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Aware that the winning story (which was very good) was to be printed across 4 pages of the Observer magazine, I created this specifically for such a context. For the benefit of those who are not Observer readers (the foreign and the non-middle class), the story pokes fun at the pretensions of many of their features, whilst berating the Saturday Guardian (same publisher) for so savagely dropping the Comic section. Which might be why I didn't win.
19 comments:
That's brilliant that is. Well done. At least they mentioned you on the website.
ha! very good.
and the winner was pants by the way.
What he said. The second-placed story seemed good, based on the first page.
Love it! I've not been to the Observer website yet to see the winner, but I seriously doubt if I'll like it as much as this...
Really great Jim.
That clearly should have won.
This is excellent! :oD
You was robbed!
Hey Jim,
someone on the internet was talking about paintings of cats and it reminded me of you. Thought i'd see what you were up to. Your work is looking great and your website is fun. Havent heard from Helen for a while. send her my love when you see her. Take care
Hannah Nunn
Nice work, Jim! It's great to see the entries that didn't win cropping up on blogs and what have you.
Lovely stuff, Jim.
Great strip Jim. I laughed out loud a couple of times. They can't print this, sales of 'The Bell Jar' would have evaporated in the Observer book shop.
Yours is laugh out loud funny *and* it's clever. You should've won, Jim!
The obvious winner. Hey Jim you woz robbed mate. I suggest you go all Sir Alec on them and question their fitness to judge comic stories. Cheers, Nick Tesco
Only just realised they had announced the winner, yet again proved they don't really get the medium...
This is laugh out loud funny and looks amazing. It should have been YOU!!!
spiffing sir.
they'd be scared stiff of being self-referential, so I guess they'd veer from it, which is a shame.
Yeah, I liked this, I really wanted to read all 4 pages and pass it on for friends to see, unlike the 'winning' entry.
That was ace!
I can dig it...
Was very impressed by this Jim.
cheers,
Sean Michael
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