February
2006:
Oor Wullie 1940:
An original 1940 Oor Wullie book for sale. This is my own copy.
September
- December 2007:
News Page:
Various news stories - mainly rare Dudley Watkins pieces in recent sales
plus the christmas publications.
August
2007:
News Page:
Ebay scam featuring 1940 Oor Wullie book.
Dudley Watkins artwork in Edinburgh auction.
BBC Four Comics Brittanica tv series coming in September.
July
2007:
News Page:
Oor Wullie song on You Tube
June
2007:
News Page:
No real news - just noting some recent sales of early Oor Wullie books
on ebay.
News Page:
A link to some new artworks based on the image of Oor Wullie.
Six Cities Design Festival in Dundee to include a comic conference (including some history and DC Thomson interest).
Various revisions and additions throughout the site including:
Oor Wullie and The Broons in colour.
At last I got hold of some colourised strips from 1992 and I have now added examples to the Oor Wullie Page and The Broons Page.
Also one addition to the Spot The Difference Pages: Spot The Difference
News Page:
News story about the RCAF jackets belonging to Ron Low - the real life Oor Wullie.
Not much else happening just now.
I have a some new items to add and will do so over the next few days.
News Page:
Added news that The Broons featured in The Big Issue magazine.
Annuals, Other Books & Collectables:
The Oor Wullie and Broons books and calendar published for christmas 2006 have now been added to their respective pages.
News Page:
Dundee auctioneers Curr & Dewar have an autograph book for sale containing an amazing page of sketches by Dudley Watkins.
Also, official facsimile reprints of the first Broons book and first Dandy Monster Comic (both originally published in 1939) are now released.
News Page:
The Broons: Facsimile Editions of the First Ever Broons Book (Hardcover) and First Ever Oor Wullie Book (Hardcover) are to be published in November.
Plus an Oor Wullie style cartie race for charity - 8 October in Edinburgh.
July
2006:
News Page:
A couple of updates including some images of the autograph book sketch
of Oor Wullie sold recently for £950 plus more details of the official
DC Thomson Oor Wullie 70th anniversary figurine - which is now on sale.
Link to 'The Scotsman' article and online discussion about the language
of Oor Wullie.
2007 books now available to order from DC Thomson.
Other
Books:
A couple of new Tony and Tina book scans added.
Links
Page:
A new comic mart has started up on the east coast in sunny Prestonpans.
Prestonpandimonium will have a comic fair on Saturday 22 July: website
here
News Page:
An autograph book containing a sketch of Oor Wullie is auctioned in Dundee.
I have uploaded some major updates to the site including a long overdue Dudley Watkins Page revision that now includes a link to some information on the great RD Low. See the News Page for more details.
May
2006:
News Page:
Tom Morton has a new CD out including his tribute song to Oor Wullie called
'That's Braw'. Details on the News Page.
April
2006:
Annuals Pages:
Some minor revisions made including updating the annual notes and improving
the layout.
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March 2006:
News Page:
New newpaper articles on the real life inspiration for Oor Wullie and
Maw and Paw Broon.
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March 2006:
News Page:
I have updated the news story re. Tom Morton's podcast which features
the Oor Wullie song 'That's Braw!' and a song for Daphne Broon 'Jings!
I Love you Lass'.
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March 2006:
Links
Page:
Well, Wullie and The Broons are now 70 and this site has been up for over
5 years.
To celebrate I am going to indulge myself. I quite like having music on
the site (after receiving the two Oor Wullie songs) so I have put up a
new link leading you to some music I made. Music
Page
March
2006:
News Page: Happy Birthday
Oor Wullie! - Tom Morton has a new Oor Wullie tribute song called 'That's
Braw' on his beatblog site (the link is the News Page). Get over there
and check it out.
Another Oor Wullie song has arrived on the News Page 'Scotland's Oldest
Wee Boy' by Kenny MacKenzie.
News Page: Dudley Watkins
and Robert Low were on a world war two Nazi hit list; new links added
to the 'Happy Birthday Oor Wullie!' - a TV Documentary
story.
Dudley Watkins Page: I have made minor updates and improved page navigation.
February
2006:
News Page: In the run
up to the 'Happy Birthday Oor Wullie!' tv show, I have added a news story
about a forthcoming D.C. Thomson Oor Wullie statue, a couple of news articles
and I have updated text and added a couple of links to last months 'Happy
Birthday Oor Wullie' story. Oh aye and the home page winter snow has been
melted. Also on News Page
is a page about Oor Wullie's surname and more.
January
2006:
News Page: Happy Birthday
Oor Wullie! - another TV documentary is now in production.
To be broadcast on BBC 1 (Scotland), 9:30pm, 10 March 2006.
January
2006:
General updates including additions to Collectables Page, Other Books
Page and Annuals.
December
2005:
News Page: There is to
be an art exhibition 'The Art of Oor Wullie and The Broons'
on display at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall from January to March 2006.
December
2005:
News Page: Happy Birthday
Broons! - a TV Documentary is to be shown on BBC Scotland on 30 December.
It will be narrated by Ewan McGregor.
All together now 'oooooooooooh'.
News Page: World Book Day poll to find a book that best represents modern Scotland. The Broons and Oor Wullie: The Roaring Forties (D C Thomson) in the top ten.
News Page: Superman rebranding will be heavily influenced by the art and style of The Broons.
Broons Quiz: Go to Dave McClure's 'Broons' Quiz '. Test your knowledge/patience with this light hearted quiz.
Links Page: new links to the web pages of Peter Davidson and Tom Morton, respectively the current Broons & Oor Wullie artist and scriptwriter.
News Page: 1940 Oor Wullie book sold for £4,015.
Also, the possible origins of the Oor Wulie character revealed.
Yahoo
Group :Oor Wullie and The Broons
For your information there is a yahoo group out there dedicated to Oor
Wullie and The Broons: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OorWullieandTheBroons/
I didn't set it up and it is pretty much inactive just now but if you
have anything to discuss, sell or trade it may be worth bringing it to
life.
August
2005:
News Page: Possible Oor
Wullie seventieth birthday statue ?
News Page: Oor Wullie
& Broons new annuals for 2005 now available
News Page: Oor Wullie at Linlithgow Marches
Other Books: Dudley Watkins related books added (William The Warrior/Tony and Tina)
News Page: new record price for a 1952 Oor Wullie book
The Broons Pages - 2 new strips added
News - Broons/Glasgow story - a couple of pictures added.
Collectables section updated. Calenders now complete.
Summer Specials completed in Other Books section.
Annuals (early annuals section) updated.
Annuals (early annuals section) updated.
New Collectables added.
News added.
Other Books updated.
February
2005:
'Spot
The Difference' added to DDW Page (near bottom of page).
Other Books updated.
Collectables
section added.
DDW Page revised and updated. DDW other artwork added (near bottom of page).
News section added.
General site updates and improvements.