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ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE #25

(W) Diego Cordoba (A) Various

The Glamour Special. The 25th Anniversary Issue Featuring major articles on the art and careers of Milo Manara, the undisputed master of erotica. Greg Hildebrandt, after a past illustrating Tolkien, this brilliant artist now takes up pin-ups. Margaret Brundage,the doyenne of the golden age of pulps, whose naked women were the main attraction of her covers. Art Frahm, perhaps the most original of the '50s pin-up artists, whose models kept loosing their knickers. illustrators is the art quarterly devoted to the finest illustration art ever published. Truly fabulous artwork abounds in every issue, much of the art taken from scans of the original work.

ILLUSTRATORS SPECIAL #1

THE SPANISH ARTS 2ND PRINT

By popular demand this is a second printing of the sold out issue! The inside story of the studio that transformed the Warren empire and revolutionized comic art. Jordi Bernet: Son of a cartoonist, Bernet created the comics' industry greatest anti-hero, the gangster Torpedo. Luis Garcia Mozos: The artist who brought to the fore a unprecedented realism into comics. Esteban Maroto: Known for his brawny barbarians and sultry maidens, we take a tour through this artist's fantastic world. Jose "Pepe" Gonzalez: How a love of drawing beautiful women transformed a young street urchin into the foremost delineator of the most iconic female in comics history. These and many other artists are profiled in this special issue.

ILLUSTRATORS SPECIAL #4

A celebration of one of the greatest British comic strip artists of all time, Ron Embleton. The life and art of one of the most popular and talented artists of the 20th century is explored in depth. The retrospective includes many reproductions of his original art, including hitherto rarely seen examples of his fine art. We hope that you are excited as we are at the incredible scope and vitality of this great man's art, from the early years of Wulf the Briton to Wicked Wanda from Penthouse.