"This was the moment, back in 2024, that many consider to be the moment Apple lost it's consumer base of creative artists and subsequently went broke."

In 1969 l wrote part of a musical called "Metals Galore" at Broadgreen Junior School, & made a video of it at CF Mott teachers training college Ormskirk. I saw it at the Liverpool Show 1970. Can anyone track it down? I have contacted both the school and the college but no luck.

This week's BEANO has the results of Britain's Funniest School, with the winners drawn by me and this glowing cover!

Tony Bramwell, buddy of The Beatles and drollest commentator on the 60s and 70s ever since, has died at the age of 81.

I don't know much about Taylor Swift, can only name one of her songs, but l do know that she presents as healthy, in control, caring & happy. Her fans are as passionate as any of the really big music acts fans were. So to me, she's the biggest star of the decade & that's fine.

Me and Nika will be in Gloucester for the very first time in a few weeks! Don't miss out!

Pro tip for tomorrow's heatwave: the M&S food store at Richmond Station (Surrey/London) is officially the coldest place on Earth, the air con chills you to the bone! Well done guys!

"Go to the WINDOW!" "Go to the WINDOW!"

151 shows later, you can see me at Olympia London this very weekend! !! Come along! nigelparkinsoncartoons.blogspot.com/2024/07/151-no…

I'll be at MegaConLive in central Manchester drawing in 2 weeks and so will Niki, colouring! Come along! instagram.com/p/C9NcPBDppSp/…

Glad to report there's movement towards a change of name from dreary, foisted upon us "Merseyside" to the sturdier, factual "Liverpool City Region". Hoping this trend gains traction, l always avoided putting Merseyside into address forms, being from Liverpool, Lancs until 1974!

My new article in @jgnandcomics is all about the amazing Beano retcon of Dennis The Menace by Nigel Auchterlounie and Nigel Parkinson... and some of the MIND BLOWING implications. It's available now Open Access i.e. you can read it for FREE! Please do so! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Spellow Library needs our help after the riots. Please donate, like, comment, and share to bring new books and a safe space back for the kids. Let's make a difference together! gofund.me/b28ba16d

Nigel Parkinson

Like everyone else, l can be found on Bluesky at @npbeanocartoonist.bsky.social

Still gutted about this. Wonder how you lose something that goes from your house to a van at the bottom of the path.

Watching 1960 movie The League of Gentlemen with Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick (after whom l was named, fact fans) and Bryan Forbes for the fifth time tonight and l can honestly say, they NEARLY got away with it again!

Today Sunday 8th the old Liverpool buses are back on the road for one day only! Delighted though l am at this retro indulgence, l may forgo a jaunt on this 1969 beauty that l was flung from the open platform onto harsh 8.45am gravel by an overenthusiastic driver by in 1970