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Bananaman
Bananaman is a fictional character appearing in British comic books. Bananaman is a parody of traditional superheroes, being portrayed as a schoolboy who is transformed into a muscled, caped adult man when he eats a banana. The character originally appeared in ''Nutty'' as the back page strip in Issue 1, dated 16 February 1980 drawn by John Geering. He has since appeared in ''The Dandy'' and ''The Beano''. Original strip The original strip, by Dave Donaldson and Steve Bright, written and developed by the latter, and mostly drawn by John Geering until his death in 1999, is essentially a parody of Superman and Batman with elements of Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel and his British twin, Marvelman, and occasionally other Silver Age of Comic Books, Silver Age characters, while also combining comic slapstick with a heavy dose of eccentric British humour similar to Alan Moore's contemporary work on Captain Britain. After John Geering died in 1999, Barrie Appleby took ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bananaman - Beano Superhero
Bananaman is a fictional character appearing in British comic books. Bananaman is a parody of traditional superheroes, being portrayed as a schoolboy who is transformed into a muscled, caped adult man when he eats a banana. The character originally appeared in ''Nutty'' as the back page strip in Issue 1, dated 16 February 1980 drawn by John Geering. He has since appeared in ''The Dandy'' and ''The Beano''. Original strip The original strip, by Dave Donaldson and Steve Bright, written and developed by the latter, and mostly drawn by John Geering until his death in 1999, is essentially a parody of Superman and Batman with elements of Captain Marvel and his British twin, Marvelman, and occasionally other Silver Age characters, while also combining comic slapstick with a heavy dose of eccentric British humour similar to Alan Moore's contemporary work on Captain Britain. After John Geering died in 1999, Barrie Appleby took over and later Tom Paterson. In 2003, the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dandy
''The Dandy'' was a British children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after ''Il Giornalino'' (cover dated 1 October 1924) and ''Detective Comics'' (cover dated March 1937). From August 2007 until October 2010, it was rebranded as ''Dandy Xtreme''. One of the best selling comics in the UK, along with ''The Beano'', ''The Dandy'' reached sales of two million a week in the 1950s. The final printed edition was issued on 4 December 2012, the comic's 75th anniversary, after sales slumped to 8,000 a week. On the same day, ''The Dandy'' relaunched as an online comic, The Digital Dandy, appearing on the Dandy website and in the Dandy App. The digital relaunch was not successful and the comic ended just six months later. The Dandy title continues as a yearly Summer Special and the unbroken run of Dandy Annuals, up to and including the 2023 annual. History T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beano
''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-running comic issued weekly in 2018, publishing its 4000th issue in August 2019. Popular and well-known comic strips and characters include '' Dennis the Menace'', ''Minnie the Minx'', ''The Bash Street Kids'', ''Roger the Dodger'', ''Billy Whizz'', ''Lord Snooty and His Pals'', '' Ivy the Terrible'', ''General Jumbo'', ''Jonah'', and ''Biffo the Bear''. ''The Beano'' was planned as a pioneering children's magazine that contained mostly comic strips, in the style of American newspaper gag-a-days, as opposed to the more text story based Story papers that were immensely popular before the Second World War. In the present, its legacy is its misbehaving characters, escapist tales and anarchic humour with an audience of all ages. ''Beano'' is a mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Appleby
Barrie Appleby is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., drawing strips such as Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger for ''The Beano'' since the 1970s. He has also drawn Cuddles and Dimples for ''The Dandy'', as well as strips for ''Nutty'', ''Hoot'', ''Monster Fun'' and '' Buster''. He also drew Bananaman in the BEEB comic.Alan Clark, ''Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors'', The British Library, 1998, p. 4 In 1999, he took over Bananaman in the Dandy from John Geering. He returned for a short time to do Bananaman in 2008. In 2003, he took over Roger the Dodger after the death of Robert Nixon. Appleby's Roger strips were similar in style to Nixon's, although his own style was always evident. However, following the Dandy's revamp in October 2004, he relinquished Cuddle Dimples to Nigel Parkinson. A couple of years later, he drew two new strips for the Beano, with Pirates of the Caribeano beginning in September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super School
Super School is a comic strip, which started in November 2008 and is drawn by Lew Stringer. This strip was stated in the book The History of The Beano: The Story So Far as originally having the name ''The Ultras'' in the planning stages, and was inspired by the X-Men. The strip originally features four super powered children (which later became five) and their non-super powered Teacher. The pupils are ''Invisible Isobel'', who as the name suggests can turn invisible; ''Safari Sam'', a shapeshifter who can become any animal; ''Stinkbomb'', who can create any aroma; ''Waterboy'', who as the name suggests can control water (like the Marvel Comics villain Hydroman). During the comic strips run the class gained a new pupil ''Bananagirl'', who is described by The Beano as "like Bananaman Bananaman is a fictional character appearing in British comic books. Bananaman is a parody of traditional superheroes, being portrayed as a schoolboy who is transformed into a muscled, caped adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Geering
John Keith Geering (9 March 1941 – 13 August 1999) was a British cartoonist with a distinctive, occasionally flamboyant style, most famous for his work for DC Thomson comics including '' Sparky'', '' The Topper'', '' Cracker'', ''Plug'', ''Nutty'', ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy''. Geering's strips included: * Puss 'n' Boots (''Sparky/Topper/Dandy''), a more anarchic, surreal take on the traditional cat-and-dog strips, complete with bizarre dialogue and situations - Boots, for example, having taken a gardening job, boasts that the perks include "all the grass I can eat", whilst Puss can be found selling ice cream at the North Pole. * Smudge (''Beano''), correctly billed as the world's dirtiest schoolboy, relishing any opportunity to get covered in grime and filth that presents itself. * Bananaman (''Nutty/Dandy/Beano''), a bungling superhero whose alter-ego is a stubble-headed schoolboy. This character proved particularly popular during its run in Nutty, and spawned an animat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavan Scott
