Tom Foster

I’m beginning to think I have conflated a few things. The line from Independence Day when the President’s daughter says to the First Lady on the phone ‘Dad let me stay up and watch Letterman’ and then he looks down at her and says ‘traitor’ + a doggy scene from, say, Lethal Weapon 2 = false memory.

Just want to let you know that I also have seen this thing (almost certainly multiple times) and now it’s driving me fucking bananas.

Brilliant figure work. Really strong stuff.

They couldn’t think of a title.

This image makes it look like Harry Harrison is somehow Ray Hingley’s reflection in a mirror.

Heads-up for fellow comics art fans, the reprint of the extremely rare DC style guide, full of gorgeous JLGC and Giordano art, came out without much fanfare recently and it feels like one of those books that, once it’s out of print, will be a nightmare to find.

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Today celebrates a decade of this intrepid duo, intrepidly duoing together!

I trust no other copilot, to navigate this existence with me.

We are team.

Happy 10th anniversary @tomfosterart.bsky.social.

I wasn’t sure about it ‘til the ending. Then it had me.

The Trigan Empire shall rise again! One of the most popular and influential British comic books of all time is to get its first new chapter in more than 40 years thanks to Michael Carroll & Tom Foster! Read the details of this exciting announcement: bit.ly/40FtsQd

Interview time! Here’s Dan Abnett and me talking shop about the new issue of Battle Action. There’s a whole three pages of sneak preview at the art too.

A bit more development work from Death Game for Battle Action 5.

#artprocess #comicbookart

Black and white comic book page depicting a futuristic sports competition, featuring ice-skating, motorcycles and bloody violence.

A page of the original ink artwork for this month's Battle Action.

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#comicart #ink

Four process shots of a comic book panel at different stages of development. The panel features two sports stars in helmets and padded jerseys. One is smiling while the other is reacting in shock.

Another wee look at some development work for the current issue of Battle Action. Here's my initial layout drawing, finished pencils, inks and colours for one of the panels of Death Game.

#WIP #artprocess #comicsart

The new issue of Battle Action comes out, somehow, on Christmas Day. I drew and coloured a 14-page Death Game story for it. Here's a wee inks/colour comparison.

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I have entered a new, elite world.

Tom Foster's cover for Battle Action issue #5, featuring Death Game 1999!

DEATH GAME RACES INTO BATTLE ACTION!

Issue #5 of Battle Action soars into stores this month, with Johnny Red by Ennis and Burns joined by an all-new Death Game 1999 from Dan Abnett and @tomfosterart.bsky.social!

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Well, one of the nice things about that Sumi one is that you don’t need to cut it with water, so it tends to be very black. I’ve heard good things about Speedball stuff too, but haven’t tried it yet.

Not tried that one, but there is a black label version of the Kuretake stuff that gives a really good, even, pitch black effect that’s good for solid black areas. It also dries very quickly. I would sometimes switch between them, but eventually found myself really only using the white label one.

Oof, that’s steep. I used to get packs of three for a decent price, I think. It’s a fair size bottle though.

Have you tried this stuff? I’ve found it handles very well.

Very clever.

The colour version of that Battle Action cover I posted the inks for earlier. I did full art duties on the Death Game story in this issue - first time in a while I've done my own colours for interior art. Think it's due out by the end of the year.

#comicart #comicsart #comicbookart #ukcomics

Some sketch highlights from this year’s Thought Bubble convention. Had an absolute blast this year. Thanks to everyone who came along to get stuff signed, buy a book, print or sketch or just say hello.

Hi all - I'll be at #ThoughtBubble again this year, doing the usual sketching and signing. If anyone wants to reserve a slot for a sketch on the day, please just let me know - or come to the table as early as you can manage.

#thoughtbubble2024

The fact that you’re impressed by your own work isn’t necessarily a sign that you’ve gotten worse. You did just win an Eisner. It could be that it’s long enough since you wrote it that you can see the quality in it objectively, without looking for flaws in the author.

Original cover inks for Battle Action (2024) no.5, out next month.

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A page of my original pencils for @2000ad.bsky.social Christmas Special (out now).

A page of my original line art for @2000ad.bsky.social Christmas Special (out now).

Video of some of the inking process on my Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/C0zkxDQs3IN/