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"In a new regular feature, Digital Spy talks to some top comics creators about their favourite comics. Playing Out cartoonist Jim Medway kicks things off by looking at Leo Baxendale&amp;#039;s Willy the Kid Annuals #1-3, which ran from 1976 to 1978.  &amp;quot;As far as elusive and reclusive creators are concerned, you can keep your Alan Moore - Baxendale is consistently, stunningly brilliant, and these books represent his peak. &amp;quot;Willy the Kid was his own project, one where he seems to really be doing exactly what he wants to - not that you can find any fault with his other best known creations Minnie the Minx, Little Plum, Banana Bunch and the Bash St Kids. &amp;quot;The result is generous, sumptuous, hilarious and pretty much perfect. I&amp;#039;d be fascinated to see what kids make of them now, though I&amp;#039;m pretty confident that they&amp;#039;d be blown away, and left very disappointed with the contemporary stuff on offer.  &amp;quot;I recall as a kid trying to imitate his juicy and delicious technique, his density of jokes and visual information, and sought out old Beano and Beezer annuals to further my research. &amp;quot;Now that jumble sales and good charity shop finds are a thing of the past, and there&amp;#039;s no sign of a box set reissue or career spanning monograph (come on, someone!), eBay is where you&amp;#039;ll still find all this wealth of material.&amp;quot; Jim Medway&amp;#039;s Playing Out is available from Blank Slate Books now. He has also contributed to The Phoenix. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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