ENGLAND
Borderline stories
Warsaw, Poland, July 14, 2002 -
A British web magazine dedicated to comics, Borderline,
has published articles in its no. 11 and 12 issues about Polish comic artists.
Illustrated articles witten by Witold Tkaczyk and Dennis Wojda
describe the Polish comics since 1945, but, much more properly, the stories
keep their focus on the younger generation. Within the past year, over 30
new monthly titles were published in Poland compared with only five one
year ago.
 Punch
magazine folds
London, Great Britain,
May 29, 2002 - The famed British satirical magazine Punch, which
was revived six years ago, is ceasing publication again after serious financial
losses. Mohamed al Fayed, owner of Harrods department store, said he is
closing the publication he brought back to life in 1996. The original Punch
was founded by Henry Mayhew in 1841. It was shut down in 1992 after enjoying
more than a century and a half of popularity. Among its original practitioners
of irreverent humor were John Leech and Richard Dolyle later
accompanied by John Tenniel, Charles Keene, and George
Du Maurier. Some of the other cartoonists contributing to the magazine's
far reaching fame were Frank Reynolds, George Belcher, Heath
Robinson, Ronald Searle, Gerald Scarfe, Anton,
Clive Collins, and Roland Fiddy. (Above are the first and
last editions of Punch.) (See
article)
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