hear from you. I can't take AN...Hi Kid, Good to hear from you. I can't take ANY credit for spotting this, it was David Jackson. He has hawk eyes! He's spotted some in Garth where FB uses poses over again too!<br />Thanks for the tip. <br />NormanNorman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-13715787899210482292018-01-15T08:40:37.948+00:002018-01-15T08:40:37.948+00:00Norman, fascinating article and well-done for spot...Norman, fascinating article and well-done for spotting that Bellamy swipe. You should ask Nick Caputo who the artist was as he usually knows his onions on all that sort of stuff. You'll find his blog (Marvel Mysteries and Comics Minutiae) in my blog list.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-78718368690382711952018-01-09T08:27:27.955+00:002018-01-09T08:27:27.955+00:00Thanks for that Bill. I know several of our regula...Thanks for that Bill. I know several of our regulars have commented in the past on Marvel UK and US artists' works, it always make interesting reading to discover what I spotted at the time but have subsequently forgotten!Norman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289256621546551155.post-54267862402168168472018-01-05T17:23:48.810+00:002018-01-05T17:23:48.810+00:00Hi Norman - these little insert pages always cause...Hi Norman - these little insert pages always caused confusion didn't they? I'm sure I saw a John Byrne page from UK Marvel Team-up reprints which even he couldn't remember if he had done. It seems there was a lot more input from the US than I previously thought with Marvel UK and US artists who needed a quick buck and who were in the bullpen at the time were often tapped to do the odd page or two, hence the early Starlin etc work on show but this is a puzzler indeed. My initial gut feeling is definitely Dan Adkins on inks over Mayerik on pencils as Dan would have smoothed out Val's "lumpiness" (for want of a better term)or even Marie Severin - but as a sideline I'm 99% sure the other 2 figures are swiped from Mike Noble in his Follyfoot days and of the 3 mentioned artists I Don't think Val or Marie would deliberately copy like that so could be 100% Dan Adkins I suppose as he was apparently well known for swiping from other artists. Also, John Buscema - at that time a Marvel superstar - was actively pushing Marvel to give work to neglected classic artists such as Don Heck so, given that Big John also did work for Marvel UK and that Adkins was one of the very few inkers John actually liked on his pencils I wouldn't be surprised if he was involved in getting the gig for Adkins.bill storienoreply@blogger.com