Jamie Smart (born 21 July 1978) is a British comic artist and author best known for his 10-issue comic series ''

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The Phoenix

He is known for his children's cartoon series ''

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'', running in The Phoenix, created originally by Smart for a TV show. Other strips he has worked on at The Phoenix include ''Megalomaniacs'',

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Looshkin ''Bear'' is a popular black and white alternative comic book created by British writer/artist Jamie Smart and published in the United States by Slave Labor Graphics. It follows the adventures of a small stuffed bear named Bear and his roommate/an ...

The Dandy

He was instrumental in the design of the October 2010 revamp of ''The Dandy'' and designing the new logos. For the revamp, Smart drew '' Desperate Dan'', ''Pre-Skool Prime Minister'', ''Arena of Awesome'', ''My Dad's a Doofus'' (as well as many others) with reprints of '' My Own Genie'' and ''Space Raoul'' later being used. His blue blobs have been part of '' The Dandy'' cover since October 2010 and appeared in The Digital Dandy during its run. For the final print edition of ''The Dandy'' on its 75th anniversary, Jamie Smart drew the special cover as well as drawing ''My Own Genie'', ''My Dad's a Doofus'', ''Pre-Skool Prime Minister'' and ''

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'' in the Top 75 Countdown. A reprint from ''

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'' was also used.

Other comics

Smart drew '' The Numskulls'' and ''

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'' for the relaunched Digital Dandy until its demise. Smart also appeared regularly in ''The Beano'' drawing puzzle pages and took over drawing ''

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'' from Barrie Appleby, which as of April 2014, he no longer draws. He also drew a new strip for the comic called ''

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'' in 2013. Self-published comics include ''Moose Kid Comics'', a free online all-ages anthology. In October 2019, Smart's first illustrated novel, ''Flember: The Secret Book'' was released by

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, which had previously published his collections of "Bunny VS Monkey" and "Looshkin". This was followed by the release of ''Flember: The Crystal Caves'' and ''Flember: The Glowing Skull''

List of published comics

* ''Space Raoul'' ~ Funday Times/The Dandy * ''

'' ~ Slave Labour Graphics * ''Bohda Te'' ~ Slave Labour Graphics * ''Ubu Bubu'' ~ Slave Labour Graphics * ''Desperate Dan'' ~ The Dandy * ''The DFC Olympics'' ~ The DFC * ''Fish-Head Steve'' ~ The DFC * ''Count Von Poo'' ~

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* ''Pre-Skool Prime Minister'' ~ The Dandy * ''The Arena of Awesome'' ~ The Dandy * ''Thingummyblob'' ~ The Dandy * ''Bunny VS. Monkey'' ~ The Phoenix * ''Mega-Lo-Maniacs'' ~ The Phoenix * ''My Dad's A Doofus'' ~ The Dandy * ''My Teacher's a Walrus'' ~ The Dandy * ''The Numskulls'' ~ The Digital Dandy * ''Kingo Bango'' ~ The Digital Dandy * ''Roger the Dodger'' ~ The Beano * ''El Poco Loco'' ~ The Beano *
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' ~ Webcomic * ''Looshkin'' - (2018) The Phoenix * ''Battlesuit Bea -'' The Phoenix * ''Find Chaffy'' - (2011)

List of published novels

''Flember'' series

# ''The Secret Book'' (3 Oct 2019) # ''The Crystal Caves'' (1 Oct 2020)

References

External links

Jamie Smart's Livejournal

Bohda Te

Fumboo (online portfolio)

Flember development blog

Interview, DACS
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