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Slow month for me, spending a few days in the hospital didn't help.
April reads:
Eternals #2-3 (Marvel; 2021)
Marvel Snapshot: Captain America #1 (Marvel; 2020)
Norse Mythology #6 (Dark Horse; 2021)
Marvel #1-5 (Marvel; 2020-2021)
History of the Marvel Universe #1-6 (Marvel; 2019-2020)
Batman and Scooby Doo Mysteries #1 (DC; 2021)
Thor: God of Thunder #1-24 (Marvel; 2012-2014)
Avengers Epic Collection Vol. 2: Once an Avengers (collects #21-24; 1965)
April equivalent 44 issues
new YTD total: 360
-M
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So I actually hit 1000 in March; I started a new job in April so my comics reading has dropped significantly but still wasn’t bad:
January - 403
February - 406
March - 372
April - 167
YTD: 1348 comics
The vast majority of my reading has been a continued X-Men read-through. I was around 2004 at the beginning of the year, so read through Whedon’s Astonishing run, House of M, Fraction’s run, and just finished Age of X. Overall it’s a strong period for X-Men, in my opinion, with almost all the books being enjoyable to one degree or another, though I found Age of X to be kind of mediocre. Peter David’s X-Factor is consistently enjoyable and living up to its reputation thus far, and I’m also particularly enjoying re-reading Remender’s Uncanny X-Force for the first time since the omnibus initially came out. Even though it is fairly self-contained, having a deeper understanding of the characters and their history has made it that much more enjoyable this time.
I also read just about everything Mark Russell has written, some for the first time, others being re-reads. I think Prez is still my favorite (maybe because it was the first thing of his I read, back when the floppies were coming out), and it still devastates me that it got cancelled halfway through. His takes on Snagglepuss and Flintstones should become evergreens, Wonder Twins was a lot of fun, Billionaire Island was also excellent, and the first volume of Second Coming is among his best. I don’t know how his Red Sonja compares to other runs of the title (Gail Simone’s run is the only other one I’ve read) but I enjoyed it too. I still have his Swamp Thing mini to re-read but planning to do that once I hit a good breakpoint with X-Men.
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[QUOTE=SJNeal;5355072][U][B]January:[/B][/U] [I]115[/I]
[I][B][U]February:[/U][/B] 104[/I]
[I][B][U]March:[/U][/B] 80[/I]
[/QUOTE]
[I][B][U]April:[/U][/B] 68[/I]
[I][B][I]YTD:[/I][/B] 367[/I]
Wow. I should just show myself the door before it's too late... :( :p
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[B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Goals[/COLOR][/B]
Comics - 1000
Books - 30
[COLOR="#00FF00"][B]This Month (March - May)[/B][/COLOR]
[U]Comics - 487[/U]
• Batgirl: Batgirl Returns (40)
• By Chance or Providence (3)
• Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary (3)
• Factory (3)
• Genkaku Picasso (11)
• James Bond: Black Box (6)
• James Bond: Eidolon (6)
• James Bond: Hammerhead (6)
• James Bond: Kill Chain (6)
• James Bond: VARGR (6)
• O Human Star (8)
• PR: GGPR 1-8, 13-20, FR, BtS (18)
• PR: MMPR Deluxe Vol I-IV (54)
• PR: MMPR/JL (6)
• PR: MMPRL Pink (6)
• PR: MMPR/TMNT (5)
• Transformers IDW Phase One (129)
• Ultimate Fantastic Four 33-57 (25)
• Ultimate Human (4)
• Ultimate Power 1-9 (9)
• Ultimate Spider-Man 97-128 (32)
• Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3 (1)
• Ultimate Vision 1-5 (5)
• Ultimate X-Men 75-93 (19)
• Ultimates Annual 2 (1)
• Ultimates V3 (5)
• Username: Evie (8)
• WW: Batman 66 Meets Wonder Woman 77 (6)
• WW: Golden Age WW Omnibus V2 (41)
• WW: Wonder Woman: Dead Earth (4)
• WW: Wonder Woman 77 (4)
• WW: Wonder Woman #750 (1)
• WW: Wonder Woman Meets the Bionic Woman (6)
[U]Books - 10[/U]
• I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
• Invisible Library: The Mortal Word
• Morse: The Wench is Dead
• 87th Precinct: Lady Killer
• 87th Precinct: The Mugger
• Gerritsen: Stolen
• Icemark Chronicles: Blade of Fire
• Icemark Chronicles: Prince of the Icemark
• Icemark Chronicles: The Cry of the Icemark
• Icemark Chronicles: The Last Battle of the Icemark
[COLOR="#FFA500"][B]Overall[/B][/COLOR]
[U]Comics - 545[/U]
January - February: 58
March - May: 487
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
[U]Books - 15[/U]
January - February: 5
March - May: 10
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
[B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Complete Reading Record 2021[/COLOR][/B]
[U]Comics[/U]
• Batgirl: Batgirl Returns (40)
• Bloom - 15
• By Chance or Providence (3)
• Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary (3)
• Factory (3)
• Genkaku Picasso (11)
• James Bond: Black Box (6)
• James Bond: Eidolon (6)
• James Bond: Hammerhead (6)
• James Bond: Kill Chain (6)
• James Bond: VARGR (6)
• Mercy - 6
• O Human Star (8)
• PR: GGPR 1-8, 13-20, FR, BtS (18)
• PR: MMPR Deluxe Vol I-IV (54)
• PR: MMPR/JL (6)
• PR: MMPRL Pink (6)
• PR: MMPR/TMNT (5)
• Transformers IDW Phase One (129)
• Ultimate Fantastic Four 33-57 (25)
• Ultimate Human (4)
• Ultimate Power 1-9 (9)
• Ultimate Spider-Man 97-128 (32)
• Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3 (1)
• Ultimate Vision 1-5 (5)
• Ultimate X-Men 75-93 (19)
• Ultimates Annual 2 (1)
• Ultimates V3 (5)
• Username: Evie (8)
• WW: Batman 66 Meets Wonder Woman 77 (6)
• WW: Golden Age WW Omnibus V1 (37)
• WW: Golden Age WW Omnibus V2 (41)
• WW: Wonder Woman: Dead Earth (4)
• WW: Wonder Woman 77 (4)
• WW: Wonder Woman #750 (1)
• WW: Wonder Woman Meets the Bionic Woman (6)
[U]Books[/U]
• 87th Precinct: Killer’s Choice
• 87th Precinct: Lady Killer
• 87th Precinct: The Mugger
• Gerritsen: Stolen
• I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
• Icemark Chronicles: Blade of Fire
• Icemark Chronicles: Prince of the Icemark
• Icemark Chronicles: The Cry of the Icemark
• Icemark Chronicles: The Last Battle of the Icemark
• The Invisible Library: The Burning Page
• The Invisible Library: The Lost Plot
• The Invisible Library: The Mortal Word
• Morse: The Secret of Annexe 3
• Morse: The Wench is Dead
• Stephen King: The Shining
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[U]May[/U]
-Scene of the Crime by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark
-Reckless by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
-Friends of the Devil by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
-Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanio Guarnido (Somewhere Within the Shadows, Arctic Nation, Red Soul, A Silent Hell)
-Untold Tales of Spider-Man Omnibus by Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe
-Uncanny X-Force Omnibus by Rick Remender (Issues 1-7, 5.1)
Total - 48
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Time for the May tally. A lot more productive reading month than the last few.
