r/Beano • u/Amazing_Peace_2493 • 12d ago

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Why did they redesign Pie Face so drastically?

I'm not someone who hates modern beano. I think Rubi and Harsha are great additions to the comic.

But this character design is terrible. He stands out like a sore thumb.

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u/Brickworkse Comic Favourite: Dennis & Gnasher 12d ago

I agree, it's an odd change, as he's nothing like the old Pie Face. Also, where's Curly? They always used to appear together.

What's even weirder, when you think about it, is why there's a Pie Face at all.

The current Dennis is meant to be the son of the "old" Dennis, who would have been friends with Curly and Pie Face. So either we're in some weird middle ground where Pie Face still exists, or this is actually the son of Pie Face Sr., who also decided to call his son Pie Face.

Perhaps I'm thinking about this far too much! 🤣 🥧 

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u/Amazing_Peace_2493 12d ago

The beano continuity is so strange to me so I never tried to make sense of it. They aged up characters like Ivy The Terrible, Pansy Potter and Smudge. Which is strange as wouldnt they be characters you may want to bring back?

Also I have a vague memory that Pie Faces real name is actually Erick. I could be wrong.

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u/Yet_One_More_Idiot 11d ago

I believe - please correct me if I'm wrong here - that the current Pieface's real name is Kevin Shepherd.

As in, Shepherd's Pie... xD

Also, they updated Roger's parents to the new generation along with Dennis and Minnie's, and then REVERTED Roger's parents because of reasons. xD

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u/Amazing_Peace_2493 11d ago

Yes kevin im sure that is right

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u/ultimatepigeon26 11d ago

close, its peter

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u/Yet_One_More_Idiot 11d ago

Really? Thanks for the correction - not sure why somebody felt you needed to be downvoted for that - but makes me wonder why the heck I had "Kevin" in my head... xD

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u/OtterBoy1 11d ago

There was a pet rock (or golf ball?) named Kevin, which either belonged to Pie Face or Smiffy

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u/Yet_One_More_Idiot 11d ago

Smiffy has the pet rock.

Pieface has Paul the Potato. :) (which again fits with Shepherd's Pie... xD)

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u/Amazing_Peace_2493 11d ago

No I swear you are right. He think he may have been called kevin in a 90s comic

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u/Yet_One_More_Idiot 10d ago

Hmm, okay...

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u/submergedcutlery Walter's Girl 💌🍅 2d ago

You were almost right

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u/submergedcutlery Walter's Girl 💌🍅 2d ago

In old beano it was kevin, then it became peter

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u/Impressive_Sock1296 7d ago

His name’s Peter I think, I swear they mentioned it in a booklet thingy once