tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post7963173714026084239..comments2023-11-05T09:26:06.044+00:00Comments on Start The Revolution Without Me: The Dandy Re-Boot!Pileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-43095712549395068172011-12-03T12:37:11.159+00:002011-12-03T12:37:11.159+00:00Agree with everything you said about The Dandy. I...Agree with everything you said about The Dandy. I used to be a regular reader and was unhappy with their Xtreme look, so was pleased to discover the new Dandy was a lot like the old one. I live in Australia so some of the pop culture references probably go over my head, but I understand enough of them to get a laugh every week. Long may she wave!Mike Hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522315110855123413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-20756725984464373782011-01-14T09:12:54.750+00:002011-01-14T09:12:54.750+00:00I have actually got a beezer ,topper and sparky as...I have actually got a beezer ,topper and sparky aswell. Last night my Dad actually mentioned Whizzer and Chips as he had it as a boy and I looked it up and it look quite cool! Im actually starting a website about old classic comics. Thanks for replying!1000MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034159140400216587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-53848959634097414072011-01-13T22:32:45.685+00:002011-01-13T22:32:45.685+00:00Hi 1000mb, and thanks very much for your comment.
...Hi 1000mb, and thanks very much for your comment.<br /><br />I couldn't agree with you more actually! The new Dandy is a little 'low rent', and almost every story seems to revolve around, bogies, farts and poo!<br /><br />When I was your age, there were 20 or more proper comics to chose from every week. But kids fell out of love with comics (and instead chose video games, computers, dvds etc... none of these were around in our childhood days), and now all that is left is the Dandy and the Beano. But if the bogies and other bodily functions are the difference between this grand old tradition folding or keeping going, then I'll live with it. But it'll never be the 'classic' that it once was.<br /><br />You are also right that the care and artwork that went into comics back then was superb. Alas we will never see this again.<br /><br />Delighted to hear you are enjoying old copies of the Dandy, and hope you'll continue to investigate and enjoy lots more comics from days gone by - check out titles like Buster, Wizzer and Chips, Whoopee, Krazy, Cor, Beezer, Topper.<br /><br />PileyPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-51152906613727615582011-01-11T15:37:49.899+00:002011-01-11T15:37:49.899+00:00Im 13 and an avid classic comic reader I just boug...Im 13 and an avid classic comic reader I just bought 5 Dandy annuals from the 80s from ebay and I stay up late reading them. I have over 20 annuals. I feel the new comics are just to new everything is done of the computer so if they do a mistake they can just edit it out and the paper is all glossy. I love seeing the comics in monochrome colours and the nice paper they used. Even the new Dandy I still think is just a bit gross. Im sorry if you dont agree.1000MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034159140400216587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-90151654559677033582010-10-31T21:03:25.534+00:002010-10-31T21:03:25.534+00:00Mondo asked the question of what killed off kids c...Mondo asked the question of what killed off kids comics in this country. Well I was going to string a few words together, but then decided to just use the words of Graham Kibble-White, the author of 'The Ultimate Book of British Comics.<br /><br />In the book he said ‘What caused the comic-reading audience to fall away over the Eighties and Nineties isn’t clear, but there are a few doorsteps upon which the blame has traditionally been laid: television, home video, computer games – pretty much every other media really. Whatever the reason, somewhere around the mid-Eighties it seemed adolescence was brought forward by half-a-decade, with eight-year-olds becoming more concerned about their own image than whether or not Winker Watson’s latest wheeze would raise the ire of Mr.Creep. Allegiances were now sworn to pop groups, rather than the Whizz-kids or the Chip-ites, and you didn’t stay up late shining a torch under the bed covers at a copy of Champ, when you could be sneaking a look at the Young Ones on telly instead.’<br /><br />Personally I'd add that kids' comics of the 80s and 90s were poorly drawn and unimaginative generally, but that of course never gets mentioned in the history books.<br /><br />Lastly Piley, - The Dandy DID become fortnightly between the years 1941 to 1949, although this time it wasn't to do with falling sales, but rather the consequences of wartime and post-war paper rationing regulations. <br /><br />Cheers PDave Whitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-36851664968494078942010-10-30T14:50:10.739+01:002010-10-30T14:50:10.739+01:001990! That makes me feel like my younger brother a...1990! That makes me feel like my younger brother and I were freaks reading an ailing comic in its late 80s deaththrows! I remember really enjoying it. Oh well.