Mike Noble and John Cooper
Posted: 20 Jul 2014, 22:44
Perhaps two illustrators largely missed or not yet documented on the Forums. So I thought I'd document them for the record....
Firstly, Mike Noble. [link] Anyone here who can recall reading the FAMOUS FIVE in comic form in "Look-In" Magazine might appreciate Mike Noble's depiction of the characters. The story progression is fairly swift and the action depicted---whether it's a potential fight or a character(s)' sudden capture---is often vivid and/or gritty. His artwork tends to add an increased modern vitality to the adventures that might have been in previous illustrations by Eileen Soper or Betty Maxey.
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SOURCE: An interview with Angus Allan, the man who wrote LOOK-IN [link]
SOURCE: Mike Noble Archive [link]
Secondly, John Cooper. If nothing more, he may be noted as the illustrator of the "continuation novels" penned by Claude Voilier (born Andrée Labedan) and translated into English by Anthea Bell.
If you can see by the preceding examples, both artists tend to render our J,D,A,G+T in a modern form more akin to their depiction in the 1978 Southern TV series. Might be a little disheartening to "classic FAMOUS FIVE" pundits, but to those of us who grew up with the TV series (along with the books), the artistry serves as a bit of a continuation....!
Firstly, Mike Noble. [link] Anyone here who can recall reading the FAMOUS FIVE in comic form in "Look-In" Magazine might appreciate Mike Noble's depiction of the characters. The story progression is fairly swift and the action depicted---whether it's a potential fight or a character(s)' sudden capture---is often vivid and/or gritty. His artwork tends to add an increased modern vitality to the adventures that might have been in previous illustrations by Eileen Soper or Betty Maxey.
[link]SOURCE: An interview with Angus Allan, the man who wrote LOOK-IN [link]
SOURCE: Mike Noble Archive [link]
Secondly, John Cooper. If nothing more, he may be noted as the illustrator of the "continuation novels" penned by Claude Voilier (born Andrée Labedan) and translated into English by Anthea Bell.
If you can see by the preceding examples, both artists tend to render our J,D,A,G+T in a modern form more akin to their depiction in the 1978 Southern TV series. Might be a little disheartening to "classic FAMOUS FIVE" pundits, but to those of us who grew up with the TV series (along with the books), the artistry serves as a bit of a continuation....!
