The second dan dare annual from 1973 cover dated 1974 featured reprints from the original series annuals three and four cover dated 1979 and 1980 were both spinoffs from 2000ad featuring. The character had a stint in 2000 ad, and was most recently seen in comics in virgin comics 2007 series by garth ennis and gary erskine. Dare appeared in the eagle comic story dan dare, pilot. Peter milligan to write titans dan dare revival cbr. This highly politicised story also featured the original dan dare and the mekon plus many of the other original characters, but with dan now in his retirement years. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. His adventures appeared in the original eagle magazine during the 1950s and 1960s, but he also featured briefly in 2000ad before returning in the relaunched eagle of the 1980s. It works slow but i figure thats because of image quality. Play some more games like these go to the cartoons, movies and tv fun and games page 2. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The mekon mankinds deadliest enemy has been vanquished and languishes in a maximum security prison deep inside the moon and dan dare, pilot of the future, is bored out of his mind and praying for something to break the monotony of peace. When marcus morris and frank hampson created eagle at the end of the 1940s, british boys and girls were still living under rations. For a man, or woman, of a certain age, the name dan dare can still inspire a wistful sort of longing for a bygone era of scifi comics, where the good guys wore white, the bad guys black, and the world was a helluva simpler place. Theres something of a history of iconic vertigo creators taking on dan dare along with milligan and ennis, grant morrison wrote the dare series in.
Within days of being launched, the comic, which consisted of 20 pages, 8 of which were in full stunning colour, was selling nearly 1 million copies per week. He brokered peace with alien races, pushed the frontiers of space, and saved the planet from total annihilation. In my post on dan dare last week see here, i mentioned i owned a copy of dare by grant morrison and rian hughes, but seemed to have lost it. It was created by writer and editor pat mills and john. The strip was known for the high quality of its artwork and its long, complex storylines, which could run for over a year of weekly twopage episodes. The eagle comic was originally launched on the 14th april 1950 and ran through to 1969. Shop with us for marvel comics, dc comics, image comics, star wars, doctor who, spiderman, batman, the walking dead and other great cult, scifi and fantasy merchandise, including action figures, statues and toys. Please look at the readmefiles in the archives or check the. First published in classic british comic, eagle, from 1950 to 1969. The eagle comic originally ran from 19501969 and was reprinted in 19821994.
Downloading now, hope it works and is not complete bs. Earth has squandered its resources and finds itself on the brink of starvation. Dan dare is a british science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator frank hampson who also wrote the first stories, that is, the venus and. In 2008 virgin comics in new york produced a series of 7 brand new comics plus variant editions based on dan dare and written by the legendary garth ennis. This site is a tribute to all those writers and artists who worked on the original eagle from 1950 to 1969 click on one of the two images to visit the dan dare or the eagle. Marcus morris, written and drawn by frank hampson episode 1 voyage to venus by richard kurti and bev doyle brilliant test pilot, dan dare, is chosen to fly the anastasia a new experimental spacecraft on its. Dan dare and digby awaken from deepspace hibernation to find themselves lost and adrift in an unknown region of space and orbiting a mysterious planet, seemingly made of platinum.
So it was joyous news for many of us geek reprobates way back in 2004 when cult publisher par excellent. Dan dare download free cbr, cbz comics, 0day releases. Uk comic book store specialising in comic subscriptions and graphic novels. High quality dan dare inspired art prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. Printed on 100% cotton watercolour textured paper, art prints would be at home in any gallery. From the perspective of 2012, it can be hard to grasp just how challengingly bleak the setup of the first month of frank hampsons dan dare was. If you like this site, you might also like to visit s sister site at for more dan dare images including many highresolution images and animated gifs, plus hundreds more games and puzzles for an overview that is primarily focussed on dan dares evil archnemesis the mekon including some complete story reprints, a complete listing of the weekly adventures of. In 1989 the original version of dan dare returned to the eagle comic in a new series of stripcartoon stories, and the first of these was illustrated by. Dan dare tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and sizes.
