David Mostyn (cartoonist)

David Mostyn is a British cartoonist and commercial illustrator[1] who drew for D.C. Thomson from the early 1980s to present.

Career

Mostyn works out of Oxford, England.[2]

Appearances

He has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival along with a poet named Roger McGough. He has also appeared on BBC TV and BBC Radio. Mostyn has also gotten together with famous author Philip Pullman, Richard Hammond, comedian David Williams, and writer Gyles Brandreth.[2]

Works

He was the creator of several comic strips:

  • Bertie Buncle (The Dandy, 1978-1982)
  • Extra Terrestrial Teacher (School Fun, 1983-1984)
  • Strange Hill (Dandy, 1986-2004)
  • Danny's Nanny (The Beano 1988-1994)
  • Meet Edd: He's a Ghost (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:

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gollark: What about jellycutting?
gollark: Technically, space elves MAY just be mind-controlling you into belief in nonsense concepts like "light" and "clocks".
gollark: Yes, count *spaces*, that is VERY smart.
gollark: `wc` says my thing is 191 words, my thing says 162.

References
  1. "Books". The Guardian. London.
  2. "David Mostyn". David Mostyn. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.


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