a christmas card from artist paul mccaffrey

Merry Christmas and happy new year, Woodsy!

Moonbase Central continues to be one of my

favourite blogs – I check it every day!

(Thanks for the mentions, by the way.)

I don't know if you've come across it but

I've done a comic series this year:

Anno Dracula 1895: Seven Days In Mayhem.

It's written by Kim Newman.

Cheers

Paul McCaffrey

PROJECT SWORD SOLDIER ILLUSTRATIONS 1968 - 2014

PROJECT SWORD ILLUSTRATIONS:

SWORD SOLDIERS

THEN AND NOW

1968 - 2014

Top: from The Clue TV21 #171

Artist: Ron Embleton

Writer: Angus Allan

April 28th 1968

[ central double-spread seam touched up by me ]

Picture from the Woodsy Collection

Bottom: from The Ring of Fire TV21 #243

Artist: Paul McCaffrey

Writer: Shaqui Le Vesconte

 October 2014

Picture courtesy of Coroflot

MOONBASE VIDEO: TV21 ARTISTS RON TURNER AND PAUL McCAFFREY: FROM SPACE ACE TO PROJECT SWORD

My latest video takes a look at two TV21 artists. One modern, one legendary. Both brilliant!

Paul McCaffrey was first introduced to Moonbase Central readers a few months back, when we initially discussed his planned illustration for the first Project SWORD story in just under 40 years. Paul's fabulous drawing was published as part of the new TV21 in October.

Ron Turner needs no introduction and will be well-known to readers as TV21's master illustrator of futuristic vehicles. Enthusiast John Lawrence has lovingly re-printed Ron's Space Ace strips from the late Fifties in a series of books. Pictured below, volume 3 is a gorgeous book and available now. Interested readers should contact John at 
spaceace.54@virginmedia.com

Which are your favourite Ron Turner strips readers?

Video notes: 

please excuse the bright reflection on some of the material I'm looking at. Its my desk lamp! 

I'm also unfamiliar with videoing comics and annuals so I hope the side view works OK.

Please let me know.

NEW PROJECT SWORD STORY AND ILLUSTRATION OUT NOW!

The new TV21 #243 is available now from NETWORK. It contains a new Project SWORD story and illustration, the first since 1968! It forms part of a limited edition box set of Anderson goodies, the highlight of which is the new documentary FILMED IN SUPERMARIONATION.

Let me know if your lucky enough to get one!

NEW PROJECT SWORD STORY ILLUSTRATION ARTIST

Image: Paul McCaffrey, ScarComics

The new Project SWORD story illustration will be drawn by Paul McCaffrey, pictured above. The illustration will form part of a newly commissioned TV21 to accompany a Limited edition Blu Ray Box Set, "Filmed in Supermarionation".

I have contacted Paul and unfortunately due to contractual reasons he was not able to tell us any more. He does read the blog though! We'll just have to wait until October for the first official TV21 Project SWORD artwork since Malcolm Stoke's drawing shown here for the final story "The End of the Beginning", 15th March 1969 [I have the full story and will post it next March near the date it appeared in 1969].

For more info about Paul go to COROFLOT.

Image: TV21, Malcolm Stokes