Hieveryone, mynameisMikesterling, I amluckytobethecreativedirectorofBeano, but I alsohaveanotherjobtitleordirectorofMischiefandofcoursethat's veryimportantwhenyouhavetoworkwithpeoplelikethis.
I'vebeenworkingat, youknowfor 25 yearsthisyear.
So, so I I guess I'm aboutyouknowhistoryoratleast I'm historic, thecobwebshavebeenwipedoffforthistodayand I can't waittospeak a bitabouthowmuch I loveDino, butalsohowmuch I lovehistory.
Allthebestideasthatyoueverreadandyouknowhavecomefromtheimaginationof a kid.
Now, sometimesit's a bigkidlikemebecausetowork, ifyouknowyouhavetodosomethingveryimportant, I thinkeveryoneshoulddomoreofandthat's thinkkidputyourselfinthekidsshoes, walkintheirshoes, dowhat a kidwoulddoandwhatthatdoesisthatfreesupyourimaginationandletsyoudoreallycoolstuff.
Herearemytopsecretsaboutbeingallthat I havenevertoldanyonebefore.
BeanoTownwasactuallyfirstsettledbyVikings.
It's a storythingthatmyselfandmyfriendCraigcreatedandthat's becausewebothlovehistory.
However, Billkeptprintingduringthewartokeepkidsspiritshighbymaking a fooloftheEnemy.
SotheBeanoeditorandalsothestarartistatthetime, Douglas D Watkinsbothendedupon a Nazihitlist.
ThefirsteverDenniswassketchedon a scrapofpaperwith a pencilandthat's wherehewasinvented.
Butevenbetterthanthat, thefirstNasherwassimply a squiggleandthedirectiontotheartistthenforNasawastotakeDennis's hair, whichweallknowwasthat, that, youknow, themessymopofhairtoscribbleitdownandtoaddeyes, legs, a tailandthoseandmostofallteeth, bigteeth.
Andsothat's whatnationalsmostfamousfor.
Soit's assimpleasthattocreate a comiccharacter.
And I thinkthat's a greatfactforeveryonetoknow.
Hieveryone, mynameisMikesterling, I amluckytobethecreativedirectorofBeano, but I alsohaveanotherjobtitleordirectorofMischiefandofcoursethat's veryimportantwhenyouhavetoworkwithpeoplelikethis.
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