#Dudley D. Watkins

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"Garth" art by Martin Asbury, rare Dudley D. Watkins original, to be offered at auction next week

Warwick-based Griffin's Auctioneers and Valuers has included a number of original British comic artworks in its upcoming Antiques, Interiors & Collectables auction next week

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On 19th January 1919 The Sunday Post - home of the 'Broons' & 'Oor Willie' made its first appearance.

The Sunday Post, the Scottish family newspaper was once named the most successful in the world by the Guinness Book of Records.

The paper was the creation of DC Thomson, the family firm behind the third J in Dundee's famed trio of jute, jam and journalism.

It was born out of a thirst for news brought on by the outbreak of World War One, as many local men headed off to fight on the front lines.

The Thomson family had made their fortune in the international shipping industry before branching out into publishing with the purchase of the Dundee Courier and Argus in 1866.

In 1884, 23-year-old David Coupar Thomson was put in charge of the family's growing publishing interests, and in 1905 DC Thomson and Company was set up to publish newspapers.

Although it was home to the daily Courier and Evening Telegraph titles, at the outbreak of war DC Thomson didn't have a Sunday paper.

So to serve the insatiable daily appetite for news of the war effort, a special Sunday edition of the existing Saturday Post was established in 1914.

The fourth battalion of the Black Watch was Dundee's own regiment, and was made up primarily of men who had worked in the three Js - including hundreds from DC Thomson.

With many of their own men serving in the trenches, the firm's newspapers were ideally placed to report on the war, with eye-witness accounts from the "fighter writers" sent back from foreign battlefields.

Even David Thomson himself took his chauffeur and car across to France to visit the front and send back reports.

The "Sunday Special" edition was intended to last for the duration of the war.

But the strength of its journalism and appeal was such that it continued on as a fully-fledged paper of its own, with the first edition of the new Sunday Post hitting the streets on 19th January 1919.

Despite falling out with some socialists when Thomson cracked down on trade union membership after the General Strike of 1926, the Post grew to become one of the country's most popular papers.

Perhaps in response to the collapse of the jute industry at the turn of the "Hungry Thirties" and a depression which saw unemployment in Scotland soar to 28%, the Post launched a "fun section" which produced the paper's most enduring characters.

Created by artist Dudley D. Watkins, Oor Wullie and the Broons made their debut in the first fun section in March 1936, and have been there ever since.

Every Scot was/is aware of Oor Wullie, through the Post, through his Christmas annuals, everybody knew it, 'Jings, crivvens, help mah boab' became part of the Scottish language, part of the dialect. How many of us have used the words ourselves? It is as much a part of our language as the age old favourite "Och Aye the Noo!"

The characters even got involved with the war effort when World War Two broke out in 1939, with Wullie setting up a shy featuring images of Hitler and other Nazi leaders instead of coconuts and Hen and Joe Broon enlisting.

Throughout the war, the Sunday Post became known for giving equal prominence to the headlines of the day and stories and appeals from local people.

Examples include a plea from a Clydeside mother of four for a safe place to take her children during the Blitz, and letters from wives and mothers trying to track down their loved ones.

The paper also campaigned fiercely on behalf of its readership - one long-running campaign targeted large stores of whisky in built-up areas, which it was feared could cause huge explosions if hit by a bomb.

Eventually the editor of the paper was called to London to talk to ministers, and the warehouses were moved to outlying areas. A lot of the whisky was actually moved to Canada, and one of the ships carrying it ran aground off Scotland, and became the source of Compton Mackenzie's famous 'Whisky Galore' - so you can thank the Sunday Post for that.

By 1935 the paper's circulation had grown steadily to 350,000, but in the post-war years it exploded - by the turn of the 1980s it was estimated six out of ten adults in the country were readers.

At its peak the paper was named in the Guinness Book of Records as the most-read paper in the world in its circulation area, with more than 1.7m copies sold every week in a country of five million people.

However, those glory years are long gone. Competition from television, the internet and an increasingly saturated newspaper market have seen the Post's circulation dropping to just under 143,000 in December 2016, with a year-on-year fall of 13.5% recorded for 2016.

In 2014 a weekly magazine supplement was reintroduced. Called IN10, it features entertainment, food, homes, gardens, travel and books as well as The Sunday Post's man in Hollywood, Ross King.

