Ogri’s origins!

This is the man responsible: do we see a hint of remorse? No. We see a sense of peace; contentment, even. Paul Sample may be retired, but this is still a man ‘having a bit of a think’. A man also observing the world as it passes outside his window, while he absorbs every facet of human character, all of which can be used, processed, ready as the next little figure about to spring from that hovering, ever-ready, well-kept pen.

Paul Sample has no regrets over an impressive career and a ‘job well done’. He’s not just been the father of Ogri, but his work has been seen on the cover of Tom Sharpe novels, on a Black Sabbath album cover, in (ahem) Men Only and countless newspapers across the land. But Ogri is his best-loved creation