To a lot of people this posting is going to be seen as a bit of a tease. Presently, my Mother is very unwell, so in the past six months (plus), I have had limited opportunities to be able to work on my comics and comic-related books. So many are in a half-completed state, that I have hardly had much time to work on them, let alone write much on this blog. So I thank you for your continued patience....
John Dixon's version of The Phantom; photograph of the painting by Glenn Ford; with thanks.
So, while you are waiting, I thought I should share this illustration by John Dixon that was passed on to me by Glenn Ford (one of the co-publishers of the Australian publishing house that releases The Phantom). Over the years I have written quite a few blogs critical of Frew, but for some time now I have wanted to praise them. Recently, they have been proactive in getting Australian Phantom tales in the public eye, and employing locals like Paul Mason and Jason Paulos to do so. I was so impressed, I even included some articles in Inkspot, the journal of the Australian Cartoonists Association that I edit!
Unedited Antonio Lemos illustration for the Autumn 2017 issue of INKSPOT
Recently, Glenn has also put me in touch with Andreas Eriksson, who has told me about John Dixon's work for the Swedish publisher Egmont. Whilst I knew John worked on the comic Agent X9, I had no idea to what extent -- until an email this morning! This is -- for me -- an exciting discovery! Apparently there were 16 stories illustrated by John that saw print, each totalling 22 pages each. When I have access and permission to reprint these stories, I'll include some illustrations here. In the meantime, I have to equally patient while I find out more....!
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