THE WORST OF THE DANDY...

Image copyright D.C. THOMSON & Co., Ltd

I see that The DANDY Summer Special is now on sale in

my local WHS.  Back by popular demand?  I very much doubt it!

It's highly unlikely that DCT has been inundated with requests, but

perhaps enough readers bought the last one to make it worthwhile

issuing yet another.  Back by lukewarm demand would probably

be a more accurate description.

Anyway, I looked through a copy and, too few pages aside, it's

a mess - a collection of the very worst that the comic had to offer

in the lead-up to its last gasp in 2013.  I usually purchase publications

such as this to support the remnants of a once-thriving industry, but I

won't be buying this one.  Those who read The Dandy in its heyday,

looking to wallow in nostalgia and expecting to see again the much-

loved characters of their youth are bound to be disappointed.

The characters are there, sure enough, but not in a form anyone

who isn't a teenager will recognize.  Trust me, overall, this Special is

in no way special, and is immense in its awfulness.  Unless you have

the previous two and are a completist, save yourself £5.99 and buy

yourself a Dandy back-number from eBay.  It's a shame that, cover

aside, Thomson's seem to have abandoned the nostalgia factor in

the marketing of the title - let's hope it's a one-off, eh?   

  

Verdict:  A wasted opportunity - don't waste your money.

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