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1000 books in 2019
Let's continue the tradition of this thread for...wow, 5 years now!
The goal, just like in the previous 4 years, is to read at least a 1000 comic book issues in 365 days, starting today!
Keep us updated of your progress and if you fancy write a few lines about what you've read, what you liked and disliked, just to keep things interesting and informative (even if you just pick your favourite and least favourite of your batch).
Usually a 22 pages comic counts as one issue, in case of other formats just divide it with 22. If you feel like your 48 pages long French album is really wordy and takes just as long to read as a 120pg american tpb then feel free to count it as 3 or even 5 issues, nobody gonna shout at you, it's all for fun.
Feel free to adjust the volume of the challenge depending on your circumstances. If you think you can only manage to read 300 issues this year, you are still more then welcome to participate. Same if you think you will read way more than a 1000 issues.
Happy reading folks!
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Glad that we are continuing this tradition, it's one of my favourite threads to visit. I am going for more conservative targets for 2019, given my rate in 2018 and the fact that I've just started a PhD. I will also not be buying much this year, which means that I will get to revisit some of my favourites, which is nice :) I also intend to keep a slightly more in depth record of my reading.
[B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Goals[/COLOR][/B]
Comics - 1000
Books - 30
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[B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Complete Reading Record 2019[/COLOR][/B]
[U]Comics[/U]
[U]Books[/U]
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2016: 1182
2017: 1058
2018: 1070 & 5 prose
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 1[/B] 11 issues (1/4)
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 2[/B] 9 issues (1/6)
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 3[/B] 12 issues (1/12)
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 4[/B] 12 issues (1/15)
[B]Dragon Ball Super Vol 1[/B] 8 issues (187 pgs) (1/16)
[B]Dragon Ball Super Vol 2[/B] 9 issues (213 pgs) (1/17)
[B]Dragon Ball Super Vol 3[/B] 9 issues (205 pgs) (1/19)
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 5[/B] 14 issues (2/6)
[B]Black Hammer Library Edition 1[/B] 14 issues (2/9)
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 6[/B] 12 issues (2/11)
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 7[/B] 11 issues (2/13)
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 8[/B] 13 issues (2/16)
[B]The Incredible Hulk SA Omnibus[/B] 29 issues (3/9)
[B]Dragon Ball Super Vol 3[/B] 9 issues (205 pgs) (3/15)
[B]Dragon Ball Super Vol 4[/B] 8 issues (186 pgs) (3/15)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 4[/B] 9 issues (3/19)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 5[/B] 11 issues (3/21)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 6[/B] 13 issues (3/29)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 7[/B] 12 issues (4/3)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 8[/B] 12 issues (4/10)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 9[/B] 14 issues (4/22)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 10[/B] 13 issues (4/30)
[B]Web of Spider-Man #69[/B] 1 issue (5/4)
[B]Under the Moon FCBD[/B] 1 issue (5/4)
[B]Lady Mechanika FCBD[/B] 1 issue (5/4)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 11[/B] 13 issues (5/7)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 12[/B] 14 issues (5/15)
[B]Silver Surfer by Slott Omnibus[/B] 30 issues (5/23)
[B]The Black Incal Coffee Table Edition[/B] 2 issues (48 pgs) (5/27)
[B]The Luminous Incal Coffee Table Edition[/B] 2 issues (48 pgs) (5/29)
[B]What Lies Beneath Coffee Table Edition[/B] 2 issues (56 pgs) (5/30)
[B]The Fifth Essence Part 1: The Dreaming Galaxy Coffe Table Edition[/B] 2 issues (45 pgs) (6/4)
[B]The Fifth Essence Part 2: Planet Difool Coffee Table Edition[/B] 2 issues (45 pgs) (6/4)
[B]Luke Cage, Hero for Hire MMW 1[/B] 16 issues (6/9)
[B]Luke Cage, Power Man MMW 2[/B] 15 issues (6/17)
[B]Luke Cage, Power Man MMW 3[/B] 16 issues (6/26)
[B]Mighty Thor 12[/B] 1 issue (6/26)
[B]Mighty Thor by Aaron Deluxe 3[/B] 20 issues (6/28)
[B]The Guardians of the Galaxy Tomorrow's Heroes Omnibus[/B] 36 issues (8/5)
[B]The Spectacular Spider-Man MMW 2[/B] 16 issues (8/7)
[B]Motor Girl Omnibus[/B] 10 Issues (9/4)
[B]The Walking Dead Deluxe 16[/B] 13 issues (9/18)
[B]Immortal Hulk #1[/B]
[B]Daredevil (Soule) #1[/B]
[B]Doctor Strange (Waid) #1[/B]
[B]Neat Stuff 1-6[/B] 6 issues (10/25)
[B]Shadowhawk 1-3[/B] 3 issues (10/25)
[B]Complete peanuts 1950-1952[/B] 13 issues (287 pgs) (10/25)
[B]The Boys Vol 1[/B] 6 issues (11/12)
[B]Alpha Flight Omnibus[/B] 44 issues (11/18)
[B]Sixth Gun Gunslinger Edition 1[/B] 11 issues (11/20)
[B]Sixth Gun Gunslinger Edition 2[/B] 12 issues (12/1)
[B]Sixth Gun Gunslinger Edition 3[/B] 12 issues (12/3)
[B]Sixth Gun Gunslinger Edition 4[/B] 11 issues (12/5)
[B]Sixth Gun Gunslinger Edition 5[/B] 11 issues (12/6)
[B]Sixth Gun Gunslinger Edition 6[/B] 9 issues (12/7)
[B]Harrow County Library Edition 1[/B] 8 issues (12/8)
[B]Harrow County Library Edition 2[/B] 8 issues (12/9)
[B]Harrow County Library Edition 3[/B] 8 issues (12/11)
[B]Harrow County Library Edition 4[/B] 8 issues (12/12)
[B]Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite Library Edition[/B] 6 issues (12/15)
[B]Reset[/B] 4 issues (12/17)
[B]The Incredible Hulk MMW 13[/B] 14 issues (12/31)
Total: 674 issues
Prose:
Running With the Demon 420 pgs (8/15)
A Knight of the Word 266 pgs (8/21)
Angel Fire East 297 pgs (9/1)
Street Freaks 375 pgs (9/12)
Gwendy’s Button Box 180 pgs (11/28)
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Will be using this post as my master list and editing it like crazy.
