ISSUE 412 – AUGUST 2008 TheThe Jester Jester LUVVIES ISSUE DAVE PARKER DAVE BIRTHDAY BIRMINGHAM THEATRE, TV AND BEANO! MEETING REPORT FILM FUNNIES ALEX WORLD EVENTS DIARY MORE NEW TOUR UPDATE MEMBERS TheNewsletter Newsletter of of the the Cartoonists’ Cartoonists’ Club Club of Greatof Great Britain Britain THE JESTER ISSUE 412 – AUGUST 2008 CCGB ONLINE: WWW.CCGB.ORG.UK The Jester The CCGB Committee The Chair Issue 412 - August 2008 Published 11 times a year by The Cartoonists" Club Dear Members, We got cracking with quite a full of Great Britain and flowing agenda and al- though we didn't meander too Chairman: Terry Christien Make way for some extra earn- much, it's amazing how time 020-8892 3621 ings by simply filling in a form! -! the Payback 2008 claim form. runs away. One of the main [email protected] You can claim two ways, either points for a Club like ours Secretary: Jed Stone on the paper form or online! -! in today's techy age is to see 01173 169 277 visit the DACS website: how much!run of the mill club [email protected] www.dacs.org.uk/payback. stuff we can get done via tech- Treasurer: Anne Boyd DACS! is the Design and Art- nology, alleviating the need to 01173 169 277 ists Copyright Society! -! a UK have protracted!committee [email protected] not-for-profit copyright licensing meetings so members!can get Membership Secretary: and collecting society for artists on with the chat. So we will de- Jed Pascoe: 01767-682 882 and visual creators which re- cide on a reduced 6, 4 or even 2 [email protected] markably is us! They have al- meetings a year but with a regu- ways been very helpful to the lar monthly get together. Alan Scragg is a new member Clive Collins: 01702-557 205 cartoonist fraternity and us guys need all the!help we can get! voted in at Brummy and he was [email protected] And if you're a bit sticky on copy- able to join us for a curry after- Neil Dishington: 020-8505 0134 right issues -! and who isn't, con- wards! as indeed was Pete! [email protected] fer with DACS, they're a really Dredge! -! good to see you both. Ian Ellery: 01424-718 209 helpful bunch. You can reach Mike Turner and I will be at a [email protected] them on 020 7336 8811 or online small meeting before the August Graham Fowell: 0115-933 4186 at www.dacs.org.uk. get together to see how com- [email protected] Meanwhile back to Payback! -! bined proposals can progress Helen Pointer: 01883-373 202 claim your share of over £3 mil- our Club's 50th Anniversary [email protected] lion for works in books and event and will!report back soon Roy Nixon: 01245-256 814 magazines as well as television. as. Enjoy your Summer hols! -! Mike Turner: 01206-798 283 So get!claiming. cheers for now [email protected] Incidentally, our Club Secretary Jed Stone's wife had a serious Terry Christien Steve Bright: 079 5270 3845 operation this week and our best [email protected] wishes go to them both for a full Pete Dredge: 0115 981 0984 recovery! -! thinking of you mobile: 0788 421 1322 mates! [email protected] A bunch of us made it to Bir- Noel Ford: 01974 831468 mingham for an awayday com- [email protected] mittee meeting! -! Steve Willis,! Tim Harries: 01633 780293 Steve Bright, Noel Ford, Jed [email protected] Pascoe, Alex Hughes, Mike Turner, Helen Pointer and Jester Editor myself huddled around in a spa- Steve Willis cious cinema/theatre which is part of The Custard Factory as 01235 833 414 arranged by Alex Hughes! -! [email protected] resident!cartoonist in the fac- tory's serviced studios cum offices.! Thank you Alex for ar- Front Cover: Dave Parker ranging that ably assisted by Back Cover: Anthony Hutchings Noel. 2 THE JESTER ISSUE 412 – AUGUST 2008 CCGB ONLINE: WWW.CCGB.ORG.UK Iraq with mental and physical Alex world tour NEWS injuries went one step further in 2004 when he used his strip to simply list US war dead. Trouble Following his ten-week hit run in Beano & Dandy was, the programme was a London!s West End last year, mere 30 minutes long. Impossi- Alex will be racking up some birthday bash! ble to do more than skim the much-needed air miles this surface of an interesting topic. autumn by heading out to Aus- The Beano & Dandy Birthday tralia, Hong Kong and Singa- Bash Exhibition at the Cartoon pore, before returning, via East- Museum in London celebrating Subs reminder bourne, Windsor, Guildford, 70 years of comic mayhem runs Northampton and Colchester, to until 2nd November 2008. It in- We're about to buff up the mem- Londons Arts Theatre for a short cludes artwork by Barrie Ap- bership lists