"Has Sariel summoned you here, Azrael? Have you come to witness the miracle of your brethren arriving on Earth?"
"I WILL MIX THE ASHES OF YOUR BONES WITH SALT AND USE THEM TO ENSURE THE EARTH THE TEMPLARS TILLED NEVER BEARS FRUIT AGAIN!"
"*sigh* I hoped it was for the miracle."
Dan Watters' Azrael was incredible, a constant delight and perhaps too good for this world (but not the Forth). For the love of St. Dumas, DC, give us more!!!
I finished 1936! 2 years down, 88 to go! So far it's just the adventures of Doctor Occult and Scribbly, the boy cartoonist! 1937 adds Detective Comics, featuring Speed Saunders & Slam Bradley.
The 40s is going to be rough. I'll probably finish the 30s next week, but I'll be lucky to finish the 40s by the end of the year.
You’ve obviously gamed this out with a good deal of thought and I haven’t, but my guess would be that if you’re retired and don’t have to do anything but read DC Comics, from waking to sleeping every day, it could take you even longer than 10 years. After all it took nearly 90 years to create them.
This is a super ambitious project and I envy it even though, as much as I still love Silver Age and Bronze Age comics, pre-1980s comics are tough for me to get through, being as oriented as they are towards children. I love the old art as much as I ever have but with a few Bronze Age exceptions, the writing is a different story.
I’m almost 55 and I often think I was born at exactly the right time regarding comic books, especially DC, as they grew up with me.
DKR, Watchmen, all classic Vertigo, and to a lesser extent even the main line came out when I was in my late teens and young adulthood. If comic book storytelling hadn’t become more appropriate for young adults (any adults) than children I feel sure I would have stopped reading when I began to age out of childhood. And, though, I think this is not good at all for the industry, the older I get the more comics appeal to someone of my age.
I think the young adult books are a step in the right direction of hooking kids on these characters who can shift to things they’ll be able to appreciate more as they get a bit older and I think that’s the best of all worlds, but it was just wild to me the way DC kept me so hooked by growing up exactly when I did that even at my age, I still buy new comics every single week.
Sorry for the long diversion. Mostly I just wanted to say what a cool thing you’re doing. I’ll be following this thread for sure.
I’m a 36-year-old teacher, so no, not retired, but I just finished 1937, the third year! Looking forward to a certain character coming in 1938!
Honestly the biggest road-block is the 40. 90 series about 85 characters, most of whom no one ever gave a crud about. That will take years on its own.
I can’t imagine trying this but best wishes on your journey. I can barely read pre 2000 comics! Just not for me at all. People say “you’ve got to read 80’s X-Men” or “read Crisis on Infinite Earths” and I’ve tried. Just not material I can connect to. The ideas might be good but writing is very simple.
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I finished 1938! It was cool! It had this guy with a big S on his chest!
Also working through the adventures of Slam Bradley, Speed Saunders, Tex Thomson, Zatara, the Crimson Avenger, and Scribble the Boy Cartoonist!
Well, I have officially finished the 1930s! I would have finished sooner, but I've been alternating with reading Tolkien. I'm on The Silmarillion!
But my readings of the 1930s encompassed the adventures of no less than 22 heroes! That's these 15 from DC proper...
1. Doctor Occult
2. Scribbly
3. Slam Bradley
4. Speed Saunders
5. Superman
6. Zatara
7. Tex Thomson
8. Crimson Avenger
9. Hop Harrigan
10. Batman
11. Sandman
12. The Flash
13. Hawkman
14. Johnny Thunder
15. The Whip
And these characters from other companies!
16. Fantom of the Fair
17. Blue Beetle
18. Invisible Hood
19. Doll Man
20. Captain Marvel
21. Ibis
22. Spy Smasher
And that number is going to more than quadruple in the 40s! Wish me luck!