WEEKLY GOAL: 21 issues
MONTHLY GOAL: 84 issues
Jan Total: 79
Feb Total: 43
Mar Total: 40
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10 -The Swords of Glass OGN 212p
03 -Castle in the Stars v1 64p
03 -Castle in the Stars v2 64p
09 -Animosity Year One
06 -Wayward v4
06 -Wayward v5
06 -Sleepless v1
06 -Skin and Earth v1
14 -Moon Knight v Lemire
13 -Upgrade Soul OGN 272p
01 -Invaders
01 -Marvel Comics Presents 1
01 -Fantastic Four 1
07 -Wonder Woman Earth One v1 144p
06 -Wonder Woman Earth One v2 120p
16 -Avengers No Surrender
00 -Doctor Strange Damnation
06 -Jean Grey v1
08 -Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant v1 176p
01 - Invaders 2
04 -Black Science v7
04 -Black Science v8
04 -East of West v8
08 -Ogre Gods: Petit v1 174p
07 -Monstress v1
06 -Monstress v2
06 -Monstress v3
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00 -G v1
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[B]162 Comics Total[/B]
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Got close last year, I'm hoping I'll crack 1000 in 2019. Below is the master list.
[B]YEARLY TOTAL = 94[/B]
January: 94
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[B][I][U]DC[/U][/I][/B]
- The Flash by Mark Waid Book 3 TPB [I](15)[/I]
- The Omega Men TPB [I](12)[/I]
[B][I][U]Marvel[/U][/I][/B]
- Annihilation Complete Collection Vol. 1 TPB [I](17)[/I]
- Daredevil by Bendis Ultimate Collection Book 1 TPB [I](19)[/I]
- The Immortal Hulk Vol. 1 TPB [I](6)[/I]
- Spider-Man: Big Time Complete Collection Vol. 2 TPB [I](17)[/I]
[B][I][U]Manga[/U][/I][/B]
- One-Punch Man Vol. 2 [I](8)[/I]
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After sad showings of 169 in 2017 and 127 in 2018, I am determined to hit 365 this year.
On my reading list: Conan (1970's Marvel and recent Dark Horse); Wonder Woman (1980's George Perez); Buffy (Dark Horse season 8); Batman (No Man's Land & Hush; plus some Golden Age, Grant Morrison omni if I get to it).
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Hello. Long time lurker, second time poster. I took part in last year's challenge, from a distance as i wasn't a member. I didn't record the number of issues I read, though. My goal is to read at least 3 issues a day, a number that will easily meet the challenge.
[B]January: 36[/B]
Sweet Tooth Deluxe 2-3..........................................[B]28[/B]
Patience................................................................[B]8[/B]
[B]February........................122[/B]
Daytripper Deluxe...................................................[B]10[/B]
I Am A Hero Omnibus 1...........................................[B]22[/B]
Chew Deluxe 1-6....................................................[B](63)[/B]
Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus 1..................................[B](12)[/B]
Alex and Ada Deluxe...............................................[B](15)[/B]
[B]March: 119[/B]
Fables Deluxe 1-10.................................................[B](100)[/B]
MIND MGMT Deluxe 1-3..........................................[B](18)[/B]
Lazarus Rise..........................................................[B](1)[/B]
[B]April: 180[/B]
Fables 11-15..........................................................[B](50)[/B]
Mind MGMT Deluxe 4-6............................................[B](19)[/B]
Alita Battle Angel 1-6...............................................[B](65)[/B]
Saga Deluxe 1........................................................[B](18)[/B]
How to Talk to Girls at Parties...................................[B](3)[/B]
MW: [B]26[/B]
[B]May: 129[/B]
Saga Deluxe 2 [B](18)[/B]
The Sculptor [B](5)[/B]
Punk Rock Jesus [B](6)[/B]
Queen Emeraldas 1-2 [B](19)[/B]
Dept. H 1-4: [B](24)[/B]
Sunstone Deluxe 1-2: [B](26)[/B]
Decender Deluxe + vol 4-6 [B](31)[/B]
[B]June: 65[/B]
Hawkeye Deluxe 1-2: [B](22)[/B]
Paper Girls Deluxe 1-2: [B](29)[/B]
Asterio Polyp: [B](8)[/B]
Full Metal Alchemist HC 1:[B](6)[/B]
[B]July: 173[/B]
Sixth Gun: [B](50)[/B]
I Kill Giants: [B](7)[/B]
Two Brothers: [B](11)[/B]
Seconds: [B](7)[/B]
Ayako: [B](16...)[/B]
Y: The Last Man: [B](60)[/B]
Dramacon: [B](20)[/B]
Paper Girls 30: [B](1)[/B]
Lazarus Risen 2: [B](1)[/B]
[B]August: 36[/B]
Ayako: [B]3[/B]
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: [B]7[/B]
Fear Agent: [B]16...[/B]
Tokyo Ghost: [B]10[/B]
[B]September: 83 [/B]
Deadly Class: [B]40[/B]
Black Science: [B]43[/B]
October:
Saga Book 3: [B]18[/B]
Alita (again!): [B]...[/B]
Fear Agent LE 2: [B]...[/B]
November:
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[B]Total: 943[/B]
To read:
Oz (Skottie Young)
Fragments of Horror
Tomie
Uzumaki
Frankenstein
Blankets
Hsbibi
Maus
Chobits
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[QUOTE=Spoked Ham;4112299]Hello. Long time lurker, second time poster. I took part in last year's challenge, from a distance as i wasn't a member. I didn't record the number of issues I read, though. My goal is to read at least 3 issues a day, a number that will easily meet the challenge.
[B]January: [/B]
[U]Week One[/U]
Sweet Tooth = [B]4[/B]
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December:[/QUOTE]
Welcome to the light, so good to see you out of the dark :D
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I've loved this club, even if I don't check in so often. I went from barely keeping up with new purchases in 2016 to keeping up with ALL of Marvel and DC in 2018! Looking forward to a new year of reading at least 2,019 comics, and maybe more than that.
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2018: ~700 and a couple of books.
2019:
January:
[B]Obscure cities #4 (The Road to Armilia)[/B] by [B]Benoît Peeters[/B] and [B]François Schuiten[/B]. A truly remarkable series, the fourth installment is more a picture book than a comic/gn. I enjoyed the first 3 parts more. 100 pages, 5 issues.
[B]Obscure cities #5 (Brüsel)[/B]. I liked this one a lot. It's sorta satirical criticism on the urban planning of Brussels in the last 150 years. There are a few articles on the start to inform the reader so it's more understandable. It gets real weird toward the end, reminded me of some of Moebius' solo works. Around 130 pages, or 6 issues.
[B]Obscure cities #6 (The leaning girl)[/B]. Read this once before a few years ago. The leaning girl was introduced as a short illustrated story in #4 of the series, and here is developed further into a gn. Parallel to it there's a photo-story and the two mix near the end. Again, an unusual and intriguing story with spectacular art. 165 pages or 8 issues.
