Nigel Parkinson is a British cartoonist

Cartoonist

A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...

 who currently works for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd

D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd

D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland, best known for producing The Dundee Courier, The Evening Telegraph, The Sunday Post, Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando comics...

 and mainly draws for The Beano

The Beano

The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...

 and The Dandy

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...

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Biography

Parkinson's career in comics began in 1980. For the next twenty years he worked for many British publishers including Fleetway

Fleetway

Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a UK publishing company which mainly produced comic magazines. For a time owned by IPC Media, they are now a division of Egmont Publishing....

, BBC Magazines

BBC Magazines

BBC Magazines is the magazine publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation.A list of the published magazines and the age groups they are targeted towards follows:-Adult:*BBC History*BBC Music...

, and D. C. Thomson. His first work for The Dandy was in 1982; his first work for The Beano was in 1997. He started drawing Bea

Bea (Dennis the Menace character)

Bea, is a fictional character in the UK comic strip Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, from The Beano. She is Dennis' baby sister, born in issue 2931, dated 19 September 1998.-Introduction to The Beano:...

 in October 1998, including the new character Ivy the Terrible

Ivy the Terrible

Ivy the Terrible is a fictional character featured in The Beano. The strip involves a four-year-old girl whose mischievous antics are a constant annoyance to her parents.-Introduction:...

 in 2008. Parkinson also occasionally draws The Bash Street Kids

The Bash Street Kids

The Bash Street Kids is an ongoing comic strip featuring in the British comic The Beano. The strip was created by Leo Baxendale under the title When the Bell Rings, and first appeared in The Beano in issue 604, dated 13 February 1954. It became The Bash Street Kids in 1956 and since then, it has...

, and was particularly active on that strip between 1999 and 2001. He also ghosted Mike Pearse's style for the spin-off

Spin-off (media)

In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...

 strip Singled Out

Singled Out

Singled Out was a game show that ran on MTV from 1995-1998. Each episode featured a group of 50 men and a group of 50 women competing for a date with one main contestant of the opposite sex.The original hosts were Chris Hardwick and Jenny McCarthy...

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In 1998, Parkinson started work on The Dandy

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...

's football-mad character, Owen Goal

Owen Goal

Owen Goal was a fictional character from the British comic The Dandy. It centres around a schoolboy who plays for a school football team. The comic strip is one page long and features Owen's interaction with his overweight, lazy and incompetent coach...

. Parkinson redefined the strip to put more emphasis on Owen's fat, lazy coach.

In 2000 Parkinson commenced work on Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace (UK)

Dennis the Menace, later called Dennis the Menace and Gnasher and now Dennis and Gnasher, is a long-running comic strip in the British children's comic The Beano, published by D. C...

 and has since alternated his interpretation of the character with other artists David Parkins

David Parkins

David Parkins is a British cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for D.C. Thomson, publisher of The Beano and The Dandy. Now based in Canada, he illustrates children's picture books....

, Jim Hansen and Tom Paterson

Tom Paterson

Tom Paterson is a Scottish comic artist who drew characters for Fleetway in 1973–1990, and D.C Thomson from 1986-onwards. He lives in Leith, with three kids, and is a Hearts supporter.He is famous for drawing comics such as:-Fleetway:...

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In 2003, The Dandy commissioned Parkinson to freshen up the look of the terrible toddlers Cuddles and Dimples

Cuddles and Dimples

Cuddles and Dimples are fictional characters in the UK comic The Dandy. The stories are based around two toddler brothers who like to cause double the trouble whether they go, much to the dismay of their parents, who in the earlier strips, were referred to as Daddums and Mumsie...

. In October 2004 he took over from the original artist, Barrie Appleby

Barrie Appleby

Barrie Appleby is a British comics artist who works mainly for Scottish publisher D. C. Thomson & Co., drawing strips such as Dennis the Menace and Roger the Dodger for The Beano since the 1970s. He has also drawn Cuddles and Dimples for The Dandy, as well as strips for Nutty, Hoot, Monster Fun and...

, changing the appearance of the characters and the personalities of their parents.

Since 2005 Nigel Parkinson has also illustrated all of the Beano Jigsaw Puzzles and much of Dennis the Menace merchandise.

In 2008 he began drawing Puss'n'Boots and Marvo the Wonder Chicken

Marvo the Wonder Chicken

Marvo the Wonder Chicken is a character in the UK comic, The Dandy. The strip first appeared in 1990, and continued in odd issues until 1999. He returned in 2008 to tie in with the planned DC Thomson TV series...

 for The Dandy and designed a new version of Lord Snooty

Lord Snooty

Lord Snooty was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, first appearing in issue 1, dated 30 July 1938, and was the longest running strip in the comic until Dennis the Menace and Gnasher overtook it...

 - Lord Snooty the Third - for The Beano's 70th birthday year.
He has also drawn adverts for Milky Way

Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Solar System. This name derives from its appearance as a dim un-resolved "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky...

, Wenlock & Mandeville and Real Construction. He drew the album cover for Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....

's single Angry Mob

The Angry Mob

- 7" vinyl picture disc, single sided, limited edition :- 7" vinyl, special limited edition :- Chart performance :-External links:* - at Kaiser Chiefs official website.*...

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Comic strips

The main strips that Nigel has drawn are:

Comic Strip	Dates	Comic drawn for	Notes
The Banana Bunch	2000–2004, 2010	The Dandy 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... /Dandy Xtreme	Made a surprise return but in the Dandy Xtreme.
The Bash Street Kids The Bash Street Kids The Bash Street Kids is an ongoing comic strip featuring in the British comic The Beano. The strip was created by Leo Baxendale under the title When the Bell Rings, and first appeared in The Beano in issue 604, dated 13 February 1954. It became The Bash Street Kids in 1956 and since then, it has...	1998–present	The Beano The Beano The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink... /BeanoMAX BeanoMAX The BeanoMAX is a monthly British comic published by D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd It is a spin-off of the UK comic, The Beano. Each issue has 44 pages and costs £3.50.The first issue was published on February 15, 2007 and was a Comic Relief special.- Strips :...	Drawn regularly between 1999 and 2001, and occasionally since then, filling in for David Sutherland
Bash Street Kids - Singled Out Bash Street Kids - Singled Out Singled Out was a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. It first appeared in issue 3226, dated 15 May 2004, drawn by Mike Pearse.Based on The Bash Street Kids, Singled Out focuses on one character each week and builds a one-page story around them. The first strip was about Fatty...	2007–present	BeanoMAX
Beaginnings Bea (Dennis the Menace character) Bea, is a fictional character in the UK comic strip Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, from The Beano. She is Dennis' baby sister, born in issue 2931, dated 19 September 1998.-Introduction to The Beano:...	1998–2008	The Beano	Some issues in 2008 and 2009 called Bea and Ivy
Bea and Ivy	2008–2009
Cuddles and Dimples Cuddles and Dimples Cuddles and Dimples are fictional characters in the UK comic The Dandy. The stories are based around two toddler brothers who like to cause double the trouble whether they go, much to the dismay of their parents, who in the earlier strips, were referred to as Daddums and Mumsie...	2004–2010	The Dandy, Dandy Xtreme	Took over from Barrie Appleby when The Dandy relaunched in 2004. Axed when Dandy revamped in October 2010.
Dennis the Menace Dennis the Menace (UK) Dennis the Menace, later called Dennis the Menace and Gnasher and now Dennis and Gnasher, is a long-running comic strip in the British children's comic The Beano, published by D. C...	1999–present	The Beano, BeanoMAX	Shared with Jim Hansen and Tom Paterson for the Beano, and usually in BeanoMAX.
Lord Snooty the Third Lord Snooty Lord Snooty was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, first appearing in issue 1, dated 30 July 1938, and was the longest running strip in the comic until Dennis the Menace and Gnasher overtook it...	2008–present	The Beano	Lord Snooty's grandson
Marvo the Wonder Chicken Marvo the Wonder Chicken Marvo the Wonder Chicken is a character in the UK comic, The Dandy. The strip first appeared in 1990, and continued in odd issues until 1999. He returned in 2008 to tie in with the planned DC Thomson TV series...	2008–present	Dandy Xtreme, The Dandy	Returned in August 2008. Casualty of 2010 Dandy revamp. Returned again in issue 3515.
Owen Goal Owen Goal Owen Goal was a fictional character from the British comic The Dandy. It centres around a schoolboy who plays for a school football team. The comic strip is one page long and features Owen's interaction with his overweight, lazy and incompetent coach...	1998–2008	The Dandy, Dandy Xtreme	Replaced reprints of Cannonball Kid Cannonball Kid Cannonball Kid was a comic strip appearing in Nutty comic and drawn by Rob Lee from 1980 to 1985. The strip featured a character who was obsessed with football in a similar fashion to the Beano character Ball Boy. When Nutty was merged with The Dandy in 1985, the strip was discontinued...
Puss 'n' Boots Puss 'n' Boots Puss 'n' Boots were a character pair, cat and dog in the Sparky comic. Obviously inspired by Tom and Jerry and other madcap American cartoons, and drawn by John Geering of Bananaman fame, the occasional script was written by the later Dandy editor Morris Heggie...	2008–2010	Dandy Xtreme	Returned after 4 year break
Sixty Second Dennis	2009–present	The Beano	Took over from Tom Paterson Tom Paterson Tom Paterson is a Scottish comic artist who drew characters for Fleetway in 1973–1990, and D.C Thomson from 1986-onwards. He lives in Leith, with three kids, and is a Hearts supporter.He is famous for drawing comics such as:-Fleetway:...  when the comic had another revamp.
Harry Hill's Real Life Adventures in TV Land Featuring Knitted Character Harry Hill Harry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,...	2010–present	The Dandy