Nick Brennan is a British

cartoonist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

who works mainly for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. He started drawing for the company in 1993, drawing a revival of Peter Piper from '' The Dandy'', revived from The Magic Comic, but with a departure from Watkins' creation, with Peter instead sporting an Elvis-like hairdo and purple jumper.
January 1994 saw his next work Blinky, a revamp of the nephew of

Colonel Blink Colonel Blink (tagline: "The Short-Sighted Gink") was a British comic strip, drawn by Tom Bannister in November 1958 for the majority of its run, with a few later strips being drawn by Bill Ritchie and Gordon Bell (artist), Gordon Bell in the sam ...

from ''

The Beezer ''The Beezer'' (called ''The Beezer and Topper'' for the last three years of publication) was a British comic that ran from (issues dates) 21 January 1956 to 21 August 1993, published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. Comic strips in ''The Beezer'' ...

'' who had first appeared in the merged Beezer and Topper in 1990.
In 1997, Nick drew a comic strip for a vote for '' The Beano'' which was called "Crazy for Daisy", and, along with

Tim Traveller Tim Traveller was a British comic strip created by Vic Neill and published in the British comics magazine ''The Beano''. He first appeared in issue 2862, dated 24 May 1997, as part of a continuing set of six new comic strips where the one with th ...

by Vic Neill, won the vote, followed by another strip,

Pinky's Crackpot Circus ''Colonel Crackpot's Circus'' was a British comic strip, published from 1960 until 1963 in ''The Beano''. It was the first Beano comic strip drawn by Malcolm Judge, who later went on to draw ''Billy Whizz'' and ''Ball Boy (Beano), Ball Boy'' for ...

, in 2004, and in 2006, a revival of "Brassneck" and "Noah's Ark". These last three are all from ''The Dandy''. He also drew Sneaker for ''The Dandy'' plus a number of other less well-known characters such as Frawg. In the 2000s, Nick occasionally ghosted

Nicky Nutjob Nicky is a diminutive form of the name Nicholas, Nicola and Nicole, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. It can also be used as a diminutive of Dominic. It may refer to: People Sports * Nicky Adams (born 1986), English-born Welsh ...

, and contributed to the

Fun Size Dandy The ''Fun Size Beano'' and ''Fun Size Dandy'' were small-format, full-colour children's comics, originally published four times monthly by DC Thomson and Co. Ltd between 1997 and 2010. They replaced the ''Beano and Dandy Comic Libraries'', or ...

Fun Size Beano The ''Fun Size Beano'' and ''Fun Size Dandy'' were small-format, full-colour children's comics, originally published four times monthly by DC Thomson and Co. Ltd between 1997 and 2010. They replaced the ''Beano and Dandy Comic Libraries'', or ...

comics. In addition, he was the artist for

Billy Whizz Billy Whizz is a fictional character featured in the British comic ''The Beano'', first appearing in issue 1139, dated 16 May 1964, when it replaced The Country Cuzzins. Billy, the title character, is a boy who can run extraordinarily fast. His ...

in ''The Beano'' from autumn 2009 until 2012.
Nick Brennan appeared a few times in The Dandy after its October 2010 revamp drawing Watch this Space and Professor Cheese's Olympic Wheezes. Reprints of Blinky, Pinky's Crackpot Circus, Brassneck and Sneaker were also used during 2012. In the final print edition of ''The Dandy'', Nick drew Blinky, Peter Piper and Pinky's Crackpot Circus. A reprint of Hyde and Shriek was also used.
In the relaunched ''Digital Dandy'', Nick produced Blinky and Sneaker with both stories being animated by his wife, Fran.
Nick's work appears in the Dandy Annual each year and he is currently working on scripts and artwork for the 2024 edition.
Recent work includes a newly-introduced Beano comic character
Stevie Star
and cartoon illustrations and animations for Beano Studios and th
Beano for Schools
projects featuring Dennis the Menace, Gnasher, Minnie the Minx and a host of other ''Beano'' faves.
In addition to comic work, Nick undertakes private and commercial commissions (event posters and cartoon illustration for business branding etc.) and runs cartoon workshops, such as the Art of Stories Festival at the Eden Project.Art of Stories Festival at the Eden Project
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External links

*Official websites
www.cartoonfun.co.ukwww.nickbrennancartoonist.co.ukNick Brennan LinkedIn ProfileCartoonfun on LinkedIn
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