dandy december
Monday, 12th December, 2011
Highest grossing comics on the big screen
As it’s our month of celebrating comic books and graphic novels, we’re “researching” comic books that have been made into films (any excuse to watch a film!) Graphic novels have always had mostly cult appeal, but more and more often we’re seeing superheroes achieving box office success. But which are the highest grossing films based [...]
Saturday, 10th December, 2011
Batman comic book artist dies
Jerry Robinson, creator of comic book characters including Batman’s trusty sidekick Robin and arch enemy The Joker has died aged 89. DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim Lee said “Jerry Robinson illustrated some of the defining images of pop culture’s greatest icons. As an artist myself, it’s impossible not to feel humbled by his body of work. [...]
Monday, 5th December, 2011
A history of British comics
There’s no denying it: comic books are an intrinsic part of British childhood. There are countless available to buy on the shelves nowadays, but let’s not hide in the shadows of our American and Japanese counterparts. We’re going to focus on British comics. The Dandy (the core of Dandy December) is the longest running British [...]