[B]Pinocchio (Winshluss)[/B] - A loose adaptation of the classic we all know. weird piece of artsy comic, maybe a bit over-the-top. Mixed feels. ~185 pages, ~8 issues
[B]Obscure cities #7 (a man's shadow)[/B] - not as interesting as the others. After consuming a strange medicine a man has troubles with his shadow. ~90 pages, 4 issues
[B]Obscure cities #8 (invisible border)[/B] - nice one. A cartographer who respects old illustrated maps gets dragged into a conspiracy. sorta. 140 pages, 6 issues.
[B]Obscure cities #9 (grain of sand theory)[/B] - interesting but felt a bit dragged. A strange tribesman comes to the city and interesting phenomena start. Mary, the once leaning child, tries to solve the mysteries. 120 pages so around 6 issues
[B]Polar vol.1-2 (Victor Santos)[/B] - enjoyable, but not much substance. A poor man's Frank Miller. 320 pages, ~14 iss.
[B]Jeremiah integrals 5 & 6 (Hermann)[/B] - interesting and easy read as usual. Six episodes/albums, 288 pages, 13 issues
[B]Marcel LaBrume (Micheluzzi, Attilio)[/B] - it's 1940, LaBrume doesn't care much for the war but somehow gets involved.. obviously draws a lot from Casablanca and it's set on the Levant and Maghreb regions. Wonderful simple graphic style of Micheluzzi. ~145 pages, 7 issues
[url=https://www.bedetheque.com/BD-Terre-Neuvas-91678.html][b]Terre-Neuvas (Chaboute)[/b][/url] - a thriller set on a cod fishing boat of the coast of Newfoundland. Interesting. 120 pages, 5 issues on account of not much text.
[url=https://www.bedetheque.com/BD-Monsieur-desire-285080.html][B]Monsieur désire? (Hubert/Augustin)[/B][/url] - a satirical tale depicting aristocratic decadence of early victorian era. The comic is followed by a few articles accompanied with historical illustrations that give a deeper insight into english society in the mid 19th century. 94 pages but i'll count 5 issues due to some 12 pages more of just txt.
[B]Universal War One (Denis Bajram)[/B] - A stunning space time-travel epic. A must read for any SF fan. ~300 pages, 13 issues (6 albums).
February:
[B]Celeste (I. N. J. Culbard, SelfMadeHero)[/B] - Intriguing but the point escapes me. 192 pages, 8 issues.
[b]Punisher MAX Omnibus 1-2[/b] - Pretty good, loved the Barracuda parts. Around 1800 pages, around 75 issues i think.
March:
[b]Streak of chalk (M.Prado, NBM)[/b] - Short but compelling erotic drama with a mindfuck twist. 90 pages or 4 issues.
[b]Les vieux fourneaux (The old furnaces) albums 1-4[/b] - afaik this is a bestselling title in the french market now, and it's made into a movie also.. It's about three old guys who still have some fire in them. It's funny but also satirical on today's society. Dunno if there's an english translation. 230 Pages, 10 issues.
[b]Olympian dream (Reinhard Kleist)[/b] - A bio graphic novel about the tragic life of Somalian olympian runner Samia Yusuf Omar. 150 pages, 7 issues
[b]The black aurora[/b] - a comic by local scene artists.Psychedelic and trippy mixed bag. Prolly the worst art in any published comic i've seen so far, but i respect the effort. 120 pages, 6 issues.
[b]Hashish[/b] - Another local product. Henri Michaux, a notable french surrealist, had some thoughts on the way hashish affected him (in comparison with mescaline). Those writings are here visually interpreted by macedonian artist (and friend of mine) Gjorgje Jovanovic. 64 pages, or 3 issues.
[b]How to talk to girls at parties (Gaiman/Ba-Moon)[/b] - Overrated. 64 pages, 3 issues.
[b]Sexcastle[/b] - Funny. 200 pages, 9 issues.
[b]the White lama (Jodo/Bess)[/b] - Great art, but boring to me. 290 pages, 13 issues.
April:
[B]Hellboy LE 1-3[/B] - My fav comic. but first LE read. Magical. 894 pages, 40 issues
[B]Paying for it (Chester Brown)[/B] - Interesting. 292 pages, 13 issues. The comic is around 230 pages, and then a lot of text pages (notes etc) but whatever.
[B]Gypsy omnibus[/B] - Meh, too plain and too cheesy. 368 pgs, 16 issues.
May:
[b]Asterix 9 albums[/b] - been getting these new volumes coming out recently... catching back on some good childhood reads. Each album ~46 pages, so total: 414 pgs or 18 issues.
[B]It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken[/B] - I liked the art style a lot, kinda like 1950s cartoons.. the story is soso. ~170 pgs. 8 issues.
June:
[B]One spring in Chernobyl[/B] - inspired by the HBO show i decided to go back and reread this semidocumentary gn by the fantastic Emmanuel Lepage. Well worth it if you can get to it. ~160 pages, ~7 issues.
[B]Blankets[/B] - mhm.. Nicely drawn, put it didn't really get to me... remember reading Habibi only halfway through once. Perhaps Craig isn't my thing. 592 pages, ~27 issues.
July:
[b]A taste of chlorine[/b] - boy meets girl in a swimming pool. I love Vives. 144 pages, ~6 issues.
[b]Death of Stalin[/b] - fun and upsetting fiction based around real events. 118 pages, ~5 issues.
[B]Black Hole[/B] - confusing and boring.. didn't even like the art that much. 368 pages, 16 issues
[B]Hawkeye (Fraction/Aya, vol.1 OHC)[/B] - fun and original. 272 pages, 12 issues.
August:
[B]Hawkeye (Fraction/Aya, vol.2 OHC)[/B] - great. Liked it even more than the 1st vol. 12 issues, 280 pages.
[B]Wolverine ess3[/B] - Never thought Logan would be so complex.. and beautifully drawn on top. 22 issues, 528 pages.
[B]Weapons of mass diplomacy[/B] - A cartoony satire on French diplomacy around the invasion of Iraq. Boring at first but then it got to me. 200 pages, 9 issues.
[B]Batman Dredd collection HC[/B] - Fun crossover collection. Incredible art by Biz and Fabry. 304 pgs, 14 issues.
[B]La quête de l'oiseau du temps vol. 9 - L'emprise[/B] - One of the last episodes in one of the better fantasy comics ever. 60pgs, 3 issues.
[B]Conan Le colosse noir[/B] - Loved this in black and white. Amazing art. 63pgs, 3 issues.
[B]Batman White knight[/B] - Great story. Read a b/w version in a comic magazine and it was amazing. Murphy is one of my fav artists. 232 pgs, 8 iss.
September:
[B]Baltimore vol.6-8[/B] - Really boring stuff.. First arc (vol.1-4) was so good. Idk what happened. 432 pages, 15 issues.
[B]The Goddamned vol.1[/B] - Interesting stuff, like Old Testament Mad Max. 160 pages, 5 issues.
