Collected in one volume for the first time! All of Frank Belamys legendary and elusive Robin Hood strips from the Swift. The artwork has been digitaly scanned and restored and the reproduction presents Bellamys art to stunning effect.

Collected in one volume for the first time since it's initial publication in 1956, all of Frank Bellamy's legendary and elusive King Arthur strips from the Swift. The artwork has been digitally scanned and restored and the reproduction presents Bellamy's stunning art to best effect. Frank Bellamy was one of the greatest if not the greatest comic strip artists of his time. Following his amazing pen and ink work on King Arthur he went on to illustrate Robin Hood, Heros the Spartan, Marco Polo, Garth and many other superb strips. This brings together all 80 pages (the complete story) of King Arthur and His Knights, uncut as it first appeared over 50 years ago. Also included is his complete 40 page story strip of Swiss Family Robinson. The book will appeal to both fans of Bellamy's art, collectors of classic British comic strips, adults and children of all ages.

Arguing that British comics are distinct from their international counterparts, a unique showcase of the major role they have played in the imaginative lives of British youth—and some adults. In this entertaining cultural history of British comic papers and magazines, James Chapman shows how comics were transformed in the early twentieth century from adult amusement to imaginative reading matter for children. Beginning with the first British comic, Ally Sloper—known as “A Selection, Side-splitting, Sentimental, and Serious, for the Benefit of Old Boys, Young Boys, Odd Boys generally, and even Girls”—British Comics goes on to describe the heyday of comics in the 1950s and ’60s, when titles such as School Friend and Eagle sold a million copies a week. Chapman also analyzes the major genres, including schoolgirl fantasies and sports and war stories for boys; the development of a new breed of violent comics in the 1970s, including the controversial Action and 2000AD; and the attempt by American publisher, Marvel, to launch a new hero for the British market in the form of Captain Britain. Considering the work of important contemporary comic writers such as Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Ian Edginton, Warren Ellis, and Garth Ennis, Chapman’s history comes right up to the present and takes in adult-oriented comics such as Warrior, Crisis, Deadline,and Revolver, and alternative comics such as Viz. Through a look at the changing structure of the comic publishing industry and how comic publishers, writers, and artists have responded to the tastes of their consumers, Chapman ultimately argues that British comics are distinctive and different from American, French, and Japanese comics. An invaluable reference for all comic collectors and fans in Britain and beyond, British Comics showcases the major role comics have played in the imaginative lives of readers young and old.

In the depths of the forest, Robin raises an army to challenge the evil Sheriff. Wearing a dark hood for disguise and with his unparalleled gift for the bow, Robin quickly becomes an outlaw, fighting the forces of evil for the good of the poor.

Often referred to as the "artist's artist," Brian Bolland has spent the last quarter century producing some of the most memorable and inspiring illustrations the comic industry has ever seen. This handsome volume is a retrospective of this astonishing artist's career and a look at the man himself.