And despite sales being a shadow of their 1980s heyday, the Sunday Post is still as relevant as ever, although newspapers in print all over the country are in decline and I wonder how long some can survive.....

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The Beano Book 1976 - Annual No.37 - David Sutherland, Dudley Dexter Watkins, Dennis the Menace - Vintage Hardcover Comic Book

FOR SALE!!! FIND THIS ITEM AND MORE AT screaming-greek.com or check out the link in my bio... The Beano Book 1976 - Annual No.37 by  David Sutherland, Dudley Dexter Watkins, and others. Featuring comics with Dennis the Menace, Little Plum, Billy Whizz,  Biffo the Bear,  Minnie the Minx,  Lord Snooty, General Grandpa, The Bash Street Kids, Gnasher, Roger the Dodger, and more! Used - First Edition Published by D C Thomson & Co Ltd, Dundee  1975 A beautiful book and in EXCELLENT SHAPE!   Read the full article

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How Beano and Dandy artist Dudley D. Watkins made generations of comic fans roar with laughter

How Beano and Dandy artist Dudley D. Watkins made generations of comic fans roar with laughter

David Anderson, Swansea University

You may not be familiar with the name Dudley Dexter Watkins, but chances are you will recognise his art. Half a century after his death, the work of the talented British comic strip artist and illustrator is as well known, and as much loved, as it has ever been. Characters such as Desperate Dan, who Watkins illustrated for The Dandy comic, and Lord Snooty for…

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ADVENTURE No 1398 (D C Thomson, 1951)

"Strang in the Underworld"

Art: Dudley Watkins (who drew everything from Lord Snooty and Desperate Dan to Oor Wullie. Strang -- a sort of weird Tarzan knock-off that first appeared as text stories -- also appeared in the Beano for a while.

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British comic art aplenty on offer in latest Compal auction: "Charley's War", Dan Dare, Judge Dredd - and a rogue Dalek model, too!

An astonishing mix of some fantastic British comic art is up for auction at Compal

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Paintings by Sally Kindberg ​​​

Sally Kindberg is an artist and author who runs drawing workshops for both children and adults, Her painting is abstract and creative that gives audience a really strong sense of mysterious feeling, she integrate surrealism into traditional painting method, using human face/head as an main part to do creative illustration. 

Her painting gives me an inspiration in illustration and color art which i could do photography experiments based on that and develop it further as a method.

what inspires Sally Kindberg?

Sally Kindberg is an illustrator and writer, who uses comic strip frames as ‘little theatres’ and is drawn towards dark humour and velvety black ink. She lives in London, has one daughter and many robots.

What inspires you?

Comics, journeys, bits of obscure information.

Did you always draw?

I started making notebooks when I was about 9, cut out bits from comics, drew stories, stuck in sweetie labels etc. I didn’t start reading till I was 8. My eyesight was very bad, and my mum didn’t want me to wear glasses, so she tried prayer which didn’t quite work. Luckily one of my teachers had a word with her, and National Health specs did the trick.

What did you read?

The first book was Grimm’s Fairy Tales – terrifying and wonderful. Reading seemed like magic to me, and still does.

What attracted you to drawing comics?

Early influences were Beano and Dandy – Desperate Dan’s creator Dudley D. Watkins was a marvellous illustrator.

I love the way you can give anyone or anything a voice by using speech bubbles, use the frames as little theatres full of surprises, and the way cropping and scale can be almost cinematic. Visual humour is most important too of course.

Who are your favourite comic book artists?

There are loads of them! Matt Groening, Yuichi Yokoyama, Marjane Satrapi, Art Spiegelman, Jochen Gerner, Roz Chast, and many more. And especially those with very dark humour like Mark Beyer.

I like pictures which are punchy black and white, there’s something exciting about velvety black ink.

Do comics get a bad press?

I think in the past they did – they weren’t taken seriously. Some writers I know kind of looked down on graphic novels/comic strips because they use pictures, which is crazy because some of them combine words and images in an incredibly powerful way, and it’s not always easy getting them to work together.

Graphic novels are viewed differently now, they get much more respect (I hope).

What was your lucky break?

During my second year at art college in the Midlands we were encouraged to get work experience, so I came to London and very nervously took a folder of illustrations round to a magazine called New Society.

I got my first commission, for a little black and white drawing which earned me £5 – it felt amazing. Then I worked for Honey Magazine.

What quality do you need as a freelance?

Getting work before I left college made me feel I might do anything – not strictly true of course – but you need to be pretty optimistic and determined to work as a freelance.

Ever been tempted to write?

Much later when I was drawing regularly for the Independent, illustrating travel features, possibly a bit cheekily I thought, why not write the features myself?

I worked as a freelance travel writer for various newspapers for a few years, and had some fascinating trips – including going to Elf School in Iceland, investigating horse-racing in Newmarket, and sailing on a Tall Ship to Lisbon.

What’s happening at the moment?

I’ve been collaborating with author Tracey Turner on a series of comic strip books for Bloomsbury which is great fun. I’m drawing pictures for the next one, which will be our third.

I’m also running comic strip workshops in libraries for children, developing other comic strip ideas and occasionally writing interview features.

Have you had rejections from publishers/agents?

Yes, of course! If they make constructive criticisms then I respect them, if not then I think, how dare they, it’s their loss etc… and wipe the tears off my glasses.

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Frank also cites the comic strip artist, Dudley D Watkins as a big source of inspiration for him from a very young age.

Dudley D Watkins is a british comic artist best known for creating The Broons, and Oor Wullie as well as being an illustrator for The Beano and creator of the character, Desperate Dan. Watkins is well known in the UK, Scotland in particular.

Watkins work has become very iconic in the UK as Desparate Dan is still one of Beano’s most recognizable characters and Oor Wullie and The Broons have influenced many Scottish artists and comedians. The characters are usually seen on annual books as recent as this year and Oor Wullie was recently used in a collaborative art project in which 200 statues of the character were designed by 200 different artists and placed all around Scotland.

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Florida Insider Poll finds doubt Democrats will nominate strongest candidate

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Florida Insider Poll finds doubt Democrats will nominate strongest candidate

The verdict is clear among Florida’s political elites as to who would be the strongest gubernatorial nominees for the general election: Democrat Gwen Graham and Republican Adam Putnam.

But among more than 200 Florida political experts participating in the latest Florida Insider poll, the verdict is much less clear about whom the Democrats are likely to nominate.

Nearly six in 10 of the campaign professionals, money-raisers, lobbyists, activists, and political scientists surveyed said former U.S. Rep. Graham of Tallahassee would be the strongest general election candidate for the Democrats.

Putnam is heavily favored to win not just the Republican primary but the general election as well.

Only  42 percent expect Graham to win the primary pitting her against four other men. Most, 51 percent, predict the nominee will be Miami beach businessman Philip Levine, who has spent about $10 million of his own money on TV ads airing for months that have launched him into first place in early polls.

“Levine in many ways is perceived as the front runner and rightfully so. He has been spending money wisely on tv but also has quietly built a strong and robust field presence- especially in Tampa and south Florida. Many democrats would make their peace with him mainly because he has he money to self finance his run, allowing money to be spread around to save Nelson, put the state senate in a posture to be flipped to the Dems and flip a Congressional seat or 3,” said a Republican.

Less than 6 percent of those surveyed predicted any of the other credible Democrats running — Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, Greene, or Winter Park businessman Chris King –would win the nomination.

On the Republican side, an overwhelming 87 percent said Agriculture Commissioner  Putnam would be the strongest Republican for the general election (and 72 percent (77 percent of Republicans) predicted he would beat U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in the primary.

Putnam, as part of the GOP establishment in Florida, has far more ties to and friends among the Florida Insiders than DeSantis.

“Putnam will survive the recent problems in his campaign. He has a strong grass roots campaign. You can’t win just being on Fox News,” said one Republican, noting DeSantis’ campaign strategy of relying mainly on Fox News appearances to reach Florida primary voters.

Another Republican: “Adam Putnam holds an almost insurmountable fundraising lead over Ron DeSantis, as well as a huge head start. Putnam will be the Republican nominee because he campaigns, connects with ordinary Floridians on issues Floridians care about, and knows how to win in Florida. DeSantis’ campaign is showing almost no signs of life.

Florida Insider polls are unscientific surveys of people closely involved in the political process – including people working for or actively helping the candidates in question. We allow anonymous comments to encourage frank assessments and answers.

The polls reflect the conventional wisdom of Florida’s political establishment, rather than actual public opinion or reality.

Asked which of the seven major candidates they expected to be Florida’s next governor. Putnam was favored by an overwhelming  47 percent, followed by Graham with 23 percent, Levine with 17 percent, and DeSantis with 7 percent.

“Gwen Graham is the strongest Democrat in a Statewide election,” said a Democrat. :Adam Putnam is the strongest Republican. Graham beats DeSantis, Putnam beats anybody but Graham, Putnam v Graham is close, with a slight edge to Putnam without any headwinds. I can’t predict what the political mood about Trump will be in October.”

Among Republicans, 12 percent foresaw a Gov. Levine and 5 percent a Gov, Graham. Among Democrats 23 percent predicted Putnam will win the general election and 1 percent said DeSantis.

And the Trump factor?

A slight  majority, 51 percent, said Trump’s standing with voters will hurt Republicans up and down the ballot “a little,” 17 percent said “not at all,” 16 percent said Trump will hurt other Republicans “a great deal,” and another 16 percent said Trump in the White House will help Republicans on the ballot. Put another way, 16 percent think Trump is helpful to Republican candidates this year, and 68 percent think he will hurt them at least somewhat.

The 218 politicos participating in this month’s Florida Insider poll included 112 Republicans, 89 Democrats, and 17 women and men registered to neither major party. They were:

Tom Alte, Jason Altmire, Gayle Andrews, Scott Arceneaux, Donna Arduin, Dave Aronberg, Rick Asnani, Jon M. Ausman, Roger Austin, Tim Baker, Brian Ballard, Ryan Banfill, Michael Barnett, Scott Barnhart, Rodney Barreto, Ashley Bauman, Alan Becker, Geoffrey Becker, Samuel Bell, Allan Bense, Wayne Bertsch, Ron Bilbao, David Bishop, Stephen Bittel, Greg Blair, Katie Bohnett, Matt Bryan, Bob Buckhorn, Alex Burgos, Dominic M. Calabro, Christian Camara, Bernie Campbell, Kristy Campbell, Dean Cannon, Chip Case, Betty Castor, Kevin Cate, Mitch Ceasar, Jill Chamberlin, Jim Cherry, Alan Clendenin, Kelly Cohen, Brad Coker, David Colburn, Mike Colodny, Gus Corbella, Jon Costello, Brian Crowley, Husein Cumber, Fred Cunningham, David Custin, Darrick D. Mcghee, Jim Davis, Justin Day, Nelson Diaz, Pablo Diaz, Victor Dimaio, Michael Dobson, Doc Dockery, Paula Dockery, Bob Doyle, Charles Dudley, Ryan Duffy, Vickie Dunn, Barry Edwards, Eric Eikenberg, Alia Faraj-Johnson, Mikec Fasano, Peter Feaman, Cesar Fernandez, Mark Ferrulo, Damien Filer, Mark Foley, Andy Ford, Towson Fraser, John French, Jack Furnari, Tom Gaitens, Eduardo Gamarra, Wayne Garcia, Steve Geller, Richard Gentry, Julia Gill Woodward, Susan Glickman, Susan Goldstein, Alma Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez, Adam Goodman, Cindy Graves, Jennifer Green, Ron Greenstein, Thomas Grigsby, Joe Gruters, Stephanie Grutman, Ron Gunzburger, Mike Hamby, Marion Hammer, Chris Hand, Abel Harding, James Harros, Jeff Hartley, Chris Hartline, Jack Hebert, Rich Heffley, Bill Helmich, Cynthia Henderson, Ann Herberger, Brad Herold, Max Herrle, Mike Hightower, Don Hinkle, Jim Holton, Erin Isaac, Christina Johnson, David Johnson, Eric Johnson, Jeff Johnson, Stafford Jones, Eric Jotkoff, Doug Kaplan, Fred Karlinsky, Joshua Karp, Michael King, Erik Kirk, Chris Kise, John Konkus, Jeff Kottkamp, Kartik Krishnaiyer, Stephanie Kunkel, Bill Lee, Tom Lewis, Beth Leytham, Nikki Lowrey, Susan Macmanus, Jose Mallea, Al Maloof, Roly Marante, Beth Matuga, Kim Mcdougal, Nancy Mcgowan, Clarence Mckee, Seth Mckee, Dan Mclaughlin, Kathy Mears, David Mica, Jamie Miller, Jon Mills, Frank Mirabella, Ed Miyagishima, Lucy Morgan, Samuel Neimeiser, Meredith Orourke, Maurizio Passariello, Alex Patton, Darryl Paulson, Jorge Pedraza, Scott Peelen, Rockie Pennington, Kirk Pepper, Evelyn Perez-Verdia, Joe Perry, Lisa Perry, Sean Phillippi, Gretchen Picotte, Ron Pierce, JC Planas, Bob Poe, Ben Pollara, Jeff Porter, David Rancourt, Susannah Randolph, Marc Reichelderfer, Andrea Reilly, George Riley, Jim Rimes, Franco Ripple, Pat Roberts, Monica Rodriguez, Jason Roth, Sarah Rumpf, Ron Sachs, Tom Scarritt, Steve Schale, Tom Scherberger, April Schiff, Jack Seiler, Kathleen Shanahan, Bud Shorstein, Patrick Slevin, Susan Smith, Roger Stone, Alan Stonecipher, Richard Swann, Kevin Sweeny, Cory Tilley, Greg C. Truax, Frank Tsamoutales, Greg Turbeville, Steve Uhlfelder, Christian Ulvert, Jason Unger, Greg Ungru, Matthew Van Name, Ashley Walker, Nancy Watkins, Screven Watson, John Wehrung, Andrew Weinstein, Susie Wiles, Mike Williams, Gregory Wilson, Jamie Wilson, Leslie Wimes, Jon Woodard, Jeff Wright, Zachariah Zachariah, Christian Ziegler, Mark Zubaly.

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downthetubes NewsRound: Alan Moore in Brazil, Dave Dorman art book, Dudley D. Watkins rediscovered, and a Doctor Who comic strip gem!

A quick roundup of comic-related news items uncovered by friends of downthetubes, and others: Alan Moore in Brazil, a Dave Dorman art book, Dudley D. Watkins rediscovered, and a Doctor Who comic strip gem!

A quick roundup of comic-related news items uncovered by friends of downthetubes, and others Alan Moore World report’s Publisher Editora Aleph has revealed its cover for the Brazilian edition of Alan Moore‘s new novel The Great When, the first in a series of five. Yes, the old lampposts along the Thames Embankment do have fishes coiled around them! The cover is the work of Brazilian digital…

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Oor Penned Guin

- Ok I'm guessing that the "Oor Wullie" reference is one that only my Scottish followers are going to understand but google him and you'll see some lovely art by Dudley D. Watkins (and others) 

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Lillie Art Gallery hosts "Comics Stripped" exhibition in Scotland this summer

Oor Wullie, Judge Dredd and Rupert the Bear are at the 'art' of a new exhibition which focuses on comic strips and creators in Scotland this summer

Oor Wullie, Judge Dredd and Rupert the Bear are at the ‘art’ of a new exhibition which focuses on comic strips and creators in Scotland this summer. The Lillie Art Gallery, in Milngavie, is hosting “Comics Stripped!” until 15th August 2024 – a free display which goes behind the scenes of some of the medium’s most iconic creations and Scotland’s pivotal role. This is the first time this…

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In Pictures and In Review: "Beano – The Art of Breaking the Rules" at Somerset House, London

In Pictures and In Review: “Beano – The Art of Breaking the Rules” at Somerset House, London

Combining classic and current BEANO comic art with some amazing modern work (shriek!), this Somerset House exhibition no fan of the weekly humour comic will want to miss… Richard Sheaf reports… Occupying London’s Somerset House main exhibition space (like the Peanuts exhibition in 2018/19 but unlike the Hergé exhibition of 2015/16), “Beano – The Art of Breaking the Rules” is a simply huge…

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Latest Phil Comics eBay auction offers early 2000ADs and much more

Latest Phil Comics eBay auction offers early 2000ADs and much more

A selection of 180 vintage comic auctions are up for grabs this week in the latest Phil Comics eBay auction, including 2000AD #1-10, Beano, Buster, Dandy, Giles Annuals, Oor Wullie, Smash #1-15, Joe 90, TV Century 21, Victor, Wildcat and more.

Some items on offer – but not all – include the free gifts they came with, including a copy of Victor 1127, published in 1982.

There are some great…