YTD Jan-April 360
[B][U]May[/U][/B]
Boston Powers #3 (self-published; 2020)
Doctor Strange #63-68 (Marvel; 1984)
Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #1-5; Marvel; 2020-2021)
Plunge #1-6 (DC Black Label/Hill House; 2020)
Friend of the Devil: A Reckless OGN (Image; 2021; 124 pp)
Captain America #100-102 (Marvel; 1968)
Original Sin #0, 1 (Marvel; 2013)
Jazz: Midnight OGN (56 pp; Caliber; 2017)
Billie Holiday OGN (80 pp; NBM; 1991)
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #3 (IDW; 2021)
Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 4 The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy (collects #13-18; Fantagraphics; 1989)
Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 5 Lone Goat and Kid (collects #19-24; Fantagraphics; 1989-1990)
Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 6 Circles (collects #25-31 and story from Critters #38; 1989-1991)
Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 7 Gen's Story (collects #32-38 and story from Critters #38; 1989-1993)
Sara (collects #1-6; TKO; 2018)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Vol. 1 (collects Vol. 2 #1-16, Vol. 3 #1-6; Mirage; Dark Horse; 1993-1996)
The Jazz Age Chronicles Vol. 1 (collects #1-5; Caliber; 1989)
Sweet Tooth Vol. 1 Out of the Deep Woods (collects #1-5; DC/Vertigo; 2009-2010)
Sweet Tooth Vol. 2 In Captivity (collects #6-11; DC/Vertigo; 2010)
Sweet Tooth Vol. 3: Animal Armies (collects #12-17; DC/Vertigo; 2010-2011)
Sweet Tooth Vol. 4 Endangered Species (collects #18-25; DC/Vertigo; 2011)
Sweet Tooth Vol. 5 Unnatural Habitats (collects #36-32; DC/Vertigo; 2011-2012)
Sweet Tooth Vol. 6 Wild Game (collects #33-40; DC/Vertigo; 2012-2013)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Vol. 2 (collects Vol. 3 #7-30, Color Special #4; Dark Horse; 1996-1999)
May equivalent of 158 issues
new YTD total: 518
best reads in May...
Friend of the Devil by Brubaker & Phillips
Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai
and Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire and friends
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A very slow moth for me. Less then 80 this month.
Here is my May list.
DC
Detective Comics (1937) - 227-232
World's Finest (1941) - 83-85
MARVEL
Ultimate Xmen – 58-70 Annual 01
OTHER
The Walking Dead - 51-100
Total - 73
YTD - 990
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[QUOTE=SJNeal;5519759]
[I][B][U]January:[/U][/B] 115[/I]
[I][B][U]February:[/U][/B] 104[/I]
[I][B][U]March:[/U][/B] 80[/I]
[I][B][U]April:[/U][/B] 68[/I]
[/QUOTE]
[I][B][U]May:[/U][/B] 65[/I]
[I][B]YTD:[/B] 432[/I]
And my downward spiral continues...
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[QUOTE=SJNeal;5567925][I][B][U]May:[/U][/B] 65[/I]
[I][B]YTD:[/B] 432[/I]
And my downward spiral continues...[/QUOTE]
Disgraceful.
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Here is my list for June. I hit the Ultimate Line for Marvel. I really love the Ultimate line and dont know why it gets so much hate.
DC
Adventure (1938) - 46-57
Detective Comics (1937) – 233-238
Superboy (1949) - 46-53
MARVEL
Avengers (2013) – 24-44, 34.1 34.2 Annual 1
Captain America (2013) - 1-25
Falcon and Winter Solider – 1-5
Fantastic Four (1961) – 34-45 Annual 03
Juggernaut - 1-5
Savage Avengers – 1-21 Annual 1
Tales To Astonish (1959) – 63,64
Ultimatum - 1-5
Ultimate Captain America – 1-4 Annual 01
Ultimate Comics X - 1-5
Ultimate Fantastic Four – 48-60 Annual 01
Ultimate Fantastic Four Reqium - 1
Ultimate Fantastic Four Xmen Annual - 1
Ultmate Hulk Annual - 1
Ultimate Spiderman – 121-133
Ultimate Spiderman (2009) - 1-4
Ultimate Spiderman Requim - 1
Ultimate Xmen – 71-100 Annual 02
Ultimate Xmen Requiem - 1
Ultimate Xmen Fantastic Four Annual - 1
Total - 206
Year to date 1196
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1196 already?! You win. :)
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Time for the June tally...
