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Heros the Spartan
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272 pages, Hardcover
First published August 10, 2013
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Frank Bellamy
54 books1 followerFrank Bellamy was a British comics artist, best known for his work on the Eagle comic, for which he illustrated Heros the Spartan and Fraser of Africa. He reworked its flagship Dan Dare strip.
He also drew Thunderbirds in a dramatic two-page format for the weekly comic TV Century 21. He drew the newspaper strip Garth for the Daily Mirror. His work was innovative in its graphic effects and sophisticated use of colour, and in the dynamic manner in which it broke out of the then-traditional grid system.
He also drew Thunderbirds in a dramatic two-page format for the weekly comic TV Century 21. He drew the newspaper strip Garth for the Daily Mirror. His work was innovative in its graphic effects and sophisticated use of colour, and in the dynamic manner in which it broke out of the then-traditional grid system.
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October 29, 2023
Limited to 720 copies worldwide, this deluxe hardcover has made me a convert to The Church of Bellamy. Once you see the light you too will begin hunting down all of these expensive, obscure British books. I have quite a collection of them going now. Kill me.
Heros The Spartan is, obviously, a Spartan from Rome. His adventures see him encountering Jackal-Men, sea serpents, armies of giants, monsters, pagan god cults, and Druids while taking him as far as Libya. This is incredible fantasy stuff. Being British, there is way more violence than American comics would allow at that time. You know what I really loved about this strip? The complete lack of humor and snark. No crappy one-liners, no self deprecation or any of that other crap. Those things have helped ruin comics.
Bellamy's artwork is breathtaking. It is honestly quite distracting. I would have to pore over each double-page spread strip, read it, and then go back and gawk for a while. It took me six months to finish this book because of that. This is high adventure that is also high art. This strip belongs on walls in museums.
Heros The Spartan is, obviously, a Spartan from Rome. His adventures see him encountering Jackal-Men, sea serpents, armies of giants, monsters, pagan god cults, and Druids while taking him as far as Libya. This is incredible fantasy stuff. Being British, there is way more violence than American comics would allow at that time. You know what I really loved about this strip? The complete lack of humor and snark. No crappy one-liners, no self deprecation or any of that other crap. Those things have helped ruin comics.
Bellamy's artwork is breathtaking. It is honestly quite distracting. I would have to pore over each double-page spread strip, read it, and then go back and gawk for a while. It took me six months to finish this book because of that. This is high adventure that is also high art. This strip belongs on walls in museums.
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