The Art of Jock

REVIEW: Judge Dredd and Batman are just two of the characters showcased in this luxurious tribute to the Scottish artist.

Our Verdict

This inspirational book covers the gamut of Jock's career and gives fans a unique insight into how the artist works.

For

  • Beautifully laid out energetic art
  • Covers all areas of Jock's career
  • Behind the scenes insight
  • Fascinating acetate overlays

Against

  • No work from Star Wars VIII
  • Bit light on text

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Looking to be inspired from a truly great comic book artist? You don’t need to look much further than Jock, aka Mark Simpson.

Highly acclaimed and hugely talented, over the past two decades Jock has become well known for his ground-breaking comic art from 2000 AD, The Losers and more recently, Batman and Wolverine.

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The Verdict
10

out of 10

The Art of Jock

This inspirational book covers the gamut of Jock's career and gives fans a unique insight into how the artist works.

Tom May

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects. 

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