The Beano has gifted climate activist Greta Thunberg with a bespoke illustration to express thanks for all she has done for a cause that is so important to the Beano community
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“The Three Bears” cameo as Beano partners with World Book Day to Share a Million Stories
Beano has partnered with World Book Day, offering a Book Token with this week’s issue
British Comic Sales Figures, Winners and Losers (July – December 2019) – Good News, at least, for Beano, again
The latest reported ABC Magazine Sales Figures, which include news stand sales of British comics and young people’s magazines, probably don’t make for great reading for many publishers…
Happy Birthday, Bananaman! Top 10 Bananaman Facts
Bananaman’s 40th commemorative Beano comic is available in all good newsagents, supermarkets and through digital delivery now, fronted by a great cover from Nigel Parkinson
Hide and Peek! Beano reveals the top Christmas Present Hiding and Hunting Spots
Almost half of British parents have admitted to hiding decoy presents to outwit their children in a new study from the Beano Studios – but worryingly for some, nearly two thirds of parents have confessed that they have forgotten where… Read More ›
Rubber Chickens take over Beano Studios Fleet Street Christmas Window!
Beano has continued its rubber chicken Christmas tradition with a brand new window display, unveiled earlier this week at their Fleet Street office. Passers-by were surprised with a unique insight into the rubber chicken’s home life as the flock took… Read More ›
UK News Stand Comics Snap Shot – 1st November 2019
New British news stand comics / magazine on sale this week include 2000AD Prog 2155, Avengers Universe #6 Beano 4009, Commando Issues 5275 – 5278, The Phoenix 409, the latest “This Is” special from DC Thomson, This is Llama Queen – and… Read More ›
Phil Comics releases “Beano and The Dandy – Classic Comic Covers 1937-1988” book
Out today from eBay comics auction house Phil Comics is a smashing-looking new book Beano and The Dandy – Classic Comic Covers 1937-1988. Following the popularity of the company’s first book in 2013, which reprinted the classic Christmas covers of… Read More ›
Beano readers name PM Boris Johnson “ghastliest figure of 21st Century”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been named “ghastliest figure of 21st Century” by two thirds of British parents and children in a Beano poll – and earns his place in 2019’s top Halloween costumes for kids alongside The Joker… Read More ›
New “Beano Booktopia” book subscription service launched
Beano has today launched Beano Booktopia – a new book subscription service for kids offering newly published books across a wide range of authors and genres. The tailor-made programme will include fiction and non-fiction books specifically chosen by Beano experts based… Read More ›
2020 British Annuals Checklist
Now all this year’s 2020 annuals are on sale – with the Strictly Come Dancing annual released just this week – here’s your guide to what’s on offer in bookshops and supermarkets across the country…
This Week’s UK News Stand Snapshot: “The Thirteenth Floor” is Back!
New British news stand comics / magazine on sale this week include 2000AD Prog 2153, Judge Dredd: The Megazine Issue 413 – and the smashing Scream and Misty presents The Thirteenth Floor: Home Sweet Home, all on sale today; plus the latest Beano, Commando, The Phoenix and more.
Beano backs Climate Change Strike School Kids
Beano has today issued an open letter from Beano Studios CEO Emma Scott, backing tens of thousands of school kids around the world ahead of the planned youth climate change strike this Friday 20th September 2019. downthetubes notes Beano is… Read More ›
In Memoriam: 2000AD and Sonic the Comic Artist Nigel Dobbyn
I’m very saddened to report the sudden passing of 2000AD and Sonic the Comic artist Nigel Dobbyn, a comic creator whose work I very much admired. He was just 56. Via fellow artist Nigel Kitching, Nigel’s wife, Sue, tells us… Read More ›
The Future’s Beano!
Congratulations to Britain’s longest running comic, Beano, which has reached No. 4000 – on sale at retailers today (Wednesday 28th August). Offering a collectible cover featuring a specially designed, eye-catching red foil logo and an extended storyline set in the… Read More ›
Mottisfont’s “Beano Time Travellers Exhibition” attracts 45,000 visitors so far
Rocket Licensing, the UK and Ireland licensing agent for Beano, has highlighted the success of a summer-long partnership with the National Trust and its themed family event at Mottisfont in Hampshire, which includes a giant Beano comic drawn by Nigel… Read More ›
Beano Studios partners with Happy Monkey Drinks on nationwide promotion
Beano Studios has struck up a new partnership with Happy Monkey Drinks, with a series of on pack tie-ins to its popular TV series Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed! A quarter of a million Happy Monkey Strawberry & Banana and Orange… Read More ›
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! The Musical – First Tour Dates Announced
The first tour dates for the new Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! The Musical have been revealed, opening in Aylesbury in January, at the Waterside Theatre, with dates also announced in Birmingham, Glasgow London, Manchester and more. A production from Selladoor… Read More ›
From the Archives: Last Words from Leo – An Interview with Leo Baxendale
First published in October 2017 on the inexplicably and ruthlessly pruned Forbidden Planet International blog, an act of cultural barbarism about which Forbidden Planet (Scotland) Ltd has yet to reverse, we are delighted to republish, as first published and with… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comic writer, author, playwright Tommy Donbavand, creator of “Scream Street”, is gone
We’re very sorry to report that Tommy Donbavand, comic strip writer and award-winning author of the Scream Street series, Fangs Vampire Spy, Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow, Home and My Teacher Ate My Brain, has lost his long battle with cancer…. Read More ›