By John Glenday

Traditional comic book staple The Beano is undergoing one of its greatest metamorphoses in its history as the stalwart publication works with its cartoonists to redraw the children’s title for the digital age.

Dundee-based publisher DC Thomson is keen to ensure that the comic remains as relevant to readers in 2017 as it was when Dennis the Menace first ventured onto the page way back in 1938. To achieve this The Beano is now much more than a few fragile sheaths of paper, with the franchise branching out to include an app, website and CBBC CGI animation.

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Source: The Drum