Monthly publication will mock the EU protagonists with cartoons based on 1960s children’s TV showThe first Brexit comedian,with characters including the Reverend May and her Brexit Gang, David Dealin’ Davis and Boris “Captain Brexit Johnson, and will go into circulation next month,loosely based on the classic 1960s children’s TV programme Trumpton.
The project is the plan of illustrator and author Mike Dicks, who raised £4400 via crowdfunding to pay for the first edition, or which will be posted to donors and supporters by 1 April.“The Brexit comedian is approximately giving everyone a laugh. Better than crying approximately it,” says Dicks, who admits he is a Remainer. “I suppose it’s countercultural to go from online to print, or but I was a huge fan of the Beano and like the plan of a physical comedian every month.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk