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Winston Blakely – Immortal Fantasy

Immortal Fantasy by Winston Blakely

If you’ve followed my work you’ve heard about Winston Blakely. He’s the artist whose outstanding illustrations are bringing Changa to life. Unlike me Winston is not new to the fantasy field. His bio reflects the life of a talented artist who has made and continues to make his mark in the industry.

Winston, a native New Yorker, holds a B.A. degree in Fine Arts which he originally put to use as a teacher. He taught art appreciation to inner city children and lectured at Four Towns College on comic book history and pop culture. Winston eventually found himself at Valiant Comics, where he inked for Visage Studios where he inked on titles such as Eternal Warrior, Ninjak, Bloodshot, Harcorps and Solar, Man of the Atom. Later he inked at Visage Studios headed at the time by the legendary Rich Bucker. As a result Winston traveled to many conventions where Little Miss Strange, his original creation and first black female alien character, was born.

Immortal Fantasy is Winston’s newest project. It’s a collection of past and present projects, including titles such as Little Miss Strange, Kotas the Dragon and Pozitron. Winston’s full range of talents are on display here. He wrote, illustrated, inked and colored each story. His style reflects his influences, artists such as Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Wally Wood and Jim Starlin. His unique style is what drew me to his work and I was flattered when he asked to illustrate Changa. His skill and experience shows in each illustration.

Immortal Fantasy can be purchased athttps://www.createspace.com/3413513. Purchase Little Miss Strange at https://www.createspace.com/3357531.  Contact Winston  at pozitron45@yahoo.com. Check him out. You’ll be glad you did.