Talk:Big Dave (character)

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I've spotted a few of these notices and have been working to address them. I am unsure if this is one though. The image provided isn't great and really doesn't show much. I'd suggest letting it go and sorting out a better one. Possibly: [1]^{[dead link]} [2]^{[dead link]} with the first one being prefered. (Emperor 13:02, 2 June 2007 (UTC))[reply]

{{Dead link}} but it seems to be referring to Prog 869 which features Big Dave on the cover -- Horkana (talk) 21:11, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sources[edit]

There does not seem to be a lot of available sources for this. The letters pages of 2000 A.D. are probably the place to find fan reactions that could be referenced. Reviews and critical response would be a significant improvement to the article. -- Horkana (talk) 21:11, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In 2010 Total Film magazine included Big Dave on a list of 9 Mark Millar comics that should be made into films (at number 3 but the order doesn't seem to be important). It isn't an ideal source and I'm not sure how I'd fit it into the article but the text calls him a contraversial character, which goes some way to suppporting the claims of this article.
George Wales (September 9, 2010). "9 Mark Millar Comics That Should Be Movies. It's Millar time". Total Film.
In an interview with The AV Club Morrison says "The Big Dave strips I did with Mark Millar for 2000 AD are some of my favorites and would make a good, daft book."
Leonard Pierce (July 22, 2009). "Interview Grant Morrison". The AV Club. The Onion.
The BBC describe it as "One of 2000 AD's most controversial" (see sidebar "primer", bottom right) David Bishop (2004-01-30). "BBC - Cult Presents 2000AD and British comics". BBC.

If it was that controversial, I would have expected it to have got more comment in the press. -- Beardo (talk) 17:33, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]