<br /><br />And Buster yes, I'd forgotten about Buster. It wasn't as popular in our household. I've no idea why. Children are just so damned arbitary aren't they?!Cocktailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091341579556869010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-79132455111429756832010-10-29T22:45:41.707+01:002010-10-29T22:45:41.707+01:00ahhh, dear old Whizzer and Chips! (I have you down...ahhh, dear old Whizzer and Chips! (I have you down as a Chip-ite Cocktails!) <br /><br />It was one of the last ones to die, but die it did some 20 years ago in 1990, after a 21 year stint and over 1000 issues. Officially it 'merged' with Buster comic (along with no fewer that THIRTEEN other British comics that had also merged with Buster in previous years!). <br /><br />Buster lasted another 10 years, finally biting the dust in 2000, just 4 months short of its 40th birthday (over 2000 issues).<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-82102407123419896702010-10-29T17:20:33.470+01:002010-10-29T17:20:33.470+01:00I was never a huge fan of the Dandy for some reaso...I was never a huge fan of the Dandy for some reason (I much preferred the Beano), but I really do hope that this works. Your description of its dire days in 'down with kids' land sound positively embarrassing.<br /><br />And is Whizzer and Chips still around I naively ask?!Cocktailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091341579556869010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-18433667268664843342010-10-29T08:52:44.052+01:002010-10-29T08:52:44.052+01:00Heff - you have a thriving comic industry, ours is...Heff - you have a thriving comic industry, ours is all but dead. They have messed with the Dandy a few times over the years. Each time trying to make it more 'trendy' for kids, usually without road-testing it to see what they want. Every time they have just made it worse. THIS TIME though they have done an incredible amount of research, and the effort that has gone into rejuvinating this comic is stunning. We'll have to wait and see if it works.<br /><br />Mrs M - Brilliant! Thanks for the update. Delighted Mini Mondo 2 enjoyed it. Just the right balance isn't it? I too found a few bits to chuckle at, and would like to think that as a child I would have been roaring at it, like I did with all my much loved titles. I love the fact that at last there is a proper 'old style' comic for todays kids to enjoy once again. Lets hope it picks up a new (large) readership and continues. Who knows, maybe more titles will come along??<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-30681767345234761532010-10-29T08:32:03.341+01:002010-10-29T08:32:03.341+01:00Update on whether or not the youngest mondo loved ...Update on whether or not the youngest mondo loved it or not...yes he did!! Devoured the whole thing at bed time, and at one point yelled out 'they've got Postman Prat...instead of Pat. Do you get it mum?" (yes I do, thank you).<br /><br />I’ve thumbed through the whole thing and laughed out loud (esp at ‘What’s in Cheryl (Coles) hair today?’ The intro page has that lovely fun-but-cosy feel and I think they’ve made a great go of the whole thing. Perfect cover, too. I think the references to many a well-known tv personality and kids technology are relevant and a good move which will hook the kiddies (& adults) back in quickly. But like any form of media - be it comic, film, tv, book etc - strong characters and good plot-lines (even in a kids comic!) still count, regardless of whether or not the characters are based on celebrities. A case in point is that our kids still love nosing through old Dandy/Beano annuals from decades ago (courtesy of Mr Mondo) and still snigger in the same way as their dad did, at all the crazy carry-on’s and quirky characters. Its easy to underestimate what kids will embrace, so i hope they keep up the good work with some fun, original characters that the kids can grow to love, as well as all the celebrity mickey-taking.mrs mondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-51399113472799093002010-10-28T15:34:19.799+01:002010-10-28T15:34:19.799+01:00I never understand why people choose to fuck with ...I never understand why people choose to fuck with a formula that WORKS.Heffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396114362826135207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-1818882200630098042010-10-28T13:24:16.583+01:002010-10-28T13:24:16.583+01:00It's fresh as a daisy Mondo, I think they have...It's fresh as a daisy Mondo, I think they have got their audience spot on. Am sure mini-Mondo will like it (let me know what you think).<br /><br />What killed of kids comics? What a great question! Am hoping Dave Whit pops by, as I'm sure he can give us the lowdown. <br /><br />My take is that there was so much less for kids to do back in the day. The decline of comics (mid 80s onwards) matches the rise of computers\games machines\mobile phones etc etc. I just think kids found other hobbies.<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-55933830441538740032010-10-28T09:29:47.881+01:002010-10-28T09:29:47.881+01:00I'm off to Forbidden Planet collecting Clint 3...I'm off to Forbidden Planet collecting Clint 3 and other stuff today - so will grab a copy then. Reckon my youngest will love it. If only they could reboot or reprint at least the old Fleetway classics. <br /><br />PS Has anyone ever investigated what killed off kids comics?Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.com