#follyfoot

From the archives of classic British comic zines, here's a 1992 interview with TV21 and Look-In artist Mike Noble, reproduced with permission from the pages of the The Gopherville Argus

The following archive interview with artist Mike Noble is reproduced with permission from the pages of the British zine The Gopherville Argus Issue Three, edited and published by Bill Storie, with design work by Terry Doyle, in 1992… Lee Sullivan and Mike Noble at Andercon 2014. Photo courtesy Lee Sullivan. Question: What do the following television series have in common? The Lone…

Mike Noble passes away aged 88

It is Cult Faction’s sad duty to report that legendary artist Mike Noble has passed away at the age of 88 years old. Noble is best known for his work in comics which included Lone Ranger and Tonto, and Range Rider. Then he found a whole new audience in 1965 when he starting working for TV Century 21 where he illustrated Fireball XL5, Zero-X, Project SWORD, Star Trek and Captain Scarlet.

Later he…

7/11/25.

This release deserves the exclamation, "what on god's green earth?!". The Gymkhana (Hook, England) are Patch (Patrick) Hannan (The Sundays), and Jason Applin (Bennet). According to the Bandcamp page, "Each song uses the narrative of 1970s children’s tv show Follyfoot as a starting point for off-kilter pop songs".

The members of The Gymkhana have been around long enough to be able to coax some heavyweight collaborators: Eddie Argos (Art Brut), Duglus Stewart (BMX Bandits), Gerard Love (Teenage Fanclub/Lightships), Jesse Chandler (Midlake).

I'm kind of so-so about the series itself but I really love Dora's horse Copper or Copper Prince in Follyfoot, he was beautiful