Illustrators #38

Issue thirty-eight of Illustrators dedicates itself entirely to the art of John Watkiss, whose hauntingly beautiful cover painting — a pale, elegantly dressed woman moving through a shadowy, column-lined space — immediately signals the moody sophistication that defines his work. With text by Peter Richardson and a foreword by Neil Gaiman, this 2022 volume offers a richly considered look at an artist whose painterly command of light and atmosphere is on full display from the very first glance. At £20, it's a generous showcase for anyone drawn to illustration that sits confidently at the crossroads of fine art and sequential storytelling.