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Fanton August 17, 2015 7 Comments

Just over five years ago I was unemployed, having been unceremoniously ‘let go’ from my job working in a call centre. To be honest, it was a job I hated, but nonetheless I needed to find work again pronto, lest I find myself eating cardboard and sawdust for the near future. I decided that (as well as applying for all sorts of other jobs) this ‘break’ in employment was as… Read more

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BBC Radio , career , cartooning , comedy , comics , Craig Graham , five years , freelancing , Jamie Smart , Private Eye , The Beano , The Dandy , Viz , writing

Fanton July 15, 2015 0 Comments

Another Wednesday has rolled around (as it seems to do on a weekly basis), bringing with it another new issue of The Beano! HOORAY FOR WEDNESDAYS! This week’s issue includes two strips that I worked on, which I will go on to talk about in more detail once I’ve finished this sentence, right…about…NOW. The first strip I’ll talk about is Roger the Dodger, on which I took over writing duties… Read more

Ant-Man , comics , competition , drawing , Marvel , Pant-Man , parody , Paul Rudd , Roger the Dodger , scripts , spoof , The Beano , The Dandy , Why can't Marvel UK spell 'Roger' correctly , writing

Fanton July 3, 2015 0 Comments

In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s SUMMER and isn’t it hot? It’s hot. HOT. HOOOOTTTTTTT. Hot. Obvious weather reporting aside, Summer also heralds DC Thomson’s Summer Specials, with new editions from both The Beano AND The Dandy! Yes, while The Dandy shuffled off this mortal coil back in 2012, the Summer Special still goes strong year after year, helping to make those hot hot HOT days a little bit cooler…. Read more

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2015 , comics , drawing , George vs Dragon , hot , hot hot hot , puzzles , Summer , Summer Special , The Dandy , writing

Fanton April 23, 2015 0 Comments

It’s St. George’s Day, everyone! And what better way to celebrate the occasion than with news of the return of George vs Dragon? Ah-ha, that’s a trick question – there clearly is NO better way. Yes, George vs Dragon, the series I created back in 2010 for The Dandy comic and which is based on the PROPER TRUE STORY of St. George’s life, is making a glorious return this year, in not one but… Read more

cartooning , comic strip , comics , Dandy Annual , Dandy Summer Special , George vs Dragon , news , puzzles , St. George's Day , The Dandy , writing

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