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
''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 co ...
'', ''
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 2006 and
London B412 following in October 2007, both were short-lived. He also provided the cover illustrations for the 2008 and 2009 editions of the
Beano Annual. In February 2011, Appleby became the full-time Dennis the Menace artist, and he stopped drawing Roger shortly afterwards.
Barrie Appleby returned to draw new Roger the Dodger episodes in August 2012 after
Nigel Parkinson took over as Dennis artist. He supposedly left in The Beano in July 2013 along with
Barry Glennard and
Dave Eastbury when Roger was taken over by
Jamie Smart. In early 2014, Barrie returned to
The Beano to draw
Gnasher and Gnipper And returned to
Roger the Dodger in July.
References
External links
Barrie Appleby's portfolio on Creative Shake
British comics artists
Living people
The Dandy people
The Beano people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
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