Jump Leads was created out of a desire to write something a bit like Doctor Who and a bit like Red Dwarf. In fact writing for both of these shows sits firmly atop my “lifelong dream” list. Now, with the future of Jump Leads in doubt, I find myself robbed of a dream I didn’t know I had – seeing the comic through to the end.
“The Voyage Home”, the current story which has been staggering its way onto the site for over a year now, was originally to be the first in a five-story arc. That may yet happen. Right now, though, I think we’ll be lucky if we get to finish this story at all. There are possibilities, and a few artists have stepped forward, but even if we only get to finish this story it pains me to think that the future I have for these characters, which has existed in my head for the last four years now, may never be realized. That’s quite upsetting.
The prospect of losing Jump Leads has me feeling a little lost, truth be told. I’ve been quite upset this last week or so, and I think this may well have something to do with it.