Korky the Cat dated 8 January 2005, in which, possibly hinting at his unpopularity, he turned up at a school reunion and found that no one knew who he was. However, on 21 September 2005, it was announced on the Dandy website that Korky was to return in December with a new artist and in new adventures. Quite why the Dandy staff decided to over-rule the decision to retire him is unclear, but most likely apathy from fans brought about this change. Korky returned from issue 3338, dated 19 November 2005, this time being drawn by Andrew Painter on computer. The strip was
Korky Paul He has original artwork on display at The Mazza Collection Galleria, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, USA. He lives in Oxford, Britain and is married to the artist Susan Moxley. Describing the technical details of his work he says: "I use an Apple Mac, Schminke watercolours, Caran d’Ache pencil crayons (with electric sharpener), Saunders Waterford paper 190gm3 [sic], black kandahar and coloured inks with a dip pen, toothbrush, porcupine quills, and my trusty left hand." Paul has also illustrated books for The Prison Phoenix Trust, sent to prisoners free of charge: Korky Paul Korky Paul (real name Hamish Vigne Christie