The evil one and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Dan dare is easily the most famous british comic hero. Dan dare, the quintessentially british comic strip hero, will turn 65 next year, and comics publisher 2000 ad is planning to mark the occasion with the release of some neverbeforereprinted. This is the complete version of the dan dare story by grant morrison and rian hughes that first appeared in individual comics. Searchlight mounting damaged, one aerial missing from handset, one jack missing from handset wire. The artwork was simply outstanding as was the storyline. In 1990 to mark dans 40th anniversary, hawk also published the dan dare dossier, a collectors guide to everything dan dare. Hero of the spaceways in adulthood, dan became known as colonel daniel mcgregor dare. In 2008 virgin comics published a 7 issue dan dare miniseries written by garth ennis, with art by gary erskine. The remake is stunning, awesome and some more words of that nature. Colonel dan dare of the interplanet space fleet and his band of companions would explore other planets and defend the earth from a variety of colourful alien threats, including archenemy the mekon. Inside was a new and unfinished dan dare story, remembrance, drawn by sydney jordan featuring a slightly older dare and apparently set some years after the original eagle strips.
Dan dare and digby awaken, after an unknown number of years, from deepspace hibernation to find themselves lost and adrift in an unknown region and orbiting a mysterious planet. Three audio adventures based on the eagle comic strip dan dare created by rev. To navigate back to the dan dare page, click on this image which you will see at the bottom of each page. An article by marcus morris, founder and first editor of eagle. Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. Theres little point in relying on the characters themselves to express what a terrible situation planet earths in, for these are men whove been mostly trained from birth not to express their. Scanned and digitally remastered from the original comics which printed from 19601961. British comics superhero dan dare set for take off again. Marcus morris, based on healthy christian principles and directed against the american horror comic. Dan dare and virgin comics the official home of dan dare. If you want to start a comicbookdandare page, just click the edit button above. Dan dare is a british science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator frank hampson who also.
Poverty and famine have been eradicated and humanity stands on the cusp of utopia. Dan dare the 2000ad years v01v02 20152016 the fix v01 where beagles dare 2016 dan dare solid space mystery the 11th deluxe collected edition doctor dare 1999 dan dare vol. However, when every expedition sent out is destroyed when it passes through a mysterious field of energy, they call on the only man who can rise above this adversity and save mankind dan dare, pilot of the future. Dan dare was created by frank hampson and drawn by a team of artists under his direction. Dan dare is a heroic, thoughtful and fiercely independent character.
No further dan dare adventures were ever produced, however several judge dredd adventures have been published by humanoid over the years. Dan dare pilot of the future audio internet archive. At its peak dan dare reached a circulation of about. If you have enjoyed the original game on your speccy, make sure to play this remake. If you want to find something specific, you can use to search this site and its sister sites, and here the search results will appear in a new browser window. Slim fit, order a size up if youd like it less fitting. Frank hampsons dan dare is the most thrilling and accomplished work ever published in the comics form in britain. If youve seen my flat, this probably isnt much of a surprise.
All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Available over two volumes both as a digital download and cd box set, the new series has retained the character and energy of the original dan dare with his. Garry leach virgin comics revival of dan dare has been selling out in comic stores worldwide. Dan dare is a british science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator frank hampson who also wrote the first stories. This is the archived fun and games page return to the site home page view a list of all the fun stuff in this site the main menu, in a popup window if the popup menu doesnt work for some reason, click here to view it in this window instead if you want to find something specific, you can use to search this site and its sister sites, and here the. In 1990 dan dares 40th anniversary year a new monthly eightpart dan dare serial appeared in revolver magazine, and then in crisis as revolver only lasted for seven issues. By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively. Dan dare pilot of the future is a 1986 zx spectrum game by the gang of five. For small boys at that time girls did not read, or at least did not admit to reading, comics depicting space travel dan dare, published in the eagle comic, was the epitome of all that was good about the past, honour, courage and brains, but was also creating a future which was bright, colourful, inviting and beckoning, unlike the drabness of. The iconic british hero returns for brandnew adventures, written by peter milligan with art by alberto fouche. Eagle appeared in newsagents on 14th april, 1950, with dan dare as its lead feature.
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