BLAM! V&A Dundee rolls out more BEANO goodies

By John Freeman on October 29, 2023

BLAM! V&A Dundee and BEANO have joined forces for a mega mash-up in time for Christmas, with plenty of fun tie-in merchandise on offer inspired by the weekly comic now available.

Among the items on sale in the V&A Dundee Shop are a rather nice Dennis the Menace and Minnie the Minx mug, distinctive T-shirts and more.

Check out all their BEANO-related merchandise using this search.

V&A Dundee is the first ever dedicated design museum in Scotland and the only other V&A museum anywhere in the world outside London. V&A Dundee provides a place of inspiration, discovery and learning through its mission to enrich lives through design.

• Check out V&A Dundee online at vam.ac.uk/dundee | Visit at V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade Dundee DD1 4EZ

John Freeman

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.