#john harrold

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The Rupert Annual no.62 (1997)

Stories: Ian Robinson -- Art: John Harrold & Gina Hart

[ottoline-otter]

Because Ottoline Otter deserves her own post actually

My former 9-year-old self owes John Harrold everything for giving us such a great female (animal) character with such an important role in Rupert's tales. Ottoline meant so much to me as a kid, and she is still my favourite ever Rupert Bear character.

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Some of the female Rupert Bear characters!

Because they deserve more attention and they were everything to me as a child

I wish we could see more of these girls, especially in recent annuals. In the 90s and early 2000s, John Harrold did such a great job at putting more focus on some of the females in Rupert, and as a young girl myself, it meant everything to me - Ottoline is my favourite Rupert character of all time, and I really hope we see more of her (and all the others) in more of the newer annuals soon!

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The Rupert Annual #66 (2002)

Story: Ian Robinson - Art: John Harrold

[downthetubes]

New book celebrates the art of Rupert Bear artist Alfred Bestall

New book celebrates the art of Rupert Bear artist Alfred Bestall

The Bestall Book, featuring previously uncoloured Bestall newspaper stories, will be published and launched at a signing by current Rupert Bear, at a signing day by current artist John Harrold on 14th November 2022 at Lewes Town Hall, Sussex. The hard-cover book, of 80 plus pages, is the work of the The Followers of Rupert, a society established in 1983, for those who remember Rupert from their…

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Rupert Bear, originally created by Mary Tourtel and later illustrated by Alfred Bestall, John Harrold and many others.

Although the art style of the comic strip was usually quite flat, the covers of the Annuals were always quite amazing paintings, as can be seen above.

Interesting to note that Rupert was originally brown until it was decided white would be cheaper to print (which makes the fact he is brown on many of the Annual covers a little easier to understand).

Images via Another Woozle, Illustration Art Gallery, and Lambiek.