The Zetari Kickstarter books are packed and ready to go. Make sure you've updated your delivery address. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

I just realised I've never posted any photos of John on this page. Consider that rectified.

There are a couple of updates on the Zetari Kickstarter page. The books are ready. If you backed it, be sure to log in and supply your final address. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

The Sweeney is 50 years old this year. John M Burns did this illustration for an article in the UK magazine Reveille in 1978.

This is Eartha. Her adventures appeared in the News of the World Sunday magazine 1981-82 painted by John M Burns. We're putting a book collection together and are still looking for some of the original art. Please get in touch if you have any either here or at [email protected]

Love this illustration of Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin.

Those of you who backed the Zetari Special Edition book on Kickstarter should have received an update. I had the pleasure of going through a PDF of the finished version and obviously I'm biased but @roberthammond.bsky.social has done an amazing job on restoration, lettering and book design.

John M Burns' few projects with American publishers were not happy experiences. One was Sable and Fortune for Marvel in 2006. An intended six issue arc ended up being three and a cover for issue 4.

Only nine followers needed to get the nice round number of 10k! Here’s a detail of something I’m working on that I’m not allowed to show…

We’re sorry to report Bosnian comic book publisher, distributor, and rights agent Ervin Rustemagic, founder and head of the international art agency Strip Art Features, passed away in July

Apart from the piece sold through Heritage Auctions in 2017, 6 pieces of original Eartha art by John M Burns are unaccounted for. These are the original published clippings for the missing instalments E9, E10, E11, E13, E18, E31. If you can help, please e-mail [email protected] 2/2

Apart from the piece sold through Heritage Auctions in 2017, 6 pieces of original Eartha art by John M Burns are unaccounted for. These are the original published clippings for the missing instalments E9, E10, E11, E13, E18, E31. If you can help, please e-mail [email protected] 1/2

Still looking for hi-res scans of original Eartha art by John M Burns for a book collection. This one, E41 sold on Heritage Auctions in 2017. If you have it or know who has and would be able to help, please contact me at [email protected] Thank you

I'm trying to locate the original art for these Nikolai Dante pages by John M Burns. They're both from the story Usurper which appeared in 2000AD Prog 1487 May 2006. Please DM me if you have any info or contact [email protected]. Thank you.

Thanks to @johnfreeman.bsky.social for scanning these gorgeous pages from a leaflet entitled Looking After Yourself in Retirement published in 1982.

The hunt is on for more original newspaper strip art by the late, great John M. Burns – and downthetubes readers out there may be able to help…

Eartha Part 3 For the Eartha collection, we're also looking for hi-res scans of the original weekly strips from the NOTW Sunday mag. The plan is for the book to be in landscape format and have the clippings on the left hand page and the original art on the right. Contact [email protected]

Eartha Part 2 The team behind the upcoming Zetari English language Special Edition hope to release a collection of this strip but needs help in locating some of the original art. If you or anyone you know owns one of the pieces, please get in touch at [email protected]

Eartha Part 1 Eartha was a colour weekly strip which appeared in the UK News of the World Sunday magazine from September 1981 to July 1982. Written by Donne Avenell and illustrated by John M Burns, it was to run for 52 weeks but only 45 instalments were published.

Nasty old Facebook have thrown me in FB jail for trying to post a daily strip that would have appeared in a national newspaper 35 years ago. Made me realise I tend to neglect this site. Here's how the Daily Mirror announced the return of Jane in 1985.

Pete Nash, creator of the football strip Striker, has been in touch to tell us that since our recent mention of the Psycops strip collection, there are now only a few copies left of the physical edition

And some more from Wrath of the Gods. Artwork by Ron Embleton, John M Burns and also includes The Ghost World illustrated by Frank Bellamy.

Here are some photos of the Super Deluxe Edition of The Wrath of the Gods collection from The Book Palace. With this edition, as well as the book you get a clamshell case, prints and a booklet containing three stories from the annuals. bookpalace.com/info_ghostwr... bookpalace.com/info_ghostwr...

