New Board Member

[Montynero]

Hello,

Just introducing myself:

I've been reading 2000ad for twenty years. It was the art that attracted me first, copying all the pictures, and I only gradually noticed how great the stories were too. A mate gave me his collection when I was ill off school (I bet he regrets it now). I'm talking about all the Quality reprints and every prog back to 300, which I still have. I gorged on them in bed, one after another, for weeks. As a result, the 300's are my favourite period: the logo, the paper, the attitude. You've got Harry Twenty on the High Rock, some classic Robo Hunter's, Brett Ewins best work on Dredd, The Ballad of Halo Jones and Dr and Quinch all kicking off. I've stuck with it every week since and in recent years it's really reached a high gear again, IMHO.

Anyway, looking forward to some good chats. Hope there's no hazing of newbies!

[Pete Wells]

Aw maaaaan, I've never. Even so jealous of a poorly person! Welcome to the board Montynero!

[flip-r mk2]

Welcome to the board, Monty.


filip roncone

[Dandontdare]

Hi and welcome. 'tis true, he 300s were a pretty damn good period, well done for sticking with it till it got great again (the usual profile of newcomers here is "used to love it - stopped in the 90s - found out it got good again")

[Montynero]

Cheers, Guys

Yes, I was lucky. My mate just hated carrying stuff - we still joke about it. I lived in town and he'd dump all kinds of great items at my house rather than carry them home: Records, comics, Beer. Sometimes he'd just give them to me rather than pick them up - but his 2000ad collection? That was some kind of mental breakdown.

I'm the opposite. I hoard EVERYTHING, obsessively. My wife loves this  

As for sticking with it. Well, I just love reading sequential art. I'm one of those people that'll buy any UK comic aimed at adults almost on principal. And I know I'm not alone!

[W. R. Logan]

You don't have to say anything just look at the covers from Prog 300 - 399 to see how good that period was.

http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=covers&page=progs&MaxProg=1791&FirstProg=300&LastProg=399

[Montynero]

Hell, yeah!! That looks truly incredible. Difficult for me to be objective, due to all the emotional resonances - but - shit! Is there any comparable century?

[Spikes]

Welcome Montynero - and have fun!

You don't have to say anything just look at the covers from Prog 300 - 399 to see how good that period was.

http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=covers&page=progs&MaxProg=1791&FirstProg=300&LastProg=399

Great stuff indeed, though it was around the Prog 356 mark that i stopped buying the Galaxys Greatest, 

[Trout]

Hello, Monty!

You know, that could well be the same Montynero who's responsible for Death Sentence, which is running in Clint and is one of the most inventive and well-executed new comics I've ever seen...

- Trout

[Montynero]

Judge Jack -Noooooo!  Prog 356? That's Ezquerra on The Killing, McMahon on Sky Chariots, and Davis and Moore on Dr and Quinch Got drafted!!! Thrill Power Overload busted your circuits. The only possible explanation.

Honestly, that Mcmahon art still gives me chills. He's influencing artists nearly 30 years later.

Trout - Very kind of you, but the truth is the genius Mike Dowling is simply making me look good.

[Richmond Clements]

Ah! Trout beat me to it! Was about to ask when you were going to start shilling your books! ;-)

[Montynero]

Nah! It'd be nice to chat about 2000ad and related sci fi bobbins though. Hoping this is the place

[W. R. Logan]

Ah! Trout beat me to it! Was about to ask when you were going to start shilling your books! ;-)

Because no writer or artist on this fine board would ever stoop so low 8-)

[Richmond Clements]

Because no writer or artist on this fine board would ever stoop so low 8-)

Indeed, you'd never catch me whoring myself on here and telling people to buy my book Turning Tiger or Ketsueki, both of which are available on Amazon.

Nah! It'd be nice to chat about 2000ad and related sci fi bobbins though. Hoping this is the place

it certainly is!

[Montynero]

Haha! I'm happy to hustle your books though. Turning Tiger was a thoroughly entertaining read, with some really promising art: Recommended!

Rich.

I mean, Monty.