The creator and original artist of Big Eggo was Reg Carter (1886 to 1949) and now it's my honour to become the new writer and artist of the strip. The editors at D.C. Thomson contacted me a few months ago to produce a new series of Big Eggo mini-strips that will appear inside the Beano from this week.
The brief I was given was that Big Eggo has escaped from Beanotown Zoo to search for his egg, but he is pursued by Terry Tuff, a hunter who wants to capture the ostrich and return him to the zoo. Due to the new series only having three or four panels per strip, some weeks will focus on Big Eggo looking for his egg, whilst other weeks will see him eluding Terry Tuff's daft traps. He'll also be interacting with other Beano stars from time to time.
A few years ago I suggested to the Beano that Big Eggo could make a comeback so it's a pleasure and a privilege to have the opportunity to create new stories featuring such a classic character. Why has the strip been revived after so many years? Well, this year is the Beano's 80th anniversary, so I'd guess that D.C. Thomson felt it was only right to bring back their earliest character.
Look out for the first Big Eggo in the new series in Beano No.3295, on sale Wednesday 7th March.
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