{"title":"Viz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViz\u003c\/strong\u003e is a long-running British adult comic that blends crude humour, razor-sharp satire, and unforgettable characters to lampoon everyday life and popular culture. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"viz-the-big-hard-one","title":"Viz: The Big Hard One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Viz\" comic began as a student rag in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1979. This book is a record of the first 12 issues, with strip cartoons of many of the main \"Viz\" characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover published in 1993. Minimal signs of wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViz is a British adult comic magazine founded in 1979 by Chris Donald. It parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with extensive profanity, toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and generally sexual or violent storylines. It also sends up tabloid newspapers, with mockeries of articles and letters pages. It features parody competitions and advertisements for overpriced 'limited edition' tat, as well as obsessions with half-forgotten kitsch celebrities from the 1960s to the 1980s, such as Shakin' Stevens and Rodney Bewes. 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Minimal signs of wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eViz is a British adult comic magazine founded in 1979 by Chris Donald. It parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with extensive profanity, toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and generally sexual or violent storylines. It also sends up tabloid newspapers, with mockeries of articles and letters pages. It features parody competitions and advertisements for overpriced 'limited edition' tat, as well as obsessions with half-forgotten kitsch celebrities from the 1960s to the 1980s, such as Shakin' Stevens and Rodney Bewes. 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It parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably The Beano and The Dandy, but with extensive profanity, toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and generally sexual or violent storylines. It also sends up tabloid newspapers, with mockeries of articles and letters pages. It features parody competitions and advertisements for overpriced 'limited edition' tat, as well as obsessions with half-forgotten kitsch celebrities from the 1960s to the 1980s, such as Shakin' Stevens and Rodney Bewes. Occasionally, it satirises current affairs and politicians, but it has no particular political standpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChris Donald is the founder of, and one of the principal contributors to, the British comic magazine Viz. He attended West Jesmond Primary School, and then Heaton Comprehensive School, where he did not complete his A-levels, and in 1978 he began work as a clerical officer at the DHSS central office in Longbenton, Newcastle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChris, together with his brother Simon and a schoolfriend Jim Brownlow, set-up Viz in December 1979 from a bedroom in Newcastle. He was editor (or head of the \"editorial cabinet\") for many years but retired from day-to-day duties in 1999, and now only contributes occasional cartoons. 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This issue takes aim at everything from FM radio DJs and British breakfast traditions to everyday suburban life, with appearances from recurring favourites including Johnny Fartpants, Big Vern, Roger Mellie, Brian Trousers, Spoilt Bastard, and Billy the Fish.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"722\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePacked with irreverent cartoons, fake headlines, and the kind of gleefully offensive parody that made \u003cem data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"501\"\u003eViz\u003c\/em\u003e a cult phenomenon, Issue #14 also came with a free World War II board game, perfectly capturing the magazine's love of absurd, throwaway extras. 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This issue spoofs the Royal Family, celebrity culture, and the British press, while serving up stories featuring favourites like Fat Slags, Sid the Sexist, Roger Mellie, Spoilt Bastard, and Biffa Bacon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoaded with fake exclusives, outrageous headlines, and absurd comic strips, the Summer Special captures \u003cem\u003eViz\u003c\/em\u003e at its irreverent peak. 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The cover alone spoofs Britain's obsession with the Royal Family, sensational newspapers, and celebrity gossip, while inside the comic delivers its usual mix of outrageous strips and irreverent humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a seasonal outing for the magazine's cast of recurring characters, alongside absurd headlines and parody features, this Christmas Special is \u003cem\u003eViz\u003c\/em\u003e at its most unapologetically British. 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