Pig pals may have already been back in class by the time #10 of their favourite comic appeared, but at least it could be counted on to take the sting out of the beginning of September. Given OiNK’s anarchic sense of humour, having a rebellious Back To School Issue seems like the perfect subject for the comic.
Promo by Patrick Gallagher
I didn’t get to read this particular issue as a child but I still have some funny memories associated with it and the cover takes me right back to many happy years spent in front of my Commodore 64 computer in the 90s. All will be revealed on Monday 6th September.
If you haven’t read it yet you really should go and read the review for #8 of OiNK. Then this next strip will make more sense! Not that the issue made a lot of sense of course, what with the skeleton staff being in charge while Uncle Pigg was on holiday.
Seeing how many mistakes were being made (all hilariously brought to the pages of the comic), loyal assistant Percy Plop called his boss, whose response down the phone line was so furious the volume flung Percy across the room, sticking him to the wall! This madcap edition culminated in this strip near the back of the issue which acted as a full-page Next Issue promo.
Main promo written by Mark Rodgers, drawn by Ian Jackson Lower promo by Patrick Gallagher
So Uncle Pigg is back at the helm with a subject which, on the surface, might sound like it’s a bit dark for the kiddies. But they lapped it up and as you’ll see on Monday it’s one of the best yet. So come back on Monday 23rd August 2021 for the full real time review of #9 of OiNK!
A couple of weeks ago #7 of OiNK was up for review and what a sizzling collection of laughs it was. If you haven’t read it yet check it out and you’ll appreciate all the hard work Uncle Pigg must’ve put in to making such a great issue. Or rather, all the hard cracking of the whip and the ordering of his staff he did to make a great issue. Either way, it appears to have tired him out and earned himself a break.
Promo written by Mark Rodgers, drawn by Ian Jackson
That’s right, the OiNK staff are off, setting up issue eight’s chaos perfectly. This coming Monday 9th August 2021 will bring possibly the most random issue yet, which is saying something. Come back then to see how the skeleton staff cope. The results of their labour would ensure our editor wouldn’t leave us pig pals again!
I think in the middle of this current heatwave (at the time of writing) it’s quite apt the next issue of OiNK, up for review this coming Monday 26th July 2021, is the summer edition. In these days of social media influencers and celebrity endorsements, here’ a very 80s superstar to give you her opinion on what’s to come.
So “special” was the next issue it had two promotions inside #6, from which both of these clippings have been taken, both created by Patrick Gallagher.
The next issue was also one which would end up reaching more readers through a special giveaway, and the one where some exaggerated controversy came from. The next OiNK contains a strip which is the source of another oft-told myth about the comic and I’ll be setting the record straight on Monday. So come back then for one cool comic.
This coming Monday 12th July brings an issue of OiNK I can’t wait to get my trotters on again. When I read these comics over seven years ago for the previous blog this felt like the point where it all clicked into place, where it really settled into its own and became the OiNK we all remember. With a new confidence about it, it just felt like the perfect issue.
From the promotional advert in #5 above (by co-editor Patrick Gallagher) I can tell you Watery Down will definitely feature. A spoof of Watership Down with just sublime artwork from Ann Martin all in the name of a good (or should that be terrible) pun. So make sure you bookmark the blog or follow along on social media so you don’t miss the review and the highlights of OiNK’s Animal Crackers issue.
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