Desperate Dandy hits hard times
The future of The Dandy as a weekly printed comic appears to be in jeopardy. Its publisher says that no decision has been made, but Procartoonists.org understands that the comic is likely to be coming to an end in September. A Dandy cartoonist told us: “They emailed me last week saying that in all likelihood it […]
The Round-up
Drawn points us to a public reply by cartoonist and illustrator Alec Longstreth, in response to a request for spec work. It’s always worth remembering that cartoonists should be paid for their endeavours, so be sure to give it a read. Malaysian cartoonist Zunar has won his claim against the country’s government over the seizure of 66 of his […]
Round-up: What the Bloghorn saw
The prolific cartoonist David Langdon, whose long career included work for The New Yorker, Punch and The Spectator, has died at the age of 97. Among his achievements, Langdon claimed to have originated the ‘open mouth’ expression now used by almost every gag cartoonist to clarify who is speaking in their compositions. See The Guardian […]
The Dandy relaunches (again)
The Dandy, Britain’s longest running comic, published by DC Thomson, is due to relaunch next week with a new look. Not much has been made public about the makeover, but the current unpopular fortnightly magazine-style incarnation, Dandy Xtreme, is expected to be ditched in favour of a return to a weekly comic almost entirely composed of […]
Artist of the Month – Steve Bright
The PCO Artist of the month for August is Steve Bright and Bloghorn asked him which other cartoonists’ work he admired. There are far too many names to list here, and yet I’m neither a follower nor expert in any other cartoonist’s work. I have a few books by other cartoonists I enjoy, but no […]
Beano is too PC, says former editor
Beano characters in action (Copyright DC Thomson) Euan Kerr, former editor of The Beano, tells the Daily Telegraph today that he was asked to tone down many characters during his time at the head of the comic. Political correctness, he says, is ruining the Beano and the Dandy. Amazingly, he had to stop Dennis the […]
Cartoon Exhibition: The Beano in Dundee
Amid the coverage of the London launch of the Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash last week at the Cartoon Museum, we should mention that there’s a parallel exhibition in the Beano and Dandy’s home town of Dundee. The exhibition is being held at the Lamb Gallery at the University of Dundee until the 20th September, […]
Cartoon exhibition: Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash
Click the above image to enlarge it, and see how many characters you can name The Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash exhibition opens today at the Cartoon Museum in London. PCOer Royston Robertson writes: I attended the preview of the show last night and can report that, as you would expect, it’s great fun. For […]
Cartoon exhibition: Beano and Dandy
While we’re busy marking 60 years of the NHS this week, let’s not forget that another much-cherished British institution has a significant birthday approaching. On July 30, The Beano will be 70 years old. London’s Cartoon Museum will be holding a major Beano and Dandy exhibition to celebrate. It will run until November 2 and […]