Illustrators Special SC (2017-Present Book Palace) comic books 2016-2018

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Spanish Arts!" Jordi Bernet: Son of a cartoonist Bernet created the comics' industry greatest anti-hero, the gangster Torpedo. Luis Garcia Mozos: The artist who brought to the fore a unprecedented realism into comics. Esteban Maroto: Known for his brawny barbarians and sultry maidens, we take a tour through this artist's fantastic world. Jose "Pepe" Gonzalez: How a love of drawing beautiful women transformed a young street urchin into the foremost delineator of the most iconic female in comics history. Sanjulian: While not a favored medium for this artist his comic art would scale the greatest heights when revealed to an international audience. Enric: He was the premier Vampirella artist of the 1970s but there are many more beautiful women to found in his work. Josep Toutain: The man who brought all these artists and many more together and promted their work worldwide. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "War is Hell!" This is the second illustrators Special, devoted to the Italian artists from the D'Ami agency who drew breathtaking covers and art for British comics in the 1950s to 1970s, particularly War, Battle and Air Ace Picture Library art. Nothing before has been written about these highly talented artists and this special is packed with dramatic cover art scanned directly from the originals. As well as building into an indispensable reference library, illustrators gives readers an insight into the creative process, from idea to sketch to painting, and from painting to the image seen by millions. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Art of Don Lawrence!" This is the third illustrators Special, this one devoted to the illustrations and comic strip art of Don Lawrence. He is regarded as one of the truely greats of British comic strip art and there has never been a book devoted to his whole career. The volume has examples of his wonderful illustrations from Look and Learn, Ranger, and Once Upon a Time as well as comic strips Karl the Viking, Olac the Gladiator, The Trigan Empire, and Storm. Packed with breath-taking western art, adventure art and fantasy art. Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.