RUPERT — The Daily Express Annual (Review)

Rupert Annual (Review)

Now this is a nostalgic book for me, admittedly, I never actually read the comic strips but i remember loving the television show that aired in the 90s as a child! I was thrilled when I pulled this off the shelf and saw the cover had this familiar bear with his signature red sweater and scarf. The spine has no writing since the front and back is actually one long illustration, just as the end pages inside the book are.

Printed in Great Britain, Published by Express Newspapers LTD in 1982. This book originally cost $6.95 (Canadian) and still seems to retain its rich colours from print. Illustrated by John Harrold, John worked on Rupert the Bear stories for the daily express for over 30 years. John preferred to work at night when there was less interruptions and produced his first Rupert annual cover in 1978 along with other content and worked right up untill 2007 as the official Rupert artist.

Reference:

The Followers of Rupert Bear (Rupert Bear)

http://rupertbear.co.uk/creators-and-illustrators_11.html

The Silver Surfer By Moebius (and Stand Lee) (Informational)

The Silver Surfer By Moebius (and Stand Lee)

The Silver Surfer

Published in 1988 by Epic Comics and Marvel, this book is designed just as well as the illustrations are drawn. The sleeve is of course a beauty colour with metallic print around the Silver Surfer logo. Under the sleeve there is an embossing with a silver foil. As well the illustrations and perspectivism throughout the whole book with Galactus make it really awesome and I can't believe I haven't seen more of Moebius's stuff before this! I would say this is one of my favourite finds so far.

Moebius

Moebius Aka Jean Giraud was a French comic book artist who's unique sci-fi perspective had profound influence on graphic novels such as "Alien", "Tron", "Avatar", and more. Mr. Giraud went by the pen name Moebius and was a source of national pride for France. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Jack Lang, the French minister of culture, told reuters that Mr. Giraud's work "made him the figurehead of this unique art form in France."

Image from http://animationroadshow.blogspot.ca/2012/03/jean-giraud-aka-moebius-passes-away-at.html

Reference:

Jean Giraud, the Comic-Book Artist Known as ‘Moebius,’ Dies at 73 (The New York Times)

By: Vitello, Paul. retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/books/jean-giraud-the-comic-book-artist-moebius-dies-at-73.html?_r=0