Dan Lewis

The One Hundred (Comic Strip) Old Baby

With Sprout’s BookClub turning 100 this week – we thought we’d bring together all the strips so far – from Ernest Hemingway to Stan Lee, George Eliot to Elmer the Elephant – in one post.

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It all began when…

And so Sprout meets Hemingway…

Enter Mr Joyce…

The comic master in comic form…

The first female author to meet Sprout has a man’s name…

You make my heart sing…

Kafka is all smiles…

The gothic face-off…

Is the modern world too much for Henry David Thoreau?

Call me Ishmael. No, actually, call me Sprout.

A friend of Tom Hanks visits…

Who is this Robert Galbraith person anyway?

Can Robert Galbraith and JK Rowling be in the same room at the same time?

Fantasy giants and their more diminutive creations…

A time-travelling otter? Of course…

Mr Toad has a DELOREAN?!

As ever, Sprout asks the best questions.

STELLA!! And a case of confused Blanches.

Is it all that milk that gives Sprout such crazy dreams?

In between Marvel movie cameos, Stan Lee found time to drop by.

Another good question…

Well, this is awkward.

Sprout’s dad can’t help but be a fanboy…

Bring your own elephant.

Sprout gets political

And what are the odds of two elephants turning up at the same time?

We think J.D.Salinger is sort of rocking the paper-bag-on-head look.

The Hulk wasn’t in Catcher in the Rye, and we think this strip proves that was a shame.

A brief interlude whilst Sprout moved house.

Enter Helen Fielding PB (Pre-Bridget).

An understandable reaction – it is Colin Firth after all…

Who has been your favourite writer or character to visit Sprout so far? Let us know in the comments below?

Check back every Saturday for more from Sprout on Waterstones.com/blog.

If you have books, authors or characters that you think should (or should not) pitch Sprout, follow her on twitter @SproutsBookClub and let her know.

You can buy Nye’s book Things to do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park… When You’re 29 and Unemployed at your local Waterstones bookshop or online at Waterstones.com

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