The one-offs often feature celebrities or historical figures in ludicrous or obscene situations.Īt its best, Viz can be well-written, witty and occasionally thought-provoking despite being crude and raunchy. Many of the characters and stories are deliberately exaggerated stereotypes, and there is a solid core of people in the UK who can't get enough of the sight of the word 'fuck' in a talk balloon in what looks like a children's comic.Ī typical issue will contain a few strips that appear in virtually every issue, a few more that are less frequent, and a few one-official strips that only appear once. Britain's most famous 'Adult' comic (it is the only non-porn title to be considered an 'adult publication' by the British Professional Publishers Association), Viz began as a satirical fanzine in Newcastle and has grown hugely since.
