David Alan Parkins (born 2 November 1955)[1] is a British cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for D.C. Thomson, publisher of The Beano and The Dandy.
[citation needed] In 1990, he started to draw "Fred's Bed" in The Beezer as understudy to Tom Paterson, although in practice Parkins drew the vast majority of strips.
[5] He drew Dennis on a regular basis until 2003, but his workload meant that a number of stories were also drawn by Nigel Parkinson and later Jimmy Hansen in this time.
[6][7] He has illustrated over fifty children's books, including titles by Dick King-Smith,[4] Julie Markes, Laura Leuck and Martin Waddell.
[9] David Parkins is also the illustrator of That Cat Can't Stay[10] and I Always, ALWAYS Get My Way,[11] both written by Thad Krasnesky and published by Flashlight Press.