[B]Preacher book 1[/B] - freakin amazing... i put off this for so long, dunno why. 12 issues, 350 pages.
October/November:
[B]Hellblazer[/B] Azzarello and Carey runs - Good stuff, much of it 2nd read. Fun to go back to. 69 issues, ~1700 pages.
[B]Adoption (Zidrou/Monin)[/B] - Nice little story, beautifully drawn. 148 pages, so around 6 issues.
[b]Hector Umbra[/b] - weird not too interesting comic by german artist Uli Oesterle. ~215 pages or 10 issues.
December:
[b]Absolute Sandman[/b] - wonderful. 20 issues some 550 pages
[b]The smell of starving boys[/b] - weird. Love Peteers art. 112 pages, 5 issues.
January: 100 (~2200 pages)
February: 89 (~2000 pages)
March: 55 (1210 pages)
April: 70 (1550 pages)
May: 26 (584 pages) wow, slow month :D
June: 34 (752 pages) another slow month...
July: 39 (902 pages)
August: 71 (1667 pages)
September: 32 (942 pages)
October-November: 85 (2063 pages)
December: 25 issues (662 pages)
Total: 626 issues (14532 pages) Meh. :D Less than last year.. had a promising start, but lost track come springtime. Perhaps i enjoy cycling more than reading comics.
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Only hit 662 issues this year but really want to hit the target this year! Here's my master list.
January: 67
February: 51
March: 41
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[B]Year Total: 159[/B]
Happy reading everyone! :)
Alex
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January:
Men of wrath deluxe (5)
Ex Machina omnibus (54)
Grass Kings 1 (6)
Black Hammer Library edition (14)
The Witcher Library edition (16)
Harrow County Library edition (8)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW collection 8 (17)
Blueberry omnibus 7 (Dutch edition) (10)
Injection deluxe 1 (15)
Total: 145
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[B]January[/B]
[U]Aquaman by Johns omnibus[/U]: (31 issues) My first Aquaman series and a great start to the year.
[U]Global Frequency Deluxe[/U]: (12 issues) Good comics, but I think my expectations were too high going into this. I kept waiting for the different one-issue stories to culminate in an amazing finale, much like Planetary. So I was disappointed when that didn't happen.
[U]Usagi Yojimbo Saga 3[/U]: (22 issues) I'm now over half way through this series and the quality is so consistent. I'll be sad to get to the end.
[U]Deadly Class Deluxe 1-2[/U]: (31 issues) Absolutely amazing in parts, very good in others. Didn't take to the main character though.
[U]Usagi Yojimbo Saga 4[/U]: (22 issues) The best volume yet!
[U]Silver Surfer Omnibus[/U]: (30 issues) Another great read, I've had a great month. The ending was good, but not as good as I'd heard.
[U]Joe The Barbarian[/U]: (8 issues) Took a while to get into, I ended up having to start again and binge over a weekend. definitely not a good one to read an issue a night just before bed.
[U]Usagi Yojimbo Saga 5[/U]: (22 issues) I'm running out of things to say about how much I enjoy this, but I do!
Total for month: 178 issues
Total for year: 178 issues
[B]February[/B]
[U]Sweet Tooth Deluxe 1-3[/U]: (40 issues) I've just picked up lots of Vertigo stuff I never got around to reading before. I hope it's as high a quality as Sweet Tooth.
[U]Usagi Yojimbo Saga 6[/U]: (22 issues) I can't think of anything which has been at such a consistent standard for such a long period of time.
[U]Scalped TP 1-10[/U]: (60 issues) Gave up on waiting for an omnibus to be announced and picked up the trades.
[U]Usagi Yojimbo Saga 7[/U]: (22 issues) Hope the next volume comes out on time after I heard about the character going to IDW.
[U]Darth Vader Omnibus[/U]: (29 issues) Loved the premise and initial interactions of Vader, didn't maintain that level of quality, but still good enough to convince me to pick up the upcoming SW omnibus.
[U]Injection Deluxe[/U]: (15 issues) Far preferred it to Global Frequency.
Total for month: 188 issues
Total for year: 366 issues
[B]March[/B]
[U]Masters of the Universe Omnibus[/U]: (63 issues) I wasn't expecting great things from this, but it was worse than I expected. I'll probably end up selling this one when I can recoup my money.
[U][U]100 Bullets TP1-5[/U][/U]: (101 issues) A really good read, but at times I felt like I could have done with a cheat sheet to remember certain names/characters!
[U]Punisher Max Omnibus 1[/U]: (34 issues) After hearing someone on the forum say this was better than Preacher I finally got around to reading it. They were right, hope the second volume's as good!
Total for month: 198 issues
Total for year: 564 issues
[B]April[/B]
[U][U]Star Wars Omnibus[/U][/U]: (47 issues) I enjoy Aaron's writing and this was decent, but the whole thing just felt redundant in a way the Darth Vader omnibus didn't. I knew Luke wasn't going to receive any Jedi training, that C3PO would be rescued, etc.
[U]Conan Chronicles 1-2 by Busiek[/U]: (40 issues) Really happy to finally own this as, like many people, I missed out on the Dark Horse volumes.
[U]Punisher Max Omnibus 2[/U]: 12 issues in and it's a great read. Ennis' fixation with male genital mutilation is getting a bit repetitive though.
Total for month: 99 issues
Total for year: 663 issues
[B]May[/B]
[U]Punisher Max Omnibus 2[/U]: (26 issues) This may be my favourite Ennis run, really enjoyed it.
[U]BPRD Hell On Earth HC 1-5[/U]: (80 issues approx.) I'd already read the first couple, but really enjoyed binging the whole thing.
[U]Walking Dead TP 31[/U]: (6 issues) The series has had its ups and downs, this volume was one of the most enjoyable in a while.
Total for month: 112 issues
Total for year: 775 issues
[B]June[/B]
[U]Berserk Deluxe 1[/U]: (28 issues) It was really good, not sure if I enjoyed it enough to commit to 15 volumes though.
[U]Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus 4[/U]: (39 issues) When it was good, it was very good. Especially in the Green Goblin centred issues. However there were more clunkers than in previous volumes. Still really enjoyed it though, bring on volume 5!
[U]Usagi Yojimbo 8[/U]: (22 issues) So consistent.
Total for month: 89 issues
Total for year: 864 issues
[B]July[/B]
[U]Transformers Phase 2 v9[/U]: (9 issues) I've gotten too used to bingeing my content, felt a bit lost at times.
[U]New Frontier TP[/U]: (17 issues) Best DC title I've read in some time.
[U]Moonshadow[/U]: (13 issues) I enjoyed it and grew to like the titular character, despite the story meandering massively.
[U]Berserk Deluxe 2[/U]: (28 issues) Very enjoyable, I actually forgot I was reading a flashback for about half the book!
