Follows was born in
Stafford,
Staffordshire, England. His first published cartoon was for the
Stafford Advertiser in 1971. His animal
comic strip The Creature Feature appeared weekly in the
Sunday Times supplement,
Funday Times, from 1990 to 2006.
The Creature Feature was also syndicated in over 30 newspapers throughout the world. Follows supplied other strips for newspapers including the north Staffordshire's
The Sentinel, where his strip
May un Mar Lady appeared daily from 8 July 1985 to 3 October 2003. It is republished in that newspaper under the title
May Un Mar Lady Revisited. When the British comic book
Eagle was relaunched in the 1980s, Follows' designed the mascot character, Ernie the Eagle, and produced various weekly
Ernie cartoons. He drew Wonder Wellies, written by Roy Davis, in the comic
Buster from 17 September 1983 until August 1985. Follows was a member of
The Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain. ==Personal life==