I read comics as a boy and it didn't stop me going on to read Beowulf in Old English. Kids love to get one over on adults - that's one of the main themes of the stories When DC Thomson launched the comic, it was during the Depression - a far harsher and crueller world than we live in now. I loved it at that age it was the same with my kids and now with my grandchildren.īeano certainly doesn't depict a sweet world, nor is it from a kinder, gentler time. If somebody's trousers fall down or they get kicked up the arse, kids love it. It appeals to that anarchic side of kids, the side that enjoys seeing someone get one over on adults. I think the Beano still sells after all these years because it epitomises British humour - it's very surreal with a lot of slapstick, which goes right back to Charlie Chaplin. It's a great pleasure to laugh as I work, interpreting a good gag from the scriptwriters. The reason I enjoy doing this is that I never changed - I still laugh at the same things I laughed at as a kid. It's just like a dream to work for these comics. From the age of six, I read both it and Dandy religiously. Like most people I first came across the Beano as a kid. A 65 whoopee cushion salute will mark the Beano's anniversary
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