Hello all, I hail from Florida and have just started reading 2000ad thanks to the new Dredd movie. I have been reading comics for quite some time and have always been interested in 2000ad ever since I read the Dredd/Batman books, however I never read it due to the price being a little high over here in the States. But since the movie was so spectacular I decided to give it a try, so I dropped some of my other books and subbed up.
Now I know I am jumping on the bandwagon here and so be it, I look forward to reading and catching up. And thats it for now I suppose, this forum seems like a pretty cool place to discuss things so here's to getting to know each other.
Hi and welcome.
2000ad do an iOS app subscription now, so you can go that route if cost and reliability is an issue?
I would really recommend getting your hands on some trade paperbacks of classic 2000ad comics - there's a whole world of material out there. I'd start with Dredd: America, but don't forget to check out some other strips like Nikolai Dante and Kingdom!
Welcome aboard Peter and enjoy your stay :wave:
The Sunshine State, one of my fave places to visit. Are there any good conventions in your area?
Quote from: radiator on 15 October, 2012, 11:30:44 AM
2000ad do an iOS app subscription now, so you can go that route if cost and reliability is an issue?
I appreciate the advice but I really like to support my local comic shop, so far they have been really accommodating to me. I dropped almost all my marvel and dc books so now its just Image, IDW, Darkhorse, Dynamite and 2000ad on my sub list.
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 15 October, 2012, 11:33:21 AM
The Sunshine State, one of my fave places to visit. Are there any good conventions in your area?
Hey, thanks for the welcome. And yeah in March I will be attending Megacon. Its about an hour and a half north of me. http://www.megaconvention.com/
Welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoying catching up with the highlights of 35 years of Dredd, not to mention all the other great strips that have appeared, and continue to appear, in the weekly prog!
Whatever sacrifices you've made from your pull list, and I know how hard that can be! I really think you'll find it it worthwhile. The Prog is pretty much the best thing I read week in, week out. Oh sure there's the odd dip but general its a delight AND you couldn't have picked a better time. The Galaxies Greatest is on fire at the moment.
Have fun and welcome aboard.
Welcome to 2000AD and the forum Peter, should be lots of fun ahead of you. Was in Florida about a dozen years ago now, and really enjoyed it.
Thanks for the welcome guys. Where abouts did you visit TordelBack? I visited London in 2006 for about a week before heading to Munich during the World Cup. My family also came over from the Isle of Man so I might visit again in the future.
I was doing the Cape Canaveral thing (d-r-o-o-l), so a stop in Cocoa Beach, and the future-missus was going to a Xena convention in Orlando (that dates it nicely!), so it was a pretty typical tourist experience, complete with comedy motel on the Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, which was actually in Kissimee, if I recall. Florida was the last stop on our East-Coast-by-train trip, and we'd planned to get as far as the Keys, but time ran out on us. We did all the Florida stuff via the local bus network, which was fairly eye-opening. Floridians proved surprisingly friendly people for folk who live with the constant scourge of tourism, but then friendliness was the norm everywhere we went in the US (except Virginia - well, what can you expect when you call your state capital Richmond).
Can you believe I have lived here all my life and have never been to Cape Canaveral? My wife and I sit outside and watch launches(we can see the tiny bright light flying towards space) and we always say we want to go. I live in Tampa Bay currently and we have 3 major sports teams here plus Busch Gardens(which is a theme park) so there is usually stuff to do. But if you ever plan on coming back you should visit St. Augustine, its the oldest town in the US and my favorite place to go in Florida. When we visited London we had a great time and everyone there seemed super friendly. We only stayed about 4 days though unfortunately.
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QuoteCan you believe I have lived here all my life and have never been to Cape Canaveral?
I know that when and if I get there, that when I lay my eyes on a Saturn V, I will cry like a baby.
Quote from: Richmond Clements on 16 October, 2012, 09:59:21 AM
I know that when and if I get there, that when I lay my eyes on a Saturn V, I will cry like a baby.
Well that's exactly what happened to me! Actually worse was a week or so prior to that when I saw the Apollo 11's Columbia module in the Smithsonian, and dissolved into uncontrollable tears right there in the entrance hall surrounded by about 100 schoolkids. I ended up having to go back outside and sit on the steps for several minutes to compose myself enough to go back in. My future wife was mean enough to take pictures.
I may on occasion mock the deeply religious, but I certainly know how they feel.
QuoteI may on occasion mock the deeply religious, but I certainly know how they feel.
Yup, with you on that.