Sunday, 1 December 2024

Sucking up to Tharg...

 


The first time I ever saw print in a national periodical came all the way back in 1983 when I had a letter printed in 2000AD Prog 344. Let me tell you, getting a letter published in 2000AD at the age of 13 was totally thrill-powered, as was receiving a postal order for £5 from The Mighty One himself. Writing Tharg a completely sycophantic letter was clearly a smart career move. Incidentally, I wasn't telling pork pies, I did indeed buy a second copy of Prog 335 as it came with a great poster of Judge Dredd (by art droid Ron Smith) which I wanted to preserve in mint condition for future generations to marvel over.

 

 

As an interesting aside, when I posted this youthful brush with fame in a Facebook comics' group recently it was pointed out to me in the comments section that the artist behind the "Barik, Space Mercenary" picture (bottom right) was Earthlet Eoin Coveney who went on to become a professional art droid for 2000AD itself! You can see examples of Eoin's excellent work for 2000AD here

 


 

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