Liam Sharp was kind enough to grant permission to share these portfolio pieces he created during his apprenticeship with the great Don Lawrence (circa 1984), which he originally posted on the
1977 group:


These pages are fantastic. If
Rogue Trooper wasn't being ably served by the great Steve Dillon at this time - and headed down a narrative cul de sac that would lead to the character's demise - Sharp could have been an interesting choice of
Rogue artist.
Without wanting to be shitty about it, these pages are much better - or at least more consistently good - than the early
Dredd pages Sharp delivered. Sharp soon began producing absolutely
fantastic work, but it's a good illustration of the extra experience needed to learn how to produce good work at speed and of the importance of good editorial to both assess talent and develop it to mutual advantage.