If there were more artists of the calibre of Todd Lockwood then I wouldn’t be so unhappy that we see so little British artists in art books. Lockwood is a very versatile artist showing he is as happy in pencil and ink as he is with acrylics or oils.

If you’re into role-playing games then you’ve probably seen a lot of his art already as he has done extensive work for TSR. Work and designs from this alone will keep you goggled for a long while. As to the rest of us, there’s everything from humour, satellite dishes - a great way to get a pay cheque but not to develop creativity - to dragons, fantasy and horror figures.

He then surprises you and drops in the odd SF picture. Simply put, this is a glorious book to browse through and shows off a very capable artist. Don’t browse. Buy. I think you’ll be in love with this book.