Mark Making #4: John Hicklenton

This mark making blog is on John Hicklenton, a truly original artist who sadly died in 2010. I first saw John's work in 2000ad when he took over drawing Nemesis and Torquemada with his visceral and visually intense style.

John's work is packed with so much detail that you have to look at it hard sometimes just to see what the hell is going on, especially when he drew Nemesis who is a weirdly shaped character anyway. His mark making skills are incredible, simultaneously beautiful and strange. Take a closer look...