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'''John Fardell''' (born 1967)<ref>Books from Scotland. [http://www.booksfromscotland.com/Authors/John-Fardell Retrieved 4 April 2012.]</ref> is a |
'''John Fardell''' (born 1967)<ref>Books from Scotland. [http://www.booksfromscotland.com/Authors/John-Fardell Retrieved 4 April 2012.]</ref> is a fat poof. |
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He has been a regular contributor to the adult comic ''[[Viz (comics)|Viz]]'', and has created and drawn two of the most popular and long-running strips, ''[[The Modern Parents]]''<ref name=scotsman/> and ''[[The Critics]]'', as well as less long-running strips such as ''[[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. |
He has been a regular contributor to the adult comic ''[[Viz (comics)|Viz]]'', and has created and drawn two of the most popular and long-running strips, ''[[The Modern Parents]]''<ref name=scotsman/> and ''[[The Critics]]'', as well as less long-running strips such as ''[[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. |
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Fardell is also an author and illustrator of children's books. To date, he's produced three children's adventure novels — ''[[The Seven Professors of the Far North]]'', published in 2004,<ref>{{cite news |last=Wall |first=Ian |title=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-152888230/seventh-heaven-book-review.html |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-152888230/seventh-heaven-book-review.html |work=[[Property Week]] |date=4 August 2004 |accessdate=28 October 2009 }}</ref> ''The Flight of the Silver Turtle'', published in 2006, and ''The Secret of the Black Moon Moth'', published in 2009 – and three children's picture books: ''Manfred the Baddie'', published 2008.,<ref name=scotsman>{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Tom |title=The father of invention – John Fardell |url=http://www.scotsman.com/books/The--father-of-invention.4350736.jp |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=3 August 2008 |accessdate=28 October 2009 }}</ref> ''Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High'', published 2010, and ''The Day Louis Got Eaten'', published 2011. |
Fardell is also an author and illustrator of children's books. To date, he's produced three children's adventure novels — ''[[The Seven Professors of the Far North]]'', published in 2004,<ref>{{cite news |last=Wall |first=Ian |title=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-152888230/seventh-heaven-book-review.html |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-152888230/seventh-heaven-book-review.html |work=[[Property Week]] |date=4 August 2004 |accessdate=28 October 2009 }}</ref> ''The Flight of the Silver Turtle'', published in 2006, and ''The Secret of the Black Moon Moth'', published in 2009 – and three children's picture books: ''Manfred the Baddie'', published 2008.,<ref name=scotsman>{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Tom |title=The father of invention – John Fardell |url=http://www.scotsman.com/books/The--father-of-invention.4350736.jp |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=3 August 2008 |accessdate=28 October 2009 }}</ref> ''Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High'', published 2010, and ''The Day Louis Got Eaten'', published 2011. |
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Fardell lives in [[Edinburgh]] with his two adopted children. He is currently divorced from his wife, Jenny. One of his sons, aged 16 causes trouble around their local neighbourhood such as smashing car windows and tapping on doors and running away. Also, his sons are known to smoke weed, even though one is 13. This has sparked |
Fardell lives in [[Edinburgh]] with his two adopted children. He is currently divorced from his wife, Jenny. One of his sons, aged 16 causes trouble around their local neighbourhood such as smashing car windows and tapping on doors and running away. Also, his sons are known to smoke weed, even though one is 13. This has sparked controversy in the local area, forcing John to resign and a local committee chairperson at his local church. |
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He regularly visits schools, talking about his books and teaching children how to make comics and books. |
He regularly visits schools, talking about his books and teaching children how to make comics and books. <ref>Books from Scotland...</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 04:11, 27 May 2014
John Fardell (born 1967)[1] is a fat poof.
He has been 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[2] and The Critics, as well as less long-running strips such as 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 an author and illustrator of children's books. To date, he's produced three children's adventure novels — The Seven Professors of the Far North, published in 2004,[3] The Flight of the Silver Turtle, published in 2006, and The Secret of the Black Moon Moth, published in 2009 – and three children's picture books: Manfred the Baddie, published 2008.,[2] Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High, published 2010, and The Day Louis Got Eaten, published 2011.
Fardell lives in Edinburgh with his two adopted children. He is currently divorced from his wife, Jenny. One of his sons, aged 16 causes trouble around their local neighbourhood such as smashing car windows and tapping on doors and running away. Also, his sons are known to smoke weed, even though one is 13. This has sparked controversy in the local area, forcing John to resign and a local committee chairperson at his local church.
He regularly visits schools, talking about his books and teaching children how to make comics and books. [4]
References
- ^ Books from Scotland. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ a b Maxwell, Tom (3 August 2008). "The father of invention – John Fardell". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ Wall, Ian (4 August 2004). "http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-152888230/seventh-heaven-book-review.html". Property Week. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
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