Currently in print...

A quick plug for the comics / mags currently on sale that I did some work for:

Buster and Gums strips for the Cor!! Buster Easter Special.

https://treasuryofbritishcomics.com/catalogue/humour/RCS2052

The Daft Dimension mini-strip for Doctor Who Magazine.

https://doctorwhomagazine.com/

Ellis's Great Escapes for The Beano.

https://shop.beano.com/beano-comic-subscription

Sgt.Shouty for The77.

https://getmycomics.com/The77

Postman Prat for The Dandy Summer Special.

https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/dandy-summer-special-2020

Postman Prat and Keyhole Kate for The Dandy Annual 2021.

https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/the-dandy-annual-2021

Lord Snooty mini-strips for The Beano Annual 2021.

https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/beano-annual-2021

Coming up:
Specky Hector, Comic Collector mini-strip for the Battle Special.

https://treasuryofbritishcomics.com/catalogue/RCS2063

(It sounds like I've been busy but the annual and special strips were drawn long before the pandemic.)

Summer can still be special

All new Postman Prat in the Dandy Summer Special.

These are stressful, worrying times but fictional escapism can always help whether we be young or old. It's good to see more comic specials being produced throughout this year and with shops beginning to re-open hopefully sales will still be good.

I do believe though that health should come first so if you don't feel safe venturing into shops just yet you can always order comics through the post. The Dandy Summer Special 2020 is still on sale and features 68 pages packed with classic reprints and some new material. Available now from WH Smith or you can order it by mail directly from the publishers at this link:

https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/dandy-summer-special-2020

Cover by Steve Bright.

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The Dandy is back!

The sun's out and so is The Dandy Summer Special! 68 pages packed with vintage material from creators such as Dudley Watkins, Allan Morley, George Martin and more plus some brand new pages this time too! There's a new Postman Prat page by me in there, plus pages by Nigel Parkinson, Laura Howell, Andy Fanton, Alan Ryan, Nigel Auchterlounie, Steve Bright... and Mike Collins on Desperate Dan! Cover by Steve Bright. 

Available directly from DC Thomson at this link:
https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/dandy-summer-special-2020

Cover art by Steve Bright.

Some of the Dudley Watkins pages from the 1940s are scanned from the original art, so the reproduction is perfect!  

Early Desperate Dan by Dudley Watkins.

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Postman Prat returns in THE DANDY SUMMER SPECIAL

For the last few years The Dandy Summer Special has been all-reprint, collecting a fine selection of classic strips from the past 50 years or more. However, this year's edition will feature some all-new material alongside the classics!

I don't know how many new strips will be amongst its 68 pages but I've written/drawn two new Postman Prat stories (a two pager and a single pager). Both have a summer theme of course, as you can see from the example above.

Obviously these strips were created before the lockdown, but it's nice to think that the world of comics are set in an environment that is free from viruses and such worries. A perfect form of escapism in these strange times! 

With a cover by Steve Bright, The Dandy Summer Special 2020 will be published in mid-May and can be pre-ordered directly from the D.C. Thomson website at the following link:
https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/dandy-summer-special-2020

It can also be ordered as part of a package with The Beano Summer Activity Special, and with a puzzle magazine. See the relevant links here:
https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=summer+special

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