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The personal website of cartoonist, writer, and comedian Andy Fanton

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Carrotty Kid Trades Capes for Clues

Carrotty Kid is used to facing trouble with a grin, a quick getaway and the sort of vegetable-based confidence that makes ordinary heroes look underprepared.…

Drawing Crowd Scenes That Feel Alive

A crowded comic panel is a small stage packed with competing stories. Every face, gesture, costume, and prop can suggest a joke, an argument, a mystery, or a…

Bad Grandad Serves Up A Medieval Feast

A medieval banquet should be grand, smoky, and slightly dangerous. In the hands of Bad Grandad, it becomes all three before anyone has managed to sit down. The…

Boo Meets a Friendly Skeleton

A ghost expects a certain response when he drifts into a dark room: startled screams, dropped lanterns, and perhaps a dramatic dash through the nearest wall.…

Carrotty Kid Talks To A Tree

Carrotty Kid is the sort of comic character who can turn an ordinary woodland path into a full-scale adventure. Give him a suspicious tree, a pocketful of…

Comic Series & Characters

George vs Dragon Boo! Carrotty Kid Bad Grandad Stupid Barrio Brothers Iykan Si-Yu Harry and his Hippo Unseen Dave

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Drawings

A gallery of cartoon and illustration work featuring characters from Andy's various comic series.

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Writings

Blog posts, reviews, and prose covering comedy, books, and comics — including a review of Eric Morecambe's novel Mr. Lonely.

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TV & Fant-O-Films

Television-related projects and the Fant-O-Films section, showcasing Andy's screen work.

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Mini-Strips

Short comic strips including Stupid Barrio Brothers and Iykan Si-Yu, as seen in The Dandy.

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Workshops

Information about cartooning, writing, and comedy workshops offered by Andy Fanton.

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Blog

Thoughts on comics, comedy, books, and life as a cartoonist — written in a humorous, conversational style.

Why Andy Fanton?

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Published in The Dandy

Multiple comic strips published in the iconic British comic, with up to three strips appearing in a single issue.

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Free Comics for Kids

Several comic series available to read online, including George vs Dragon and Boo!.

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Trusted Clients

Clients have included The Dandy and HarperCollins (The Friday Project).

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Workshops Available

Offering workshops in cartooning, writing, and comedy for aspiring creators.

Featured Comics

George vs Dragon

DetailInformation
PublicationThe Dandy
First seriesPublished in The Dandy, including a two-page festive special in the December 2010 Christmas issue (76 pages, £3.99)
Second seriesReturned in The Dandy issue 3530, April 2011
FormatMedieval mischief comic strip

Other Comic Series

SeriesDescription
Boo!Another comic series by Andy Fanton, available to read online
Carrotty KidA comic series featured on the site
Bad GrandadAppeared in The Dandy; featured in the 7 March 2012 issue alongside two other strips
Stupid Barrio BrothersMini-strip series — Barry Barrio becomes invincible
Iykan Si-YuMini-strip series — the world's worst ninja, debuted 7 March 2012 in The Dandy
Harry and his HippoA comic series featured on the site
Unseen DaveA comic series featured on the site

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