Dan Dare - Virgin Comics

[TSR1989B]

Especially as they were Planning a Sequel to this Comic Series' first run, just before the Company went under, although that might still be Published by

"Liquid Comics" (the company that bought up VC).

[TSR1989B]

To Contradict all the spam on here: I've read this Series... & it's one of the best British Comics of recent times, & on a par with "Ministry of Space".

I'm not the only one who thinks so, because my local Newsagent (who grew up with "Frank Hampson's" original Dan Dare in "The Eagle") got me to aquire copys of it for him, & he rated it as "A WORTHY SEQUEL TO THE ORIGINAL".

Virgin Comics was a Great British Company, & unlike Woolworths is a victim of the Credit Crunch i genually Miss.

[Achiltibuie]

Sorry, not good . . .

[LTFC1992]

my dad has just told me that he had the first ever issue and he being young at the time sold it and you know what i called him 'idiot' lol

[pickmanfox]

This comic was terrible. A combination of werther's original imperialist blather about Kipling and the nobility of sacrifice and some (forgivably) cheap and (unforgivably) inaccurate shots at Tony Blair, culminating in Dan Dare stabbing the Mekon with a space-katana. Hilariously bad.

[annoianoid]

The artwork was bland as well.

2000ad didn't need to worry.

[Remington61189]

Russell T Davies woud be perfect to write and direct a Film Adaptation of dan dare

[Optronyx]

I'd be a little worried about him making it too camp.

He can't write straight characters. I'd prefer Steven Moffat. :P

[Remington61189]

Davies had written Stright Characters

[Remington61189]

and i think the direction Davies will take be more of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century or Battlestar Galactica goes British

[hcvang]

Give me a TV series instead - any day of the week.

It frankly boggles the mind that this has not already been done, doesnt it? I mean a live action saturday tea-time drama... like Doctor Who.

There's something you could rival BBC1 with on Saturday nights, ITV...

[HimWotMustBeObeyed]

@Remington61189

Please no. It is bad enough he ruined 'Doctor Who' after they were given a new lease of live in the New Adventures books (published by Virgin oddly enough and featuring a good book 'Damaged Goods' by Davies ironically) and continued into the not as great but rather interesting BBC books.

I'd hate him to drag Dan Dare further than it has been dragged down. It is bad enough that Warner is planning on making an adaptation with Sam Wothington (of all people)!

[alanhudsonesq]

I've just ordered the last comic I'm missing from the series of 7 - only this morning. These comics are brilliant. Long live Captain Dan Dare.

[mediamanoz]

Virgin Comics rule.