Nick Brennan is a British cartoonist who works mainly for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. He started drawing for the company in 1993, drawing a revival of

Peter Piper "Peter Piper" is an English-language nursery rhyme and well-known alliteration tongue-twister. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19745. Lyrics The traditional version, as published in John Harris' ''Peter Piper's Practical Principles of ...

from ''

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'', revived from

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, 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 Blinky may refer to: Characters * ''Blinky'' (comics), a character in the UK comic ''The Dandy'' * Blinky (ghost), a red (sometimes orange) ghost in the ''Pac-Man'' franchise * Blinky (mascot), the mascot of FreeDOS * Blinky (The Simpsons), thr ...

, a revamp of the nephew of Colonel Blink 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ...

Vic Neill Vic Neill (24 November 1941 - 24 December 1999) was a British cartoonist who drew for D.C. Thomson and I.P.C.'s comics. His first notable comic work was on Sparky strip Peter Piper. In 1969, he replaced Dudley Dexter Watkins on Topper cover s ...

, won the vote, followed by another strip, Pinky's Crackpot Circus, 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, and contributed to the Fun Size Dandy/ Fun Size Beano comics. In addition, he was the artist for Billy Whizz 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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