David Mostyn is a British cartoonist and commercial illustrator
who drew for
D.C. Thomson from the early 1980s until the 2010s.
Career
Mostyn works out of
Oxford, England
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.
Appearances
He has appeared at the
Edinburgh Festival
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along with a poet named Roger McGough. He has also appeared on
BBC TV
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and
BBC Radio
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. Mostyn has also gotten together with famous author Philip Pullman, Richard Hammond, comedian David Williams, and writer Gyles Brandreth.
Works
He was the creator of several comic strips:
*''
Bertie Buncle'' (
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 O ...
, 1978–1982)
*''Extra Terrestrial Teacher'' (
School Fun
''Buster'' was a British comic which began publication in 1960, originally published by IPC Magazines Ltd under the company's comics division Fleetway, then by Egmont UK Ltd under the same imprint until its closure in 2000. Despite missing is ...
, 1983–1984)
*''
Strange Hill'' (Dandy, 1986–2004)
*''
Danny's Nanny'' (
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-run ...
1988–1994)
*''Meet Edd: He's a Ghost'' (
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' ...
and
The Topper, 1991–1993)
*''
Molly'' (Dandy, 1991–2004)
*''Cowerin' Wolf'' (Dandy, 1995-?)
*''Hector Spectre'' (Dandy, 1996-?)
*''
Medieval Knievel'' (Dandy, 2003?)
*''Eddie The Ghost'' (Dandy, 2004)
*''
Hugh Dunnit'' (Beano, 2005)
*''Dr. Doctor'' (Dandy, 2010)
*''Disaster Chef'' (Dandy, 2011)
Mostyn has also worked for various jokebooks.
Mostyn's portfolio includes work for:
*
Penguin Books
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*The Pearson Group
*
Oxford University Press
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*
DC Thomson
DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Dundee Courier'', '' The Evening Telegraph'' and '' The Sunday Post'' newspapers, and the comics ''Oor W ...
*
Marvel Comics
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*
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
New York
*Constable Robinson
*Arcturus Publishing
*
Andre Deutsch
*
Disney
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(Books)
*
Walker Books
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...
*
BBC Publications #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
*
Lintas
References
External links
official website
British comics artists
British illustrators
Living people
The Dandy people
The Beano people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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