IMAGINE the trouble Oor Wullie and Dennis the Menace could get up to if they got together.
That's exactly what cartoonists are going to do on Saturday as they pull together the most famous characters from Scottish comics into one specially created strip.
Professionals from across the industry will join fans at the Comics, So What? event at Dundee University and work with them to create the 'Spirit of Scotland' strip.
Organiser Phillip Vaughan, head of the university's Animation and Visual FX course, said: "Characters looking suspiciously like Oor Wullie, Dennis the Menace and, of course, Saltire - Scotland's first superhero, who was created in Dundee - will appear in specially written and designed strip.
"The script has been written in advance. Professionals and enthusiasts will bring along panels and strips, which - combined with what we produce on the day - will create Spirit of Scotland. Everyone is invited to take part and contribute an idea or panel."
The event, which begins at 1pm in the university's College Hall, is being organised by the Scottish Centre of Comic Studies and the Cartoon Museum in London, with other events running at the same time in London and Staffordshire, aimed at engaging people with the medium.
Famous industry names attending in Dundee include Death Sentence creator Monty Nero and illustrators Dan McDaid and Alex Ronald who have worked for leading publishers 2000AD, Titan, Image and Vertigo.
Dr Chris Murray, who runs the university's Masters course and helped create the Spirit of Scotland script, said: "We are seeking to engage the public in the appreciation of comics and graphic novels and draw attention to Comics Studies in the UK.
"I'm delighted to have worked on the Spirit of Scotland script and I'm looking forward to seeing how the excellent talent in Dundee and beyond has responded to it."
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