... beat the famous (and one- armed!) manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, creator of 'Gegege no Kitaro', whose hometown has an entire street lined with statues of his characters. One may wonder if the statue has some hidden gadgets of Gromit's design. After all, they did save a cheese factory from bankruptcy! http://www.wallaceandgromit.net/wensleydale.php - - - - - Steven F. Scharff