Art : Jonathan Edwards

I’ve always had a fondness for character art since I first gazed over Doze’s handiwork on The Rock Steady Crews ‘Hey You‘ 12″ single cover, then being simply mesmerized by Mode 2 from The Chrome Angelz. We’re a couple of generations on and things have changed slightly but the culture continues to grow and evolve. One such artist who’s pushing that ethos whilst delivering his own unique style is the UK’s Jonathan Edwards.

Jonathan’s work first appeared in 1993 in Deadline and Tank Girl Magazine with strips such as Dandy Dilemma, Simon Creem, The Squabbling Dandies and one pagers about, amongst others, Scott Walker, Sly Stone, Nancy Sinatra, Kraftwerk and The Beach Boys. Since then he’s worked for The Guardian, Mojo, Q, Mad, The Black Eyed Peas, A Skillz & Krafty Kuts, The Jungle Brothers, The Glastonbury Festival and the list goes on. His comics include Aunt Connie & The Plague of Beards, A Bag Of Anteaters (with Ian Carney) and Two Coats McWhinnie (also with Carney).

You’ll see below numerous pieces of his work including Inspector Cumulus of which a toy is coming out this summer from HK based Crazy Label, so things are definitely moving in the right direction for Jonathan.

Check his blog for regular updates and also his website for more of his work.