A life time fan and Prisonerologist of the 1960's series 'the Prisoner', a leading authority on the subject, a short story writer, and now Prisoner novelist.
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Monday 16 April 2012
Cartoon Capers
Two cartoon strips by Steve Matt which appeared in The penny Farthing, a Prisoner based magazine.
"WOW!" I honestly haven't seen these in years and apart from merging myself into the top strip, had forgotten about them completely! If I'd drawn these today I don't think I would have touched the 'queer joke' (a play on words based on the McGoohan film 'The Quare Fellow') with a barge pole. 21 years on I find it a little embarrassing and would like to apologise if anyone's offended.
The running joke in these cartoons seems to be based on a 'B & Q add that was running at the time. It obviously tickled me and provided me with considerable inspiration!
I must admit to feeling slightly proud of the hidden 'one' in the second strip - it's really come back fresh!
I can't thank you enough for posting these David and keeping them in excellent condition!
Only too glad to have inadvertently been of service. I have found two or three more of your cartoons you may not have seen for some time. But I am fraustrated at the moment, as I cannot find the one with 'The Jailbird' playing monoploly with the Admiral. I know it's there somewhere, as I remember seeing it some time ago. I will look again.
The 'Monopoly' cartoon is very early. I think it's in an issue of 'Number Six' from 1987.
I'm delighted that you seem to have all the 'Penny Farthing' work - but of course you ALSO contributed to that magazine.
The only other elusive 'Jailbird' strip that I can think of is the poisoned beer sequence from 'The Girl Who Was Death'. I think it appeared in 'Number Six' around 1991... Oh - and one featuring a shark!
"WOW!" I honestly haven't seen these in years and apart from merging myself into the top strip, had forgotten about them completely! If I'd drawn these today I don't think I would have touched the 'queer joke' (a play on words based on the McGoohan film 'The Quare Fellow') with a barge pole. 21 years on I find it a little embarrassing and would like to apologise if anyone's offended.
ReplyDeleteThe running joke in these cartoons seems to be based on a 'B & Q add that was running at the time. It obviously tickled me and provided me with considerable inspiration!
I must admit to feeling slightly proud of the hidden 'one' in the second strip - it's really come back fresh!
I can't thank you enough for posting these David and keeping them in excellent condition!
BCNU );oB
Hi Steve,
ReplyDeleteOnly too glad to have inadvertently been of service. I have found two or three more of your cartoons you may not have seen for some time. But I am fraustrated at the moment, as I cannot find the one with 'The Jailbird' playing monoploly with the Admiral. I know it's there somewhere, as I remember seeing it some time ago. I will look again.
Regards
David
Be seeing you
The 'Monopoly' cartoon is very early. I think it's in an issue of 'Number Six' from 1987.
ReplyDeleteI'm delighted that you seem to have all the 'Penny Farthing' work - but of course you ALSO contributed to that magazine.
The only other elusive 'Jailbird' strip that I can think of is the poisoned beer sequence from 'The Girl Who Was Death'. I think it appeared in 'Number Six' around 1991... Oh - and one featuring a shark!
BCNU );oB
The character in the final panel of the bottom strip is a creation of 'Liverpool Member' Geoff Lake's.
ReplyDeleteThe character regularly appeared in Geoff's brilliant strip - 'Plebs'published in 'The Penny Farthing'.