This year’s Beano and The Dandy Summer Specials, the latter collecting Jamie Smart ’s “ Desperate Dan ” strips, are out in late May. Both are available to preorder now from the DC Thomson web shop.

Adult Swim rejected Watanabe’s idea for a Space Dandy sequel, instead pushing him toward a darker story, leading to the sci-fi dystopia, Lazarus.

FLCL, Space Dandy, and Durarara are among the most underrated anime shows that are so good they can be labeled as ...