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Keep Your Beano Dandy! (er, does that read right, Ed?)

By John Freeman on November 21, 2020

My thanks to cartoonist Lew Stringer for the timely reminder to replug two fantastic UK annuals, very much in the “traditional” format that many remember with great fondness.

Both the latest Beano and Dandy annuals are in the shops (as well as the Oor Wullie book, Rupert and other titles). They’ve been available since July, but as Lew has rightly noted elsewhere, it’s always worth plugging them again as we near Christmas.

Regular downthetubes readers will have already read Peter Duncan’s enthusiastic review of both annuals here. The Beano and Dandy annuals run to 112 full colour pages of all-new material featuring great favourites by today’s comic artists and writers.

Always keep your Dandy handy! And Beano, too. You should find both annuals discounted in shops – or you can order them online.

• Read Peter Duncan’s ace review of both annuals here

• Buy the 2021 Beano Annual from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)

• Buy the 2021 Dandy Annual from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)

• Or order your Beano, Dandy and Oor Wullie annuals directly from the publisher at the DC Thomson Media online shop – where personalised editions are offered, too

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.