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Arthur Ranson
Arthur James Ranson (born 1939) is an People of the United Kingdom, English Comic book creator, comic book illustrator, known for his work on ''Look-in'', ''Judge Anderson, Anderson: Psi Division'', ''Button Man'' and ''Mazeworld''. His work on Cassandra Anderson has been called "photo-realistic". Early life Born in 1939, Ranson's childhood and formative years included access to the influences of art and artists in a mixture of British comics, British and American comics, including "The Beano, [The] Beano, Knockout (UK comics), Knockout, The Dandy, [The] Dandy, Film Fun, Wizard, Hotspur (comic), Hotspur..., The Eagle (comic), The Eagle with Frank Hampson setting new standards. Wayne Boring's Superman, C.C. Beck's Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel," and others (including, "[l]ater, John Buscema's Silver Surfer and his Conan (Marvel Comics), Conan, Jack Kirby's Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor"). He says that Hampson in particular was an early influence, but that Ranson attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex
Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the south, Greater London to the south-west, and Hertfordshire to the west. The largest settlement is Southend-on-Sea, and the county town is Chelmsford. The county has an area of and a population of 1,832,751. After Southend-on-Sea (182,305), the largest settlements are Colchester (130,245), Basildon (115,955) and Chelmsford (110,625). The south of the county is very densely populated, and the remainder, besides Colchester and Chelmsford, is largely rural. For local government purposes Essex comprises a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and two unitary authority areas: Thurrock Council, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea City Council, Southend-on-Sea. The districts of Chelmsford, Colchester and Southend have city status. The county H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
