"The Boston tea party" - The Sensatonal Alex Harvey Band
Quite clearly the inspiration for Dennis and the Dinmakers.
I've never been much of an artistic person but I have a love for comics and as part of #therapy over the last few years I have used #ArtTherapy to ease anxiety and lighten my mood.
I grew up reading #TheBeano and always thought I was a Dennis the Menace before becoming an adult and realising I have more in common with Walter the Softy (but I'm no Cuthbert!).
Currently I'm learning to use #Procreate on an #iPadPro with #ApplePencil
Here's a recent doodle of my cat
Ned Hartley from 2022
Back in 2022 I sat down with Ned Hartley over a video call to talk about Bannanaman the Beano and all things kids comics! I had a really great chat and I must chat with him again.
You can find lots of Ned’s work on his website www.nedhartley.com
It makes me very happy that my kids love #TheBeano and #ThePhoenix. It’s also an incredible achievement to keep real British/Scottish comics for kids going in the face of declining sales and competition from rubbish product tie ins with plastic tat on the cover.
The Beano is 85 years old! I really didn’t think my kids would be reading the Bash Street Kids, Calamity James, the Numskulls and Bananaman in 2024.
How has #TheBeano’s Dennis the Menace survived the rise of television, increased cultural consumption and the digital age?
One of our favourite articles from the History Today Archive is now free to read at https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/marketing-menace
It’s a bit tricky to draw using a track pad.
I’ve got the Christmas editions of the Beano and 2000 ad! That’s me sorted for over Christmas now!
/me raises a glass of fizzy pop and wishes a very happy birthday to The Beano comic, 85 years old today.
Here's to even more silly, fun, laughing, loving, child-friendly entertainment.
Our group declare to be true
The Gruntle
Michael Muto
Nick
History Today
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