third issue of the DFC!

Jun. 14th, 2008 at 1:10 PM

Hooray, it's DFC picnic time! John Blake by Philip Pullman and John Aggs is picking up the pace and looking as striking as ever, and Kate Brown's Spider Moon just gets more and more beautiful. I love her clouds and underwater magic.

Here's my strip, Vern and Lettuce next to the fabulous Etherington brothers' Monkey Nuts. Lorenzo just sent a note to say he and Bob had put my picture of Lettuce upon on their Blink Twice blog, which made me very happy. You can get peeks and synopses, updated weekly, on the DFC website, it's well worth a look.

These are the covers to the second and third issues. (We're all taking turns designing the covers.)

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knitfish

Jun. 14th, 2008 07:36 pm (UTC)

ooh! that looks like a great picnic! Wish I was there too!

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jabberworks

Jun. 15th, 2008 04:52 pm (UTC)

Thanks! I went on a picnic today and it looked just like that! Except no little animal types, so maybe not.

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knitfish

Jun. 15th, 2008 05:47 pm (UTC)

mmmm.... your picnic was just like that? You sure know how to hold a good picnic!

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joedecie

Jun. 14th, 2008 09:51 pm (UTC)

So, what does DFC stand for? I tried looking on the website but couldn't find an answer.

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jabberworks

Jun. 15th, 2008 04:54 pm (UTC)

It's really a 'what do you want it to be, baby?' sort of thing. The letters means something different every issue. I heard one of the editors provisionally called it the 'David Fickling Comic' and no one fixed that so the letters stuck.

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ericastratton

Jun. 16th, 2008 03:58 am (UTC)

Oh, man, little bunnies on a picnic all falling into teacups! *cute overload*

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jabberworks

Jun. 16th, 2008 12:42 pm (UTC)

Ha ha, I hope they use sugar in their tea, not saccharine sweetener! ;-P

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manuelap

Jun. 16th, 2008 12:43 pm (UTC)

Wow THats a great day for them!!!
Here we have ONLY RAIN!!!
SO no way sitting in the sun!

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(Anonymous)

Jun. 16th, 2008 02:08 pm (UTC)

My boys still love Vern & Lettuce and we're into issue 3 of The DFC. We really want to see Vern & Lettuce on the front cover of The DFC!!

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jabberworks

Jun. 16th, 2008 02:13 pm (UTC)

Thanks so much! Funnily enough, that's what I'm working on just at this moment! But you'll have to wait a little longer...

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manuelap

Jun. 16th, 2008 02:19 pm (UTC)

Yeah!!! Vern & Lettuce on THE COver It's A MUST!

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(Anonymous)

Jun. 17th, 2008 07:56 am (UTC)

Great, can't wait to see a Vern & Lettuce front cover - hope it features the moles doing something outrageous. I think the moles would look good as rock stars myself and Vern & Lettuce can be the groupies!

I think The DFC is something I'm going to want my boys to look after and treasure. It would be really great if the DFC could sell folders that you can store DFC copies in. Vern & Lettuce and Sausage & Carrots would need to have pride of place. Any chance you have a word with the powers that DFC?

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jabberworks

Jun. 17th, 2008 09:34 am (UTC)

DFC folders

Yes, that's a great idea! Right now I'm storing mine in an ArtSafe folder I bought at Atlantis in east London. But it would be great to have something DFC personalised, I'll submit the idea. It'll mean just as much (if not more!) coming from you, so here's the e-mail address: info@thedfc.co.uk

Hey, post a link to a photo of your boys (or e-mail it to me at sarah at jabberworks dot co dot uk) and I'll try to do a picture of them with Vern & Lettuce for one of my morning sketches. Early fans are the best! :-)

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(Anonymous)

Jun. 18th, 2008 11:02 am (UTC)

Re: DFC folders

Wow being in a picture with Vern & Lettuce would make their year! I'll email you over a photo ASAP. Thanks!!!

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