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Dave Mostyn is an artist that works mainly for D.C. thomson and Co. LTD. he started work in the early 1980s and continued until he stopped working for the company in 2005. he created these particular comic strips:
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'''David Mostyn''' is a British cartoonist and commercial illustrator<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/data/book/art/9780716022107/how-to-draw-brilliant-cartoons | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Books}}</ref> who drew for [[D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd|D.C. Thomson]] from the early 1980s until the 2010s.


==Career==
*Bertie Buncle (Dandy, early 1980s)
Mostyn works out of [[Oxford, England]].<ref name="David Mostyn">{{cite web|title=David Mostyn |url=http://www.davidmostyn.com/about/contact |publisher=David Mostyn |access-date=13 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327162341/http://www.davidmostyn.com/about/contact |archive-date=27 March 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Strange Hill]] school (Dandy, 1986)
*Molly (Dandy, 1992)
*Hugh Dunnit (Beano. created in 2004, lost a comic idol in 2005)
*Medieval Knieval (dandy, 2003??)


==Appearances==
He has also worked for various jokebooks. he has a "wacky but detailed" Style. he is good for drawing caricatures, and was a suitable choice for drawing "Eddie Potter at strange hill school". in the Beano Book 2001, he drew a game called "Find dennis and Gnasher".
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.<ref name="David Mostyn" />


==Works==
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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 (comics)|The Topper]], 1991–1993)
*''[[Molly (comic strip)|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:

*[[Penguin Books]]
*[[Random House]]
*The Pearson Group
*[[Oxford University Press]]
*[[DC Thomson]]
*[[Marvel Comics]]
*[[DC Comics]] New York
*Constable Robinson
*Arcturus Publishing
*[[Andre Deutsch]]
*[[Disney]] (Books)
*[[Walker Books]]
*[[BBC Publications]]
*[[Lintas]]<ref name="David Mostyn" />

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.davidmostyn.com/ official website]

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Latest revision as of 06:30, 15 April 2022

David Mostyn is a British cartoonist and commercial illustrator[1] who drew for D.C. Thomson from the early 1980s until the 2010s.

Career

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Mostyn works out of Oxford, England.[2]

Appearances

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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

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He was the creator of several comic strips:

Mostyn has also worked for various jokebooks.

Mostyn's portfolio includes work for:

References

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