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by NP
17 Mar 2018, 14:09
Forum: Beano
Topic: Just Dennis
Replies: 25
Views: 34794

Re: Just Dennis

stevezodiac wrote: I wonder if there are any special 80th birthday celebrations planned?
There are.
by NP
13 Dec 2017, 23:37
Forum: Beano
Topic: Bananaman Live - the musical
Replies: 9
Views: 15992

Re: Bananaman Live - the musical

stevezodiac wrote:PS Am I the only forum member never to have seen a Star Wars film?.
No, there are at least two of us.
by NP
20 Nov 2016, 15:24
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: WHY DID `ODHAM'S FAIL?
Replies: 23
Views: 11949

Re: WHY DID `ODHAM'S FAIL?

I would have loved to get all 5 'Power Comics' but I could only afford one- in 1964 it was WHAM! (of course), 1966 SMASH! and 1967 POW! By 1968 it was SMASH! again. Once or twice I managed to get all 5 in one week- the week The Avengers meet The Minotaur story was in Terrific and Spider-Man vs Elect...
by NP
10 Sep 2016, 14:47
Forum: Beano
Topic: Beano to get CGI revamp for YouTube generation
Replies: 158
Views: 136978

Re: Beano to get CGI revamp for YouTube generation

Anyone noticed anything yet?
:)
by NP
18 Jun 2016, 13:41
Forum: Beano
Topic: Beano to get CGI revamp for YouTube generation
Replies: 158
Views: 136978

Re: Beano to get CGI revamp for YouTube generation

Digifiend wrote:Yeah, Xtreme killed the Dandy. The 2010 revamp was great, but too little too late. I'd hate to see the Beano meet the same fate.
It won't.
by NP
18 Jun 2016, 13:40
Forum: Beano
Topic: Beano to get CGI revamp for YouTube generation
Replies: 158
Views: 136978

Re: Beano to get CGI revamp for YouTube generation

Digifiend wrote:Current lineup ... has very few racial minorities - Betty, Angel Face, Dave, Benji and Chandra...
Pretty sure Dangerous Dan is in that group.
by NP
24 Apr 2016, 18:15
Forum: Beano
Topic: The Beano logo has shrank this week..
Replies: 8
Views: 12944

Re: The Beano logo has shrank this week..

big bad bri wrote:I think its the best cover they have done in years.
Me too.
by NP
24 Apr 2016, 18:14
Forum: Dandy
Topic: Cuddles & Dimples to return....
Replies: 28
Views: 39709

Re: Cuddles & Dimples to return....

All will be revealed before long!
by NP
18 Mar 2016, 20:12
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?
Replies: 894
Views: 313392

Re: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?

I mentioned to someone the other day that When the Beano came out in 1938 it was 2d in old money and by 1968 was only 3d (or 4d). So a penny or tuppence hike in thirty years. Nowadays magazine and comic increase by ten shillings a step. But then a weekly wage in 1938 was probably a fiver whereas no...
by NP
18 Mar 2016, 20:03
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?
Replies: 894
Views: 313392

Re: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?

Having no idea nowadays of page rates, I can't comment on what creators earn as compared to the '60's, but from what I learned from pros a decade or so ago, creator rights when they started were supposed to enable writers and artists to earn more and keep their work after publication. That must mea...
by NP
18 Mar 2016, 12:49
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?
Replies: 894
Views: 313392

Re: What comics DIDN'T you buy today?

As regards cheap comics from the seventies and such, there is something to consider why they are more expensive now in comparison: I imagine that artists/writers command a larger fee than they did in the happy times. And, I'm quite sure, other factors will also have an impact on overheads. So, can'...
by NP
22 Oct 2015, 16:51
Forum: Beano
Topic: What's in store for The Beano?
Replies: 49
Views: 55621

Re: What's in store for The Beano?

The same fate as Dandy... it's inevitable. Sorry to be pessimistic but... the annuals will still carry on the torch for a short duration. Enjoy while you can. I'd like to point out that either 'Geoff42' or me has no idea what he's talking about. How does anyone construe 'exciting times ahead' as cl...
by NP
05 Jul 2015, 21:37
Forum: Conventions and other events
Topic: Glasgow ComicCon
Replies: 6
Views: 4130

Re: Glasgow ComicCon

TwoHeadedBoy wrote:If I'd've known about this sooner, and had the money, I'd definitely've gone to it. Would've been good to meet Hunt Emerson and Shaky Kane, and the guys that did Khaki Shorts are there as well. Maybe next time.
You didn't miss Hunt Emerson, he had to cancel at the last minute.
by NP
12 Jun 2015, 07:38
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: original Beano no1comic
Replies: 11
Views: 4706

Re: original Beano no1comic

It's a cheap pull-out reprint, worth about £2.
by NP
06 May 2015, 10:48
Forum: General comics discussion
Topic: What comics did you buy today?
Replies: 7751
Views: 1435810

Re: What comics did you buy today?

Digifiend wrote:Bought the Beano from WHSmith. Should've been £3.20 this week because it was bagged with gifts. They charged the usual £2.20!
No wonder I could only afford one cup of tea yesterday.