Who doesn't love a pelican

One of the less-successful Marx Brothers?

Good news - probably one of the most important index fingers in comics today!

Same graphic device as in Biffo - strong use of black to suggest the glowing neep face

Found a couple of "neep" stories in my Oor Wullie collection, also drawn by DDW of course.

Today, I am two separate gorillas.

"This is Hell, nor am I out of it".
From Dr Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)

Sorry, that should read "I must buy" - it's been a long day.

I must but a "Baphometta" fish from you tomorrow. Just right for my niece!

I went to a comic panel in the 1990s in London where Woodring was speaking. I asked him a question about Boris Artzybasheff, and he was flabbergasted. He bought me a beer afterwards!

Love Alan Garner. What he said about children's books has always stayed with me - this is from the inside flap of 'Red Shift' (1973) which I happen to have in front of me.

"It's not a minor form. It's a superb discipline which makes me write a better book."

Man, that's good design! The way the stripe on the cover extends around to the spine. Bold use of black and red. Small, restrained illo. And those lovely fonts! The whole thing just makes you ache to pick up the book and hold it in your hands.