When Brett Ewins died I was very upset and talked about it at work. I worked with a couple of Comic fans at the time but most of my colleagues aren't...
In one discussion with one mate we naked a few other artists that really affected our early reading. Steve Dillon was mentioned.
So I wrote a list. I put names down as I thought of them. At first just spread round a sheet of paper. Most influential near the top and lesser ones lower down. In the end I had 11 names at the top. Steve Dillon was there.
I showed the list to a colleague. 11 names. Told him to imagine one of the starting 11 from his dream football team had died. He shook his head as he realised why me n my friend were so devastated at losing the talent of Brett Ewins.
Now Steve Dillon.
It was as much his Dr Who work as his 2000AD work that inspired me. Abslom Daak will ever be one of my favourites. It was a thrill spotting him in a TV episode. And of course Rob Williams & Si Spurrier brought him back in their Dr Who.
Steve Dillon was a star. I never met him. Conventional wisdom states you should never met your heroes. Not true, those of my heroes I have met have only enriched the experience. I regret never meeting Steve Dillon.
In one discussion with one mate we naked a few other artists that really affected our early reading. Steve Dillon was mentioned.
So I wrote a list. I put names down as I thought of them. At first just spread round a sheet of paper. Most influential near the top and lesser ones lower down. In the end I had 11 names at the top. Steve Dillon was there.
I showed the list to a colleague. 11 names. Told him to imagine one of the starting 11 from his dream football team had died. He shook his head as he realised why me n my friend were so devastated at losing the talent of Brett Ewins.
Now Steve Dillon.
It was as much his Dr Who work as his 2000AD work that inspired me. Abslom Daak will ever be one of my favourites. It was a thrill spotting him in a TV episode. And of course Rob Williams & Si Spurrier brought him back in their Dr Who.
Steve Dillon was a star. I never met him. Conventional wisdom states you should never met your heroes. Not true, those of my heroes I have met have only enriched the experience. I regret never meeting Steve Dillon.