Hello everyone! I'm ValyceNegative, been following Johto Times since its beginnings (disappeared for a bit because I'm not so great at using Substack...). As someone who lived the first generation Pokémania of the 90s firsthand, I find Johto Times to hit the perfect spot of nostalgia and information and I applaud the efforts of recovering and cherishing so many memories of past decades, be them virtual or in real life.
I see so many known names in this thread, I anticipate this will be quite a stellar forum! I'm a but of a lurker usually, but will contribute whenever I can. :3
As for proper introductions... I'm a freelance illustrator and comic colourist, publishing stories under my indie label and appearing at comic conventions all over Europe. I take inspiration from a lot of aesthetics of the 1980s and 1990s, including Pokémon of course!
In my free time I collect Game Boy games and mainly play retro stuff or board games; I also do scrapbooking, trekking, go sightseeing, collect enamel pins... uh, in short I like to keep myself busy! XP
Hope to see you all in future threads!
