slothian Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Not to sound uncaring, but it was the sister comic to the more successful Beano which is only 6 months younger. I always saw the Dandy as the Beano's backup redundancy. They're basically the same thing, same archetypes, same humour. I mean, it sucks that the run is over but even as a kid I found sci-fi action-oriented stuff far more to my liking, I can't remember anyone reading the Dandy. I'm pretty much in the same boat, but then I think the Beano had a btter circulation. I could easily buy a weekly copy of the Beano, whereas the Dandy was only in more select newsagents. The Beano also had better strips overall, so I'm not exactly going to miss the Dandy. That being said, the Beano is pretty much £1 more expensive than it was when I was buying it back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Also, it's called "The Beano". So there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 The Beano's circulation is 38,000 so it's in no real danger at the moment. The Dandy was my first comic as a kid. My older brother got the Beano but eventually everyone gave up the pretense and acknowledged that they were both actually for me. That said, I think they both informed my sense of humour quite a bit, especially strips like Cuddles and Dimples, which featured two anarchic toddlers and never did anything to suggest that they were anything other than completely evil. In the last couple of years it relaunched itself as a full on comic after an attempt at being a fortnightly mix of comic and entertainment magazine. It was headed by Jamie Smart who created the utterly brilliant Bear and just set out to be as fun as possible. I don't know, I guess I feel like Principal Skinner finding the broken down remnants of the 4H club "Am I so out of touch? No... no, it's the children who are wrong." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 It's been confirmed. The Dandy's last printed issue will be in December to coincide with the 75th anniversary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 InStockTrades is having a 65% off DC sale, which apart from a ton of Archives and Showcases includes the first two trades of Nikolai Dante. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Great spot Koete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 I've just started a subscription to The Phoenix for my godson, so I hope he'll like it. One story that I definitely want to read more about just because of the teaser poster alone is this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining knight Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 http://2000ad.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/nikolai-dante-sympathy-for-the-devil/ Closure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Erm, Dante spoilers in Shining Knight's link for those of you who want to read Nikolai Dante. Can't wait to have the complete set of books on my shelf. I still absolutely love Amerika's cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Evil Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Further to the poster above for Pirates of Pangea, this is the cover for its debut issue: I was already intrigued enough but there's so much to love about this cover, from the Pirate ship riding on the back of a ghost dinosaur(!) to the way the main character is presented front and centre. Apprehensive, a little cautious but curious and ready to jump in. When you consider that whatever she's looking at clearly scares and intrigues her more than the ship behind her, you do wonder what it is and how fantastic it must be. I'm clearly going to steal these from my godson when I next visit him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 That is tits. I love that cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Check out Rob Liefeld's Twitter feed if you want to see someone burn a bridge until there is nothing left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Check out Rob Liefeld's Twitter feed if you want to see someone burn a bridge until there is nothing left. I just read through his stuff. To sum up, he blamed terrible editors for everything that made him want to leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Honestly, Liefeld is going to be just fine, and I'm glad somebody is willing to call out both Marvel and DC's editorial. Rob Liefeld: He's not the hero we need, he's the hero we deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/08/25/rob-liefeld-versus-tom-brevoort-oh-its-on/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BleedingCool+%28Bleeding+Cool+Comic+News+%26+Rumors%29 Bleeding cool summed up everything Liefeld said about Marvel and DC. His last comment, seemed the most dickish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 And my support of Liefeld just evaporated. I generally don't mind Breevort, and personal insults like that are totally high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Same here. He has every right to be upset with the way DC treated him, and if he wants to air that business, that's his decision. But now he's taking petty shots at a lot of people, and that's crossing a line. So I stopped following him on Twitter. I just don't care to read his insanity anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 And he's going after Scott Snyder so hard, it's nuts. It's like watching a slo-mo train wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 He's going after Scott Snyder? Scott Snyder. The best new Batman writer in YEARS Scott Snyder. Yeah, that'll go well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 And he's going after Scott Snyder so hard, it's nuts. It's like watching a slo-mo train wreck. What's he saying about Snyder? Edit: Got the gist. He's saying Batman sells because it's Batman, and not because of who's writing the book. Liefeld is having a meltdown, or is just the biggest prick in comics who has twitter. Here's some DM's he's posted between himself, and Scott Snyder on Twitter: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Liefeld is right: Batman comics sell well because they star Batman. However, Snyder is also correct: the creative teams make a difference in those sales. Either way, this is the moment Liefeld haters have been waiting for for years. Now they have a legitimate reason to rag on him, besides his art. And you know what, I imagine this bridge-burning / outburst will only hurt him in Hollywood. Just this past week it was announced that Bloodstrike had been optioned. Seeing these tweets and his inability to stay profesional, no Hollywood producer will want to touch anything associated with the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Every time I think this situation has gotten as ridiculous as it's going to get, Liefeld raises the level a little higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Any problem I've had, its been with Liefeld the Writer/artist. Outside of his kinda homophobic outburst when Shatterstar entered a relationship with Richtor, he's been an alright guy. This however is just blatant douchebaggery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Every time I think this situation has gotten as ridiculous as it's going to get, Liefeld raises the level a little higher. Like Captain America's pecs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Now he's trying to hide behind "I'm sorry my opinions upset you, but they're my opinions regardless." Sorry, that doesn't work, not when you acted like an asshole when they were expressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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