[U]Chew Deluxe 1-6[/U]: (60 issues) A lot of fun, although it petered out a little towards the end.
[U]Men of Wrath Deluxe[/U]: (5 issues) Blew through it, a brilliant read.
[U]Batman Flashpoint TP[/U]: (6 issues) enjoyed the Batman story, but skipped most of the others.
Total for month: 138 issues
Total for year: 864 issues
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[B]To Read:[/B]
American Vampire Omnibus
Batman Incorporated TP 1-3
Batman and Robin HC 4-7
Bone One Volume Edition
Crime Noir Omnibus
DMZ Deluxe 1-5
East of West 1-2
From Hell TP
Invisibles Omnibus
Izombie Omnibus
Mind MGMT HC 1-6
Monstress Deluxe 1
Papergirls Deluxe 2
Saga Deluxe 3
Sandman Omnibus 1-3
Sheriff of Babylon Deluxe
Spaceman Deluxe
Animal Man Deluxe 1
Promethea deluxe 1
Teen Titans Omnibus 3
Teen Titans Omnibus by Johns
The Boys TP 1-2
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Hmm probably tapped out around 450 last year
January:
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I am reading West Coast Avengers and Justice League of America. So far I have read 6 issues. A slow start but i hope to read at least 730 this year. Going to try for 500 but that is a big goal. The good thing is I have about 300 back issues to read through. I kinda went nuts shopping last year and have a huge back log to read.
Edit to read 730 comics this year. Thats 2 a day. Very doable.
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New Readings:
.Spider-Man by Roger Stern Omnibus : (54)
.Avengers Vol.2 By Brian Michael Bendis: (7)
.Conan the Barbarian#1 (True Believers #1)
.Conan the Barbarian#1 (276) : (2)
.Fantastic Four#2(647)
.Doctor Strange#4(394)
.Superior Spider-Man (Vol.2)#1
Total readings so far:67.
The best of these new readings was the Spider-Man by Roger Stern Omnibus.Conan the Barbarian both the first issue and the new one by Marvel were quite good but those are Sword and Sorcery comic books a bit different from Spider-Man comics.
My least favorite is Superior Spider-Man even so it had a decent start for Doctor Octopus as Superior Spider-Man and with the clifhanger it had i will be buying the next issue.
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I’m starting the year with these:
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/oXAS7Ts.jpg[/IMG]
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I started keeping track of my 1000 for 2019 mid December since I had 2 weeks off work for the holidays. I got tons of reading done over my break and started a log with Excel
Progress so far:
1 Captain Marvel 1 December 16, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
2 Captain Marvel 2 December 16, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
3 Captain Marvel 3 December 16, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
4 Captain Marvel 4 December 16, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
5 Captain Marvel 5 December 16, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
6 Captain Marvel 6 December 16, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
7 Avengers 1 December 16, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
8 Avengers 2 December 16, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
9 Captain Marvel 7 December 17, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
10 Captain Marvel 8 December 17, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
11 Captain Marvel 9 December 17, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
12 Spider-Man Blue 1 December 17, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
13 Spider-Man Blue 2 December 17, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
14 Spider-Man Blue 3 December 18, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
15 Spider-Man Blue 4 December 18, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
16 Spider-Man Blue 5 December 18, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
17 Spider-Man Blue 6 December 18, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
18 Captain Marvel 10 December 18, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
19 Captain Marvel 11 December 18, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
20 Thanos Annual 1 December 18, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
21 Aquaman 1 December 21, 2018 Aquaman Vol 1 : The Trench
22 Aquaman 2 December 21, 2018 Aquaman Vol 1 : The Trench
23 Aquaman 3 December 21, 2018 Aquaman Vol 1 : The Trench
24 Aquaman 4 December 21, 2018 Aquaman Vol 1 : The Trench
25 Aquaman 5 December 21, 2018 Aquaman Vol 1 : The Trench
26 Aquaman 6 December 21, 2018 Aquaman Vol 1 : The Trench
27 Venom 1 December 23, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
28 Venom 2 December 23, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
29 Captain Marvel 12 December 23, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
30 Captain Marvel 13 December 23, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
31 Captain Marvel 14 December 23, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
32 Captain Marvel 15 December 23, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
33 Detective Comics 871 December 24, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
34 Detective Comics 872 December 24, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
35 Detective Comics 873 December 24, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
36 Detective Comics 874 December 25, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
37 Detective Comics 875 December 25, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
38 Detective Comics 876 December 25, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
39 Detective Comics 877 December 25, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
40 Detective Comics 878 December 25, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
41 Detective Comics 879 December 25, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
42 Detective Comics 880 December 25, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
43 Detective Comics 881 December 25, 2018 Batman The Black Mirror
44 Scarlet Spider 1 December 26, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
45 Scarlet Spider 2 December 26, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
46 Batman 61 December 28, 2018 Single Issue
47 Scarlet Spider 3 December 28, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
48 Scarlet Spider 4 December 28, 2018 Marvel Unlimited
49 Aquaman 7 December 29, 2018 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
50 Aquaman 8 December 29, 2018 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
51 Aquaman 9 December 29, 2018 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
52 Aquaman 10 December 29, 2018 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
53 Aquaman 11 December 29, 2018 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
54 Aquaman 12 December 30, 2018 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
55 Aquaman 13 December 30, 2018 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
56 Aquaman 0 December 30, 2018 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
57 Fear Agent 1 December 31, 2018 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
58 Fear Agent 2 December 31, 2018 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
59 Fear Agent 3 December 31, 2018 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
60 Fear Agent 4 December 31, 2018 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
61 Fear Agent 5 December 31, 2018 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
62 Fear Agent 6 December 31, 2018 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
63 Fear Agent 7 January 1, 2019 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
64 Fear Agent 8 January 1, 2019 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
65 Fear Agent 9 January 1, 2019 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
66 Fear Agent 10 January 1, 2019 Fear Agent Final Edition Vol 1
67 Aquaman 14 January 1, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
68 Justice League 15 January 1, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
69 Aquaman 15 January 1, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
70 Justice League 16 January 1, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
71 Aquaman 16 January 1, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
72 Justice League 17 January 2, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
73 Aquaman 17 January 2, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
74 Scarlet Spider 5 January 2, 2019 Marvel Unlimited
75 Aquaman 18 January 6, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
76 Aquaman 19 January 6, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
77 Aquaman 21 January 6, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
78 Aquaman 22 January 6, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
79 Aquaman 23 January 6, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
80 Aquaman 23.1 January 6, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
81 Aquaman 23.2 January 6, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
82 Aquaman 24 January 7, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
83 Aquaman 25 January 7, 2019 Aquaman by Geoff Johns Omnibus
84 Scarlet Spider 6 January 8, 2019 Marvel Unlimited
1000 is gonna be easy :D
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2019 Week 1
Fantastic Four Epic Collection 21 The New Fantastic Four (20 issues)
Total for the week: 20
Total for the year: 20
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I will probably not be reading 1000 comics this year but this thread seems to be a great way of keeping track of what I have read. Let's see how far I'll get :cool:
[B][U]January[/U][/B]
- Kill or be killed vol 1 (4)
- Deadly class vol 1 (6)
- Deadly class vol 2 (5)
- Hellboy omnibus vol 1 (15)
[U]Total of the month[/U]: 30
Total: 30
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[QUOTE=Brewman;4108651]2016: 1182
2017: 1058
2018: 1070 & 5 prose
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 1[/B] 11 issues (1/4)
[B]Sub-Mariner MMW 2[/B] 9 issues (1/6)
Total: 20 issues[/QUOTE]
I love the Tales to Astonish Sub-Mariner issues.
