But Billy did grow over the years, even if it was not intentional.
Even though he was supposed to be always 8 years old, at the beginning of the strip’s run he resembled a kindergartener and at the end he looked like he could be 10 to 12 years old.
Part of it had to do with body proportions: at the beginning his head was proportionally much bigger, like a baby’s or Disney character’s head, and at the end the head was smaller and the body slimmer.
But Billy did grow over the years, even if it was not intentional.
Even though he was supposed to be always 8 years old, at the beginning of the strip’s run he resembled a kindergartener and at the end he looked like he could be 10 to 12 years old.
Part of it had to do with body proportions: at the beginning his head was proportionally much bigger, like a baby’s or Disney character’s head, and at the end the head was smaller and the body slimmer.