noticeable), but as the 90s progressed his style became more and more noticeable. He was drawing the strip in his own style. Bave continued drawing it until 2002, when Stevie White took over, producing the strip regularly until 2007, with further appearances in the 2012 Annual. Wilbur Dawbarn took over from the 2013 Annual, with an ironic, tongue-in-cheek take on the character. In the 2018 Annual, Wilbur was replaced by Irish Cartoonist Alan Ryan. In popular culture The strip also has been a target of satire with wordplay by alternative comedians and other, involving phrases such as "Wanker Watson", and playing on the perception of boarding schools being full of sexually frustrated teenage aristocrats. For instance, Viz comic ran a parody strip called Wanker Watson. There is also a British racehorse called Winker Watson after the character. See also The Dandy British comics DC Thomson Comics strips Dandy strips Watson, Winker Watson, Winker School-themed comics Humor comics Fantasy comics 1961 comics debuts 2007 comics endings 2012 comics debuts Watson, Winker Watson, Winker