The
EAGLE Society celebrated the seventy fifth anniversary of
EAGLE in Plymouth this week. Our guests were Ray O'Donnell from the Devonport Naval Heritage Centre, who spoke about the Devonport Naval Dockyard and the artist Alan Langford, who contributed to the 1980s
EAGLE,
2000 A.D. Warlord and
Supernaturals and has provided cover art and illustrations for many fantasy game books. Now specialising in equestrian subjects, he has recently returned to comics, producing a graphic novel
The Secret of the Aesir, which combines science fiction with Norse mythology. He demonstrated the techniques he uses by producing an inked illustration of Conan the Barbarian mounted on a horse. Our member Eric Summers gave a talk on the
EAGLE character, 'Jack O'Lantern' and I gave talks on the Eddystone Lighthouse and radio shows of the 1950s and 60s. A group of us visited the Royal Citadel overlooking Plymouth and the sea and another group took a cruise around the harbour and the River Tamar. We were blessed with warm sunny weather and well served at the New Continental Hotel. Our anniversary cake was supplied by the 'Cake Box' in Plymouth. Thanks to Keith Page, who was sadly unable to attend but sent a piece of original artwork featuring the main
EAGLE characters from its first year, which was auctioned for
EAGLE Society funds and will be featured in our second issue this year.
A full account of the Plymouth Gathering by Reg Hoare will also appear in our second issue of
EAGLE Times.
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