Before the fantastic Football Special (which I may also blog about for the
New Year!),
Mike Pearse began treading his toes in the Beano by
reintroducing
the Three Bears. But on a few occasions he appeared to have stepped in for
David Sutherland, long-standing artist for
the Bash Street Kids. When I first read these, while the characters remained semi-faithful to Sutherland's designs, I knew straight off the bat that the familiar style of humour was vastly different. It felt.....fresh =)
Not sure even most Pearse fans would remember these, but in case you've forgotten, here's a little reminder. I'll tell you this, though: scanning / editing / restoring double-paged comics is
not easy!
Published in Issue No.3001, January, 2000:
Published in Issue No.3003, February, 2000
