Digging through my pile of African "inspirational material" (i.e. stuff that will force me away from the computer and onto the dreaded painting chair) I came across this book.
I picked it up last summer from I forget where, and immediately forgot about it until today. It's a collected volume of what were originally one-page strips in the 50s and 60s British boys' comic 'Eagle.' In these modern times of graphic novels the story-telling may be a little staid and pedestrian, and the characters gleefully massacre any and all wildlife they stumble across (which might not go down too well these days), but in its defence it is refreshingly lacking in John Buchan-style preachy colonialist racism, and the artwork is just gorgeous.
The artist restricted himself to a subdued and very limited palette of colours, which to my mind conjurs up the heat and dust of East Africa beautifully. I thought I'd share a few scans with you, they might inspire you as they have me:
It isn't exactly set in high colonial times, as it is contemporary to the date of publication (they drive around in Land Rovers some of the time), but it is still wonderfully evocative of Africa, and times gone by.
Hope you enjoyed the pics.