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Nigel Auchterlounie
Beat boredom with the new Beano, as “Angel Face Investigates”…
Join the crusade against boredom in the latest BEANO!
Creating Comics: An Interview with BEANO writer Nigel Auchterlounie
Matt Badham tracks down top BEANO writer Nigel Auchterlounie in his secret lair!
A cracking Christmas BEANO, on sale now, complete with festive treats
This week’s BEANO comes crammed with Christmas extras, for just under a fiver!
Is the world ready for Nigel Auchterlounie’s “Regenesis of the Daleks”? (Probably not!)
Fancy a not-for-profit comedy version of a well known Doctor Who story? Of course you do…
In Review: Beano Boomics – “The Battle for Bash Street School” and “The Abominable Snowmenace” – and “The Ultimate, Dennis and Gnasher Comic Collection”
Three great BEANO books to check out…
Farshore set to release new Beano books, including the Ultimate Dennis & Gnasher Comic Collection
New BEANO books on the way, from Farshore
In Review: The Beano and Dandy Annuals 2021
Peter Duncan finds his funny bone well and truly tickled by this year’s Beano and Dandy annuals…
Beano book “Dennis in Star Paws: The Rise of Minnie” by Nigel Auchterlounie, out now
Studio Press latest Beano book – Dennis in Star Paws: The Rise of Minnie, by the brilliant Nigel Auchterlounie – is out now
“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
Happy Birthday, Bananaman – 40 Years Young!
Beano is celebrating the 40th birthday of one of the super hero world’s fruitiest creation, Bananaman, with the launch of a special edition of the weekly comic, featuring an extended story for the character.
Jumping Jets! Beano’s Dennis swops his iconic jumper in a good cause this week
Ahead of the much-anticipated Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 14th December, the Beano‘s Dennis has changed his iconic striped jumper in support of the charitable event. This week’s issue of the Beano comic encourages fans to don… Read More ›
In Review: The Apprentice does Comics… Badly
A fleet of four black cars, sixteen wheelie suitcases, early morning phone calls and a bunch of bold claims. If downthetubes is covering this show, it can only mean one thing… over on The Apprentice, they tried making some comics…. Read More ›
Happy Birthday to the Beano at 80: Why It’s Still Much Loved
In the run up to the 80th anniversary of the Beano‘s debut in July 1938, I asked comic creators and fans of DC Thomson’s much-loved weekly humour comic (now produced by Beano Studios) who their favourite characters or strips were,… Read More ›
“Two Doors Down” star Elaine Constance Smith celebrates “The Dandy” for BBC Radio Scotland
(Updated 19th July to add Beano links): As the Beano prepares to celebrate 80 years of comic fun, Two Doors Down star Elaine Constance Smith has been remembering its naughty older sibling The Dandy, created by DC Thomson in 1937, for… Read More ›
Royal Wedding plans changed in secret, venue moves to Beanotown — and chaos ensues!
Ahead of the much-anticipated wedding of HRH Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, this week’s issue of Beano comic pays homage to the Royal couple in a satire strip – and Royalists heading to Windsor this weekend will be disappointed to… Read More ›
Beano creators hit back at media sniping as comic hits 80, buoyed by success of new “Dennis and Gnasher” TV show
Just after Christmas, perhaps because they’d been drinking too much mulled wine while reading this year’s top-selling Beano annual, some of Britain’s national media got into one of its occasional “comics aren’t what they used to be” funks. Specifically, with… Read More ›
Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo Returns to Sunderland in June
The Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo is returning to the University of Sunderland City Space building on Saturday 3 June 2017. Running from 10am to 5pm it will feature its usual selection of talks, panels, workshops and a Publisher’s Hall of… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Cartoon Cliches Exposed
Beano comic creator Nigel Auchterlounie has pointed me in the direction of an edition of New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff‘s “Cartoon Lounge” podcast entitled “Trop de Tropes“, webcast last year, in which he looks at the history of the… Read More ›
Beano blasts out of 2016 with final fun-packed issue
Yes, we know you had your special Christmas Issue, and even a Christmas Special – but Beano fans will be delighted there’s a new issue out now, on sale in all good British newsagents, supermarkets and digitally. In Beano 3865,… Read More ›