I wasn't sure where to post this, but as it's ultimately about me, Off Topic seems appropriate...
That was hard.
Just clicking two buttons.
But it's done. After a month shy of 38 years, I'm no longer a 2000Ad reader.
I was kind of there at the start. At that age I was into dinosaurs and The Six Million Dollar Man, so there was an obvious attraction for me in those first few issues. However, for reasons lost to the mists of time it didn't become a regular thing. Instead, when I was in my teens a new kid at school introduced me to the Eagle Judge Dredd reprints. At some point I picked up a copy of The Best of 2000AD Monthly #6. Then I started getting it regularly with the Prog 466.
But now it's over. There's little point lamenting the reasons. Better instead to remember the pages and pages and pages of great stories over many years. Better to remember that I managed to get my name into an episode of Dredd and made a small contribution to Dredd history. There's only a few of us who've been that lucky.
What's more, if I ever change my mind, we live in a world where back issues, both physical and digital, are so easily available. And there are plenty of reprints.
I won't be going away, because this is a great place, full of news and gossip. So be careful what you say about me. I'm always watching.
And finally...
Jim, you grumpy old bastard, never fucking change.
Very best wishes,
Robin
That was hard.
Just clicking two buttons.
But it's done. After a month shy of 38 years, I'm no longer a 2000Ad reader.
I was kind of there at the start. At that age I was into dinosaurs and The Six Million Dollar Man, so there was an obvious attraction for me in those first few issues. However, for reasons lost to the mists of time it didn't become a regular thing. Instead, when I was in my teens a new kid at school introduced me to the Eagle Judge Dredd reprints. At some point I picked up a copy of The Best of 2000AD Monthly #6. Then I started getting it regularly with the Prog 466.
But now it's over. There's little point lamenting the reasons. Better instead to remember the pages and pages and pages of great stories over many years. Better to remember that I managed to get my name into an episode of Dredd and made a small contribution to Dredd history. There's only a few of us who've been that lucky.
What's more, if I ever change my mind, we live in a world where back issues, both physical and digital, are so easily available. And there are plenty of reprints.
I won't be going away, because this is a great place, full of news and gossip. So be careful what you say about me. I'm always watching.
And finally...
Jim, you grumpy old bastard, never fucking change.
Very best wishes,
Robin