Thought it was about time to say hi and introduce myself.
I started reading comics at an early age, encouraged by my parents who thought reading was good for me and kept me quiet for a while. To begin with I was reading the likes of Buster, Whizzer and Chips, Whoopee etc then moved on when I bought Battle Picture Weekly no1.
I bought 2000ad issue 1 and remember loving it and rereading it over and over. Can't remember what happened to the space spinner. Loved the survival wallet and yes I stuck those stickers on until they fell off not long after and no longer sticky.
Regular reader until 1982 when I left school, we moved house and job hunting. I thought at that time I ought to be grown-up and stop reading comics. I left all my back issues of 2000ad and Battle behind in the outhouse. I decision I've regretted soooo much since.
In '84 saw Scream no1 in the newsagents, picked it up and made me realise how much I enjoyed and missed reading comics and started reading 2000ad again.
Started hunting down all the back issues which included trips to Books,Bits and Bob's in Kingston and London comic shops. I remember buying prog 1 for £10 from a tiny London comic shop tucked away down a back alley. (Anyone remember this place? 6 customers and it was packed lol)
Regular reader of 2k and the Meg from then on. Picked up many of the rebellion collected trades as well.
A couple of years we moved and downsized and I barely had room for the back issues and trades,so stopped getting the weekly and meg. Didn't help that I got all the 90 Judge Dredd Mega collection and was getting the 2000ad collection. Stopped this collection at 144 and now just cherry picking on that as I have the better Dan Dare hbks and Zenith slipcase.
Mainly read online now.
2000ad has been a big part of my life since reading that 1st issue at 10 years old.
I started reading comics at an early age, encouraged by my parents who thought reading was good for me and kept me quiet for a while. To begin with I was reading the likes of Buster, Whizzer and Chips, Whoopee etc then moved on when I bought Battle Picture Weekly no1.
I bought 2000ad issue 1 and remember loving it and rereading it over and over. Can't remember what happened to the space spinner. Loved the survival wallet and yes I stuck those stickers on until they fell off not long after and no longer sticky.
Regular reader until 1982 when I left school, we moved house and job hunting. I thought at that time I ought to be grown-up and stop reading comics. I left all my back issues of 2000ad and Battle behind in the outhouse. I decision I've regretted soooo much since.
In '84 saw Scream no1 in the newsagents, picked it up and made me realise how much I enjoyed and missed reading comics and started reading 2000ad again.
Started hunting down all the back issues which included trips to Books,Bits and Bob's in Kingston and London comic shops. I remember buying prog 1 for £10 from a tiny London comic shop tucked away down a back alley. (Anyone remember this place? 6 customers and it was packed lol)
Regular reader of 2k and the Meg from then on. Picked up many of the rebellion collected trades as well.
A couple of years we moved and downsized and I barely had room for the back issues and trades,so stopped getting the weekly and meg. Didn't help that I got all the 90 Judge Dredd Mega collection and was getting the 2000ad collection. Stopped this collection at 144 and now just cherry picking on that as I have the better Dan Dare hbks and Zenith slipcase.
Mainly read online now.
2000ad has been a big part of my life since reading that 1st issue at 10 years old.