Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... Hairy_Deal
Garfield - Winter's Tale (ID 1979): Jim Davis
Per signature
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... nters_Tail
Panic (PSS) also has a signature, which looks like it could be the same artist's, but again the scan isn't clear.Rorthron wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:55 pm Some of the PSS wargames series covers (Battle for Midway, Battle of Britain, Bismarck, Tobruk) are painted and signed by an artist whose name might be Roger Pearse.
Unfortunately the signatures are not very clear in the available scans:
(I think the last one might have a year number after the name, perhaps "85")
The Panic signature looks like it might be "...Pearse 89", but it's not clear:Rorthron wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:07 pmPanic (PSS) also has a signature, which looks like it could be the same artist's, but again the scan isn't clear.Rorthron wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:55 pm Some of the PSS wargames series covers (Battle for Midway, Battle of Britain, Bismarck, Tobruk) are painted and signed by an artist whose name might be Roger Pearse.
Unfortunately the signatures are not very clear in the available scans:
(I think the last one might have a year number after the name, perhaps "85")
Swords & Sorcery (PSS) does have the same signature. The scan is clear, but the surname is covered by a logo.
Of course, Panic was released in 1983, so it can't be "...89". Presumably it's "...82" or "...83", perhaps with a short diagonal underline.
Mobygames think Les Flics too.Rorthron wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:01 pm
I am confident it is the same signature as that in the PSS games Battle for Midway, Battle of Britain, Bismarck, Swords & Sorcery and Tobruk. So we can add Roger Pearse as cover artist for these titles.
It is not clear if it is the same signature as that in Panic and Les Flics (both by PSS). It could be, and I strongly suspect it is, but the scans aren't clear enough to say for certain, so I don't think we can add a cover art credit for them.
Hi [mention]Rorthron[/mention]. [mention]StooB[/mention] pointed out that this is already covered here. We are working through updates as quickly as possible and as time allows.
No problem. It hadn't been mentioned in these threads, and I was unaware it had been discussed somewhere else in the forum.
- but this is wrong - Moon Alert and Gilligan’s Gold were definitely not "Ocean's debuting games"Working alongside Steve in those early days was artist, Bob Wakelin. Hired by Ocean in 1983 together with illustrator, Blair, Bob and Blair would be responsible for Ocean's debuting games, Moon Alert and Gilligan’s Gold.
- this seems to be wrong too, as he did the art for Royal Birkdale in 1983.Ocean’s founders, keenly aware of the importance of marketing and the quality of artwork they required, signed up Blair-Wakelin on the spot, although the partnership fell apart rapidly. ‘Moon Alert [1984] was the first thing I did in conjunction with Blair and then Gilligan’s Gold."
The evidence isn't conclusive, but it doesn't look to me that these were produced by the same artist:"But Bob kept his hand in with the odd illustration job and after two years started working with Blair, through whom he became involved with Ocean – or, as it was then, Spectrum Games."