Graham Dury

Graham Dury

Graham Dury (born in Clifton, Nottingham) is a British cartoonist. He is known for his work with adult comic "Viz", having contributed to the magazine from its early years. He co-conceived and personally created "The Fat Slags", one of the magazine's most famous strips.

Having previously worked engineering cacti at the University of Leicester, Dury was the first cartoonist to be offered a full-time job at "Viz" by co-creator Chris Donald in April 1988, when royalties began to make the magazine a profitable business. However, Dury had been contributing to "Viz" since as early as 1985, often delivering his cartoons by hand to Donald's house. Early creations, Donald noted, tended to have names that rhymed such as "Tristam Banks and his Jocular Pranks" or "Albert Gordon the Traffic Warden". He also noted Dury's fondness of, and impressive ability to draw, cowboy boots.

Dury originally worked with Donald in Donald's small office (formerly his bedroom) at his parents' house in Jesmond. As the success of the comic book grew he became a member of the so-called "Viz" editorial cabinet, theoretically headed by Chris Donald, but which also included - for most of its run - Dury, Simon Donald and Simon Thorp.

Dury currently draws such cartoons as "Biffa Bacon", "Spoilt Bastard", "Postman Plod" and "Roger Mellie". He took over drawing the latter strip from Chris Donald when he gave up day-to-day duties in 1999.

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/culture/2003/05/the_man_behind_the_fat_slags.shtml BBC interview with Graham Dury]


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