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Gary Northfield

Gary Northfield (born June 1969) is a British cartoonist, most famous for his Derek the Sheep comic strip published in DC Thomson's The Beano and BeanoMAX. Born in Romford, Northfield graduated from Harrow College University of Westminster with a degree in Illustration in 1992. He joined the British small press comics community in 1999, creating various titles such as Great!, Little Box of Comics and Stupidmonsters. In 2002, he acquired the position of in-house illustrator at Eaglemoss Publications, where he worked for five years on projects such as Horrible Histories Magazine, Horrible Science Magazine and The Magical World of Roald Dahl.

Gary Northfield

Born
1969
Nationality
United Kingdom
Occupation
comics artist · children's writer
Fields
comic
Education
Harrow College
Languages
English

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Gary Northfield (born June 1969) is a British cartoonist, most famous for his Derek the Sheep comic strip published in DC Thomson's The Beano and BeanoMAX. Born in Romford, Northfield graduated from Harrow College University of Westminster with a degree in Illustration in 1992. He joined the British small press comics community in 1999, creating various titles such as Great!, Little Box of Comics and Stupidmonsters. In 2002, he acquired the position of in-house illustrator at Eaglemoss Publications, where he worked for five years on projects such as Horrible Histories Magazine, Horrible Science Magazine and The Magical World of Roald Dahl.

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