Beau Peep Book #1 – now ONLINE!

[Mince]

Yes, I did write to 'stick a link to it in the Just a Fort forum' - however since Mince always spells my name wrong and Peepmaster doesn't - it is hard to say who is right and who is wrong.

There you go! Exonerated of these vile accusations! 

Diane, I was trying so hard to spell your name correctly, I spelt it wrong.

Diane, be clearer next time. These fights you keep starting are not healthy for the board.

[Mince]

Does anyone have Book 2?

[Vulture]

Yes, I did write to 'stick a link to it in the Just a Fort forum' - however since Mince always spells my name wrong and Peepmaster doesn't - it is hard to say who is right and who is wrong.

There you go! Exonerated of these vile accusations! 

Diane, I was trying so hard to spell your name correctly, I spelt it wrong.

Diane, be clearer next time. These fights you keep starting are not healthy for the board.

Did you notice, Diane, that it all worked out to be your fault. That's the burden us females must carry throughout our lives! 

[Roger Kettle]

Thanks for all the work, Diane, although, as I said before, I cringe at a lot of that early stuff.
And if I get taken to court by the publishers, I'll expect a whip-round for legal fees!

[Diane CBPFC]

It is a good thing that people who sue don't target those who require 'a whip-round' Roger. Now, that fella who wrote The Far Side - he would need to worry.

Anyway I have a good argument; it is the publishers that should be sued - they should not have quit at book #19 - I will counter-sue for emotional damages if they start any funny business.

I hope a lot of people will have time to visit the site over the holidays; it is fun to see the early characters. The Nomad sure has shrunk hasn't he - not enough calcium in his diet?

And is it just me or did Dennis used to be smarter?

[Roger Kettle]

Actually, Diane, I don't think the original publishers still exist so I doubt if we'll have a problem.
I suppose all the characters developed over the years in one way or another. Beau is slimmer, the Nomad is shorter  and...well...I'm not sure if Dennis was any smarter back then. Originally, he couldn't read but these days he can get through the odd comic book.
Over the past 29 years, I might even have changed a tad myself. Just a tad.

[Jack]

Brilliant stuff. Thanks a lot for posting this Diane.

And I suppose Roger should get some credit, what with writing it and everything.

[Bilthehut]

Is anyone going to do Book #2 or later?  Is there any legal problems with posting any of the remaining books (as you can't buy them in bookshops any more).  I have books 8 and 10-19. (our family started late in being BP readers).

[Jack]

eBay is your friend.

I managed to get the early books from there dead cheap. The only one which cost a fair bit was Book #1.


While I'm here... did Roger ever explain the whole Bert/Beau thing?

[Roger Kettle]

Originally, I decided to call the main character Bert "Beau" Peep. The "Bert" part was always going to be dropped and I think it was only ever used once in the strip. I suppose I was trying to show that "Beau" was a nickname. I have no idea why!

[The Peepmaster]

What were all the other characters' nicknames?

[Roger Kettle]

"Nigel".

[Jack]

Another reaction I had upon eventually getting Book 1 was surprise that, assuming this IS Doris, she wasn't quite as terrifying/hairy/gargantuan as I was expecting based on Beau's comments I'd read in all the later books.

[Roger Kettle]

I really don't have any defence for this. That was simply the first idea that came into my head when I decided to try and write a Foreign Legion strip----I hadn't a clue where the whole thing was leading. Later, when it started being published, it made more sense to have the woman Beau left behind portrayed as the cliched ugly, fat reason he joined up. I ignored the first strip completely.

[The Peepmaster]

But... She's gorgeous! I won't sleep tonight with her in my heart...