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''' | '''Arthur Bruce Cornwell''' was one of the contributing artists for ''[[The Dalek Book]]'' and ''[[The Dalek World]]''. | ||
His ''Dalography of Skaro'' and parts of the ''Dalek War Machines'' feature were redrawn by [[John Woods]] for ''[[The Dalek Pocketbook and Space Travellers Guide]]''. | His ''[[The Dalography of Skaro (feature)|The Dalography of Skaro]]'' and parts of the ''[[The Dalek War Machines (feature)|The Dalek War Machines]]'' feature were redrawn by [[John Woods]] for ''[[The Dalek Pocketbook and Space Travellers Guide]]''. | ||
He was born in Canada in 1920 to British parents, and raised in the United States. He studied at Regent Street Polytechnic in London and the Académie Julian in Paris, and served in the [[Merchant Navy]] during the [[Second World War]]. | |||
In the late 1940s he was working as a magazine and technical illustrator when he responded to an ad that turned out to be for the ''[[Eagle (magazine)|Eagle]]'' comic. He joined Frank Hampson's studio to work on [[Dan Dare]], specialising in technical matters such as buildings, machinery and spaceships. He objected to the long working hours Hampson demanded of his assistants, and left during the first storyline. He returned in 1953, at Hampson's request, to replace [[Eric Eden]], who had been sacked for objecting to the same heavy workload. The work again became too much for him and began affecting his health, and he quit again when Hampson refused him some time off. He returned again in 1960, after Hampson's studio had been disbanded, assisting Don Harley from scripts by Eden, until 1962. He also created illustrations, including cutaways of spaceships, for Dan Dare annuals, and was the model for the villain Dr Blasco. | |||
Other contributions he made to the ''Eagle'' include "Ships Through the Ages" and cutaway illustrations on nautical subjects, as well as "Tommy Walls" advertising strips. He drew "Sammy in Space", with Desmond Walduck, for ''Swift'', "Space Captain Jim Stalwart" for the ''Junior Mirror'', "Danny Dare", with Leo Baxendale, for ''Wham!'', and "Journey into Space", taking over from Ferdinando Tacconi, for ''Express Weekly''. He also worked in book illustration, advertising and commercial art. In later years his work appeared in the Dan Dare fanzine ''Spaceship Away''. He died on 2 March 2012. | |||
== ''The Dalek Book'' == | == ''The Dalek Book'' == | ||
=== Comics === | === Comics === | ||
* ''[[The Humanoids]]'' | * ''[[The Humanoids (comic story)|The Humanoids]]'' | ||
* ''[[Monsters of Gurnian]]'' | * ''[[Monsters of Gurnian (comic story)|Monsters of Gurnian]]'' | ||
=== Prose === | === Prose === | ||
* ''[[Red for Danger]]'' | * ''[[Red for Danger (short story)|Red for Danger]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Small Defender]]'' | * ''[[The Small Defender (short story)|The Small Defender]]'' | ||
=== Features === | === Features === | ||
* ''Dalek War Machines'' | * ''''[[The Dalek War Machines (feature)|The Dalek War Machines]]'' | ||
* ''The Dalography of | * ''[[The Dalography of Skaro (feature)|The Dalography of Skaro]]'' | ||
== ''The Dalek World'' == | == ''The Dalek World'' == | ||
=== Comics === | === Comics === | ||
* ''[[Treasure of the Daleks]]'' | * ''[[Treasure of the Daleks (comic story)|Treasure of the Daleks]]'' | ||
=== Prose === | === Prose === | ||
* ''[[Manhunt]]'' | * ''[[Manhunt (short story)|Manhunt]]'' | ||
=== Features === | === Features === | ||
* ''Strange to Tell'' | * ''[[Strange to Tell... According to the Daleks (feature)|Strange to Tell... According to the Daleks]]'' | ||
== External links == | |||
{{iwx|Bruce Cornwell|wiki=ukcomics|wiki name=UK Comics Wiki}} | |||
{{NameSort}} | {{NameSort}} | ||
[[Category:Illustrators | [[Category:Illustrators]] | ||
[[Category:Comic artists]] | [[Category:Comic artists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:26, 8 December 2024
Arthur Bruce Cornwell was one of the contributing artists for The Dalek Book and The Dalek World.
His The Dalography of Skaro and parts of the The Dalek War Machines feature were redrawn by John Woods for The Dalek Pocketbook and Space Travellers Guide.
He was born in Canada in 1920 to British parents, and raised in the United States. He studied at Regent Street Polytechnic in London and the Académie Julian in Paris, and served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War.
In the late 1940s he was working as a magazine and technical illustrator when he responded to an ad that turned out to be for the Eagle comic. He joined Frank Hampson's studio to work on Dan Dare, specialising in technical matters such as buildings, machinery and spaceships. He objected to the long working hours Hampson demanded of his assistants, and left during the first storyline. He returned in 1953, at Hampson's request, to replace Eric Eden, who had been sacked for objecting to the same heavy workload. The work again became too much for him and began affecting his health, and he quit again when Hampson refused him some time off. He returned again in 1960, after Hampson's studio had been disbanded, assisting Don Harley from scripts by Eden, until 1962. He also created illustrations, including cutaways of spaceships, for Dan Dare annuals, and was the model for the villain Dr Blasco.
Other contributions he made to the Eagle include "Ships Through the Ages" and cutaway illustrations on nautical subjects, as well as "Tommy Walls" advertising strips. He drew "Sammy in Space", with Desmond Walduck, for Swift, "Space Captain Jim Stalwart" for the Junior Mirror, "Danny Dare", with Leo Baxendale, for Wham!, and "Journey into Space", taking over from Ferdinando Tacconi, for Express Weekly. He also worked in book illustration, advertising and commercial art. In later years his work appeared in the Dan Dare fanzine Spaceship Away. He died on 2 March 2012.
