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First post - I'll try to be concise and observe etiquette!
JB - my first encounter with your work was when I was 10 years old and I was seduced by a copy of UXM #120 at whatever time in '79 it would have appeared in a UK newsagent (British reprint "weeklies" existed, but imported US comics in general circulation was only just beginning to happen in my neck of the woods - the next issue I was able to find and buy was #126, then nothing till #136, then #138... ARGHH!).
I knew what I liked (even though I couldn't really articulate why then) and you and those characters and stories quickly became my favorites. As I grew up my comic-reading continued, and expanded as the medium became more popular and widely available (by the end of the 80's there was an actual comic shop just a bus ride away, where I could guarantee getting everything I wanted in terms of new releases - and there were back issues - oh boy!)
As years and decades passed I changed, and comics changed, and I more or less stopped altogether as the retcons and inconsistencies piled up until I no longer connected to any of the series that I used to love. My buying became mostly about collected editions of the stories that captured my imagination in the early days...
I only recently heard about what you'd been doing here via Twitter, and figured I'd see what it was like. I started reading mid-June and have just caught up to where things are now (after the first couple of issues I made a deliberate choice to not read more than 1 issue per day max, as I've learned I get less enjoyment from even the best things when I binge them!).
This is the comics that I fell in love with! These are the X-Men I fell in love with! How can you still be telling stories this good, with art this beautiful, and making me care about the characters again the same way I felt all those years ago?! Especially when (sadly) no-one else seems to be...
I haven't figured out whether to try the "page a day" approach from here on in, or a weekly or monthly approach, but I will be following faithfully for as long as your generosity with this project continues. Thanks again!
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