[HN Gopher] 2000Ad announces retirement of John M. Burns
       ___________________________________________________________________
        
       2000Ad announces retirement of John M. Burns
        
       Author : gandalfian
       Score  : 93 points
       Date   : 2023-10-10 14:35 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (2000ad.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (2000ad.com)
        
       | mathnode wrote:
       | On the oft trip to Southwold, I am usually left to my own devices
       | which involves a few pints and a copy of 2000AD from WHSmiths.
       | 
       | A must watch for comic fans not just 2000AD fans is their
       | documentary Future Shock! The story of 2000 AD:
       | 
       | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock!_The_Story_of_200...
        
       | einpoklum wrote:
       | For the unenlightened:
       | 
       | 2000 A.D. is a British comic magazine; not to be mistaken with 0
       | A.D., the FOSS strategy game: https://play0ad.com
        
       | saltysalt wrote:
       | I have a digital subscription, their app is very good on tablet.
       | Strongly recommendy if you are looking for a sci-fi anthology. Mr
       | Burns had a wonderful career!
        
       | toomuchtodo wrote:
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Burns
        
         | justinclift wrote:
         | Not to be confused with another famous UK artist:
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Burns
        
           | toyg wrote:
           | Or famous philanthropist Monty Burns:
           | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Burns
        
             | soperj wrote:
             | You would have had me if you had written Charles Montgomery
             | Burns.
        
             | franky47 wrote:
             | Or a Scottish poet:
             | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns
        
         | m463 wrote:
         | I can't help but imagine viewing a history of his panels using
         | an old mac and the...
         | 
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Burns_effect
        
       | hermitcrab wrote:
       | I remember buying the very first edition of 2000 AD. Such amazing
       | artwork and stories. I still have soft spot for Judge Dredd, even
       | though he is a total fascist. Splundig vur thrigg John M. Burns.
        
       | vhodges wrote:
       | Borag Thungg!
       | 
       | I still have my annual from 1978. It's brought me Vinglop Hudsok
       | over the years.
        
       | jrmg wrote:
       | Is there a way I can get, for example, the full set of "The
       | Order"?
       | 
       | I thought that would be available, at least digitally, but it
       | looks like the only way to do it is to work out which back issues
       | of 2000 AD contain it and buy them all?
        
         | toyg wrote:
         | I've seen Judge Dredd paperbacks in stores, so it's possible.
         | Not all series might have been reprinted at this time, though.
        
         | unethical_ban wrote:
         | This really is the sort of thing I wish was preserved
         | digitally!
         | 
         | Off-topic: I notice your quotes are proper left and right
         | quotes. On desktop I don't get that. Are you using voice-to-
         | text on a mobile OS, or is that an iPhone thing, or a Euro
         | keyboard, or what? I've wondered what does that.
        
           | jrmg wrote:
           | On the quotes: wasn't even really aware I was doing it. I was
           | using an iPad when writing that comment, which 'corrects'
           | quotes by default.
           | 
           | Looks like Mac doesn't do it by default, but you can switch
           | it on ("Edit" -> "Substitutions" -> "Smart Quotes").
        
         | mechanicum wrote:
         | Rebellion's model is still pretty old fashioned, so it depends
         | on the example.
         | 
         | I think there's one collection of _The Order_ so far ("Die
         | Mensch Maschine", print and digital), beyond that you currently
         | need the individual Progs. I'm pretty sure they are all
         | available digitally, but it's not cheap or convenient.
         | 
         | But all of _Nikolai Dante_ has been collected (print and
         | digital), there's a digital _The Bendatti Vendetta_ graphic
         | novel, most of his Dredd work is probably available scattered
         | across various collections...
         | 
         | Instead of trades, a lot of shorter/less popular 2000AD series
         | are reprinted in full in the back of the monthly Judge Dredd
         | Magazine - the complete _Angel Zero_ is in Meg 370, for
         | example.
        
           | jrmg wrote:
           | I'm definitely not about to spend the time trying to
           | understand what I need to buy to make my own collection...
           | 
           | This feels both like leaving money on the floor, and making
           | the content less accessible to newcomers. It's sad :-(
        
       | gandalfian wrote:
       | 'No more robots, no more trains' - 2000 AD wishes a very happy
       | retirement to the legendary John M. Burns 9th October 2023
       | 
       | Earlier this week, John M. Burns, one of Britain's great comic
       | artists, whose work has thrilled and amazed for more than six
       | decades, announced his retirement from comics.
        
       ___________________________________________________________________
       (page generated 2023-10-10 23:01 UTC)