Out Now: Lost Treasures from Hibernia Comics
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Hibernia's latest collection, 'Lost Treasures', features two complete stories by comic art masters John M Burns and Jesús Blasco.
The first story 'Children of the Stars' is a tale telling the adventures of the Zexton family, as they set out for a new life on the planet Alpha Nine. The story is wonderfully drawn in its entirety by the late John M Burns. As Colin Brown of the John M Burns Facebook art group puts it- "Children of the Stars is one of the best examples, (of his B&W work), being an artistic bridge between his first SF strip Space Family Robinson in 1966 and one of his most fondly remembered, Countdown in 1971."
The second strip featured is 'The Long Way Home,' drawn in its entirety by Spanish comic master Jesús Blasco, and it is one of his finest works. The Long Way Home charts two children's long odyssey to find their parents across the crumbling Roman empire in fourth-century Britain. Blasco's art on this story is simply amazing, some of the finest black and white artwork to be published in British comics.
"Each page, each panel, is a masterclass in black and white composition, something that was always there is his work of course, but reached its peak here. But of course, I don’t have to wax lyrical about how wonderful the strip is because, at last, you can read the whole thing here, collected at last. You’re in for a treat."
This particular collection from Hibernia is unique compared to their usual ones. However, it fits perfectly into their objective of bringing attention to lesser-known or overlooked gems in British comics. David McDonald has been eager to republish these two stories ever since he discovered them in old issues of Treasure.
Lost Treasures is a 92-page book, bound perfectly, printed in black and white. The book includes an introduction written by David McDonald, and a preface to "The Long Way Home" by David Roach, a comic artist and historian who details Blasco's work in British comics during the 1960s and 1970s.
This book is limited to 200 copies. Get the best-looking comic collection of 2024 while you can! Only available to buy here - comicsy.co.uk
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