In keeping with my timely updates on current comics, this one is actually going off sale tomorrow, but oh well. DC Thomson have teamed up with the National Trust to bring a Beano with several stories featuring the characters visiting famous locations around Britain.
Once again I’ve been taking photos of the glossy pages with the flash rather than scanning them -_-
I must remember it’s okay to scan modern comics it’s only crumbling 100 year old ones you have to be careful with!
This has given the artists a chance to show off their skills with renditions of these grand stately piles…
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While we’re here I may as well mention that the Beano has recently been running a two-page “Retro Beano” spread with classic reprints. After the shock demise of Classics From the Comics this was a welcome addition. Also the stories are presented with their original colour.
89-90 eh? I just missed these! Started getting it in 1991
There are also other reprints in the issue, as Roger The Dodger and Minnie The Minx are reprints from the 80’s too at the moment, but those are “disguised” reprints with new colouring and idiotically "updated" dialogue (what is clearly a tape player becomes an “ipod” for instance!).
There’s also been a series of activity pages called “Where’s Dennis?”, reprinted from a big book from 1999. Unfortunately they have decided to “update” these too, by pasting on the face of the modern “TV Dennis” (who is seemingly not going to be with us much longer anyway, things are moving towards the old (read: proper) one being bought back). However the pasted-on artwork is at a higher resolution and sticks out a mile.
Also he’s near the middle of the picture where people will look first anyway. Never mind, eh? It's only for kids, and we all know they just LOVE having their intelligence insulted.
Harrumph! Grrrumph! I bet it’s all PC these days anyway. Back in my day they’d give away free bows and arrows with the comic, you wouldn’t get that these days...
Oh.
2024 Mikenote: I postal-voted for "Leave", though, so don't go thinking you've found a friend.