EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 29 © 2019 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

1 ISSUE TWENTY-NINE EDITORIAL CONTENTS 2 The master cartoonist of the macabre and creator of the kookiest family of misfits. 93 96 26 The artist who brought monkey business to the fore. One of the doyens of British humour cartoonists from the Golden Age of British comics. Lawson Wood Charles Addams The French caricaturist who brought illustration (and weird worlds) to the forefront. We take a look at the darkly humorous work of this Turkish cartoonist. 48 62 82 Roy Wilson JJ Grandville Ersin Karabulut The Gallery The Bookshelf Peek into Thomas Rowlandson’s bawdy humour and social criticism. Air War comics, pulp action and a Master from the Golden Age of Illustration. This issue we are going to have some fun and feature a group of humour cartoonists from around the world! We start off with Charles Addams, best known for his macabre sense of humour. Among his many fans was the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, who not only had some of Addams’ originals in his private art collection, but referred to him in his films (most notably in ‘North by Northwest’). Let’s not forget his spooky and kooky family that got turned into a TV show. Next, we catch up with another family—a family of monkeys! Just mentioning the shenanigans of a simian family will immediately ring a bell with our older readers. Lawson Wood’s Gran’pop and his offspring appeared all over the world in the covers of some of the most prestigious magazines, and in a series of children’s books as well (enjoyed by all the family!). ButWood didmore than have fun with a family of monkeys as David Ashford tells us in this insightful view into his career. RoystonWarner Wilson or, as he was known by his many fans, RoyWilson, was one of the most popular comic artists from the British Golden Age of the 1930s. One of the leading artists for the Amalgamated Press’ main humour comics, Wilson would inspire countless other cartoonists not only in England, but around the world as well. His legacy is felt to this day as David Ashford points out in his second feature for this issue. Then we head back in time to the 19th century and cross the channel over to France to recall one of the most famous French caricaturists (and the inspiration for many modern cartoonists), JJ Grandville. Then we meet one of the darkest humour cartoonists in modern times, coming all the way from Turkey. Ersin Karabulut shares with us his Kafkaesque work, and tells us of his simple dream of becoming a cartoonist. We roundoff this issuewithapeek into some of theworkofGeorgian-era caricaturist, Thomas Rowlandson. Have a hearty laugh with us this issue! DC The opinions expressed in illustrators are those of the writers, and are not necessarily those of the editor and publishers. The accuracy of the authentication of all images is the responsibility of the contributors. Cover Image: Charles Addams Illustrators The Book Palace Jubilee House Bedwardine Road Crystal Palace London SE19 3AP Email: IQ@bookpalace.com Web: www.bookpalace.com Contact GW: gw@bookpalace.com Tel: 020 8768 0022 (From overseas +44 20 8768 0022 ) Publisher: Geoff West Editor & Designer: Diego Cordoba Consultant Editors: Norman Boyd, David Ashford Feature Writers: David Ashford, Diego Cordoba Website: Paul Tanner Subscriptions & Distribution: David Howarth Advertising: ads@bookpalace.com illustrators ISBN 978-1-907081-87-3 ISSN 2052-6520 Issue Number Twenty-Nine Spring 2020 Copyright © 2020 by The Book Palace Ltd. All text and artwork copyright is vested with the respective creators and publishers. None of the material within these pages may be reproduced without the written consent of illustrators or the aforementioned copyright holders. The images reproduced within these pages are for research purposes and all efforts have been made to ensure their historical accuracy. illustrators is published quarterly. Back issues £20 each plus postage 4 issue subscriptions UK £55 POST FREE includes 4 free digital issues EU/USA £70 POST FREE includes 4 free digital issues ROW £75 POST FREE includes 4 free digital issues Available in the USA from budplant.com Trade Orders : IQ@bookpalace.com Printed in China by Prolong Press Ltd