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Political cartoonist for the [[Ankh-Morpork Times]].  
Fizz is a political cartoonist for the [[Ankh-Morpork Times]]. His depictions of [[Morporkia]] raise a manly sigh in many a patriotic breast. His depiction of [[Polly Perks]] raised an embarrassed red flush in hers. Which, being male, he doesn't have; honestly, it's just a figure of speech...
His depictions of [[Morporkia]] raise a manly sigh in many a patriotic breast. His depiction of [[Polly Perks]] raised an embarrassed red flush in hers. Which, being male, he doesn't have; honestly, it's just a figure of speech...  


The long-lived satirical magazine '''''Punch''''', in its nineteenth century heyday, employed a house cartoonist called "Phiz" which was short for "Phizzog", which in its turn was short for "physiognomy", or "facial likeness"
== Appearances ==
 
Fizz never appears in person, but his cartoons notably feature in:
''Punch'' was a patriotic British magazine which, while occasionally a source of embarrassment for British governments, soon became part of the Establishment. It faded and died in the late twentieth century under pressure from more genuinely satirical publications such as ''"Private Eye"''
* {{T!}} - [[Vimes]] mentions that Sybil buys the original whenever Sam features in one of Fizz's cartoons
 
* {{MR}} - mentions several patriotic cartoons about the war in [[Borogravia]], including one in the frontispiece illustrated by [[Paul Kidby]]
Both the cartoon in the frontispiece of {{MR}} and the general tone of the [[Ankh-Morpork Times]] are strongly reminiscent of the cartoon and written style of ''Punch'' in its Victorian heyday.


== Annotations ==
* The long-lived satirical magazine '''''[[wikipedia:Punch (magazine)|Punch]]''''', in its nineteenth century heyday, employed a house cartoonist called "Phiz" (short for "Phizzog", a slang term for "face" derived from "physiognomy"). This was '''[[wikipedia:Hablot Knight Browne|Hablot Knight Browne]]''', a Huguenot illustrator whose other work most famously includes Charles Dickens' ''Pickwick Papers''. Both the cartoon in the frontispiece of {{MR}} and the general tone of the [[Ankh-Morpork Times]] are strongly reminiscent of the cartoon and written style of ''Punch'' in its Victorian heyday.




Latest revision as of 00:04, 2 February 2023

Fizz is a political cartoonist for the Ankh-Morpork Times. His depictions of Morporkia raise a manly sigh in many a patriotic breast. His depiction of Polly Perks raised an embarrassed red flush in hers. Which, being male, he doesn't have; honestly, it's just a figure of speech...

Appearances

Fizz never appears in person, but his cartoons notably feature in:

  • Thud! - Vimes mentions that Sybil buys the original whenever Sam features in one of Fizz's cartoons
  • Monstrous Regiment - mentions several patriotic cartoons about the war in Borogravia, including one in the frontispiece illustrated by Paul Kidby

Annotations

  • The long-lived satirical magazine Punch, in its nineteenth century heyday, employed a house cartoonist called "Phiz" (short for "Phizzog", a slang term for "face" derived from "physiognomy"). This was Hablot Knight Browne, a Huguenot illustrator whose other work most famously includes Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers. Both the cartoon in the frontispiece of Monstrous Regiment and the general tone of the Ankh-Morpork Times are strongly reminiscent of the cartoon and written style of Punch in its Victorian heyday.
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