things I learnt in 2000ad

[Magnetica]

Clearly - it's one (of the many) reason(s) I stay out of the political thread. 

[O Lucky Stevie!]

Dan Dare taught little Stevie all about tachyons...

[O Lucky Stevie!]

...in addition to couching relativistic time dilation in terms that was accessible to an eight year old

[ThryllSeekyr]

Dinosaurs or those large flying-reptiles evolved into what we think were dragons and I assume they now no longer exist. Even though, it's not true, yet it made perfect sense to me with all the other logic that came along with it.

This isn't purely factual, but something very fantastic.....

Still trying to wrap my mind around Shield-Kicking.

As the shield is kicked over their head, the kicker leaps on top....where they are supposed to be left wide open for another attack from the other side of the shield. 

Which is either a hint that it's meant to be performed by more than one attacker. Like a two-man tag-team the kicker and then the other that jumps on top of the shield while the first attacker proceeds to attack a unshielded opponent who still has their hands full, but hold a shield that is being danced on by the second attacker.

Because the idea of being attacked from over a shield sounds really awkward to me.

Perhaps if this lone attacker did everything and managed to the grab the shield, after kicking it high and then tumbling over head, taking them with it when the land on their feet on the other side. throwing them.

Sounds like awful lot of work for nothing.

I know from past experience that parlour tricks like this more often than not get you hurt, because simplicity beats complexicity unless your really, really good or just really, really, lucky.

Past experience, where I had my natural guard knocked out of the way and lost my front teeth when this guy attacked me. Not that I actually learnt anything here. They basically did the same thing, as I had raised my hands to protect my face, and had them brutally knocked out of the way and was hit right in the mouth before I could move them back again. This guy was fast to do that and he didn't try anything like trying to leap on my arms overhead or just my head. They just hit from the same place they took my guard. I lost my hat and almost feel backwards ...I think they jabbed my in the face a second time ...which is what caused the bleeding.. and the loss of teeth.

So, I figured just kicking the shield or smashing it till it's destroyed (Like I saw in a Viking film Eaters of the dead!) and hitting them swiftly while their guard is raised is better plan, based on what I know.

Even the best fighters do rather than think about it!

No, I'm not mocking the author, but this is something which always found hard to figure.

[Hawkmumbler]

2000AD taught me that each creator is superb in their own way. That anyone and everyone can be a genius writer and artist with practice and patience. That everyones own style is unique and wonderful.

Nobody tell Mark Millar I said that.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Clearly - it's one (of the many) reason(s) I stay out of the political thread. 

You are a sensible man.  Me, I can't resist the pull of its grimy claws for some reason

[Dandontdare]

I learned a lot about radiation - Strontium-90, alpha waves, radiation sickness (it took Marvel to teach me about Gamma radiation!)

[Arkwright99]

From 2000AD I learnt that Democracy is a Bad Thing™ and what people really want is a hard bastard fascist in a helmet with a big stick to pound on them when they step out of line.

Whereas from Warrior I learnt that Fascism is a Bad Thing™ and what people really want is a theatrically camp anarchist in a mask who will torture them until they see things his way. 

[sheridan]

From 2000AD I learnt that Democracy is a Bad Thing™ and what people really want is a hard bastard fascist in a helmet with a big stick to pound on them when they step out of line.

I learnt that sometimes the people who quell riots actually inflamed them in the first place (family man!)

[Rogue Judge]

I thought that Law was the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties...but I was wrong.

I learned that Dredd is the Law!

[TordelBack]

From 2000AD I learnt that Democracy is a Bad Thing™ and what people really want is a hard bastard fascist in a helmet with a big stick to pound on them when they step out of line.

I learnt that sometimes the people who quell riots actually inflamed them in the first place (family man!)

You know, I've never looked at reportage of a riot without considering that possibility, and for the same reason. Nice one, TB Grover.