The character who first appeared in The Beano No.1 back in 1938 has had several runs of various length in the comic over the past 76 years and I consider it a privilege to be the latest cartoonist to bring his tales to a new readership.
For me, Snooty's original artist Dudley Watkins will always be the definitive one, and I enjoyed reading those stories as a child in the sixties. I'm not trying to imitate the style of the late Mr.Watkins in any way but I was asked to retain Snooty's classic look with the bowtie, white collar, black jacket and of course his top hat. There'll also be a few of his old Pals turning up from time to time along with the local bullies The Gasworks Gang. It's quite a formidable task taking on such a legendary character as Lord Snooty but I hope the readers enjoy the strips.
The new series of Lord Snooty mini-strips that I've written and drawn will begin in The Beano No.3737, on sale Wednesday 4th June.
6 comments:
Interesting and a good choice.. I can't say I was really taken with that 'Lord Snooty the third that Nigel Parkinson did for a bit. though I would point out, it wasn't a period I really brought the beano.. I admit to flipping through a copy once in a while at the time.
Nigel's version was fine. A new spin on an old character.
By the way, I didn't choose the character. I was commissioned to do it. Or did you mean I was a good choice by the editors? :)
A great character Lew, and good to hear his old pals will still be showing up. :)
Yes, some of his pals will appear occasionally but as you can probably appreciate there's not much room in a three panel strip to do justice to them regularly. I've redesigned the Pals a little bit to make them look more contemporary. Liz is wearing something more modern than a gymslip now.
It was probably fine, it's just I didn't really take to it ^_^
and yes, I think it was a good choice by the editors
Brilliant to see you working on one of the Beano's all time classics Lew. I look forward to reading the new series of Lord Snooty.
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