News — Dennis the menace art

Just printed: Gnasher's in a good mood.  Dennis the Menace's companion, a Beano favourite in his own right, first appeared in the comic's issue 1362, back in the rebellious 1960s. Gnasher is a black-haired Abyssinian Wire-Haired Tripe Hound exclaims "gnash!" instead of barking. The print is a two-ink design: here are photos showing the red ink first (the lightest ink is always put down first), then the black ink goes down (using a sheet of acetate to register it accurately) and the finished article.  Finally, four prints dry on my wall-mounted drying rack.  As usual, the paper I've used is lovely...

NEW: POCKET-SIZED RANGE OF FAVOURITE COMIC ART SCREEN PRINTSI've launched a new range of prints: my most compact yet. I've dubbed it my pocket-sized range: the prints are half the size of my standard range: ie 19cms x 13cms. And they're yours for just £25 unframed or £48 framed. I've chosen some of the most popular and striking images from each of my collections: Dennis the Menace playing keepy-uppy (he seems surprisingly good)British soldier solving problems with a couple of grenadesJune (a name which has fallen out of fashion) doesn't like her dancing optionsDennis the Menace considers joining the Army...

Cats and dogs by Thelwell, George Herriman's surreal Krazy Kat, Dennis the Menace's Gnasher, and Uderzo's Dogmatix - or Idefix to the French. They're all here. Screenprinted with affection by John Patrick Reynolds, with thanks to DC Thomson, Editions Albert Renee and David Thelwell

Great screenprint combinations: portraits of three Beano icons. And affordable too

Great combinations of screenprint: these three comic characters can hang together because of the coloured bars they all stand on.