Bill Ritchie

Discuss comic art, the artists and writers both current and from the past.

Moderators: Al, AndyB

Post Reply
User avatar
Peter Gray
Posts: 4222
Joined: 28 Feb 2006, 00:07
Location: Surrey Guildford
Contact:

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Peter Gray »

Love it..lol..

:D

User avatar
Digifiend
Posts: 7315
Joined: 15 Aug 2007, 11:43
Location: Hull, UK

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Digifiend »

That strip would've done well in the US - the jelly looks more like a jam jar, and they call jam "jelly" over there.

Phoenix
Guru
Posts: 5360
Joined: 27 Mar 2008, 21:15

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Phoenix »

Digifiend wrote:That strip would've done well in the US - the jelly looks more like a jam jar, and they call jam "jelly" over there.
It was jam over here, Digi, but without the blackberry seeds. Nowadays I think the equivalent jam is called bramble jelly. It certainly used to be.

User avatar
Digifiend
Posts: 7315
Joined: 15 Aug 2007, 11:43
Location: Hull, UK

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Digifiend »

Never heard of that. :oops: When I think of jelly, I think of the stuff children eat with ice cream, or you'll find in a trifle.

Kashgar
Guru
Posts: 2781
Joined: 09 Nov 2006, 14:15

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Kashgar »

That would be jello over the pond then Digi. As Bernard Shaw once said 'Two nations seperated by a common language'.

User avatar
Digifiend
Posts: 7315
Joined: 15 Aug 2007, 11:43
Location: Hull, UK

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Digifiend »

Nice obit to Bill in Crikey #14.

User avatar
Jonny Whizz
Posts: 1079
Joined: 03 May 2009, 14:17

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Jonny Whizz »

In the '90s Dennis the Menace TV series I remember one episode where Dennis put jelly in the water works which meant all over Beanotown the water came out as jelly. The term used was 'jellyo', a mix of jelly and jello.

I remember it because it was the first time I'd ever watched Dennis. I'd yet to read the Beano at that point, I started a couple of months later.
'Michael Owen isn't the tallest of players, but his height more than makes up for it' - Mark Lawrenson

User avatar
Digifiend
Posts: 7315
Joined: 15 Aug 2007, 11:43
Location: Hull, UK

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Digifiend »

I think Jellyo was supposed to be the brand name, but yeah, it was probably chosen so the name would still sound right in the US without redubbing (they still had to change the titlecard though, which is why the second series was called Dennis and Gnasher instead of the first series' Dennis the Menace).

User avatar
philcom55
Posts: 5170
Joined: 14 Jun 2006, 11:56

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by philcom55 »

Kashgar wrote:When time allows I'll try to list his early and still largely overlooked work for the Thomson boys' papers here as a small personal tribute.
I don't remember if time ever did allow you to pay this tribute Kashgar - if not I'd still be very interested in seeing it. One strip at least that I've tentatively attributed to the young Bill is the sports-themed 'Game Gus' which appeared in Wizard during the mid-1950s:
Image

- Though of course I could well be wrong! Do you know how long it ran for incidentally?

- Phil Rushton

Kashgar
Guru
Posts: 2781
Joined: 09 Nov 2006, 14:15

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Kashgar »

Sorry Phil, this was one of those mini-projects I promised to do when circumstances at home were a good deal easier than they are at the moment. In a similar way I promised something on Eric Roberts which didn't appear either.
Game Gus was Bill's work though and I'll let you know the full extent of it's run in the next couple of days.

User avatar
philcom55
Posts: 5170
Joined: 14 Jun 2006, 11:56

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by philcom55 »

Thanks Kashgar, but there's absolutely no pressure. I'm so sorry to hear that you are having troubles at the moment and have no doubt that everyone here at Comics UK joins me in hoping things at home will improve for you soon. :grouphug:

- Phil Rushton

User avatar
Peter Gray
Posts: 4222
Joined: 28 Feb 2006, 00:07
Location: Surrey Guildford
Contact:

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Peter Gray »

Thanks for a new Bill Ritchie.will use that for a blog post..

8)

Kashgar
Guru
Posts: 2781
Joined: 09 Nov 2006, 14:15

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Kashgar »

Thanks Phil. 'Game Gus - He's Game for any Game' first appeared in Wizard No 1551 dated Nov 5th 1955 and finally appeared in No 1654 dated Oct 26th 1957.

BeanoMark
Posts: 103
Joined: 29 Jul 2010, 09:41
Location: Dundee

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by BeanoMark »

My father-in-law was very good friends with Bill and my wife considered him, very much, as an uncle. When she came back from the funeral it reminded her of a bit of sculpture he did for her when she was a child. Now proudly sat pride-of-place in our living room.

As you're all a fan of his talents, I could take a photo of it if anyone's interested?
Beano HQ

User avatar
Peter Gray
Posts: 4222
Joined: 28 Feb 2006, 00:07
Location: Surrey Guildford
Contact:

Re: Bill Ritchie

Post by Peter Gray »

I would like to see it..
when you have the time..thanks

Post Reply