We have a winner to the Artists' Quiz: TOAD! Well done, amphibious one! A nice mini Salvage Craft donated by Moonbase will wend it's way to you this week. Congrats!
The Questions from Andy B were:
1. Who designed the poster for the Gerry Anderson film Thunderbird 6?
2. Name the artist who took over Captain Condor from Ron Forbes in Lion comic in the 1960s?
3. What strip is he better known for illustrating?
4. Name the artist who created “Space Ace” in Lone Star comic & went on to do occasional work for TV21?
5. Which TV21 strip cartoon artist went on to illustrate work at the Prehistoric and Romano British Department of the British Museum?
And the Answers from TOAD were:
1. Frank Bellamy.
2. Geoff Campion.
3. Jason January, Space Cadet.
4. Ron Turner. 2066 extract pictured.
5. Eric Eden pictured.
Photograph of Eric Eden posing when he worked for the Dan Dare studio.
Eden was incorporated into an opening frame of a Dan Dare page as a blue-skinned “Atlantine” of Venus.
Frames from Eden’s Lady Penelope.
Pictures courtesy of Andy B
Some further notes by Andy B:
Ron Turner - Space Ace was his own creation, and featured a great variety of space ships. In TV21 he concluded The Daleks strip on the back page, but also worked on TV21 specials and in the annuals. Some of the illustrations on the future news page also seem to be his work.
Eric Eden - here I confess to a mistake - Eden worked in the Mediaeval and Later Department of the British Museum. His work can be seen in the volumes recording the extraordinary ship burial at Sutton Hoo. Eric Eden worked on The Daleks in TV21 and filled in on Zero X, but his best work was on Lady Penelope, where his skills at designing futuristic machinery are very evident. Eden had initially worked on Dan Dare, where he was responsible for the airbrush work and some of the hardware. Despite his skills at designing spaceships and the like, he disliked machinery, refusing to have a vacuum cleaner or washing machine in his home, and rarely using the telephone.
Well done, Toad, well deserved.
ReplyDeleteBeing a bit of a fan of vintage comics and artists, I remember attending an Eagle comic celebration at Southport art college some years back and spoke to Don Harley about his fellow artists.I mentioned Eric Eden, who attended Southport Art College .Don maintained that in his opinion although Eric Eden was a master with the airbrush he was never up to scratch on figure drawing!
With regard to another Dan Dare artist, Keith Watson , Don expressed admiration for his colour work considering that Keith was apparently colour blind!
Don also mentioned in passing that although he drew Thunderbirds in Countdown comic, he was first choice for regular artist on UFO , a position which eventually went to artist, Gerry Haylock.
To be honest, I'd never have won this if I hadn't seen Shaqui's answers already posted. I feel a bit of a cheat ...
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I won a miniature Salvage Craft, so I can live with that feeling! (grins)
Thanks for setting it, people.
Mike, I would love to have been in on that conversation you had with Don Harley!
Well done, Toad.
ReplyDeleteDon Harley is still about, although when I met him at a convention he constantly commented that "it was all so long ago, I don't really remember". Perhaps I was asking the wrong questions!
I gather Don Harley had no real interest in the SF strips he drew - it was just a job to him. My queries to him about his 'TV21' & 'Countdown' work went unanswered. :-(
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame, Shaqui, but whether or not he felt it was 'just a job' he was certainly interested in artwork. On our way to the art college all the guests and attendees took a detour to Southport's Atkinson Art Gallery which was holding an Eagle exhibition. Don stopped several times and commented with some authority on one or two classical pictures in the main gallery.
ReplyDeleteWith that in mind I would imagine that as a professional illustrator the quality of his artwork would be his primary interest and not necessarily the subject matter.