News — Desperate Dan

Oor Wullie is a great subject to screenprint. The original draughtsman, Dudley D Watkins, was also the first to draw Desperate Dan in the Dandy and Lord Snooty in The Beano. Panels have great composition, so it's relatively easy to pick some to stand alone as screenprints.

NEW SCREENPRINT ON SALE – A THIRD OFF! Desperate Dan is environmentally conscious – and recycles paper. This strip appeared during the Second World War, and could be seen as part of the national effort to conserve resources in the battle against Nazism. Dan made his appearance in the first issue of The Dandy – […]

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COMIC ART AT COMIC CON I’ve taken a stand at the upcoming Comic Con in Olympia. It runs from Friday to Sunday, 9am-6pm each day. Come and see what I’ve got to offer! Tickets and details are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-film-comic-con-summer-2017-tickets-28652934699

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I’ve printed this image of our favourite urban cowboy eating his favourite food – for the first time in a medium size. Until now it’s only been available in my standard size, 26cms x 19cms. There are horns sticking out of the pie. Sometimes there are hooves also. Dan made his appearance in the first issue […]

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Britain’s top comic publisher, DC Thomson, has refurbished its historic headquarters in the heart of Dundee and has chosen my designs for the walls of its new foyer. Six designs from my screenprints (shown in the foreground in each case) have been blown up and hung on the walls. There was a gala opening of […]

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