John Geering

John Keith Geering (9 March 1941 – 13 August 1999) was a British cartoonist with a distinctive, occasionally flamboyant style, most famous for his work for DC Thomson comics including Sparky, The Topper, Cracker, Plug, Nutty, The Beano and The Dandy.

[1][2] Geering's strips included: He worked at Cosgrove Hall animation studios in Manchester on Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, and the 1989 film The BFG based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.

Geering's last new strip was Dean's Dino, which he drew for The Beano shortly before his death.

He also produced topical and political satire cartoons for British newspapers.

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