To celebrate the release of the second book in the series later this month, I am spotlighting Betty & the Yeti: Friends at First Fart! which was written and illustrated by Hugh Raine and published on 27th March 2025 by Farshore Books.

• Make a new friend at first fart in this first instalment of the funniest, messiest and smelliest new comic book series from the Beano!
• The hugely popular and much-loved Betty & The Yeti comic strip, created by Hugh Raine, has featured in the Beano comic since 2016 and is a firm fan favourite.
• Includes awesome activities for you to complete as you go.

Blurb

Betty and the Yeti are the best of friends, but Yeti is, well… a yeti, and Betty isn’t supposed to have a yeti living in her room – not that she’s asked! What the groan-ups don’t know won’t hurt them, right? Well, just their house, their garden and their bank accounts! But shh! You wouldn’t tell them about Yeti, would you?

Join Betty and Yeti as they get to grips with being roommates and Yeti learns how to act like a human to blend in.

Will it end in disaster or will they become friends?

About the Author-Illustrator

Hugh Raine has two heads. Yes, two! He has one for writing and another one for illustrating! When he has his writing head on, he looks really sophisticated in a tweed jacket and rollneck jumper, walking through the West Yorkshire countryside while thinking up humorous stories about rampaging yetis and frolicking flamingos!

When he has his illustrating head on, he sits hunched at his desk, surrounded by hot chilli plants and tiki cups, with crumbs all down his jumper and messy hair as he draws another fart cloud or makes a pop-up Disney card. But when he puts those heads together, he creates very silly stories for brilliant comics like the Beano!

Be sure to read, or reread, this Beano favourite, as Betty and the Yeti A Monstrous Mess is due for release on the 31st of July, 2025.

I would like to thank Antonia Wilkinson for sending me the PR information. Thank you.