tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post519271950097985812..comments2024-03-12T04:13:39.319-07:00Comments on comic bits online: Tribute To Brian "Bib" Edwards by John SchiltzTerry Hooper-Scharfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640253872553303307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post-7305929252841883642015-06-25T10:40:26.187-07:002015-06-25T10:40:26.187-07:00The 'Ode' in question is missing. However,...The 'Ode' in question is missing. However, it is here as follows: My dear friend Bib, once recalled to me this tale of a little jollity, of an accidental trip he made whilst in the school refectory. Once recovered his balance, he tip-tapped a little dance, and the children cried out and laughed and his colleagues said, " We must do something you know, about this happy doodler fellow ". And so ,the Captain leaps into his biplane, flies the field and heads off into the sunset. The World spins on and now read on . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266056566078305802.post-35042983198668400062014-02-13T01:14:53.768-08:002014-02-13T01:14:53.768-08:00Bib's series of comic-strip paintings, 'Ca...Bib's series of comic-strip paintings, 'Captain Biplane', were a great influence on everyone that saw them. At the time, they seemed so radical, adopting the conventions we now know as 'Steampunk', twisting around the 'Dan Dare' themes and countless ww1 and ww2 flying ace comics. By projecting it all into a bizzarre P K Dick dreamlike future that was crystal sharp in its detail, and consistent, it produced a classic that, because of the inadequacy of contemporary printing techniques, remained relatively obscure. It never got made into a book.<br />Bib was a friend who was a huge influence on me, particularly in art and literature. He was shy of revealing his broad knowledge and his immense inventiveness, but very generous and a natural teacher.Andrew Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425667792195212504noreply@blogger.com