1000 books in 2016

[DialHForHagai]

Airboy - 4
Amalgam Age of Comics: The DC\Marvel Collections - 12
American Splendor: Another Day - 4
Batgirl: #35-40 - 6
Batman: #48-52 - 5
Batman: Rebirth; #1-3 - 4
Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham - 3
Best of Milligan and McCarthy - 7
Black Science: Beginner's Guide to Entropy - 16
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol. 1 - 16
Citizen Jack: #3-6 - 4
Crécy - 1
Daredevil by Miller and Janson, Complete Collections vol. 1-3 - 38
Dark Knight: Last Crusade - 1
Dark Knight: Master Race: #2-5 - 4
DC One Million (Main TPB plus Adventures of Superman, Green Lantern and Shadow of the Bat) - 7
Defenders: Indefensible - 5
Doctor Strange: The Oath - 5
Doctor Strange Vol. 1 - 6
Doom Patrol, Book One - 16
Exiles: #1-11 - 11
Ex Machina, Books 1-5 - 54
Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules - 5
God Hates Astronauts: #1-3 - 3
Grayson Vol. 1-2 - 10
Grizzlyshark: #1 - 1
Hellboy: Library Edition Vol. 2-3 - 30
Howard the Duck Vol. 1 - 7
I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League! - 6
I Hate Fairyland: #4-5 - 2
JLA: #7 - 1
Justice League - #48-50 + Darkseid War Special - 4
Justice League 3001: #8-12 - 5
Kaptara: Fear Not, Tiny Alien - 5
Klaus: #3-6 - 4
Locke and Key: Vol. 1 - 6
Magneto: #1-12 - 12
Mesmo Delivery - 1
Ministry of Space - 3
Nameless - 6
Oh, Killstrike - 4
Pencil Head: #1-5 - 5
Punisher by Garth Ennis: Complete Collection vol. 1 - 16
The Rattler - 1
Rumble: #1-10 - 10
Sandman: #1-8 - 8
Secret Warriors: Complete Collection Vol. 2 - 13
Space: Punisher TPB - 6
Spider-Man: Fever - 3
Starlight: #1-6 - 6
Starman: Omnibuses 1-2 - 34
Star Wars: Lando - 5
Tokyo Ghost: #1-5 - 5
Vision, Vol. 1 - 6
We Stand on Guard - 6
Will Eisner's Last Day in Vietnam - 1
Wonder Woman (Azzarello): Vol. 1-3 - 19
Wonder Woman: Earth One - 1
Wonder Woman: Rebirth; #1 - 2

Total: 491

[Taral-DLOS]

From 12-28 July (for complete total see my post on page 4):

All-New Wolverine (2015): 10
All-New X-Men (2015): 11
Amazing X-Men (2013): 15-19
Avengers (2012): 24-34, 34.1, 34.2
Captain Marvel (2016): 6
Civil War II (2016): 3
Civil War II: Choosing Sides (2016): 2
Guardians of the Galaxy (2015): 10
Ms. Marvel (2014): 8-15
New Avengers (2013): 13-17
New Avengers (2015): 13
Rat Queens (2013): 1-16; Braga Special
Red Sonja (2013): 1-2
Rocket Raccoon (2014): 3-6
Rocket Raccoon and Groot (2015): 7
Thanos: A God Up There Listening Infinite Comic (2014): 1-6
Ultimates (2015): 9
Uncanny X-Men (2016): 10
Vampirella (2016): 1-2


Total (this period): 72
Total (overall): 865
Goal: 1583

[Mister Mets]

Fables #28-150/ Jack of Fables #1-5, 33-35, Fairest #1-6, The Literals #1-3
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (5 Issues Worth)
Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland (6 Issues Worth)

It should be pretty obvious that I spent the last few days reading a lot of Fables. It is an immensely enjoyable series, and one thing I really appreciate is how they deal with the consequences of major and minor developments.

The best comic I read at this time would by default be my favorite Fables story (outside the first two years.) And I guess that's The Mean Seasons/ The Long Year (Fables #30-33) which introduces some new characters who change the series in a big way, and feature some key milestones and developments, with sacrifices and comeuppances.