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[QUOTE=Mormegil;4128484]I love the Tales to Astonish Sub-Mariner issues.[/QUOTE]
It has been highly entertaining so far. I have all 8 MMW and am in the middle of a marathon read. Colan on art was solid and I am now into the Buscema issues which are just stellar.
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[QUOTE=Brewman;4129061]It has been highly entertaining so far. I have all 8 MMW and am in the middle of a marathon read. Colan on art was solid and I am now into the Buscema issues which are just stellar.[/QUOTE]
I've held off on the masterworks because i'm hoping for an epic collection that will grab all his SA appearances. But i didn't find MMW vol 1 for $11 in paperback because that first Colan arc is so good. Almost feels like a sword and sorcery comic.
There are some hits and misses in his series (i'm only up to #35), but it made me a Namor fan.
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[QUOTE=LukasGesquiere;4128317]I will probably not be reading 1000 comics this year but this thread seems to be a great way of keeping track of what I have read. Let's see how far I'll get :cool:
[B][U]January[/U][/B]
- Kill or be killed vol 1 (4)
- Deadly class vol 1 (6)
- Deadly class vol 2 (5)
- Hellboy omnibus vol 1 (15)
[U]Total of the month[/U]: 30
Total: 30[/QUOTE]
Kill or be Killed was excellent! You're in for a great time.
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I went on a reading binge the last couple of days and I am now at 40. Will post the break down at the end of the month.
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[QUOTE=Mormegil;4130645]I've held off on the masterworks because i'm hoping for an epic collection that will grab all his SA appearances. But i didn't find MMW vol 1 for $11 in paperback because that first Colan arc is so good. Almost feels like a sword and sorcery comic.
There are some hits and misses in his series (i'm only up to #35), but it made me a Namor fan.[/QUOTE]
You hit the nail on the head with the Sword & Sorcery vibe. Just wrapped Vol 3 and it is definitely firing on all cylinders through 13. This has me on board for sure now for the Thomas Conan Omnis.
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Didn't keep track here last year (I did in some of the earlier years though), but had over 1700 read last year. Let's see what this year brings...
[B][U]January[/U][/B]
Aquaman Vol. 2 The Others (collecting Aquaman #7-13; DC; 2012)
Aquaman Vol. 3 The Throne of Atlantis (collecting Aquaman #0, 14-16, Justice League 15-17; DC; 2012-2013)
Conan the Barbarian #1-2 (Marvel; 2019)
Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale (including Showcase '94 #3-4, LODK #32-34, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #7-9 & stories from Solo #1 and Batman: Black and White Vol. 2; DC 1992-1994; 2002, 2004)
The Dreaming #4-5 (DC/Vertigo; 2019)
House of Whispers #4-5 (DC/Vertigo; 2019)
Curse Words Vol. 1 (including #1-5; Image; 2017)
Green Lantern #1-3 (DC; 2018-2019)
Lucifer #1-3 (DC/Vertigo; 2018-2019)
The Books of Magic #1-3 (DC/Vertigo; 2018-2019)
Hellboy Winter Special (Dark Horse; 2018)
Aquaman Vol. 4: Death of a King (including Aquaman #17-19, 21-25; DC; 2013-2014)
'Breed #1-6 (Malibu/Bravura; 1994)
'Breed II #1-6 (Malibu/Bravura; 1994-1995)
Savage Sword of Conan #6 (Marvel; 1975)
'Breed III #1-7 (Image; 2011)
Aquaman Vol. 5 The Sea of Storms (collecting 26-31, Aquaman Annual 2 and Swamp Thing #32; DC 2014)
Birds of Prey Vol. 1 (including Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1, Showcase '96 #3, Birds of Prey: Manhunt #1-4, Birds of Prey: Revolution #1, Birds of Prey: Wolves #1, Birds of Prey: Batgirl #1; DC; 1995-1998)
Die #2 (Image; 2019)
Young Justice #1 (DC; 2019)
King Conan #9 (Marvel; 1982)
Hawkman #1-8 (DC; 2018-2019)
Aquaman Vol. 6: The Maelstrom (including Secret Origins 2, 5, Aquaman 32-40; DC: 2014-2015)
Birds of Prey Vol. 2 (including Birds of Prey #1-11, Birds of Prey: Ravens; DC; 1998-1999)
Aquaman Vol. 7: Exiled (including Aquaman #41-48; DC; 2015-2016
Aquaman Vol 8: Out of Darkness (including Aquaman #49-52, Aquaman Rebirth #1)
Birds of Prey Vol. 3 (including BoP 12-21, Nightwing 45-46)
Teen Titans 100 Page Giant #7 (includes new story, Teen Titans #7, Super Sons #7, Sideways #7)
Omega Men #1-2 (DC; 1983)
Justice League 100 Page Giant #7 (includes new story, Flash #7, Justice League #7, Aquaman #7)
Criminal #1 (Image; 2019)
[B]January total:[/B] 159
[B][U]February[/U][/B]
Silver Age Legion of Super Heroes Vol. 1 (including Adventure Comics 247,267, 282, 290; Action Comics 267, 276; Superboy 86, 89; Superman 187; DC; 1958-1961)
Aquaman Vol. 1 The Drowning (including Aquaman #1-6; DC; 2016)
Aquaman Vol. 2 Black Manta Rising (including Aquaman #7-15; 2016-2017)
Omega Men #3-33, Annual 1-2 (DC; 1983-1985)
Aquaman Vol. 3 Crown of Atlantis (including Aquaman #16-24; 2017)
Manhunter Vol. 1 Street Justice (including Manhunter #1-5; 2004-2005)
Manhunter Vol. 2: Trial by Fire (including Manhunter #6-14; DC 2005)
Manhunter Vol. 3: Origins (including Manhunter #15-23; DC; 2005-2006)
Manhunter Vol. 4 Unleashed (including Manhunter #24-30; DC 2006-2007)
Manhunter Vol. 5 Forgotten (including Manhunter #31-38; DC 2008-2009)
Batman 100 Page Giant #7 (DC; 2019)
February Total: 108
[B][U]March[/U][/B]
Omega Men #34-38 (DC; 1986)
Ghostdancing #1-6 (DC/Vertigo; 1995)
