As mentioned in previous posts, I've written and drawn three stories for The Dandy Annual 2027, and each runs to two pages. They all star Dinah Mo, the girl who's passionate about inventing ways to help the environment. (Yep, this is a totally different character to the "naughty kid" Dinah Mo of decades ago that was by different creators.) In the example above, Dinah has created a rubbish-collecting robot. What could possibly go wrong?
These strips were my final work for DC Thomson and for mainstream kids' comics in general, but I'm still busy doing my own comics as well as The Daft Dimension for Doctor Who Magazine and other projects.
The Dandy Annual 2027 will be published in September of this year. Here's the superb cover below (update: drawn by The Sharp Bros) and I'm pleased to see Dinah Mo prominently included. I'm sure Thomsons will have a great artist lined up to take over the strip in the years to come.
Some Brilliant Annual Covers This Year, The Beano’s New Annual Cover does sort of remind of me of the 2017 Annual Cover, and The Dandy’s Cover is also brilliant, especially the shading, also, I Do Hope that the New Beano Annual would be the very last annual we see new Dennis and Gnasher: Unleased! strips being used because I don’t think airs on the CBBC channel anymore. (Also, I Believe The Dandy’s Cover was drawn by The Sharp Brothers).
ReplyDeleteAccording to Nigel Parkinson the Dandy cover is by Steve Bright. That surprised me as he must have changed his style for this one.
DeleteI haven't bought the Beano Annuals since I was last in it several years ago so I've no idea of the content I'm afraid.
I stand corrected, Squirrelzilla. You were absolutely right. The cover is by The Sharp Bros.
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