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Eric Bradbury (4 January 1921 – May 2001) was a British comic artist who primarily worked for Amalgamated Press/IPC from the late 1940s to the 1990s. He studied at Beckenham art school from 1936,〔(Eric Bradbury on Lambiek Comiclopedia )〕 and served in the RAF as a rear gunner on bombers during the Second World War.〔David Bishop, "Blazing Battle Action part 2", ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #210, 23 September 2003〕 After the war he worked for Gaumont-British Animation, alongside future comic creators Mike Western, Ron Smith, Bill Holroyd, Harry Hargreaves and Ron "Nobby" Clark. When the studio folded in 1949, Bradbury and Clarke took samples to Amalgamated Press, and were offered work at ''Knock-Out'', edited by Leonard Matthews - Clarke writing, Bradbury drawing.〔Steve Holland, (Ron "Nobby" Clarke (1923-2009) ), Bear Alley, 5 April 2009〕 He started out on humour strips like "Blossom" and "Our Ernie", but soon specialised in adventure strips, particularly westerns like "Lucky Logan",〔Steve Holland, (Comic Firsts: Eric Bradbury ), Bear Alley, 8 November 2007〕 on which he alternated with former G-B colleague Mike Western,〔Steve Holland, (Mike Western (1925-2008) ), Bear Alley, 20 May 2008〕 and "Buffalo Bill", both in ''The Comet''. For the same title, he drew an adaptation of the 1955 film ''The King's Thief''.〔 From the 1960s on he developed a dark style similar to Francisco Solano López, and drew strips like "Mytek the Mighty", "The House of Dolmann"〔 and "The Black Crow" for ''Valiant'',〔 "Phantom Force 5", "The Leopard from Lime Street" (inking Mike Western's pencils)〔(The Leopard from Lime Street ) at bustercomic.co.uk〕 and "Maxwell Hawke" for ''Buster'',〔 "Von Hoffman's Invasion" for ''Jet'',〔(Von Hoffman's Invasion ) at bustercomic.co.uk〕 and "Cursitor Doom" for ''Smash!''.〔(Cursitor Doom ) at International Hero〕 In 1973 he was the artist on an abortive IPC superhero comic, ''Captain Britain'' (no relation to the later Marvel UK character).〔Dez Skinn, (The Ones That Got Away )〕 He joined ''Battle Picture Weekly'' in 1976 when ''Valiant'' was folded into it, taking "The Black Crow" with it. Other strips he drew for ''Battle'' included "Joe Two Beans", "Coward's Brand on Bradley", "Crazy Keller", "Death Squad", "The Fists of Jimmy Chang" and "Invasion 1984".〔〔David Bishop, "Blazing Battle Action part 3", ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #211, 21 October 2003〕〔David Bishop, "Blazing Battle Action part 4", ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #212, 18 November 2003〕 He also drew "Hook Jaw" for ''Action''.〔(Hook Jaw at The Sevenpenny Nightmare )〕 He was described by ''2000 AD'' as one of their "early, unsung heroes",〔(2000 AD creators: B )〕 drawing for them from the early issues in 1977 until 1993, including "Invasion!", "The Mean Arena" and "Rogue Trooper", as well as numerous "Tharg the Mighty" stories and "Future Shocks".〔(Eric Bradbury's ''2000 AD'' profile at Barney )〕 He also drew ''Doomlord'' for the revived ''Eagle'' in the 1980s.〔 Bradbury died in May 2001.〔(Where is Eric Bradbury? ), Comic Bits, November 14, 2008〕 ==Bibliography== Comics work includes: *''Invasion!'': "Dartmoor" (with Gerry Finley-Day, in ''2000 AD'' #10-11, 1977) *''Tharg's Future Shocks'': * * "Fish in a Barrel" (with Steve Moore, in ''2000 AD'' #208, 1981) * * "Long Live the Queen" (with Kelvin Gosnell, in ''2000 AD'' #212, 1981) * * "'Ang About" (with Kelvin Gosnell, in ''2000 AD'' #221, 1981) * * "The Beastly Beliefs of Benjamin Blint" (with Alan Moore, in ''2000 AD'' #249, 1982) * * "But is it Art?" (with Peter Milligan, in ''2000 AD'' #409, 1985) * * "Eggravation" (with Peter Milligan, in ''2000 AD'' #420, 1985) * * "Speak No Evil" (with Peter Milligan, in ''2000 AD'' #434, 1985) * * "Robot" (with Frances Lynn, in ''2000 AD'' #718, 1991) * * "Pact with the Devil" (with Frances Lynn, in ''2000 AD'' #743, 1991) *''Tharg the Mighty'': * * "Tharg's Christmas Tale" (with Tharg the Mighty, in ''2000 AD'' #243-244, 1981) * * "The Shedding" (with Alan Moore as Tharg, in ''2000 AD'' #283-285, 1982) *''Time Twisters'': * * "William the Conkerer" (with Alan Grant, in ''2000 AD'' #294, 1982) * * "The Big Clock!" (with Alan Moore, in ''2000 AD'' #315, 1983) *''Tharg's Terror Tales'': "Waiting for the Night Train" (with Alan Hale, in ''2000 AD'' #838, 1993) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric Bradbury」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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