JohnMBurnsArt

Lot 206 - Original artwork for Wrath of the Gods by J. Lot 206 - Original artwork for Wrath of the Gods by J.

There's a rare chance to buy a piece of original art by John from Wrath of the Gods in this auction. There are many other great examples of vintage British comic art in the same auction.

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Before the Wuthering Heights adaptation for Classical Comics, John illustrated Jane Eyre for the same publishers in 2008. Here's a look at his process.

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Book Palace Books has opened preorders for its Limited Edition collection of the Biggles strips published in TV Express Weekly, featuring stories credited to the character’s creator, W. E. Johns, with art by…

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May 2026

While Wuthering Heights divides cinema audiences, here's a reminder that John M Burns illustrated two adaptations of the novel. In 1963, a 9 part version appeared in the weekly comic Diana. In 2011, a 144 page graphic novel was published by Classical Comics.

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Here's one of the earliest sightings of George and Lynne drawn by John in the British tabloid The Sun from 1976 until 1984. He left it to work on Zetari and it continued for many years after drawn by Josep Gual.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Might have been done before but best meet cute?

One last look at Modesty Blaise for now. Between 1987 and 1986, John M Burns illustrated 13 book covers (11 novels and 2 short story collections) for the Swedish publishers Berghs. Presented here in no particular order. 6x Modesty plus cover rough plus similar pose 4/4

One last look at Modesty Blaise for now. Between 1987 and 1986, John M Burns illustrated 13 book covers (11 novels and 2 short story collections) for the Swedish publishers Berghs. Presented here in no particular order. 3/4

One last look at Modesty Blaise for now. Between 1987 and 1986, John M Burns illustrated 13 book covers (11 novels and 2 short story collections) for the Swedish publishers Berghs. Presented here in no particular order. 2/4

One last look at Modesty Blaise for now. Between 1987 and 1996, John M Burns illustrated 13 book covers (11 novels and 2 short story collections) for the Swedish publishers Berghs. Presented here in no particular order. 1/4

Bluesky can be quite limiting for showing images. For fans of John's work who also use Facebook, I run a group which lets me show a lot more including unpublished work, audio interviews, albums, photos from his studio, Q & A and even a rare video of him drawing.

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In case you don't know, I love the work of John M. Burns.

Sadly, I lost virtually all my research/writing/scans on a book I was making on his life.

I found an old hard drive with some scans, and have just found a way to access it.

In 2011, John M Burns proposed illustrating Modesty Blaise in colour. He used existing strips from the story "Top Traitor" drawn by Jim Holdaway (whose work he admired - he had a Holdaway original framed in his studio) in lieu of a script. Here are his examples alongside the Holdaway strips.

What classic film could be improved if an original casting choice could have done it? Examples- Robert Redford instead of John Cassavetes in Rosemarys Baby or Cary Grant instead of Humphrey Bogart in Sabrina.

It's believed that readers who had become used to Romero's style, didn't like John's work and complained. Ironic given that he was emulating original artist Jim Holdaway. It's been said that creator Peter O'Donnell approved of his work. The sacking order came from the newspaper's publisher.

Even though John M Burns was sacked from the Modesty Blaise newspaper strip, he was the go to guy for subsequent covers, commissions and sketches. These are the covers he did for the first Titan reprint series. 2/2

Even though John M Burns was sacked from the Modesty Blaise newspaper strip, he was the go to guy for subsequent covers, commissions and sketches. These are the covers he did for the first Titan reprint series. 1/2

There will be a birthday sale of my art @splashpageart.bsky.social from midnight tonight until midnight tomorrow, buy 3 get 1 free! Only sale we do all year!

Latest design work - novella and CD layout for ‘Sir Sherlock - The Red Letter Day’, starring Tom Baker & John Leeson as Holmes and Watson.

Everything you need to know about it is on Kickstarter, where you can also back the project on a number of different tiers - rb.gy/2ij0b9

YouTube video by 2000 AD A Tribute to John M Burns. (Judge Dredd, The Order, and Nikolai Dante)

This edition of the 2000AD Thrill-Cast was a tribute to John M Burns featuring @kershed.bsky.social @seanphillips.bsky.social @robbiemorrison.bsky.social, Tim Quinn and was moderated by Michael Molcher.
Youtube version
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Audio version
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Between 1975 and 1977, John M Burns drew many illustrations for Strangest Stories, a Saturday feature in the London Evening News. The Wild Man of the West was published on July 24th 1976. Original art and published page.

Get well soon.

20% off everything birthday sale at seanphillips.bigcartel.com for all of January. Use code JAN2026 at checkout.

Felt a bit like a lot of Hugo discussion at the roundtable wasn't shown for there to be sooo many votes for him.

John M Burns. 11th March 1938 - 29th December 2023. Two years ago today. C'mon @mrbensmith.bsky.social , any chance of 2026 bringing us a collection / compilation of John's work?

And Merry Christmas to you sir. Thanks for all the podcasts and interviews and articles. The end of the Christmas podcast ws quite moving. I hope Helen and Beth gave you a big deserved hug. Maybe not James, he doesn't strike me as being a hugger...