Derek the Sheep
Derek the Sheep is a fictional character and comic strip in the British comic "The Beano". He first appeared in issue 3214, dated 21 February 2004. The strip is set on a farm and was about Derek's endless problems with the other animals. Derek the Sheep was created by Gary Northfield and appeared occasionally in the comic, however, since the Beano re-vamp Derek has not been seen, but appeared regularly in monthly BeanoMAX until June 2011. Gary Northfield both writes and draws for the character. Derek has been published in France by Actes Sud/Editions  De L'an2 and a collection the first thirteen strips was published in bookform from Bloomsbury Publishing in September 2008. The character is known as Norbert Le Mouton in French. Three further collections were published by Bog Eyed Books in 2018; named: Let's Bee Friends, The First Sheep in Space and Danger is my middle name.