2014 Annuals Revealed

The covers for the 2014 annual covers have been revealed over on Amazon, beating Play.com who revealed them first exactlye one year ago today! So, here is the line-up. All the prices are according to Amazon, although the final prices will probably be different, and all the D.C Thomson books are due for release on the 5th July.

The Beano:

I'm not too sure about this one, looks a bit boring considering it's a huge achievement for the comic! Needs a bit more going on, but good artwork by Nigel Parkinson.

£7.19

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beano-Annual/dp/1845355083/

The Dandy:

This is a great cover by Ken H. Harrison; I really like the green for the background! Ken is fantastic at drawing Desperate Dan, so I'm glad they chose him to illustrate this cover.

£7.19

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dandy-Annual/dp/1845355121/

The Beano and The Dandy:

My favourite annual this year is the Beano and Dandy Silly Singg-Along, which has a fantastic cover, also by Ken H. Harrison - there is so much going on everywhere you look! A great festive theme, I might save this one for Christmas!

£11.69

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beano-and-Dandy-Giftbook-2014/dp/1845355105/

The Broons:

The Broons annual also had a festive cover, this time by Peter Davidson. I like this cover, and like The Beano and Dandy Silly Sing-Along book it has a very Christmassy theme about it, and it looks as though it could have been hand painted!

£6.29

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Broons-Annual-2014/dp/1845355067/

The Broons and Oor Wullie:

I'm not at all sure about this cover. It is an interesting idea, but it looks very messy and confusing. If I was just looking at it on the shelves I wouldn't know that it was about The Broons and Oor Wullie just by the cover.

£11.69

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1845355113/

UPDATE!!

Turns out that isn't the Broons and Oor Wullie cover, but is possibly an inside page. The correct cover is illustrated below, but for more information click on this link!

http://www.wackycomics.com/2013/05/update-broons-and-oor-wullie-2014-annual.html

That's not all of the annuals though, as always there are loads more. Here are a few of them.

Horrible Histories:

£5.91

Due for release: 1st August 2013

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Annual-Horrible-Histories-Terry-Deary/dp/1407136364/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367623985&sr=1-1&keywords=2014+annual

Doctor Who:

£7.19

Due for release: 17th September 2013

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Official-Annual-2014/dp/1405911794/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367623985&sr=1-2&keywords=2014+annual

Horrid Henry:

£6.07

Due for release: 15th August 2013

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horrid-Henry-Annual-Francesca-Simon/dp/144400655X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367626795&sr=8-1&keywords=horrid+henry+2014

There is also a Rupert annual to be released on the 5th August 2013 for £7.19, but the cover has not been revealed yet.

JINGS!

Ok, so I know it's a bit late, but here's the 2011 annual selection of Oor Wullie and The Broons.

First of all, let's take a look at the Dudley Watkins collection. I was going to save this book until later this month, used to celebrate Dudley Watkins' birthday, but I decided I might as well use it now! After all, he did do thousands of comic strips!

This book features a braw collection of Watkins' best work in the Sunday Post, from 1936 - 1969. My favourite is the way he drew Oor Wullie in the mid forties.

Speaking of Oor Wullie, Peter Davidson has done a brilliant job of putting together the latest annual.

100 pages of oor fun filled lad, up to his adventures once again after his first appearence in the Sunday Post almost 74 years ago! 

And so, whilst enjoying a good read of Oor Wullie and The Broons, make sure that you take a bit of Maw Broons Tablet!

And remember, you can enjoy the Broons and Oor Wullie in the Sunday Post each week!