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The Beano has stormed London’s Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, and is holding out there until August, poking fun at anyone who dares moan about the idea, until August.
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock, you’ll already know 2018 marks eighty years of continuous publication for the much loved comic. Plans for the V&A tie-in were reported here on downthetubes last year, after the Daily Mail went mental over the idea of “farting statues” and it was suggested the exhibition was actually destined for the new V&A in Dundee.
But no, the Beano is firmly in situ in the London museum, with display illustrating the processes and development of Beano characters with artwork from publisher DC Thomson’s archives.
If you’re in the capital. head over there now and find out what’s on view, take your kids too – not that they should will need encouraging, they probably already know the V&A is brilliant and this is just a bonus!
• Beano: A Manual for Mischief 10.00 – 17.00 until Sunday, 12th August 2018 V&A, NAL Library Landing – Free event | More information here online
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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