Andy Fanton
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Andy Fanton is a British comic artist and writer, who had his George Vs. Dragon comic strip published in Britain's long running children's comic The Dandy
from October 2010
onwards.
He continued to appear in the Dandy with a strip called Boo!, which started after George Vs Dragon's initial 12-week run finished, from February 2011
to April 2011
plus a revamp of the 80's Dandy comic Harry And His Hippo which ran from March 2011
to April 2011
, as part of "Strictly Come Laughing". Harry and His Hippo won the vote, ahead of Daredevil Dad, Tag Team Tastic and Phil's Finger.
Andy also publishes his own web fiction series; the Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely, which has been running since 2007, along with his popular web comic, The Carrotty Kid, which got made into an animated pilot for ITV
in 2004 by Cosgrove Hall Films
.
However, the pilot of The Carrotty Kid never got transmitted due to ITV cutting back on new children's programming.
The Dandy
The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
from October 2010
October 2010
October 2010 was the tenth month of that year. It began on a Friday and concluded after 31 days on a Sunday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from October 2010....
onwards.
He continued to appear in the Dandy with a strip called Boo!, which started after George Vs Dragon's initial 12-week run finished, from February 2011
February 2011
February 2011 was the second month of the current year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 28 days on a Monday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from February 2011....
to April 2011
April 2011
April 2011 was the fourth month of the current year. It began on a Friday and ended after 30 days on a Saturday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from April 2011....
plus a revamp of the 80's Dandy comic Harry And His Hippo which ran from March 2011
March 2011
March 2011 was the third month of the current year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from March 2011....
to April 2011
April 2011
April 2011 was the fourth month of the current year. It began on a Friday and ended after 30 days on a Saturday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from April 2011....
, as part of "Strictly Come Laughing". Harry and His Hippo won the vote, ahead of Daredevil Dad, Tag Team Tastic and Phil's Finger.
Andy also publishes his own web fiction series; the Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely, which has been running since 2007, along with his popular web comic, The Carrotty Kid, which got made into an animated pilot for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
in 2004 by Cosgrove Hall Films
Cosgrove Hall Films
Cosgrove Hall Films was a British animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, that once was a major producer of children's television programmes. Cosgrove Hall's programmes are still seen in over eighty countries...
.
However, the pilot of The Carrotty Kid never got transmitted due to ITV cutting back on new children's programming.