You've heard of animal magic, well then, what's wrong with bird magic.
May 18, 2013 6:36 AM   Subscribe

Running in the The Times Educational Supplement (1), between 1971 and 1972 the comic strip Wokker featured a strange wooden bird who commentates sarcastically on the world, and who can talk to animals, inanimate objects and readers alike.
Here are some galleries and a short history by the co-creator Tony Earnshaw, also a painter and maker of boxes.
His funeral in 2001 was slightly unconventional.
posted by adamvasco (4 comments total) 7 users marked this as a favorite
 
Strange and wonderful, thanks!
posted by filthy light thief at 7:53 AM on May 18, 2013


From the linked article on Earnshaw's funeral: 'George Melly says his "most moving object" was a collection of combs gathered from the gutters in "wonderful illustration of the human condition."' Lovely -- thank you!
posted by ariel_caliban at 8:15 AM on May 18, 2013


Fascinating, thank you!
posted by sneebler at 6:53 AM on May 19, 2013


Reminds me a lot of Zippy th' Pinhead.
posted by FatherDagon at 1:46 PM on May 20, 2013


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