which will mean pre-Christmas season. pleby, Leo Baxendale, Paddy removing website privileges for Robert Bathurst (from TVs Cold Brennan, James Crighton, Hunt non members and updating the Feet) will reprise his role as the Emerson, Sam Fair, Ken Harri- Jester mailing list. So please...if world!s favourite cartoon son, Laura Howell, Malcolm you are a lapsed member or investment banker in this criti- Judge, David Law, Bob Nixon, have omitted to pay your Annual cally acclaimed show. Allan Morley, Ken Reid, Nigel Subscription, now is a very good Tickets go on sale to the public Parkinson, David Parkins, Tom time. We hope you will stay with in mid July. There are only three Paterson, David Sutherland, us and send your cheque for shows in Australia and two each Kev Sutherland, Wayne Thomp- £35 payable to the CCGB to in Hong Kong and Singapore. son, Dudley D. Watkins and Anne Boyd (CCGB Treasurer), For booking information contact others. 75 Jacobs Wells Road, Clifton, [email protected] The Cartooon Museum is close Bristol BS8 1DJ. to the British Museum at 35 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HH. Tel 020 7580 8155. Email: [email protected] Phil Jupitus! Comic Love Comedian and apparently self- taught artist Phil Jupitus pre- sented a 30 minute programme dedicated to the cultural, social and political impact of the comic strip on Radio 4 recently. There were contributions from Russell Taylor and Charles Peattie who created the Telegraph's long- running strip "Alex" and Cana- dian Lynn Johnston whose fam- ily strip "For Better or Worse" is syndicated in 2000 newspapers in 20 countries and has run for almost 30 years. Gary Trudeau featured as well, explaining how he has brought politics to the fore in his Doon- esbury strip. Trudeau who had courted controversy by creating a character who returned from 3 THE JESTER ISSUE 412 – AUGUST 2008 CCGB ONLINE: WWW.CCGB.ORG.UK Jesterpuz by Rex Juriansz The answer to each clue will start on the grey circle and work down to the centre circle, within each section, as a six- letter word ending in T. When the whole puzzle is solved, the letters in the grey circle, going clockwise, will spell out the name of a well-known cartoonist and regular contribu- tor to the Jester. The Clues: 1) Red wine 2) Tenacious shell-fish 3) Create 4) Plush cloth 5) Range 6) Consumer 7) Pull a fast one! 8) Bemoan 9) Dormant 10) Meaning 11) Nothing 12) Severe Gilbey Show Andy Gilbert has been invited by Derby Art Gallery and Museums to exhibit “Who!s Laughing Now?”, a collection of new work at The Silk Mill, Derby from Sat- urday 20th September until Sunday 2nd November 2008. Andy extensively produces art- work for Rainbow Greeting Cards and much of this exhibi- tion will highlight the gentle humour he produces for their range. This exhibition coincides with the Big Draw Campaign which runs throughout October. Andy will be appearing at the exhibi- tion on Saturday 4th October from 10am to 4pm where he will be running his cartooning work- shops. Entrance to the exhibition and cartooning workshops are free. For further information regarding the exhibition, you can contact Andy direct on 01332 208899 or 07957 711135. Or call The Silk Mill on (01332) 255308. 4 THE JESTER ISSUE 412 – AUGUST 2008 CCGB ONLINE: WWW.CCGB.ORG.UK 5 THE JESTER ISSUE 412 – AUGUST 2008 CCGB ONLINE: WWW.CCGB.ORG.UK Notes from the North. Look Out! The Dandy and 30th July 1938 saw the launch of America and Italy. Beano characters have de- the Beano with George Moonie After the war, things got back to scended on London's Cartoon as editor. Fronting the comic we normal and the staff returned to Museum. They will be there to had a strange ostrich character work. The comics contents were celebrate their 70th year with named Big Eggo drawn by Reg not all slapstick comedy. We had a birthday bash running until Carter. Other favourites to set some fantastic adventure strips. 2nd November 2008. the tone were the amazing Dud- Jack Prout's Black Bob became The comics have amused and ley D. Watkin's Lord Snooty and very popular being the stoy of entertained generations of read- his Pals. Pansy Potter was an- the amazing collie owned by An- ers. All of whom would have had other popular character originally drew Glenn. It spawned it's own their favourite character. When drawn by Hugh McNeill and later set of comic books. the Dandy launched on 4th De- by Basil Blackaller. With the Western being the cember 1937 as the brainchild of Wartime saw the Dandy and main film genre at the cinema, R.P.