We’re sorry to report the passing of DC Thomson comics veteran, John F. Dallas, perhaps best known for his long run on “Beryl the Peril”
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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…
Out Now: Beano 3904 – The One where Minnie the Minx does Strictly!
Inside this week’s Beano (No. 3904) Minnie the Minx does Strictly Come Dancing! Behind a smashing cover by Nigel Parkinson, Minnie finds herself in the spotlight this week at Strictly Beanotown’s Got Talented Ballroom Dancers! Plus: shiver me timbers! Roger… Read More ›
This year’s DCA Thomson Exhibition inspired by Beano, Commando, features new Ian Kennedy art
Celebrating the 80th anniversary of The Broons and Oor Wullie, Dundee Contemporary Arts is hosting a unique group exhibition in partnership with DC Thomson, in which six artists have each created playful responses to the publisher’s extensive comic archives. The exhibition features… Read More ›
In Review: A Seven-Year Old’s take on Beano’s New Look
With the new-look Beano read and re-read several times now by comic creator Simon Russell’s seven-year-old son, and a few more issues “out there” since the relaunch, here’s a review from one of the comic’s target audience… “My son is probably skews… Read More ›
Bunty, Topper, Hotspur revived with “Best of” Annuals
(with thanks to Lew Stringer and the ComicsUK Forum): Along with a range of annuals and calendars based on their current titles such as The Beano, “The Broons” and Jacqueline Wilson Magazine, now on general sale, DC Thomson have… Read More ›
Ant and Dec destroy Bash Street!
Blimey! It’s bad news for Bash Street School in The Beano‘s 75th Anniversary issue – those cheeky chappies Ant and Dec have demolished it! In the special edition, on sale today, Ant and Dec appear in both The Numskulls and… Read More ›