I can see what everyone is saying about the logo, it really is small- compared to the days when the word DANDY jumped off the shelf at you, you really have to look for it... 'Dandy' is still larger on the address slip that came with it, but that would have been printed in bulk ages ago no doubt... Has there been a new issue since this one (23May09) and what is the logo on that like?
Other than that I actually think the cover is an improvement on the last time I saw the DX. It seems to have found it's own identity and the whole thing just works. Ok, so if it were designed to my tastes you'd have a comic strip on the cover and none of the clutter and text, but for whom it is aimed at, I think it works really well!
As for comic content, it's great that it is all new, and that almost 50% of the comic is strips. You almost get comics every second spread, which is a nice balance. And it's great to see BB and C back and in an all new strip- let's hope this is the beginning of soe other strips returning... would love to see new Smasher, Korky (the C McGhie version from last year was great!), Corporal Clott, Winker Watson and Jocks & Geordies to name a few. All perhaps updated such as BB & C, but with the spirit of the original.
And as for the 'Xtreme' only on the free gift, I think that's just being used as a descriptive term, ie: "Xtreme Table Footy".... Saying "Dandy Xtreme Table Footy" doesn't make much sense if you get what I mean? The game is extreme, not that the game belongs to, or comes free with Dandy Xtreme.
Anyway, that's my few cents worth!
Ross
