Ten years ago today I posted the very first ever Boogieland comic strip. Now here we are ten years later celebrating a decade of Boogieland strips! First there was 9 years of Boogieland Or Bust. They were traditionally published every Monday & Thursday until I eventually added a third day on Sat. & occasionally posted it as a daily comic strip. 1,111 total strips & I never once missed a deadline. Every day a strip was advertised to be posted it was posted. W/out exception. & now I've done an entire year of Boogieland Below comic strips on a Monday only schedule for a full year, w/out missing a single Monday. So that means on every single Monday for the last ten years, w/out fail, I've posted a Boogieland comic strip on the official Jimmy Valiant website. That's pretty cool! If you can't tell, I'm very proud of that accomplishment & all the hard work it took. It seemed like a good idea to do this stand alone, one-shot comic strip Boogieland BONUS on the actual 10 year anniversary & for the record, this comic strip was also published on time w/out missing the day it was advertised to be posted. I am incredibly thankful for everyone who had a part in helping me in any way w/this strip over the last ten years. My mom, Faye, helped in so many ways & she was a faithful reader reading every single Boogieland comic strip published in the last decade. That's a lot of comics! She has also been so supportive & encouraging this entire time! Thanks Mom! Thanks to everyone who agreed to be a character & join in the Boogieland fun! Thank you so much to my wife, Gala, & my son, Douglas, for being understanding while I was working on a strip to make sure it went out to the Boogieland fans in a timely manner. I'm thankful also for all of their encouragement. Thank you to everyone who read even one strip or all of them! Thank you so much for reading! & I owe a very big & heartfelt thank you to Boogie & Angel for allowing me the opportunity to tell these wonderful tales centered around the real life Boogie's Wrestling Camp! Or as I like to call it, Boogieland! Thank you so much Boogie & Angel for all that you do! I look forward to continuing to post these Boogieland comics into the new year, but I just wanted to take a moment or so to commemorate this amazing milestone! Be back this Monday as the Boogieland Below Christmas storyline continues! Thank you so much for reading! Take care!
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Faye
12/9/2020 07:03:34 am
CONGRATULATIONS ON A DECADE of Boogieland Comic Strips!! I'm so proud of you!! What you've done is quite an accomplishment. And, not only for publishing on time, but for the fun ideas for strips! Over the past ten years, I've loved all of the different characters, and often wondered how you think of this stuff??! The names for the characters are always a wonder in themselves. Thanks for sharing your talent for your reader's enjoyment. Thanks for putting fun and excitement in my life each week. Again, I'm very proud of you! Love, Mom
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12/9/2020 05:13:42 pm
Thanks Mom! That means so much! You have brought so much joy & fun & happiness to my life, so I'm thankful to be able to return the favor in some small way. As far as where I get my ideas, it's hard to say, but some of my earliest memories are of you reading me bedtime stories. Mostly out of the same Sesame Street storybook. I loved it & I've loved hearing, reading & telling stories ever since. So basically my whole life! Thank you so much for that & for everything! I love you! Love, Son
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Dale Martin
12/9/2020 12:54:22 pm
Congrats! That _IS_ an accomplishment worth recognizing!
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12/9/2020 05:16:08 pm
Thank you so much, Dale! You are & have long been a great inspiration to me. You've been producing amazing art & wonderful stories on a consistent basis for as long as I've known you. Thanks for that & keep up the great work!
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