Cavan Scott (born 18 April 1973), is a New York Times bestselling comic writer and author. He is best known for his work on a variety of spin-offs from both ''Doctor Who'' and ''Star Wars'', as well as comics and novels for ''Teen Titans'', ''Black Adam'', ''Ghostbusters'', ''Transformers'', ''Back to the Future'', ''Vikings'', '' Pacific Rim'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', and ''Penguins of Madagascar''. Cavan Scott, along with Justina Ireland, Claudia Gray, Daniel Jose Older, and Charles Soule are crafting a new era in the ''Star Wars'' publishing world called '' Star Wars: The High Republic''. Cavan's first contribution to the era was a comic book series released through Marvel Comics titled ''Star Wars: The High Republic''. and he has also written two novels in the series, the ''New York Times'' bestseller, ''The Rising Storm'' and ''Path of Vengeance'', numerous short stories in ''Star Wars Insider'' and the ''Life Day Treasury'', a four issue mini-series for IDW, ''The Monster of Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutty
''Nutty'' was a British comic magazine that ran for 292 issues from 16 February 1980 to 14 September 1985, when it merged with ''The Dandy''. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, ''Nutty'' was an attempt to create a more lively and chaotic comic compared to many on sale at the time. Strips Nutty's strips included: * ''Bananaman'' was its main strip, and by far its most popular. Drawn by John Geering, it survived the merger with ''The Dandy'' and that comic's eventual closure in the 2010s, moving to ''The Beano''. * ''Big 'n Bud'' was a double-act style comic strip: they observed various scenarios, and then made jokes based upon what they observed. They appeared in the first edition. * ''Blubba and the Bear'', an Eskimo in conflict with a polar bear trying to steal his fish, who later appeared in the Dandy as reprints from number 3408 but ended when '' Dandy Xtreme'' started. * '' Cannonball Kid'', "He's Football Crazy", similar to a '' Beano'' strip called Ball Boy, later rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Paterson
Tom Paterson is a Scottish comic artist who drew characters for Fleetway in 1973–1990, and D.C Thomson from 1986 to 2012. As of 2013, he currently draws strips for Viz. He lives in Leith, with three children, and is a Hearts supporter. Taking stylistic inspiration from Leo Baxendale's work on The Bash Street Kids, Paterson's talent as a cartoonist was discovered at the age of sixteen by original Dandy editor Albert Barnes, who was impressed with the cartoon samples Paterson had sent to him. Barnes offered the young artist a chance to collaborate with him on a strip called ''The Dangerous Dumplings'' (which would later be retooled as The Doyle Family for the Dandy), which was to become the leading strip of a new comic Barnes was developing, but the project was scrapped when Barnes retired and Paterson was hired to work for IPC after leaving school. When Baxendale left IPC to publish his own work, Paterson took over as artist for several of his strips, including ''Sweeny Tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kev F Sutherland
Kev F. Sutherland (born 18 October 1961) is a Scottish comedian and comic strip creator. He has drawn for a variety of publications, including ''The Beano''. He has produced several shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including The Sitcom Trials and The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. Early life He was born in Aberdeen and raised from age 6 in the village of Kibworth in Leicestershire. His paternal grandmother was the writer and photographer Jean Sutherland. In 1983 he graduated from Exeter College of Art and Design. Career Since 2005, Sutherland has written, produced and performed as '' The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre'', appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 in theatres internationally and on television. His TV work includes '' The Sitcom Trials'' and '' A-Z of Rude Health'' for ITV. His comic strips appear in the UK comic ''The Beano'', chiefly comedy adventures starring ''The Bash Street Kids'', with ''Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Janes
Andy may refer to: People * Andy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds * Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and piano professor * Andy (singer) (born 1958), stage name of Iranian-Armenian singer Andranik Madadian Music * ''Andy'' (1976 album), an album by Andy Williams * ''Andy'' (2001 album), an album by Andy Williams * ''Andy'' (Raleigh Ritchie album), a 2020 album by Raleigh Ritchie * "Andy" (song), a 1986 song by Les Rita Mitsouko Other uses * ''Andy'' (film), a 1965 film * Andy (goose) (1987–1991), a sneaker-wearing goose born without webbed feet * Andy (typeface), a monotype font * Andy, West Virginia, US, a former unincorporated community See also *Andi (other) Andi or ANDI may refer to: People and fictional characters * Andy (given name), including people and fictional characters with the name Andi * Andi people, an ethnic group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bash Street Kids
Bash or BASH may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Bash!'' (Rockapella album), 1992 * ''Bash!'' (Dave Bailey album), 1961 * '' Bash: Latter-Day Plays'', a dramatic triptych * ''BASH!'' (role-playing game), a 2005 superhero game * "Bash" (''Glee''), an episode from the fifth season of the ''Glee'' television show * WWE The Bash, a professional wrestling event * Buenos Aires in the Southern Highlands, a social Tango dance event in Australia * Bash, a character in the video game '' Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' * Bash and Dash, two logging engines in the television series ''Thomas & Friends'' * BASH, the tech company led by CEO Peter Isherwell in the 2021 film ''Don't Look Up'' Other uses * Bash (name), including a list of persons with the name * Bash (Unix shell), computer software and language * The Bash (company), an event services booking platform, formerly known as GigMasters * Party, a social gathering * Strike (attack), a physical assault * Bird aircraft strike haz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
