Acne (comic) explained

Acne
Schedule:Fortnightly
Format:Comics anthology
Ongoing:Y
1Shot:N
Humor:Y
Publisher:Acne Publishing Co.
Startmo:August
Startyr:1991
Endmo:September
Endyr:1993
Issues:31
Main Char Team:Billy Butt
Editors:

    Acne was a British fortnightly children's comic.

    Publication history

    Acne was launched in August 1991, styling itself as "Britain's first alternative kids' comic!", it was initially produced by the editors responsible for the adult comic Smut.[1] The comic's lead character was Billy Butt, a delinquent skinhead. Acne contained parodies of popular culture and street safety, alongside more serious anti-drug content with its younger readership in mind. Although it was aimed at children, the comic contained violent themes and the liberal use of swear words. To avoid retailers putting the publication in the adult section front covers explicitly stated that it was for children.[2]

    Contributors

    The major contributor to Acne was the cartoonist Lee Healey, who would go on to produce the Drunken Bakers strip in Viz. Towards the end of the comic's run, he was producing the majority of its content, including the hapless superhero Blind-Man and Adventures in the Land of the Crap Drawings. Other contributors to Acne included Charlie Brooker, Davy Francis, Tony Husband, Will Kevans, and Lew Stringer.[3]

    Reception

    Acne has been compared to earlier children's comic Oink! and is considered one of many publications imitating the adult comic Viz.[4] [5] While the artistic quality of some of the regular strips in Acne have been praised, other content in the publication has been critiqued for its classism.[6]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Acne . britishcomics.wordpress.com . 6 May 2024 . 11 September 2018.
    2. Web site: Problems for youngsters . twoheadedthingies.blogspot.com . 6 May 2024 . 10 September 2014.
    3. Web site: Problems for youngsters . twoheadedthingies.blogspot.com . 6 May 2024 . 10 September 2014.
    4. Web site: Problems for youngsters . twoheadedthingies.blogspot.com . 6 May 2024 . 10 September 2014.
    5. Web site: Acne . britishcomics.wordpress.com . 6 May 2024 . 11 September 2018.
    6. Chambers . Thomas . Reed . Martyn . Hansen . Susan . From Trespasser to Nerd: The Changing Image of Trainspotting in Post-War Britain . Nuart Journal . 2023 . 4 . 7 . 50 . 6 May 2024 . Stavanger, Norway . 2535-549X . 1402370638.