NZ had Footrot Flats.' The cartoon based on characters Wal and Dog ran from 1976 to 1994 in newspapers across the world. Mr Ball's collaborator Tom Scott said he had received word of his friend's ...

The <i>Footrot Flats</i> animated film is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a re-release through New Zealand cinemas next month.

At the height of its popularity it spawned a feature-length movie, a theme park and a musical and now this beloved comic strip could pocket fans a nice cash bonus.

Murray Ball, the creator of the widely read Footrot Flats cartoon that celebrated rural life in New Zealand, has died at the age of 78. Radio New Zealand reported that he died at the age of 78 at ...

Hardcover edition of Footrot Flats comic strip to sell for more than $1000. It was a fixture in the daily papers in the 1980s and 1990s, spawning a movie, a musical and a theme park.

His Footrot Flats cartoons ran from 1975-1994 in newspapers around the world. Ball became an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002.

Hardcover edition of Footrot Flats comic strip to sell for more than $1000. It was a fixture in the daily papers in the 1980s and 1990s, spawning a movie, a musical and a theme park.

Ball was the creator of the famous Footrot Flats cartoon strip, that was made into a movie in 1986. Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale was New Zealand’s first feature-length animated film.

For an elaboration on Ball’s big political decision to stop drawing Footrot Flats, it’s worth reading Adam Dudding’s 2007 feature: Footrot Flats' Murray Ball. Ball explains that the reforms of the ...

Ball was the creator of the famous Footrot Flats cartoon strip, that was made into a movie in 1986. Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale was New Zealand’s first feature-length animated film. Ball ...

Hardcover edition of Footrot Flats comic strip to sell for more than $1000. It was a fixture in the daily papers in the 1980s and 1990s, spawning a movie, a musical and a theme park.

His Footrot Flats cartoons ran from 1975-1994 in newspapers around the world. His other cartoons included Stanley the Paleolithic Hero (the longest- running cartoon in Punch magazine), ...