From Paul Slade’s Cigarettes and Alcohol: Andy Capp:(http://www.planetslade.com/andy-capp-reg-smythe01.html)>“… our colleagues are ruthless,” Goldsmith adds. “They tell us in no uncertain terms. There’s a guy from Barnsley we work with and he said, ‘You two can’t write Andy Capp – you’re both Londoners!’”>Tough as these workmates can be, they’re nothing to the die-hard Reg Smythe fans who fill the comment sections on Andy’s various web platforms. For them, any tiny deviation from Smythe’s own template is sacrilege, and they often forget that even Andy’s creator was constantly evolving the strip to keep it alive.>“There’s a small army of people who want to resurrect Reg Smythe and get him drawing again,” says Garnett. “You can’t do anything about that. We’re not Reg Smythe, and we never will be, but we’ll do the best we can for the strip. When I was presented with the opportunity to write Andy, I jumped at the chance. To me, it’s still a great privilege.”-—————————————The above is from an interview of Goldsmith and Garnett – date uncertain, but must have been after they took over from Kettle, the previous writer. It is my understanding that Mahoney does all the drawing and G&G the writing. I welcome any corrections or further clarification. (All boldface is mine.)-Fanolio
From Paul Slade’s Cigarettes and Alcohol: Andy Capp:(http://www.planetslade.com/andy-capp-reg-smythe01.html)>“… our colleagues are ruthless,” Goldsmith adds. “They tell us in no uncertain terms. There’s a guy from Barnsley we work with and he said, ‘You two can’t write Andy Capp – you’re both Londoners!’”>Tough as these workmates can be, they’re nothing to the die-hard Reg Smythe fans who fill the comment sections on Andy’s various web platforms. For them, any tiny deviation from Smythe’s own template is sacrilege, and they often forget that even Andy’s creator was constantly evolving the strip to keep it alive.>“There’s a small army of people who want to resurrect Reg Smythe and get him drawing again,” says Garnett. “You can’t do anything about that. We’re not Reg Smythe, and we never will be, but we’ll do the best we can for the strip. When I was presented with the opportunity to write Andy, I jumped at the chance. To me, it’s still a great privilege.”-—————————————The above is from an interview of Goldsmith and Garnett – date uncertain, but must have been after they took over from Kettle, the previous writer. It is my understanding that Mahoney does all the drawing and G&G the writing. I welcome any corrections or further clarification. (All boldface is mine.)-Fanolio