Who didn’t love reading The Beano, The Dandy or any of our beloved favourite childhood comics? They made our afternoons after school much more entertaining (well TV also helped as well) and their adventures or sometimes misadventures, always had us waiting in anticipation for next weeks copy to hit the shelves. But with the recent announcement of a Bananaman movie really got me thinking, which of our other heroes deserves a shot at glory?
Along with his faithful hound Gnasher, this spiky haired troublemaker was one of the key reasons why the Beano still runs to this day. Yes there has been a film adaptation before, but that was the US version of Dennis, and British fans are still crying out for a film adaptation of the fine series that came to our screen in 1997. His methods of finding trouble were always very unique and at times he could be a character who bordered on selfish and in some ways, was almost a villian! But no matter what, we always routed for him and I feel that an outing on the big screen would be nostalgic delight.
The students of Bash Street school frequently drove their Teacher to the point of nervous breakdown, but compared to some the classes you might see today, they were a lot more likeable! The gang led by fan favourites, Plug, Smithy, Fatty and Danny were always rank amoung our favourites. But they always had a good nemesis (and occasional ally) in Teacher who was supported by class swot Cuthburt and their methods of getting even or above the other were always jovial. They might be dated by today’s standards, but a revamp of this class may remind us exactly what we loved about them.
Easily the most identifiable character of the long running comic (which sadly ceased production last year) and his exploits living in the town of Cactusville made us want to read more. Out of all the characters here, he probably the closest to a hero character that we might have and is by far the most masculine- his tough hairy chin certainly proves that. But he was a character was a quinessential lovable rogue as he was always on either side of the law and always had to get himself out of trouble. This comic has become sadly become rather forgotten in the modern day and a movie based on this character will serve as a good memorial to its long run. All Dan would ask in return is one his infamous cow pies.
Another long running Dandy character, Korky the Cat was a feline who was bizzarely accepted by humans as one of their own- with no questions asked! With the emergence of this black and white who loved nothing more than attempting to catch big fish in Dandytown’s water ways (and dodging the game keeper) along with trying a variety of occupations (lord knows what he was paid with?) Korky rightfully ranked among the Dandy’s favourite characters. His popularity may have faded in later years, but I still feel he deserves a chance to shine.
The World’s Fastest Boy was a one who caused chaos no matter where he went as his sheer running speed proved. But he would normally come good for the people loved closest and you couldn’t help but admire his talents- if a boy like existed, then Britain would Usain Bolt some serious headache on the track. An olympic story line would serve this character very well and link this with a conspiracy plot then I think we would have a winner! Billy still stands firm in Beanotown today and this could make for a good old daft comic book story.
Closer to the Edge 