Fizz: Difference between revisions

From Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Fixed the fix of the formatting. One day I'll get the hang of it)
(Added appearances; dot-pointed annotation.)
Line 1: Line 1:
Fizz was a political cartoonist for the [[Ankh-Morpork Times]].  
Fizz was 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...  


== Appearances ==
Fizz never appears in person, but his cartoons notably feature in:
* {{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]]


== Annotations ==
== Annotations ==
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"
* 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"). ''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"''. 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.  
 
''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"''
 
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.  
 





Revision as of 03:21, 5 December 2022

Fizz was 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"). 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". 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.