I love the mixture of clean Neal Adams-style inking, mixed with comic book sci-fi and celtic imagery in this stuff. I prefer the scrappy comic-book vitality to be found in these earlier examples of his work over his later, more refined work based on Celtic myths and legends.
Below are a selection of Thin Lizzy related artwork (hopefully) in order of creation:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SP8xWTap_8DEf24J3OifVZhip5XMdrQJ98Gz60TTWZ3sEh7A9DxwwqBD8s7gv4xoxUWvn4lglG6gEiq3OvbtibLw8I6JEFm8uZpiYq9tOPqYGJfypkkiMVo8z2ZCWAs5lm2kt6Qpfo8V/s320/jim_fitzpatrick_vagabonds_ink.jpg)
Ink artwork for cover design of 'Vagabonds of the Western World'(1973)
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Rough layout for full-page advertisement for 'Vagabonds'
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Cover artork for 'Nightlife'(1974)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipumrP5L8tQbW96_ijv_JjFDShuoZFktXjRuVpy9a9inoYg9ucKp9TRrmpftB33PZD25rZu-obRu6d0P8cmJJHIbbHOzfF2kN1i4Xa5bhNLNGV-5FIO2YWkMfVDxdcnkIL2kq8MGo3Yz8Y/s320/jim_fitzpatrick_jailbreak_exterior.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWHcgMeOcEYjpJkEBqgTn5tNwoLsE9izHySZAjV-6mIf8qOst3bpj06PYgCXadNkzH-b9sUMshdyHHp9kEhQQs0iJIAt8Fwh3x_NIrrvSLsx0Epfmg9mkzUDs5G4hjwN3coFVw16rkn73/s320/jim_fitzpatrick_jailbreak_interior.jpg)
Exterior and interior artwork for 'Jailbreak'(1976). This was in the good ol' days of gatefold sleeves and die cutting.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn72Q_8i3QQH2dijN11Y7zljyrex0QFRqD_cRCAdVXYdfmQAcIC6wXVp-m3rbV_kDmOSFvpo55dXHBaHiXKKKslN7-ej_oiU6QbuhMJWBXKaTi8P19e376M-8z-faLxO9uWMdipBOLQt40/s320/jim_fitzpatrick_johnny_the_fox.jpg)
Cover artork for 'Johnny the Fox'(1976)
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Unused promotional work 'The Wizard'(1979)
Loved his stuff as a kid, have a well-worn copy of ERINSAGA somewhere.
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