Who is the current Broons/Oor Wullie artist?

[jakob1978]

I've been away with work for a while and not been able to read the Sunday Post. The last issues I read had the art done by Peter Davidson (who always signed his work with a P surrounded by a D). But this week was my first issue back and I notice the art has a different signature, a DJP. It doesn't look hugely different, but I was wondering who the latest artist is.

I must admit, I still miss the work of Ken H Harrison, I think, aside from obviously Dudley Watkins, his was the best Broons/Oor Wullie.

[AndyB]

I didn't see that week's, but they're reprints this week from the early 1980s. The Broons is by Peter, and Oor Wullie by John Polland.

More information here.

[DunsBus]

I wonder if all is well with Peter. The strips two weeks ago were also reprints from the early 1980s, updated with new speech balloons.

"DJP" looks to have been a one-off.

[AndyB]

DJP could have course be John Polland's initials.

Peter is still drawing Harry on the same page. Unless it's gone to reprint as well, I would have gone for either budget cuts or Morris Heggie has given up writing them - he of course succeeded David Donaldson

[colcool007]

I know Stephen White is doing a fair amount of The Broons work these days.

And as I missed the Morris Heggie talk yesterday, I was not able to ask him about it.

[DunsBus]

Usually a preview frame from the upcoming weekend's Oor Wullie and the Broons stories appear on their respective Facebook page. None have appeared as yet - if they haven't after tomorrow then I suspect that it may be reprints again this weekend.

[DunsBus]

It's "DJP" again this week, illustrating Oor Wullie, The Broons and Wee Harry.

I have to admit I like his style, very reminiscent of the Ken Harrison era.

[colcool007]

And I can confirm that Ferg Handley has just added Oor Wullie to his CV with today's script being his first to be published.

[DunsBus]

And I can confirm that Ferg Handley has just added Oor Wullie to his CV with today's script being his first to be published.

I wonder if that explains the reprints and rehashing of 1980s strips during the last few weeks?

[AndyB]

Lew's confirmed that it's Diego Jourdan Pereira.

Diego drew Ivy the Terrible for some time a few years ago.

[DunsBus]

Excellent, Andy. "Fill-in strips" - that explains the appearance of rehashed early 1980s strips a few weeks ago. I see Diego has now added Oor Wullie, the Broons and Wee Harry to his CV.

If Peter decides to (or has had to) stop doing them then Diego is a worthy successor, retaining the look and feel of Peter's strips with the humour which characterised Ken's work.

[Peter Gray]

I'm not so keen on using the same image of a character twice..duplication on the computer...using the same body parts..
I like fresh artwork on each panel.

[DunsBus]

This week it's all Peter Davidson's artwork - new for Oor Wulie and Wee Harry, while the Broons is a reprint from the early 80s.