The cover illustration was by Simon Bisley one of the most renowned and gifted comic book artist. His style is old school and classic, reliant on paints, acrylics, inks and multiple-mediums and has been strongly influenced by Gustav Klimt, Salvador Dalí, William Turner and Richard Corben.
Although Bisley says he is “entirely self-taught” he did complete a foundation course at Banbury Art College in Oxfordshire “to do, you know, modelling and graphics and fine art”. He found his time as a student of art frustrating saying “I found it very difficult to get any kind of feedback from the art teachers” he continues “They weren't interested at all in what I was doing, so I became kind of very introverted with regard to my artwork”.
While still a student, Bisley did a painting of a robot holding a baby that he sent to the offices 2000 AD a British comic publisher. The image was well received and Bisley was appointed as an artist in1987.
Since then he has gone on to illustrate some of the most memorable comic covers ever including characters such as Judge Dredd and Batman for DC Comics in America.
