Weird-Oh World: The Art of Bill Campbell

What a great, fun book! In addition to the Weird - Oh artwork as featured on the kit boxes, it has photographs of the made up models and all the associated merchandise which went with them, including the short - lived TV series which aired in America in 1999. Also featured are the other Campbell - designed caricatures like the Silly Surfers and The Frantics, a sixties beat group complete with dancing (and vaguely stoned looking) fans.There are many reproductions of Campbell's artwork for more serious subjects like the Hawk Model aircraft boxes and railway kits. The real treat for Weird - Oh fans are the many and varied illustrations for proposed kits that never made it into production - some of which are published for the first time.The revelation for me was the selection of Campbell's fine art - portraiture, landscapes and dynamic character studies which show a really great artist at the peak of his powers. 190 pages of unalloyed delight - very highly recommended for lovers of those incredibly ghoulish monsters and forart lovers generally. those who