YTD Jan-May: 518 issues
June reads:
Dungeons & Dragons: A Darkened Wish #1-5 (IDW; 2019)
The Batman and Scooby Doo! Mysteries #2 (DC; 2021)
The Marvels #1-2 (Marvel; 2021)
Seven Secrets #7-8 (BOOM!; 2021)
Miskatonic #4-5; Aftershock; 2021)
Dune: House Atreides #5-7 (BOOM!; 2021)
The Nice House on the Lake #1 (DC/Black Label; 2021)
The Good Asian #1-2; (Image; 2021)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (Mirage; 1984)
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Vol. 1 (collects #1-6; Dark Horse; 2019)
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Vol. 2 (collects #1-6; Dark Horse; 2019-2020)
Usagi Yojimbo Saga Vol. 3 (collects Vol. 3 #31-52 + misc. stories; Dark Horse; 1999-2001)
June equivalent of 53 issues
new YTD totals: 571 issues
Best of June-Critical Role, Usagi, Good Asian and Nice House on the Lake
-M
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[QUOTE=SJNeal;5567925]
[I][B][U]January: [/U][/B]115
[/I][I][B][U]February:[/U][/B] 104[/I]
[I][B][U]March:[/U][/B] 80[/I]
[I][B][U]April:[/U][/B] 68[/I]
[I][B][U]May:[/U][/B] 65[/I][/QUOTE]
[U][I][B][I]June:[/I][/B][/U] 68[/I]
[I][B]YTD:[/B] 500[/I]
Well would you look at that... halfway there!
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Like babyblob, I've been reading a lot of Ultimate Marvel.
[B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Goals[/COLOR][/B]
Comics - 1000
Books - 30
[COLOR="#00FF00"][B]This Month[/B][/COLOR]
[U]Comics - 154[/U]
DC Pride
Hawkeye (Fraction)
Incredible Hulk: The End
JB: Case Files
The Emperor and I 1-15
Username: Regenerated
Username: Uprising
Wonder Woman: Black & Gold 1-
Wonder Woman: Perez Omnibus V1
Ultimate Armor Wars 1-4
Ultimate Avengers 1-12
Ultimate Captain America Annual 1
Ultimate Fantastic Four 58-60
Ultimate Hulk Annual 1
Ultimate Origins 1-5
Ultimate Spider-Man 129-147
Ultimate X 1-5
Ultimate X-Men 94-100
Ultimate X-Men/FF Annual 1
Ultimatum 1-5
Ultimatum Requiem 1-4
[U]Books - 1[/U]
Jane Eyre
[COLOR="#FFA500"][B]Overall[/B][/COLOR]
[U]Comics - 699[/U]
January - February: 58
March - May: 487
June: 154
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
[U]Books - 15[/U]
January - February: 5
March - May: 10
June: 1
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
[B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Complete Reading Record 2021[/COLOR][/B]
[U]Comics[/U]
Batgirl: Batgirl Returns
Bloom
By Chance or Providence
DC Pride
Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary
Factory
Genkaku Picasso
Hawkeye (Fraction)
Incredible Hulk: The End
James Bond: Black Box
JB: Case Files
James Bond: Eidolon
James Bond: Hammerhead
James Bond: Kill Chain
James Bond: VARGR
Mercy
O Human Star
PR: GGPR 1-8, 13-20, FR, BtS
PR: MMPR Deluxe Vol I-IV
PR: MMPR/JL
PR: MMPRL Pink
PR: MMPR/TMNT
The Emperor and I 1-15
Transformers IDW Phase One
Ultimate Armor Wars 1-4
Ultimate Avengers 1-12
Ultimate Captain America Annual 1
Ultimate Fantastic Four 33-60
Ultimate Hulk Annual 1
Ultimate Human
Ultimate Origins 1-5
Ultimate Power 1-9
Ultimate Spider-Man 97-147
Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 3
Ultimate Vision 1-5
