Paul Neary R.I.P.

The U.K. artist Paul Neary passed away on February 10, at the age of 74, after a long illness.

Neary was a well-regarded penciller and inker in the U.S. and U.K. comics enterprises. In the early 1970s he illustrated the 'Hunter' series in Eerie magazine. Neary's artwork was imaginative and carefully crafted, and represents some of the best black-and-white art to appear in a comic format.

As Mike Richardson of Dark Horse comics states in his Forward to the 2012 volume 'Eerie Presents: Hunter', 

The strip was made memorable by the striking artwork of Paul Neary. Combining pen-and-ink with heavy doses of Zip-A-Tone, Neary made sensational use of the black-and-white format, creating a unique look that separated Hunter not only from the magazine's other features, but also from the competing comics of the day.

Neary did additional, memorable work for Eerie, Vampirella, and Creepy.

Sadly, 'Eerie Presents: Hunter' is long out of print and those copies that are available have high prices, but there is a Kindle version available. Anyone with an appreciation for graphic art will want to take a look at Neary's work for the Warren magazines.