If you’re a fan of the art of 2000AD, Look-In and newspaper strip artist John M. Burns, there’s a 20% off sale on his original art at The Book Palace

The original artwork for the 60th Anniversary collection of Kelpie the Boy Wizard.

This should be the final reminder / plug for the Zetari Special Edition Kickstarter with the extension ending Monday morning. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

After multiple posts from me about time running out to back the Zetari Special Edition Kickstarter campaign, it turns out you can still pledge. It closed at a massive 413 backers (now 416) so thank you again to all of you who backed and shared it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

Final chance! Last few hours! Campaign ends this morning. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

Zetari would like to thank all of you who have backed the Kickstarter campaign and shared the link. For those of you that are still undecided - there are less than 2 days left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

Less than a week to go for the Zetari Special Edition Kickstarter campaign. If you're still undecided, here's everything you need to know. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet... downthetubes.net/martin-lodew... tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/le...

As well as appearing in the London Evening News, Danielle appeared in the Scottish Daily Record. This ad appeared on 1st June 1974 (thanks to Norman Boyd for the date info).

300 backers for the John M Burns illustrated Zetari Special Edition on Kickstarter! Thank you again to all who have backed and shared this. www.kickstarter.com/.../zetari-j....

JMB: The Unseen Art of John M Burns from The Book Palace. That's my Easter sorted. Thank you Geoff West. bookpalace.com/info_jmb

When John M Burns was drawing the second Zetari story, after inking each page he would make a copy before starting to paint it. As an add-on reward for the Zetari Special Edition Kickstarter campaign, we've compiled those pages into a 50 page A4 size paperback. www.kickstarter.com/.../zetari-j...

Of the original 20 prints that are an add-on reward with the Zetari Special Edition Kickstarter, only 4 are now left. Once they're gone, they're gone. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

Happy 75th Birthday Dan Dare and Eagle.

Some panels from The Bright Face of Death, the second story in the Zetari Special Edition courtesy of @roberthammond.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

Kek-W who worked with John M Burns for many years on projects such as Angel Zero, The Order, John's last work Nightmare New York and the unfinished unpublished The Judiciary can be found on Bluesky @kekw-writer.bsky.social and also writes a newsletter humane-debris-ed6dfb.beehiiv.com

There are only 9 of these gorgeous prints left as an add-on reward on the Zetari Special Edition Kickstarter campaign. They were produced in the early 1980s and were generously donated to the campaign by John M Burns' wife Julia. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

Some more panel details from The Monastery of Dreams in the upcoming Zetari Special Edition illustrated by John M Burns. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

The Book Palace have put out some great preview pics of the new JMB: Unseen Art of John M Burns book. bookpalace.com/info_jmb

Courtesy of @roberthammond.bsky.social, here are some panel details from the upcoming Zetari Special Edition illustrated by John M Burns. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

Zheena appeared in Penthouse Comix. Thanks to @deevelliott.bsky.social for helping me with a feature on her similarities with Zetari for the upcoming book. Any further thoughts about a collection of Deadlier than the Male and Abducted by Aliens Dave? www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

3/3 Zetari in The Bright Face of Death At the start of Zetari’s second adventure, we find her on a rescue mission, which while successful, soon turns sour. She is blackmailed into going on a quest to find a legendary treasure called The Face of Eternity. More...

2/3 Zetari in The Monastery of Dreams Having been conned by her most recent employer (he’ll never do that again), Zetari is short of funds and needs a new job. More...

1/3 The Zetari English language edition illustrated by John M Burns hit 200 backers today! Thank you to everyone who has backed it and shared the link. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet... It occurred to me that some may not know much about the stories so see the following two posts for summaries.

Almost 200% funded! This book is going to happen! www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

In 1981, a museum called Palladium Cellars was opened in London. Intended as a rival to Madame Tussauds, it featured tableaux of scenes from famous films many of them horror related. John was commissioned to create paintings that each exhibit could be based on.

1980s John M Burns Fantasy Comic Zetari Published in English For The First Time tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/le...

Martin Lodewijk and John M. Burns “Zetari” heads to English language publication … On course to hit its target in just 24 hours! Amazing! #Zetari #Kickstarter downthetubes.net/martin-lodew...