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Frank Bellamy and Fraser of Africa
Cropped photo from Eagle 26 November 1960Recently I watched the film Sanders Of The River starring Richard Todd. "While investigating the murder of a fellow police officer in Africa, ex-pat Inspector...
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Frank Bellamy for Italian fans
I have stuff sitting around and often think I must do something with these. Well today was a day off work - and we have voted to leave our colleagues in the European Union - so in the spirit of unity,...
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Original Art: Garth on eBay - 'The Angels of Hell's Gap' (J56) 1975
J56 Garth by Frank BellamyAnt Jones, the organiser of the Garth Facebook page has let me know that an original Garth strip drawn by Frank Bellamy is on eBay.The seller describes it like this:You are...
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NEWS UPDATE: Frank Bellamy Kettering Exhibition and unseen artwork
STOP PRESS@ See below for pictures of the Exhibition as it's assembled Frank Bellamy - Masai WarriorThe Alfred East Gallery, Kettering, which has previously run exhibitions of Frank Bellamy's artwork...
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Fans of Frank: Will Brooks and Frank Bellamy
Eagle 23 January 1960 Vol. 11:4, p1Original art scan thanks to ownerWill Brooks works with digital art and "is a freelance designer based in Cardiff Bay. His main work is Doctor Who-based, and...
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Frank Bellamy at Kettering exhibition ended.
I managed to get to the Comics Unstripped Exhibition at the Alfred East Gallery, Kettering previously mentioned a few weekends ago. I must apologise for the blurry photos. I must get in the habit of...
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Al Williamson and Frank Bellamy recycled
Bellamy's art on "Dan Dare"Eagle 7 Nov 1959 Vol.10 No38I recently saw a story drawn by Al Williamson, a great artist, on 'Groovy's' brilliant blog and remembered previously writing something on...
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Frank Bellamy and Star Trek
Thank you Gene Roddenberry! As it's the 50th anniversary I thought it was time we celebrated Star Trek. I remember the day I found out it was due to be broadcast in the UK. I was laying some newspaper...
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Frank Bellamy, inflation and crocodiles
During an email exchange with David Jackson last year, we were writing about Bellamy's other work in the Daily Mirror, illustrations for articles, and David said:Your mention of the "inflation"...
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Frank Bellamy and Dan Dare - Trip to Trouble!
Eagle 28 Nov 1959 Vol 10 No 41NOTE: Difference in artwork styles by Frank Bellamy, Don Harley,Gerald Palmer and Keith WatsonGUEST POST from David JacksonFrank Bellamy and Dan Dare - Trip to Trouble! In...
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Original Art: Garth on eBay - 'The Angels of Hell's Gap' (J61) 1975
Bill Storie let me know that an original Garth strip drawn by Frank Bellamy is on eBay.The seller describes it like this:This is a genuine artwork panel, drawn by the legendary British artust, Frank...
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Original Art: on eBay - Garth 'proofs' and Maasai warrior with earring
Maasai with earring by Frank BellamyThanks to Bill Storie for the alert. I STILL don't understand how my many Bellamy alerts don't pick some things up and I'd consider myself quite a search expert!Two...
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Fine Art vs COMIC ART
GUEST POST from my good friend David Jackson"Tiger face" by Frank BellamyA previous post, "Frank Bellamy at Kettering Exhibition ended", includes a photograph of a word-balloon wall plaque inscribed...
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Frank Bellamy and a T-Shirt Rocket Design (Part2)
MF2 USA T-shirt designWell! What a few weeks I've had! I've been dealing with family matters but Bill Storie certainly cheered me up by pointing me to this. Unbelievably we have another unseen Frank...
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Original Art for sale - Brett Million and the Ghost World
Boy's World 11 January 1964[Brett Million and ] The Ghost WorldRichard Farrell (who compiles the fun fanzine Andersonic on all things Gerry (and Sylvia) Anderson) alerted me to the fact Illustration...
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Frank Bellamy and Man about Town
I recently read the excellent book produced by a fellow blogger, A history of British magazine design by Anthony Quinn, otherwise known as the more-friendly Tony, on his blog, MagForum As a result I...
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Frank Bellamy and Fortunino Matania
I received a lovely Christmas present (you know who you are!) - well, two actually! Now I need to say, this is my blog and I always thought I'd stick to the precept it was about Bellamy and his work....
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CENTENARY ARTICLE: Frank Bellamy and Montgomery of Alamein
In May this year Frank Bellamy will have been 100 but or his early death So in honour of Kettering's most famous son I want to try to publish some longer articles with a few more pictures than usual....
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CENTENARY ARTICLE: Pop goes Bellamy with Disc!
Disc 25 May 19741974 was a busy year for Frank Bellamy. Marv Wolfman (of then Marvel Comics) wrote asking if Bellamy was interested in doing something for Marvel Comics, either black and white or...
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Original Art: Heros the Spartan at Heritage
Heros the Spartan, in Eagle 20 June 1964 Vol 15:25I love it when (surely) the biggest comic and illustration art auction house have a Bellamy artwork for sale as they are so generous in sharing hi-res...
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