Halloween and all that!

All the usual Dandy artists and writers have been out trick-or-treating and have come up with a nice Halloween issue for you! Jamie Smart's Dan, Lew Stringer's Postman Pat and Andy Fanton's George vs Dragon are all there, as is Harry Hill, or should I say Harry C-Hill! Well, maybe.






















Anyway, if that wasn't exciting enough, NEXT week, it's the Fantastic Fireworks Day issue!! Excellent!

Argghh! It's 'Im!

Yes,  look who it is! Jonah's back, in this month's BeanoMAX! Don't ask how, don't ask why, just enjoy the most unlikely return of the year (so far!)

Dandy & Beano days again

This weeks Dandy is full of the usual hilarious stuff, but has a moody cover shot drawn in a slightly different style by me and coloured by Nika.
This week's Beano has four extra pages and a few surprises.
But the surprises don't end there! Keep reading the Beano and The Dandy and you won't be disappointed!

Don't Forget the Dandy

I haven't forgotten.  Here's a frame from this week's ace Harry Hill strip, coloured by Nika, and somehow enjoyed even by those people who don't like it. Strange but true.

Dudley's Dan

Here's the original art from the April Fool's issue of The Dandy in 1938. Slick and funny drawing by the legendary Dudley Dexter Watkins, the dynamo of D C Thomson.
Nice, isn't it?

D C Thomson day again

Today, as every Wednesday, I'll be buying The Beano and The Dandy-  honestly, it's what Wednesday is for! The Dandy this week commemorates the natal anniversary of everybody's favourite funnyman, as you can see in Nika's imaginatively coloured birthday cake pic, left. So much heat- so many candles!

Did You Know

a subscription to The Dandy works out at only £1 per issue?!

To the Max!

 

Let us not forget the monthly BeanoMAX- here's a taster for the next issue- looks like a good 'un!

Hooray! Dandy Day Today!!

At last, it's Wednesday, or Dandy day as it's known in some enlightened quarters. And I've done a nice Harry Hill strip which is guaranteed funny. Here's a bit of a preview, but the whole thing, with plenty of other funny stuff too, of course, is on sale now, only £1.50 - or, if you take out a subscription, only £1. Bargain!

And don't forget The Beano! That's out today, too, and believe it or not, that's only £1.50 too! Splendid.

3D Dennis

I'd forgotten about this!
Apart from the weekly comics, there's a lot to be done- in 2008 I designed this vinyl Dennis the Menace doll.  The final product looked quite nice, I thought. And the catapult and peashooter - neat.

Internet Comments

 You know how sometimes comments on Internet forums can have a life of their own, bringing forth absurd, angry rants? The (very) few forums I look at with any regularity are generally pleasant, informative, thoughtful places, but occasionally tempers flare, sometimes for clear reasons.
However, this seemingly innocuous video on YouTube descends pretty quickly into farce, the heat generated is so intense:

 "Titanic Video"
There are over 100 pages of comments. Most seem to take umbrage at the word 'video' ("there was no video in those days"), some believe the Titanic was in 1812 (before "colour video, that's why it's black and white!") quite a lot believe the Titanic is just a movie made in the 90s about a fictional ship, some seem to think there's a conspiracy in there somewhere (well, it IS the internet, after all) and these are just some of the more rational comments.
Lovely.

It's just six months till the anniversary of this awful disaster, and the Mersey Maritime Museum are having a big exhibition. Go and see the new Museum of Liverpool while you're there.