Viz (comics) and Christina Martin. Many "Viz" characters have featured in long-running strips, becoming well-known in their own right, including spin-off cartoons. Characters often have rhyming or humorous taglines, such as Roger Mellie, the Man on the Telly; Nobby's Piles; Johnny Fartpants; Buster Gonad; Sid the Sexist; Sweary Mary or Finbarr Saunders and his Double Entendres. Others are based on stereotypes of British culture, mostly via working class characters, such as Biffa Bacon, Cockney Wanker and The Fat Slags. In addition to this, the comic also contains plenty of 'in jokes' referring to people and places in and around Newcastle upon Tyne.
Adhemar (comic book character) Adhemar (comic book character) Adhemar is a Flemish comic book character. He is the son of Nero in the eponymous Belgian comic strip series "The Adventures of Nero" by Marc Sleen and one of the main protagonists. He is a child prodigy who is both a professor as well as an inventor. His full title is "doctor professor Adhemar". He is easily recognizable due to his baret and tuxedo. The Belgian comic book award Bronzen Adhemar has been named after him. Adhemar made his debut in "De Zoon van Nero" ("The Son of Nero") (1959), in which he is also