I know I've said this before but it IS really strange seeing this stuff again. With a few exceptions, I never felt that these strips ever worked. Nice idea---shame about the actual content.
May I humbly disagree? Your ‘Devil’s’ scripts reminds me of when you did Andy Capp – it seems to me that you weren't ‘constrained’ (if that’s the right word) by a 6-strip story, or ‘episode’, and you just let the gags flow. I defy anyone not to laugh at Ratbag, after a long pause, saying ‘What are you waiting for - a song?‘
And Andrew seems to be in his element -– there are many, many, different ‘incidental’ characters he’s created during the run, and the expressions on their faces are brilliant. Just look at look at Eric Smith, as an example, above.
Mince asked who paid me to collect these? Well, I know a lot of work went into creating these strips and it saddens me to think they were only seen once, on the day of publication, as you say, a quarter of a century ago. So, just like UK Gold, I thought it’s time for a repeat.
Trust me Roger, there’s some real crackers there. So, if you’ll allow me, I’d like to select a few of my favourites and put them up over the coming weeks, as an occasional treat for Kettle and Christine's legion of fans.
And if you say no, I’ll set Mincey on you....
