The end for The Dandy - Page 3

joho · 18-08-2012, 10:14 PM

used to love the books you got would read them over and over and would always want a cow pie lol

badtv · 19-08-2012, 12:58 AM

obviously The Dandy was getting too close to the truth.

well at least the Daily Mail still going.

twilight_sparkle · 19-08-2012, 10:50 PM

I think the Dandy kind of lost it's way when Harry Hill got involved, too much celebrity, and pop culture, seemed a bit too adult orientated too. Still, sad to see it go.

knightofalbion · 19-08-2012, 10:57 PM

Used to read it as a little boy...Happy memories.

A sign of the times alas. The first of many closures one suspects. And in this day of instant, 24 hour news you wonder how long national newspapers will last...

zephiloyd · 04-12-2012, 09:45 PM

Last issue on sale today

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...ntral-20581867

allseeingipod · 04-12-2012, 09:58 PM

It's a sad day. Used to love the Dandy as a kid. Can't believe its circulation was down to 8000

shiyoken · 04-12-2012, 11:06 PM

I had a few dandy and beano comics when I was a little kid and also watched their cartoon counterparts on T.V to. They were good as 'entertainment' and to pass the time; when you are at your nans house after-school and she only has 1-5 channels ahaha. But in my opinion Manga/Anime and old superhero cartoons/comics are much more sophisticated, humorous, diverse, has empowering philosophy, wisdom and life's meanings of good or bad, wrong from right etc... Then the crap you get on T.V for children nowadays that is fully roided up with psychological-subliminal-manipulational-mindnumbing shite.

greatdayforfreedom · 04-12-2012, 11:36 PM

It is indeed an end of an era. I think I'll buy the last ever edition, just my way of bidding it farewell.

_jay_ · 05-12-2012, 12:42 AM

The owners think going digital and putting the Dandy on line will save it, who are they kidding, the last paper issue is the death of it.

allseeingipod · 05-12-2012, 07:27 AM

I've now seen a recent issue of the Dandy - WTF

No wonder it's had to close down. It's absolute shite now. Why didn't they stick with the good old traditional layout? This bilge was the Dandy in name alone. Desperate Dan doesn't look anything like he used to and you've got fucking celebs running about all over the place

Everything good has to be destroyed by the MSM, even comics.

da renn · 05-12-2012, 10:50 AM

Never was a Dandy or Beano fan. 2000AD was my fave as a 10-16 yr old, i remember Prog 1 with the free space spinner! Saturday mornings & 2000AD= Glorious....Also loved Starlord before it merged with 2000AD and also Vulcan comic with kelly's Eye and the Steel Claw.... Going back further was Shiver & Shake, Monster Fun, Whoopee and Whizzer and Chips- happy daze.... My brother, being the military type, liked Action and Battle comics....
I grew up from a very early age with Marvel comics too, digging the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor etc....

Oh, and as an adult: VIZ.

fairyprincess · 05-12-2012, 06:39 PM

D.c. Thompson has steadfastly keep on making comics for children for decades. It's just a shame that children don't keep reading them....

19-08-2012, 10:50 PM	#43
twilight_sparkle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 1,656	I think the Dandy kind of lost it's way when Harry Hill got involved, too much celebrity, and pop culture, seemed a bit too adult orientated too. Still, sad to see it go. Last edited by twilight_sparkle; 19-08-2012 at 10:52 PM.

19-08-2012, 10:57 PM	#44
knightofalbion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 804	Used to read it as a little boy...Happy memories. A sign of the times alas. The first of many closures one suspects. And in this day of instant, 24 hour news you wonder how long national newspapers will last... __________________ All this talk of religion, but it's how you live your life that is the all-important thing. If you set out each day to do all the goodness and kindness that you can, and to do no harm to man or beast, then you are walking the highest path. And when your time is up, if you can leave the earth a better place than you found it, then yours will have been a life well lived. http://holy-lance.blogspot.com

04-12-2012, 09:58 PM	#46
allseeingipod Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 753	It's a sad day. Used to love the Dandy as a kid. Can't believe its circulation was down to 8000 __________________ http://cardsforjustice.wordpress.com

04-12-2012, 11:06 PM	#47
shiyoken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 793	I had a few dandy and beano comics when I was a little kid and also watched their cartoon counterparts on T.V to. They were good as 'entertainment' and to pass the time; when you are at your nans house after-school and she only has 1-5 channels ahaha. But in my opinion Manga/Anime and old superhero cartoons/comics are much more sophisticated, humorous, diverse, has empowering philosophy, wisdom and life's meanings of good or bad, wrong from right etc... Then the crap you get on T.V for children nowadays that is fully roided up with psychological-subliminal-manipulational-mindnumbing shite. __________________ Eat what Nature provides. Not what Man decides. Rehearsed routines, lack the flexibility to adapt - Bruce Lee Eat in Abundance, to gain Sustenance! To gain Sustenance, eat in Abundance! What goes into food, goes into you! Last edited by shiyoken; 04-12-2012 at 11:07 PM.

05-12-2012, 07:27 AM	#50
allseeingipod Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 753	I've now seen a recent issue of the Dandy - WTF No wonder it's had to close down. It's absolute shite now. Why didn't they stick with the good old traditional layout? This bilge was the Dandy in name alone. Desperate Dan doesn't look anything like he used to and you've got fucking celebs running about all over the place Everything good has to be destroyed by the MSM, even comics. __________________ http://cardsforjustice.wordpress.com

18-08-2012, 10:14 PM	#41
joho Inactive Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Today's News Posts: 1,525	used to love the books you got would read them over and over and would always want a cow pie lol

19-08-2012, 12:58 AM	#42
badtv Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,571	obviously The Dandy was getting too close to the truth. well at least the Daily Mail still going.

04-12-2012, 09:45 PM	#45
zephiloyd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sector 5.17, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Posts: 2,443	Last issue on sale today http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...ntral-20581867

04-12-2012, 11:36 PM	#48
greatdayforfreedom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,034	It is indeed an end of an era. I think I'll buy the last ever edition, just my way of bidding it farewell.

05-12-2012, 12:42 AM	#49
_jay_ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 371	The owners think going digital and putting the Dandy on line will save it, who are they kidding, the last paper issue is the death of it.

05-12-2012, 10:50 AM	#51
da renn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albatross Posts: 140	Never was a Dandy or Beano fan. 2000AD was my fave as a 10-16 yr old, i remember Prog 1 with the free space spinner! Saturday mornings & 2000AD= Glorious....Also loved Starlord before it merged with 2000AD and also Vulcan comic with kelly's Eye and the Steel Claw.... Going back further was Shiver & Shake, Monster Fun, Whoopee and Whizzer and Chips- happy daze.... My brother, being the military type, liked Action and Battle comics.... I grew up from a very early age with Marvel comics too, digging the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor etc.... Oh, and as an adult: VIZ. __________________ "Your Ego is the guy who won't let go. The ego's job is to maintain Spiritual blocks. It is the controller. It is the secretary of defence. And it is the CIA mastermind of all denial mechanisms." Last edited by da renn; 05-12-2012 at 12:23 PM.

05-12-2012, 06:39 PM	#52
fairyprincess Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The city at the edge of the world Posts: 3,225	D.c. Thompson has steadfastly keep on making comics for children for decades. It's just a shame that children don't keep reading them.... __________________ Love is natural, hate is taught World without end, pain without end. Guns don't kill, people do....which is why they shouldn't have guns.