John Fardell
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John Fardell is a British
cartoonist
and author
.
He is a regular contributor to the adult comic Viz, and has created and drawn two of the most popular and long-running strips, The Modern Parents
and The Critics
, as well as the more recent (and rather less popular) additions of Ferdinand the Foodie
and Desert Island Teacher
. His work for Viz often tends to satirise various types of self-important or self-righteous middle class people. The Modern Parents, for example, portrays the way a mother and father insist on bringing up their young sons following a doctrine of what they term as 'ethical awareness', much to the detriment of their children.
Fardell is also the author and illustrator of three children's adventure novels — The Seven Professors of the Far North
, published in 2004, The Flight of the Silver Turtle, published in 2006, and The Secret of the Black Moon Moth, published in 2009 — and a children's picture book, Manfred the Baddie, published 2008.
Fardell lives in Edinburgh
with his wife and two children.
He regularly visits schools talking about his books and teaching children how to make comics and books.
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cartoonist
Cartoonist
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and author
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.
He is a regular contributor to the adult comic Viz, and has created and drawn two of the most popular and long-running strips, The Modern Parents
The Modern Parents
The Modern Parents is a comic strip from the British comic Viz created by John Fardell who both writes and illustrates it. One of the most enduring and frequent strips in Viz, having appeared regularly since the early 1990s, it is a parody of 'ethically aware' middle-class parents and the new age...
and The Critics
The Critics
The Critics are the main characters of a long-running cartoon of the same name in the British comic Viz. It was created and is illustrated by John Fardell.They are Natasha and Crispin Critic, two high brow art critics from London...
, as well as the more recent (and rather less popular) additions of Ferdinand the Foodie
Ferdinand the Foodie
Ferdinand the Foodie is a somewhat one-joke character in the British comic Viz. It was created and illustrated by John Fardell and has appeared sporadically since 2002....
and Desert Island Teacher
Desert Island Teacher
Desert Island Teacher is an occasional Viz strip created and drawn by John Fardell.The strip features a school teacher stranded on a tiny rocky islet after a shipwreck. Stuck for anything else to do, he continues to teach with the assorted wildlife as his pupils...
. His work for Viz often tends to satirise various types of self-important or self-righteous middle class people. The Modern Parents, for example, portrays the way a mother and father insist on bringing up their young sons following a doctrine of what they term as 'ethical awareness', much to the detriment of their children.
Fardell is also the author and illustrator of three children's adventure novels — The Seven Professors of the Far North
The Seven Professors of the Far North
The Seven Professors of the Far North is a children's novel by John Fardell first published in 2004 by UK publisher Faber and Faber, with a US edition being published in 2005 by G. P...
, published in 2004, The Flight of the Silver Turtle, published in 2006, and The Secret of the Black Moon Moth, published in 2009 — and a children's picture book, Manfred the Baddie, published 2008.
Fardell lives in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
with his wife and two children.
He regularly visits schools talking about his books and teaching children how to make comics and books.