Laura Howell is a British-born comic strip artist. She is the first female artist in the history of ''
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 ...
'' comic, and is responsible for ''
Johnny Bean from Happy Bunny Green'', ''
Les Pretend'', ''
Tricky Dicky'' and the manga adaptation of ''The Beano''.
She also drew Billy the Cat in the Special 70 Years ''Beano'', and two
Minnie the Minx
Minnie the Minx, whose real name is
Hermione Makepeace is a comic strip character published in the British comic magazine ''The Beano''. Created and originally drawn by Leo Baxendale, she first appeared in issue 596, dated 19 December 1953, ma ...
strips in the same comic. Laura also works for
''Toxic'' magazine, drew the comic strip "Sneaky, the world's cleverest elephant" for ''
the DFC'' comic,
and is a manga artist. Her works includes a manga-stylized version of
Gilbert and Sullivan.
In 2006, she was awarded the International Manga and Anime Festival (IMAF) Best Comic Prize.
She has also contributed to a number of publications including
Viz and
MAD magazine
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Geography
* Mad (village), a village in the Dunajská Streda District of Slovakia
* Mád, a village in Hungary
* Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, by IATA airport code
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.
She lives in
Birmingham, England
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.
References
External links
Laura Howell's websiteThe Bizarre Adventures of Gilbert and Sullivan
British comics artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
The Beano people
British female comics artists
Female comics writers
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