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New print: Happy Gnasher
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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...
COMIC CATS AND DES BANDES DESSINÉES DOGS
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Great combinations: Beano icons
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Focus on Dennis the Menace, comic icon
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HAPPY GNASHER GOES BIG
Posted by John Reynolds on
I’ve printed this image of Gnasher grinning his biggest grin in my largest size. Dennis the Menace’s faithful hound is obviously having a good day. Dennis the Menace, the star of The Beano comic, first appeared in 1951. He has since become a kind of national mascot – what Asterix is to France, or Oor […]
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