Happy 44th birthday, 2000AD!
Actually, the precise day/date is a slightly confused issue because the date on Prog #1 was the off-sale date, and the prog's early tag line — "in orbit every every Monday — has literally never been true...!
Happy birthday, Prog! We 70s kids stick together.
Happy Birthday Prog! Three years younger than me and much better looking, damn you! :)
Yeah thet've bloody well aged better than I have. While I'm looking increasing tired and battered Tharg's ol Organ is a vibrant, exciting and attractive as ever it was.
Happy Birthday you lovely ol' bastard you.
Congrats and here is for the next 44 :)
Happy birthday, ye gorgeous old flapper, ye.
To celebrate 2000AD's 44th birthday, here's a link to an article I wrote last year celebrating the 43rd...
Dateline: 26 Feb 1977
(http://www.michaelowencarroll.com/pics/26feb1977logos.jpg) (https://michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/dateline-26-feb-1977/)
Was it really four years ago that we (or many of us) were all in that there London to celebrate the 40th?
Happy Birthday 2000 AD.
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 19 February, 2021, 05:20:15 PM
Was it really four years ago that we (or many of us) were all in that there London to celebrate the 40th?
Happy Birthday 2000 AD.
..and drunk the bar dry...
Happy Birthday to the Galaxy's Greatest.
Quote from: Mike Carroll on 19 February, 2021, 02:27:37 PM
To celebrate 2000AD's 44th birthday, here's a link to an article I wrote last year celebrating the 43rd...
Dateline: 26 Feb 1977
(https://michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/dateline-26-feb-1977/)
Wow how did I miss that first time round - fantastic article. The first comment makes a good point - how many TVs have lasted since 1977 - the key difference being of course all those TV shows have been replaced, comics, alas not so much - well comics with actual comic strip making up more than say 20% or more of the content.
Yes, it's a great read. I missed it the first time too. Thanks, Mike!
That must have taken a long time to put together!
Quote from: Richard on 20 February, 2021, 04:17:31 PM
That must have taken a long time to put together!
It took a while, yeah! I had originally intended to try tracking down the missing issues throughout the year and present a revised version this year... but I forgot. :(
Giving someone the bumps for their birthday... I haven't heard that in a while... :)
Now, where's my pack of ready salted with the salt in a little sachet that I have to open and shake over my crisps....
Quote from: Mike Carroll on 20 February, 2021, 05:09:53 PM
Quote from: Richard on 20 February, 2021, 04:17:31 PM
That must have taken a long time to put together!
It took a while, yeah! I had originally intended to try tracking down the missing issues throughout the year and present a revised version this year... but I forgot. :(
Might be a nice idea for the 45th! Thanks for the article.
That was a bracing read. Thanks Mike.
Praise be to Tharg for providing such bountiful thrill-power!
That 44 years has positively flown by!!!
Hope we can all get together at some point to celebrate the comic's huge achievements and impressive longevity! :thumbsup: