Oor Wullie and The Broons screenprints: Grab Them Before They’re Gone!

By John Freeman on January 22, 2021 • ( 1 )

After a decade of making screenprints of Oor Wullie and The Broons, John Patrick Reynolds‘ licence from publisher DC Thomson ends in June – so the clock is ticking to grab the last of these limited edition artworks.

So … everything must go!

Oor Wullie says Ye Canna Win - Screenprint by John Patrick Reynolds — *Oor Wullie says Ye Canna Win – Screenprint by John Patrick Reynolds*

This is the last chance to buy screenprints and cards which have graced the grand museums of Scotland (including The National Galleries of Scotland, the V&A and the McManus in Dundee) as well as private galleries and print shops across the country.

Based in London, John was the first screenprinter to get permission from DC Thomson, to use images from its archive of British comic characters from The Beano’s Dennis the Menace, The Bash Street Kids and Minnie the Minx to The Dandy’s Desperate Dan and the Sunday Post’s Oor Wullie and The Broons.

He’s also the only screenprinter in the UK to work with French publisher Editions Albert Réné to make screenprints of its characters Asterix, Obelix, Getafix and Ideefix, not forgetting the dog Dogmatix.

“Most images are currently available but this won’t be the case for long,” says John, “so if there’s a screenprint you’ve had your eye on, now’s your chance!”

• Visit John’s web site at thecomicartwebsite.com

About the Author
Latest Posts

John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.