2010
The Knight Before Christmas
AND SO begins the special, festive TWO-PAGE George vs Dragon, which appears in the bumper SEVENTY-SIX page Dandy – on sale from TODAY, for the next two weeks! Ho-ho-ho-hooray!
Getting two pages in the BIGGEST EVER issue of The Dandy is quite the festive treat for me, even if the strip did prove a bit tricky to write. I foolishly opted to write the whole thing in verse (in a parody of ‘The Night Before Christmas‘) but failed to take into account how tricky that’d be! I had to first write a good, solid poem (with a story!) and then effectively illustrate the thing – it was almost like writing a condensed kids’ book in a dozen or so panels. Hopefully it works though, and I ho-ho-hope you enjoy it!
Speaking as just a big fan of comics, I have to say the entire Christmas issue of The Dandy has bowled me over somewhat. From the lovely wraparound cover, to the cut-out-and-keep decorations and The Dandy pantomime, the whole package looks excellent and super-Christmassy. Plus, of course, there is SNOW on the LOGO, which always delights me and heralds the Christmas season in my eyes.
SNOW! Snow on the logo! HOORAY!
Craig, Michelle and everyone at Dandy HQ should be very proud to have put out a truly excellent, properly SPECIAL Christmas special – it’s really very, very excellent indeed.
It’s a much stronger issue than the Christmas Beano, I’m sad to say, which weighed in at a mere 48 pages, of which only about over half were comics. What was there was great, though (and yes, there WAS snow on the logo) and I do like the Beano beanie hat that came with it…but compared to the Dandy’s effort, it just feels a little less special, somehow. Maybe I’m just biased, I don’t know.
Anyway, go and buy both, each will keep you (or your little ones) entertained thoroughly over the Christmas holiday! Promise! Find them in any good stockist for £3.99 apiece!
Talking of Christmas, as well as my double-page festive George vs Dragon, I’ve also knocked up a little Christmassy Carrotty Kid comic strip for you all to enjoy – just click on these words you’re reading right now to read it!
I don’t know, I’m like some sort of skinnier, less-bearded Santa, or something.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, all!
- Fanton.
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What an amazing issue! Everything was fantastic, from front to back!
Loved your George VS Dragon, with the poem and the squirrel called Dave! lol
But I had four problems with this week’s….
- George VS Dragon 2nd page looked very stretched….
- Chris McHigie made a strip called the Tooth Fairy, is it meant to be the Truth Fairy?
- The Dandy Pantomime was more like a celebrity pantomime…
- Simples! 101 Ways to Use a Meerkat had terrible artwork… Was it drawn by other people?
Anyway fantastic issue, loved that Marvo the Wonder Chicken is back and Doctor Loo is in next week’s…. Although I don’t like the look of Mr Meacher the Uncool Teacher…. Is there anyway I can send in some stuff to the Dandy?
I concur, Harry – it was a BRILLIANT issue! And I’m glad you liked the festive George vs Dragon!
I’d agree the second page looked a little stretched, maybe. It might have been my fault, however
I think ‘The Truth Fairy’ would have made more sense, I kep wondering what it had to do with teeth!
Yeah, there WERE a lot of celebs in that strip, for sure! But nice to see Robot on the Run make a cameo!
Not sure who drew Simples! this week, to be honest!
But yes: overall a CRACKING end to The Dandy’s excellent last quarter of 2010, I thought!
I’m sure that simples! is artwork sent in by a kid. I think they had to put it in as they hav few artists at the moment. I notice that Nigel Auchterlounie did an awful lot this issue, as well as Nigel Parkinson and Jamie smart. Does anyone know what that simples! was even about???
I believe the first Simples was to do with a Christmas Tree :/
And the second had something to do with the wishbone of a turkey I do believe…
A fantastic issue to end 2010 on!
Yes! It truly was a gloriously spectacular issue to end 2010 on! And the pace doesn’t look like it’ll be slacking in 2011, with LOADS of excellent new strips starting pu in the new year (including some stupid old guff about a ghost).
Hooray!
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