Continuing this mini-series of lurid pin-ups, here's Simon Bisley's take on Ninja Turtle Raphael! The above cover was for a hyper-violent standalone series called Bodycount. Best as I can tell, Bodycount details Raphael and Casey Jones' adventures killing everything that moves. Hooray! Head on over to amazon marketplace to baulk at the out-of-print pricing. £50+? Ouch.
Bisley got his start at UK sci-fi serial 2000AD drawing the ABC Warriors tale The Black Hole. Other works include the Batman / Judge Dredd crossover Judgment on Gotham, Slaine: The Horned God, Lobo and Shit the Dog. Recently, you may have seen his work in the Halo graphic novel.
Bisley's work has a long draft of hyper-muscled idiocy coupled with ridiculous pile-it-on detailing that appeals directly to my inner ten year old. POW!
UPDATE! Looks like those generous chaps and chapettes at Heavy Metal are publishing a paperback collection of Bodycount at the end of July. We live in an age of muscle magic.
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