Graham Bleathman signs up for Supercelebration

 

Artists Graham Bleathman and Mike Noble Graham Bleathman (left) alongside fellow Anderson artist Mike Noble.

 

Artist Graham Bleathman has become the latest luminary from the Anderson universe to confirm their attendance at Supercelebration later this year.

Loved by fans for his amazing cutaway illustrations of Anderson craft and buildings, Graham has been a regular contributor to FAB magazine and special guest at past conventions. At Special Assignment in 2017 he appeared alongside the late Mike Noble to talk about their work illustrating TV21 and the 1990s Fleetway Thunderbirds Comic. If you ask him nicely he may draw you a pen and ink sketch of your favourite Anderson vehicle!

Join us for a Supercelebration

Early bird tickets to Supercelebration start at just £55 per person for one day, or £90 for the whole weekend. In this challenging financial climate, we’ve managed to keep the ticket price the same as our Special Assignment convention in 2017. That’s because we’re a fan club and no one is taking a salary.

Find out more and register now

New Gerry Anderson books from Egmont

Gerry Anderson the comic collectionInside the worlds of Gerry Anderson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fanderson club members will be excited to know that Egmont are planning to release two hard cover books in time for Christmas.

Running to a sumptuous 288 pages, The Gerry Anderson Comic Collection (£17.00) features a selection of strips originally published in TV21, including Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Zero-X and Fireball XL5.

Inside the Worlds of Gerry Anderson (£12.59) is a compilation of Graham Bleathman’s stunning cutaways published by Fleetway Comics in the 1990s.

Both titles will be released on November 6th. Get saving those pennies for Christmas!

 

‘…3…: ‘Thunderbirds competition continues!

Thunderbird 3 bagThanks to our friends at ITV Studios, club members can win a Thunderbirds Are Go! promotional bag, in the third in our series of competitions!

Produced specially for BLE, the black bag carries the series title along with the silhouette of Thunderbird 3. Inside the bag is an A5 flyer and a costume patch, sealed in silver foil.

To be in with a chance to win this very special prize, just answer this simple question:

Name one of Graham Bleathman’s unpublished cutaways for the Space Precinct comic (clue: the answer’s in FAB 78)

Send your answer to query@fanderson.org.uk along with your full name and club membership number by 23:59 BST next Friday, 31st October 2014.

The winner will be drawn at random from all valid entries on Saturday 1st November, when we’ll have another competition for you! Two runners-up will be sent the Thunderbirds Are Go! flyer.

FAB 75 comes in to land

Have you got yours? FAB 75 – latest issue of Fanderson’s magazine for club members – is starting to hit doormats in the UK and around the world.

Boasting a beautiful piece of cover artwork produced exclusively for the issue by artist Graham Bleathman, FAB 75 features something to please every discerning fan of Gerry Anderson, including:FAB 75

  • a celebration of the work and life of the Century 21 unit production photographer, Doug Luke
  • a detailed examination of the weird and wonderful automobiles of The Protectors
  • a fascinating study of how Thunderbirds was received in Holland
  • the final part of our history of the 1990s Fleetway comics, ending with Joe 90.
  • a fan retrospective on the 2nd Thunderbirds film – Thunderbird 6

Joining Fanderson

FAB magazine is available exclusively to Fanderson club members. If you want to know what all the fuss is about then you know what you need to do…!

Find out how to join Fanderson