Colin Wyatt (born 1939) worked from 1957 to 1980 for
IPC Magazines
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as an
illustrator
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of children's
comics
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.
Biography
Concentrating mostly on the very young children's stories, he contributed to such well-known titles and ''
Tiny Tots
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'' and ''
Jack and Jill
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'', as well as illustrating many
Disney
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tie-in
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comics and inserts.
In 1975, Wyatt began work on the controversial boy's comic ''
Action!'' as Assistant Art Editor. When that title was withdrawn following the infamous "banned" issue, he became the Art Editor on IPC's new launch,
science fiction
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comic ''
2000AD''. Overseeing the comic's second and third years in print, he played a large role in nurturing the developing talents of
Brian Bolland
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and
Mike McMahon, among others.
After leaving IPC, Wyatt became a
freelance
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artist, creating such children's series as the
Poddington Peas
''The Poddington Peas'' is a British animated television series that was created by Paul Needs and Colin Wyatt of Cairnvale Productions for Poddington PLC; it has thirteen five-minute episodes, and was aired on BBC One as part of the Children's ...
.
Personal life
Colin was fond of the Performing Arts and was a member of an Amateur Dramatics group in Thundersley, Essex. He performed in such shows as The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance and Fiddler on the Roof.
Colin has been married to Jan since 1965 and has two children: illustrator, Justin Wyatt and Debz Hobbs-Wyatt novelist and award-winning short story writer.
References
Colin Wyattat 2000 AD online
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External links
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1941 births
Living people
British illustrators
British comics artists
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