Digital Dandy

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The Dan story is the one from original Digital Dandy No.1. Numskulls isn't working at the moment.

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Ack, I thought the whole point of the reboot was to fix these bugs!

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I've experienced numerous bugs and crashes on my iPad. Early days, and I hope they're squashed quickly...
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Hate to say this but having same issues with the iPhone app.

Personally, I understand that these things take a while to iron out, especially with so many platforms to prepare for... But my kids are losing interest...

Some of the strips / animations are quite long (which is fantastic - great value for money etc).. But when the app crashes when you are 75% through the story, there is no alternative but to start the story again from the beginning...

Please believe me, what with Digital Dandy v1 and now the new app problems, I could recount Brassneck's re-imagined origin ad verbatim the number of times I have read (or tried to read) it!

Come on Dandy, you can do it!!

PS: did I miss the ad/press campaign? Nothing in this week's Beano either...
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Agreed. Some of the Dandy TV (back page) videos on Youtube have as little as TWO views! They're not getting a lot of readers, and you just hit the nail on the head as to why that is - bugs and failure to advertise.

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Numskulls has been fixed :D

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New issue #3 is up. And Spencer, you'll be pleased to see an advert in this week's Beano. :D

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It is also being advertised in Commando.
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^Focused on Retro Active I see (not surprising, it's probably the only digital Dandy strip that would be of interest to the same audience), with excerpts from the original Captain Hornet, Billy the Cat and Katie, Codename Warlord, and Amazing Mr X strips in the background. Codename Warlord wouldn't actually be out of place in Commando, come to think of it, the story being set during the Second World War.

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Issue 4 is out.

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To be honest, Digi. I found it a bit strange to see the advert in Commando. The Beano I understand. Unless they feel that the reader's kid(s) would be interested???

I noticed that DCT has brought out a new magazine call Ruby Loves which I see are advertising quite strongly (I have seen the advert plastered on bins within shopping centres in Croydon and Bromley). So the marketing department can do it when they want to.
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Like I said, Retro Active is the only strip likely to be of interest to Commando fans, due to it's connection to World War II set Codename Warlord, which is why the advert focuses on Retro Active, not showing anything else. Trouble is, this link isn't obvious in the half dozen issues. If only Classics from the Comics was still around. When it closed, it was running King Cobra, another of the Retro Active ancestors, and both Mr X and Billy the Cat and Katie had appeared previously. It would've been the ideal place for that advert.

Just Googled Ruby Loves. Strange title for an arts and crafts magazine (the title sounds more akin to a modern Bunty). They need to spell check the website. "Ruby Loves Magazine: The brand new craftw magazine for girls!" A simple error, which doesn't give a good first impression.

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Issue 5 is online.

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And so is issue 6.

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Nobody want to discuss it lately? Anyway, issue 7 is out!

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