Ultimate X 1-5
Ultimate X-Men 75-100
Ultimate X-Men/FF Annual 1
Ultimates Annual 2
Ultimates V3
Ultimatum 1-5
Ultimatum Requiem 1-4
Username: Evie
Username: Regenerated
Username: Uprising
Wonder Woman: Batman 66 Meets Wonder Woman 77
Wonder Woman: Black & Gold 1-
Wonder Woman: Golden Age WW Omnibus V1
Wonder Woman: Golden Age WW Omnibus V2
Wonder Woman: Perez Omnibus V1
Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman: Dead Earth
Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman 77
Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman #750
Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman Meets the Bionic Woman
[U]Books[/U]
87th Precinct: Killer’s Choice
87th Precinct: Lady Killer
87th Precinct: The Mugger
Gerritsen: Stolen
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Icemark Chronicles: Blade of Fire
Icemark Chronicles: Prince of the Icemark
Icemark Chronicles: The Cry of the Icemark
Icemark Chronicles: The Last Battle of the Icemark
The Invisible Library: The Burning Page
The Invisible Library: The Lost Plot
The Invisible Library: The Mortal Word
Jane Eyre
Morse: The Secret of Annexe 3
Morse: The Wench is Dead
Stephen King: The Shining
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Second quarter readings:
The Other History of the DC Universe 2-3
Star Wars: The High Republic 1-5
X of Swords: Creation (~3 issues)
X-Factor (DX) 4-6
Wolverine (DX) 5-7
X-FORCE (DX) 13-14
Marauders 13-15
Hellions 5-6
New Mutants 9-10
Cable (DX) 5-6
Excalibur 13-16 (4 issues)
X-men 12-15
X of Swords: Stasis (2 issues)
X of Swords: Destruction (2 issues)
Ascender 9-14 (6 issues)
Ironheart Vol. 1 (6 issues)
Ironheart 7-12 (6 issues)
Sacred Six 7-9
Demon Days: X-men
Witchblade 31-51 (21 issues)
Witchblade/Darkness 1
Darkness/Witchblade 1
Darkness 28
Gideon Falls 19-26 (8 issues)
Black Widow 3-7 (5 issues)
Robyn Hood: Iron Maiden 2
Grimm Universe presents Darkwatchers (3 issues)
Belle: Horns of the Minotaur 1
Swing Vol. 2 (6 issues)
Robyn Hood: Cult of the Spider Queen
Dejah Thoris 11-12
Vampirella 18-19
Once and Future 11-17 (7 issues)
Something Is Killing the Children 10-15 (6 issues)
Rat Queens 18-19
Harley Quinn (2021) 1
Giant Size X-men: Magneto
Nocterra 1-3
Ultimate Fallout 4
Giant Size X-men: Fantomex
Belle: Targeted Prey 1
Silk (2021) 1
Giant Size X-men: Nightcrawler
Red Sonja: Birth of the She-Devil 1
Redneck 21-24
Giant Size X-men: Storm
Silke 1-4
Tales of the Witchblade ½
Monstress 25
Edgeworld 1-5
Belle: Dead of Winter 1
Vampirella vs. Purgatory 2-3
The Joker 80th Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular [5 issues)
The Realm 12-15 (4 issues)
Infinite Dark 1-4
Women of Marvel 1 (2 issues)
Red Sonja Vol 5 (1-15)
Death or Glory 6-7
Invincible Red Sonja 1
Vengeance of Vampirella 7-16 (10 issues)
Batman /Catwoman 4
Wonder Girl 1
Myths and Legends Quarterly: Dark Princess (3 issues)
Legends of the Dark Knight 1
Blackbird 1-6
Belle: Thunder of Gods 1
Lady Death: Malevolent Decimation 1-2
Grimm Spotlight: Mystere: Voodoo Dawn 1
Robyn Hood: Voodoo Dawn 1
Rescue 2020 #2
Eve 1
Belle: King of Serpents 1
Black Panther 166
221 issues
YTD: 379