tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915226.post5033748939534810530..comments2023-09-17T15:17:45.637+01:00Comments on La Terrasse: Happy Birthday Beano: The Official 70th Anniversary Exhibition, Lamb Gallery, Dundee UniversityChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15961928950277859778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915226.post-50762416166755887072008-08-12T18:03:00.000+01:002008-08-12T18:03:00.000+01:00Thanks Tim, may have to track that down fairly soo...Thanks Tim, may have to track that down fairly soon! I am now thoroughly confused about how much Baxendale stuff I have seen, and how much was Tom Patterson picking up where he left off...<BR/><BR/>The chap who did the Baxendale web page has a <A HREF="http://petergraycartoonsandcomics.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">rather attractive blog</A>, it turns out. There's a site on <A HREF="http://www.enterthestory.com/badtime_books.html" REL="nofollow">Badtime Bedtime Books</A> as well. They look sweet. In the pic of Leo in the '70s, he manages to look like both Krankies at once.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961928950277859778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915226.post-53686131805961455742008-08-12T15:16:00.000+01:002008-08-12T15:16:00.000+01:00Baxendale's a particular hero of mine. I first bec...Baxendale's a particular hero of mine. I first became aware of the name through the Bad-Time Bed-Time Books in Monster Fun (c. 1975), and only discovered he was behind the Bash Street Kids afterwards.<BR/><BR/>His autobiography, A Very Funny Business, gives a sense of his tense relationship with Thomson and other publishers.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915226.post-76819541207013763472008-08-10T11:24:00.000+01:002008-08-10T11:24:00.000+01:00Calamity James was just about my favourite strip. ...Calamity James was just about my favourite strip. I am alarmed to find very little of him on the internet - there are a <A HREF="http://uk.geocities.com/pjgtompatterson/calamity.html" REL="nofollow">few pages here</A>.<BR/><BR/>I felt a bit bad mentioning the church thing, the Beano folk were so friendly doing the tour, and doubtless it has nothing to do with them personally. All the same - bigotry.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961928950277859778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11915226.post-15121484935525601892008-08-10T08:47:00.000+01:002008-08-10T08:47:00.000+01:00D.C. Thomson is a very odd company indeed. I've sp...D.C. Thomson is a very odd company indeed. I've spent some time in their offices, and little has changed since the 30s - highly polished linoleum and brass, hardwood desking, and a warren-like office lay-out. It's all very Spartan. <BR/><BR/>The owner/directors are referred to formally; but because they share the same surname an odd formula, based upon Christian names, is applied - Mr Brian, Mr William, and so on.<BR/><BR/>Provided the papers are 'clean', the owners, generally, do not interfere with editorial policy. One of the ways they used to ensure that the papers remained 'clean' was to, as you allude, ensure that only right-minded people were employed - a Catholic uncle of mine, perfectly qualified for an open role, was once interviewed; the interview ended when stated which school he had attended.<BR/><BR/>For all that, I loved and still love The Beano. Leo Baxendale was a favourite, though looking at the Tom Patterson panels you link to, I can't help but feel that I didn't give Calamity James the attention he warranted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com