For the first time in its 82-year history, the popular children’s comic, Beano, has produced a comic written specifically for adults. Called BeanOLD, the special edition pull-out comic can be found inside this week’s regular Beano comic. Sir Thomas Moore, Marcus Rashford and Dominic Cummings are among the famous faces …
Read More »Toybox Labs signs deal with Beano Studios for 3D printed toys
The kids 3D printing platform, Toybox Labs, has licensed a cast of Beano Studios’ characters in a groundbreaking new deal that brings the first premium toys to the Toybox platform. The agreement means that kids and fans will now be able to download and print their favourite Beano characters from …
Read More »Beano Studios commissions graffiti artist Sleek for original work at Beano HQ
Beano Studios has unveiled a unique and bespoke piece of street art in the window of its London Fleet Street offices, today – an original artwork created by its licensee, the mysterious and anonymous graffiti artist known only as Sleek. The Scottish based artist, whose identity is a closely guarded …
Read More »Beano Studios tees up Dennis and Gnasher on pack promotion with Happy Monkey drinks
Beano Studios has struck up a new partnership with Happy Monkey Drinks, with a series of on pack tie-ins to its popular TV series Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed! Under the deal, a quarter of a million Happy Monkey drinks will be redesigned to feature Dennis and Gnasher from the CBBC …
Read More »David Walliams guests edits 80th birthday special of The Beano
Walliams has guest edited the special celebratory issue going on sale this week in which he will find himself immortalised in comic strip form alongside the Bash Street Kids and characters from his hit kids’ books, The World’s Worst Children.
Read More »Beano Studios teams with The Kelpies to launch limited edition new ranges
Beano artist David Sutherland has created an exclusive comic strip to feature on a range of limited edition merchandise.
Read More »DC Thomson to grow kids’ books category
Firm is heading to Bologna Children's Book Fair with Dennis and Gnasher book series.
Read More »SPRING FAIR 2015: DC Thomson licensees to showcase extensive range of new products
New lines for The Beano and Dennis and Gnasher on display this week at the Birmingham NEC.
Read More »THE BIG INTERVIEW: Ian Downes, MD, Start Licensing
"In a price conscious retail market it would be easy to slip back into label slapping mentality and to forget that licensing should be a value added business."
Read More »Start Licensing’s Ian Downes talks us through the Dennis & Gnasher licensing programme
With 20 partners already on board, we find out what's next for the popular duo in 2014.
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