Beano monitoring

[Lew Stringer]

I was 'sort of' right....the page count is down slightly.......definately less impressive bulk than the old days, though.....I repeat, I am not pedantic enough to stand counting the pages in the shop!!!!

I suppose we were spoiled by the 160 page Fleetway annuals of the seventies. 128 pages is still good when you consider the Funny Wonder Annual 1935 only had 108 pages (although it was an inch thick due to the paper being like card).

Lew

[ISPYSHHHGUY]

I'm not knocking the new annuals, Lew....there is a lot of striking design and effective colour in the new yearlies, [OK, I rarely read the whole stories any more, but I still enjoy looking through modern comics artwork] so there's benefits in other ways.

[Lew Stringer]

I'm not knocking the new annuals, Lew....there is a lot of striking design and effective colour in the new yearlies, [OK, I rarely read the whole stories any more, but I still enjoy looking through modern comics artwork] so there's benefits in other ways.

Some annuals from other publishers only have 64 pages, and I remember one editor a few years ago telling me he was working on a football annual that only had 48 pages! The covers were thicker than the contents.

Lew

[MikeC]

Misery misery misery!

[ComicCrazy]

I didn't think it was a year since Super School launched... how time flies!

[MikeC]

Now I've seen that version of Billy again, I have to honestly say it's not that bad. The main problem is that he was trying to clone Vic Neill's style.

Still, it's only a matter of time at this rate that we get right through to Wayne Thompson's retro version of Billy

I don't know why you guys bother looking at comics. Your hobby is clearly moaning, so why not join a general moaning forum instead of making a forum for "enthusiasts" such a drain on the old laughter muscles?

[skyromie]

I don't know why you guys bother looking at comics. Your hobby is clearly moaning, so why not join a general moaning forum instead of making a forum for "enthusiasts" such a drain on the old laughter muscles?

I suppose I can flag this up for the 'Show me a bit of sarcasm'? Nice work Mike, but you'll just be banging your head on a wall. Made of foam, of course, it's a comic forum after all.

edited to show he was quoting Mike, not me... - andy

[Digifiend]

You mean like this? lol

MikeC, misery, misery, misery? What's that all about?

[Brendan McGuire]

MikeC you have no conception of what true misery is. Depths-of-despair-with-no-way-back misery is the look on my family's faces when I put a Tom Waits album on the phonograph.

[Phoenix]

In the light of your comments, Mike, I have read this whole thread through again. I have to tell you that I cannot see any evidence of moaning. What I do see is a whole host of intelligent, sensitive and committed forum members analysing, commenting, advising, suggesting, and offering opinions, some voiced with approval, others with disappointment, but all really affectionate towards The Beano. In fact, I doubt whether you will ever find anybody more committed to any comic anywhere than Digifiend is to The Beano. When Lew Stringer said, Blimey, the things we discuss here eh?, he was expressing the ethos of this forum. We discuss things, and we take pleasure in doing so. The only sour notes on this thread have been provided by or instigated by you. As you are a member of the forum, it goes without saying that you love comics/story papers like everyone else here. So why have you seen fit to get aggressive with members? Why don't you share your personal enthusiasms with us? We can certainly do without the confrontations. All arguments here should always be friendly ones, dealt with in the right spirit.

[STARBOY]

Oh man yeah Tom Waites is cool (Swordfishtrombones, Heart of Saturday night etc) really depresssing stuff to listen too especially when reading the shell of British comics as they go towards their expected and ultimate death , yeah brilliant stuff UK comics are cool always will be!

[Digifiend]

The Beano have decided to give away copies of the DS 2000 Bash Street strip - it's a free download at the website: http://www.beanotown.com/index.php?id=128

Billy the Cat is now confirmed as axed. http://www.beanotown.com/index.php?id=126

[Steve Henderson]

I love moaning, its my favourite hobby. Only problem I never find time to do it bloody typical!

[skyromie]

I love moaning, its my favourite hobby. Only problem I never find time to do it bloody typical!

Post of the week!

[AndyB]

The 2009 annuals were all reduced by 16 pages. Beano and Dandy from 144 to 128 pages, and Dennis and Kids from 96 to 80 pages.

I'm pretty sure the 2008 annuals were the traditional length.

Just checked... Bash Street Kids 2008 was 80 pages and Dandy 2008 was 144 pages (both including endpapers/covers), but Dennis 2007 was 96 pages. Looks like I'm not quite right - the page cut was staged over two years.