EXTRACTS: The Art of Commando (illustrators special) © 2019 The Book Palace (144 PAGES in Full edition)

76 yes to this question generally unleashes a flood of fond memories and, most often, a bit of fan worship. Being Editor of Commando is definitely trumped by being Commando ’s most successful cover artist, and that’s just as it should be; images are all in comics. And here I am again, writing about Ian… To begin at the beginning, I’m winding the clock ABOVE: Cover art to 'Three…Two…One…Zero', published October 1975. RIGHT: Caricature of Ian by his 'comrade-in-arms' Gordon Livingstone. FACING PAGE: An arresting image for 'Double Bluff' published August 1977.