Moonshadow #1-12 (Marvel/Epic; 1985-1987)
Conan the Barbarian #3 (Marvel; 2019)
Savage Sword of Conan #1-2 (Marvel; 2019)
Books of Magic #4-5 (DC/Vertigo; 2019)
Hawkman #9 (DC; 2019)
Green Lantern #4 (DC; 2019)
Batman 100 Page Giant #8 (DC; 2019)
Swamp Thing 100 Page Giant #1 (DC; 2019)
Flash 100 Page Giant #1 (DC; 2019)
Wonder Woman 100 Page Giant #1 (DC; 2019)
Conan the King #10-14 (Marvel; 1982-1983)
Lucifer #4-5 (DC/Vertigo; 2019)
Die #3 (Image; 2019)
Criminal #2 (Image; 2019)
Titans 100 Page Giant #1 (DC; 2019)
Blood Feud #1-5 (Oni; 2015)
Atari Force #1 (DC; 1984)
All Star Comics #1-2 (DC; 1999)
Adventure Comics #1 (DC; (1999)
Superman 100 Page Giant #8 (DC; 2019)
All American Comics #1 (DC; 1999)
National Comics #1 (DC; 1999)
Sensation Comics #1 (DC; 1999)
Smash Comics #1 (DC; 1999)
Star Spangled Comics #1 (DC; 1999)
Thrilling Comics #1 (DC; 1999)
Justice League Vol. 1: The Totality (including #1-7; DC 2019)
March Total: 78
[B][U]April[/U][/B]
Gideon Falls #1-6 (Image; 2018)
Star Wars: Journey to Force Awakens-Shattered Empire #1-4 (Marvel; 2015)
Tex: The Lonesome Rider (230pp; Dark Horse; 2001)
James Bond: VARGR HC (includes #1-6, Dynamite 2015)
Cemetery Beach #1-7 (Image; 2018-2019)
Barbarella HC (2016 translation; including Barbarella 68 pp; 1964 & Wrath of the Minute Eater; 66 pp; 1968)
Nightmare World Vol. 1: Thirteen Tales of Terror (120 pp; Devil's Due; 2004/2016)
Nightmare World Vol. 2: Leave the Light On (120 pp; Devil's Due; 2004/2016)
Criminal Vol. 1: Coward (including Criminal #1-5; ICON/Image 2006-2007)
Nightmare World Vol. 3: Demon Days (120 pp; Devil's Due/Image Shadowline; 2004/2011/2017)
Criminal Vol. 2: Lawless (including Criminal #6-10; ICON/Image; 2007)
Criminal Vol. 3: The Dead and the Dying (including Criminal Vol. 2 #1-3; ICON/Image; 2008)
April Total:71
YTD: 416
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[B]Last Year's Total: [/B]1,355 Books
[B]This Year's Goal:[/B] 1,500 Books
[U]January 1st-7th (45 Books)[/U]
- Daredevil #601-612 (12) - An excellent conclusion to Soule's run. Phil Noto was a great choice to finish out the series. Probably my favorite artist of Soule's run. Daredevil has been blessed with consistently great writing and art over the years and hopefully Zdarsky will continue the tradition next month. Marco Checcetto will definitely continue the run of great art!
- Batgirl #26-29, Annual #2 (6) - I'm loving Scott's run on Batgirl! It's more serious but still really fun.
- Batman & the Signal (6)
- Champions (2019-) #1 (1)
- The Flash (2011-2016): Starting Line (DC Essential Edition) (14) - The art in this series is just gorgeous!
- Sideways Volume 1: Steppin’ Out (6) - I hope Derek pops up in some other books soon, because he's a really fun character who has a lot of room to grow. Teen Titans might be a good fit.
[B]Best of the Week -[/B] Daredevil #601-612
[U]January 8th-14th (40 Books)[/U]
- The Brave & The Bold: Batman & Wonder Woman (6)
- Darth Vader (2017-2018) Volumes 1-3 (19)
- Jessica Jones: Alias Volumes 1-2 (14)
- Die #1 (1) - Really enjoyed this! Great start to the story and the art was absolutely gorgeous!
[B]Best of the Week -[/B] Jessica Jones: Alias Volumes 1-2
[U]January 15th-21st (49 Books)[/U]
- Young Justice (2018-) #1 (1)
- Blackbird #1 (1)
- Jessica Jones: Alias Volumes 3-4 (14)
- Jessica Jones: The Pulse - The Complete Collection (14)
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 (1)
- Die #2 (1)
- Iceman (2018-2019) #1-5 (5)
- Tony Stark: Iron Man #1-7 (7)
- Nancy Drew #1-5 (5)
[B]Best of the Week -[/B] Nancy Drew #1-5
[U]January 22nd-31st (39 Books) [/U]
- Uncanny X-Men (2018-) #1-8 (10)
- Return of Wolverine #1-3 (3)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 (1)
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 (1)
- Judas (4)
- Pearl #1-3 (3)
- Ironheart #2 (1)
- DC Meets Looney Tunes (11)
- Analog: A Cyber-Dystopian Noir Volume 1: Death by Algorithm (5)
[B]Best of the Week -[/B] Judas
[B]Master List:[/B]
January - 173
February - 121
March - 172
April - 166
May - 151
June - 622
July - 188
August - 44
September - 44
October - 250
November - 20
December - 0
[U]Year Total:[/U] 1,951 Books
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January:
Men of wrath deluxe (5)
Ex Machina omnibus (54)
Grass Kings 1 (6)
Black Hammer Library edition (14)
The Witcher Library edition (16)
Harrow County Library edition (8)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW collection 8 (17)
Blueberry omnibus 7 (Dutch edition) (10)
Injection deluxe 1 (15)
Abe Sapien Dark and Terrible 1 (8)
V for Vendetta 30th anniverary edition (10)
Watchmen deluxe edition (12)
BPRD Hell on earth 4 (12)
Abe Sapien Dark and Terrible 2 (12)
American vampire omnibus 1 (37)
Flash by Manapul omnibus (25)
Total: 261
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First post of the new year! Pretty burnt out on super heroes atm, so it will probably be a little more slow going for me in the coming months. Also trying to be more selective buying moving forward since i didn't read a good chunk of what I purchased last year. May even end up (gasp!) downsizing eventually. Anyways, on to the reads!
[B]Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows TP[/B] (4) - At this point anything Black Hammer is a must buy for me. This was a sad short story that really pulls at the heart strings. It's also very much standalone and can be enjoyed without any prior reading.
