Shrewsbury 2009 – it's all about action
Here’s Hunt Emerson, underground comics star turned Beano artist, demonstrating comic poses during a workshop held at the appropriately named Infinity and Beyond comic shop in Shrewsbury. Remember, although the festival is over you can still see the exhibitions, as they run for several weeks. Check the website for details.
Cartoon books coming out
The clocks have fallen back, and subsequently the nights are drawing in, so as we race towards Christmas publishers are putting out books on cartooning. Here’s a selection of recent example that may be filling stockings come December. First up is The History of the Beano: The Story so Far, a comprehensive round-up of the […]
Beano is too PC, says former editor
Beano characters in action (Copyright DC Thomson) Euan Kerr, former editor of The Beano, tells the Daily Telegraph today that he was asked to tone down many characters during his time at the head of the comic. Political correctness, he says, is ruining the Beano and the Dandy. Amazingly, he had to stop Dennis the […]
Cartoon Exhibition: The Beano in Dundee
Amid the coverage of the London launch of the Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash last week at the Cartoon Museum, we should mention that there’s a parallel exhibition in the Beano and Dandy’s home town of Dundee. The exhibition is being held at the Lamb Gallery at the University of Dundee until the 20th September, […]
Cartoon exhibition: Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash
Click the above image to enlarge it, and see how many characters you can name The Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash exhibition opens today at the Cartoon Museum in London. PCOer Royston Robertson writes: I attended the preview of the show last night and can report that, as you would expect, it’s great fun. For […]
An interview with Nick Park
Multi-award winning animator and cartoonist Nick Park of Aardman Animations is interviewed here by Owen Gibson of The Guardian. Park talks with pleasure of getting to edit the 70th anniversary edition of the Beano which we blogged about earlier here.British cartoon talent From the PCO (Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation)
Cartoon exhibition: Beano and Dandy
While we’re busy marking 60 years of the NHS this week, let’s not forget that another much-cherished British institution has a significant birthday approaching. On July 30, The Beano will be 70 years old. London’s Cartoon Museum will be holding a major Beano and Dandy exhibition to celebrate. It will run until November 2 and […]