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Dan Dare.

Dan Dare was originally drawn by two of the greatest illustrators ever to work in British Comics. Frank Hampson his original artist, and then Frank Bellamy.

If you don't know Frank Bellamy's work, please take a couple of minutes to google him and look, you won't regret it. In my opinion, quite simply, the finest artist ever to work in the medium.

Frank Bellamy was also the reason I wanted to draw comics, but in a slightly odd way. He was born in exactly the same town I was, on exactly the same day. Oddness.

Dan Dare flew spaceships, saved planets and smoked a pipe. It just doesn't get cooler than that.
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*ArtisOneofThem Oct 23, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Yes!! Somebody who knows who Frank Bellamy is, and not only that, someone who loves who work!
I found out about him almost two years ago after happening upon his complete works of the Robin Hood series. Needless to say, I was hooked with his art, and got me to want to do a graphic novel. I love how he draws hands and faces!
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*JonathanWyke Oct 26, 2012   General Artist
Frank Bellamy is my artistic hero, and the reason I started to draw. I was born on the same date and in the same place as him, and for my entire art-school career drew with the same nib he used. A little obsessed :)

I think Heros the Spartan is my favorite strip he drew, but Dare has to be close.
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*ArtisOneofThem Oct 26, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hmm...I haven't seen those, I'm going to have to look them up!
Thanks.
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~boosterjones1999 Mar 17, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Sorry to bother you but I have just put up a short fanfiction about Dan Dare, and I would like to have some fead back please.

Spread the word if you can please.

Spaceship Away!

P.S. Good Job on the artwork by the way
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=Cyberborg Feb 29, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Nicely Done!!
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*JonathanWyke Mar 12, 2012   General Artist
Thanks!
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~Ragnaroker Feb 29, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Very good stuff! I've definitely heard of Bellamy, but I do need to look into his stuff as I'm not as familiar as I want to be.
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*JonathanWyke Mar 12, 2012   General Artist
Thanks. Bellamy was a wonder - he did a Roman strip that was just astonishing.
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*gph-artist Feb 27, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
I wanted to do a Dan Dare piece but felt at odds that I would never pull off the vintage feel of the character; I figured you'd nail it... and you did.

I'll just pretend that my piece would have been as slick as yours...
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*JonathanWyke Feb 28, 2012   General Artist
Cheers mate - it hit all my loves really. The shading on his forehead, moving down across his face is really ripped off directly from Bellamy, that's what works on it I think.
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