[B]Copperhead TP v1[/B] (5) - Entertaining murder investigation a new sheriff in a new town is thrust into. This sorta reminded of Fables first volume, where they creators sort of test the water by laying an interesting groundwork but structure the arc to stand on its own if not successful. Will check out the next volumes.
[B]Batman: Rebirth HC v3[/B] (13) - Most of this collection consisted of shorter arcs focusing on Cat and Bat (ugh) and their relationship. Mostly good but nothing worth singling out here. Joelle Jones' art is the real highlight of this collection. I had an opportunity to buy a piece a year ago and passed, and now I kind of regret it.
[B]Goodnight, Paradise TP[/B] (6) Dysart has been hit or miss for me, but this was pretty solid. He manged to write a compelling drama while highlighting the ugliness of addiction, homelessness, and mental health most of us are probably guilty of turning a blind eye to.
[B]Sara TP[/B] (6) I've been very pleased with the last several Ennis works I've sampled, and this was great as well. Epting's art was strong, as expected. Even though these TKO books are only six issue, they were very dense, and i feel like i really got a fully fleshed-out story with both of them. Pleased on that front, and looking forward to a couple more solicitations due in the spring/summer.
[B]Isola TP v1[/B] (5) - Beautiful book but lacking in the story department. I get letting things unfold slowly, but 5 issues in and not much has happened or been explained really. There's better fantasy options if you're looking to scratch that itch.
*Oops forgot one
[B]Dept. H HC v1[/B] (6) - Yet another story revolving around the investigation of a murder (seems a lot of these are finding their way into my read pile). Not particularly engaging through one volume, but i already purchased the others, so I'll get to them eventually.
45 issues fty
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2019 Week 2
Broussaille Intégrale 2 (312 pages, 14 issues)
Berserk 1-3 (240 pages, 33 issues)
Total for the week: 47
Total for the year: 67
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2019 Week 3
Thor Epic Collection 5 The Fall of Asgard (21 issues)
Berserk 4-7 (240 pages, 44 issues)
Total for the week: 65
Total for the year: 132
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New Readings:
Fantastic Four#20 (True Believers#1)
What If#9 (True Believers#1)
Conan.The Barbarian#4 (True Believers#1)
Marvel Fanfare:Strange Tales (TPB) (12)
Batman.The Dark Knight Detective Vol:1 (TPB) (15)
The Immortal Hulk Vol:1 (TPB) (6)
Doctor Strange#5 (LGY:395)
Total:104.
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First post of the year in this thread:
[B]Ex Machina[/B] 54
Ex wannabe superhero in a world where there are no superheroes, becomes the mayor of New York post 911. Read this before and it's still a really entertaining read. Why is it not a hit tv series already?
Only problem is Harris' artwork. He used tons of photo references and you can really tell. All the poses and facial expressions are just weird. I appreciate the effort but a lot of times it just doesn't work (I liked the book more every time someone filled in for him)
[B]Silver Surfer by Dan Slott and Mike Alred omnibus[/B] 30
What if Silver surfer was Doctor who but at the same time utterly preposterous, goofy, silver age sci-fi? It's a series that's not afraid to throw in big ideas and look silly and colourful but what holds this whole thing together is always the emotional core. Sometimes it almost went a bit too far with how goofy it was but the stories always worked on an emotional level (especially the last couple of issues, I had to put down the book a few times to wipe my ...glasses).
Beautiful stuff.
That's [B]84 issues[/B] so far
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[QUOTE=Balakin;4155298]First post of the year in this thread:
[B]Ex Machina[/B] 54
Ex wannabe superhero in a world where there are no superheroes, becomes the mayor of New York post 911. Read this before and it's still a really entertaining read. Why is it not a hit tv series already?
Only problem is Harris' artwork. He used tons of photo references and you can really tell. All the poses and facial expressions are just weird. I appreciate the effort but a lot of times it just doesn't work (I liked the book more every time someone filled in for him)
[B]Silver Surfer by Dan Slott and Mike Alred omnibus[/B] 30
What if Silver surfer was Doctor who but at the same time utterly preposterous, goofy, silver age sci-fi? It's a series that's not afraid to throw in big ideas and look silly and colourful but what holds this whole thing together is always the emotional core. Sometimes it almost went a bit too far with how goofy it was but the stories always worked on an emotional level (especially the last couple of issues, I had to put down the book a few times to wipe my ...glasses).
Beautiful stuff.
That's [B]84 issues[/B] so far[/QUOTE]
I loved Silver Surfer, and to be honest, before this I didn't know Dan Slott had it in him. He and the Allreds' killed it on this book.
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[QUOTE=OldManBrian;4156082]I loved Silver Surfer, and to be honest, before this I didn't know Dan Slott had it in him. He and the Allreds' killed it on this book.[/QUOTE]
I enjoyed everything I've read from him so far (even Mighty Avengers although not as much as his other stuff). Probably she-hulk was my favourite until this SS run. Is his F4 series still going on? Didn't hear much buzz about it other then someone here or in the FB group mentioning how bad it is.
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[QUOTE=Balakin;4156548]I enjoyed everything I've read from him so far (even Mighty Avengers although not as much as his other stuff). Probably she-hulk was my favourite until this SS run. Is his F4 series still going on? Didn't hear much buzz about it other then someone here or in the FB group mentioning how bad it is.[/QUOTE]
I've never read that She-Hulk series and have always heard good things. I'll have to check it out. I haven't read any of his FF and have read very mixed reviews. Unless it's selling very poorly, I'd expect there will be an OHC at some point. I'd definitely check out at least a first volume.
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I have been collecting the new Fantatsic Four stories in Singles.
So far the stories by Dan Slott of the Fantatsic Four have been great.It´s one of my favorites ongoing comic books now.
Dan Slott stories in Amazing Spider-Man were a must read to me,so i was intrigued to read the new FF stories by him.And it have not disapointed me.
The stories take in consideration the previous stories of Fantastic Four and build upon that.Something that the writer is very good at.
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Update:
[B]Thief of Thieves TP v5-6[/B] (12) - This was a series i enjoyed a lot when it first came out, but when it went on hiatus i never bothered to catch up. Now that the final installment is under way i decided I'd grab the next couple volumes. Still a quick, fun read
[B]Giant Days HC v2[/B] (10) - Im not as high on this series as some on these boards, but it has its moments. Which is weird, cause the teen/college era media is usually right in my wheelhouse
[B]Dept. H HC v2-4[/B] (18) - Talked before about not really liking the first volume but had already purchased the others. I'm glad i did, because the focus shifted a bit in the 2nd collection and it becomes much more interesting. The story becomes less a murder investigation and more an introspective on what turns out to be a pretty compelling cast.
45 + 40 =85 fty