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So, here's the cover for Prog 1741, the second from Garry Brown, however, the first that the artist had sent. He says "
This was actually a spec cover that Matt liked enough to buy. I emailed him and asked if there was any work available, he said if I did a spec cover of a generic Dredd image he'd take a look at it. So I did..."
Below is Garry's rough sketch...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQjEdcCqiwNPL5lYiwSkAvYZJknWiELty3KLmyOKeJIVhzsGa9jEh2kOokoXa3Ip8eceHSS0Ce656n5s9NAxZitvO2UZZG_4SveNcW74F6G5wk8TqzLvhEPLA5efdW5wIUFzPpkpPZOXN/s400/dredd-layout-1.jpg)
Followed by these rather splendid pencils...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWjbXy9zF-sWCRX3o1jEFl0qnIME5sNpYbtBFo7my3MDaljNcbPfiKwdfMcFRdmbkFVIvjRAl9psEj2Ck0hgEfYioexlDU5gQCvcIWQPx_9-q9txmK34eSjfG0eE0EhDMJ-2phWDGRz0x/s400/Dredd-pencils.jpg)
And of course, his raw and dirty inks...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGXFgBcMSzogYTu9AGNkfmR30zMVa98rhrpy4kpwnk-8Ac3UukP4XRami3ozSQmmBVyQqogesDL8Nh8wLd4CW-7CEprYmdJ5mvKcQ4sLjaBc_7-4naQREWC9-0h_BNuUbvjfAc_8dS4iY/s400/dredd_cover_by_thisismyboomstick-d36yn9s.jpg)
Garry, who has been doing an amazing job colouring his incorruptible covers, sent this version off to the very hard to please Betelgeusian editor however "
He didn't like the colours originally, he liked the composition and the lineart (the cover was also the wrong dimensions, been working on US covers for a while now), but not the colours..."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3FEGC9KZ0Xp9Ittjz9UOD5eCk0goAN0G8-RnLMYCDyE9e79LGeR60FRluWaJQlpp4bcMzSeeoq5JulV-m9X6NdzBWyMDuK8k8xKUk551R1GYP1CoUFrMXAnCRT7K4WD_OSembwoa94d9/s400/judge_dredd_cover_by_thisismyboomstick-d39elq2.jpg)
Garry continues "So I edited the cover and he liked it enough to use it." Hmmmm, I have to say I don't know which I prefer. I like the contrasts in the top cover but also the warm colours of the chosen image...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X-9YT2bxerHb_QoNoGiS7BzOv_EjCRKDi73uci6f1V0fUnyVn6lo2TNZ3L2EWmaY1zyDDLkxFF3Qhcoqgp_1sHJKH-Lj1OKobL-RD-q0jsbwpPpiS64A7HxKTVG9FHXcTo74WUrGb6Vy/s400/judge_dredd_cover___revised_by_thisismyboomstick-d3a2r8g.jpg)
Plundered from Garry's Deviant art gallery are several more Dredd related images staring with this cutey below...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rZUTaMxYXoW05nDgGztFxlUsaiUMfA-AzioQyekXczzWCIlkbYTHVYRjVdHtiQJKpIat8RfGX-jLBFr9TjsSbQgoT2Ohf0M6rFawgEd9Cze8TDmyI9xOcFXJW25GHxGBhW0tohlWlx7t/s400/Dredd_by_thisismyboomstick.jpg)
And this rather brilliant try-out piece. Judging by this (no pun intended) I'd love to see Garry work on an actual Dredd strip.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60jvbo8d8Fvj1sG4OoZ4Vua2PT61JvAaN6L26azzKhS1AXUWtm_z23ItQ2AKhPN7WJ3Sdmo3EUyi70p1gR48XdBN7bVtwQDtZx7FR78w0JX6dO8kh6yKYRymMSjmUID4aZ4TWmj8-sWLs/s400/DREDD_PAGE_1_by_thisismyboomstick.jpg)
The next few early images of Dredd are from when Garry was "
messing around, trying to get a version I like..."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSCodxwyqywpXV-xrOT6_kKqC9B3E802ebBJPC-6F-f_o-JuFzLjZYoTU6UdiH_wi1ZxDEksT5hyphenhyphen9rvE3z84SYhF4amTDnJ4q5yikmVrsEUgW72po1Jhv_jIxQSxGda6v6q04tl_ihZ5U/s400/DREDD_PENCILS_by_thisismyboomstick.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzbc8IoiV_96xnBktd-5qpl1fSZ5i6ePo5yEbNmhV1mwX3ljW_kDK8xboLUJ-SNHFjYzHctaP0TF1h1OFjXyiOcN0GiIGyRJh4_vOPeDdm5Mw3kKK1DZ1dGusw3D-pKe_etbeeeo8hGeO/s400/DREDD_MONSTER_PENCILS_by_thisismyboomstick.jpg)
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Finally another spec cover that Garry sent to Tharg which unfortunately old green bonce didn't go for. Such a shame as it's ace!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KlgpIiOwUDmdJO-A8Fq06oyjQ2mSF3InKfPhE3tBmN6Ir2dIKsgYu5c1tnsirz67XE7YKpDuFoejHR5okSh0vi85Wxe0l19vKeHqHtW38hkJe61WuieRUs0ccmB73gSGvJe3p4TRoSEZ/s400/GBDredd-2-inks.jpg)
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Thanks again to Garry for sending the images. Remember you can visit his website
here and I urge you all to take a look through his
Deviantart folder here!
Great cover, I thought.
ReplyDeleteGarry's a star in the making.
Matt Badham