Patrick WRAY
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I was born in the West Yorkshire town of Keighley. From an early age I showed an interest in art. I was identified as dyslexic at school and subsequently struggled academically and so art became a form of escape for me. It was something I could practice and develop on my own terms.
I began by drawing characters from comics and films. I later attempted to create my own characters and began producing comics around 1987. The first one I ever made was called ‘Raid on the Moon’ and featured the character Flash Gordon. I continued to produce comics, mainly in the science-fiction and horror genres.
At this time a lot of these would have been inspired by films that were popular at that time like ‘Aliens’, ‘Robocop’ and ‘The Terminator’but I also enjoyed fifties science fiction films like 'It Came From Outer space' and 'The Thing from Another World' The two comics below represent earlier influences of things like Buster Crabbe era Flash Gordon and The Eagle.
