Dandy Summer Special Returns - And A Few Other Bits N' Bobs!

Dandy Summer Special Returns!

Yes, the Dandy summer special has returned for one last time. It goes on sale on Monday July 22nd and costs £4.99 from D.C Thomson's online shop, and that price includes postage to the U.K.

The comics' full title is The Last Ever Dandy Summer Special, and I can't help but think if they're saying that so they get the same result as they did with the last ever Dandy back in December.

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any larger images of the Dandy's cover so the image on the right will be the best one until I get a copy!

https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/Product-The_Dandy_Summer_Special(20130101)-DCS(2)-DSS14(3130).aspx
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Beano's 75th Birthday Edition

There didn't seem to be much news surrounding the upcoming birthday edition of The Beano, but suddenly we heard loads! First of all Barry Appleby, Dave Eastbury and Barry Glennard will sadly be leaving, and Jamie Smart will take over on Roger the Dodger. The Numskulls are back and will be taking a look at the insides of celebrity's heads, Ball Boy gets a new look and there are lots of strips about celebrities.

I hope the celebrities are only there for one issue, and it's a shame to hear all those great artists are leaving. All in all, it doesn't sound like much of a celebration and it sounds like there are too many celebrities, but I can't judge until I get a copy.

As for the cover, the only thing I've seen is the Beano 75th Birthday Bookazine which is on the right, and I'm not sure if this is the ordinary weekly Beano or a bonus celebration book.

Whatever it is it's available from the D.C Thomson shop for £6.99 - which seems a bit expensive for the weekly comic so I'm guessing it's a seperate publication.

https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/Product-The_Beano_75th_Birthday_Bookazine(20130101)-DCS(2)-B75BZ(3123).aspx


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Dennis and Gnasher Megazine

One or two details have been revealed about the Dennis and Gnasher Megazine, which is due for release on the 24th July (this Wednesday). First up, each issue will feature a Dennis the Menace story that will be split up into three parts throughout the comic, written by Nigel Aucherlounie and drawn by Nigel Parkinson (the same team who produce Dennis in the weekly). Dennis' comic stash is just reprints, as expected, and the first issue has reprints of Nuke Noodle from the Dandy.


It won't be Nuke Noodle every month as there aren't enough strips to fill up 32 pages every issue, and I expect that there will be many reprints from the 2010 - 2012 Dandy. Each issue also come bagged with around four gifts.

Subscriptions to the Dennis and Gnasher Megazine are available from the D.C Thomson shop, and the cheapest option is £1 for the first three months and £10 per quarter from then on (for U.K delivery). 

https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/Product-Dennis_and_Gnasher-BMX(1)-BM3F1(3113).aspx

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All this happens over the next three days - so it should be an exciting week!

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UPDATE!!!

The Beano cover you see above for the Beano Bookazine is indeed a seperate publication to the 75th Birthday edition. Here's the actual cover, out on Wednesday for £2.50 - just 50p more than usual!