Total So Far: 2,157

I'm probably not going to cover every book I read, but Fables was among the best.

[Brewman]

The Maxx 1-8
Ragnarok 1-6
Fantastic Four 286-295
The Last Galactus Story 55 pgs (2 issues) This NEEDS to be finished!
The Goon LE 450 pgs (20 issues)
Spider-Man newspaper strips vol. 2 305 pgs (13 issues) I am jumping off this one here Romita left and the tone changed pretty much instantly.
Complete Star Slammers 11 issues
Uncle Scrooge Back to the Klondike & Only a Poor Old Man
Fear Agent 1-15
Tales of the Fear Agent 138 pgs (6 issues)
The Eternaut 350 pgs (16 issues)
Fear Agent 17-32
Tales of the Fear Agent 96 pgs (4 issues)
Superior Spiderman vol 1 8 issues
The Goon LE 2 416 pgs (18 issues)
Superior Foes Omni 17 issues
Superior Spiderman Vol 2 11 issues
Superior Spiderman Vol 3 17 issues
DD by Waid Vol 4 12 issues
Hawkeye by Fraction Vol 1&2 24 issues
Avengers by Busiek Vol 1 41 issues
Deadpool by Duggan & Posehn Vol 1 12 issues
Deadpool by Duggan & Posehn Vol 2 13 issues
Deadpool Dracula's Gauntlet OHC 7 issues
Deadpool by Duggan & Posehn Vol 3 9 issues
Avengers by Busiek Vol 2 44 issues
Deadpool by Duggan & Posehn Vol 4 11 issues
Captain Britain Birth of a Legend OHC 330 pgs (14 issues)
Iron Man by Busiek & Chen 36 issues
Civil War 2 FCBD issue
Captain America by Spencer FCBD issue
Blacksad Somewhere Within the Shadows
Untold Tales of Spider-Man Omni 33 issues
Rocket Raccoon FCBD
ROM FCBD
Valiant FCBD
Captain Britain Siege of Camelot OHC 331 pgs (14 issues) John Stokes artwork on the titular arc is awesome!
DD by Waid Vol 5 9 issues I really liked how this wrapped up. It felt very satisfying to me.
SHIELD Architects of Forever OHC 12 issues (6 x 2 reads) I read this through the first time and was just confused. Reread it, got it, and want the second arc finished and released OHC soon. Come on Marvel whats the hold up already!
The Marvels Project OHC 8 issues
Spider-Man by Stern Omni 52 issues
Invaders Now OHC 5 issues
Blacksad Arctic Nation
Blacksad Red Soul
Blacksad A Silent Hell
Blacksad Amarillo
East of West Vol 1 15 issues
Avengers/Invaders 12 issues
Black Science Vol 1 16 issues. Story is great the art can be a little muddy at times due to such dark color palates, but overall I dig the style. Can't wait for volume 2.
Beautiful Darkness
Young Avengers OHC 13 issues
Eternals by Gaiman OHC 7 issues
Young Avengers Omnibus 15 issues
Silver Surfer Omnibus 18 issues

Total: 663

[wwise03]

I am shocked at how many comic books some of y'all read. One poster claims to have read 2,157 comic books this year. That can't be true, can it?

[Balakin]

I am shocked at how many comic books some of y'all read. One poster claims to have read 2,157 comic books this year. That can't be true, can it?

Last year I was done with my 1000 by June I think. It's possible just depending on what you read and your speed. Also some of us can read in work too which makes it faster. Or on a phone or tablet while commuting.

[John Aston]

@wwise03

The amount of comics read equals the amount of personal freedom. Before family life, 2K in a year would have been easy pickings.

[Mormegil]

Ms. Marvel (2006) 31-33. 3 issues

Copperhead #1-10. 10 issues

Star Trek 50-54. 5 issues

Usagi Yojimbo #156. 1 issue

Groo: Fray of the Gods #1. 1 issue

Sub-Mariner (1968) #3-4. 2 issues

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #1,4-6, and 9. 5 issues

Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving. 1 issue

The Rocketeer #1-3. 3 issues

Captain Midnight 0-11. 12 issues

Skyman 1-4. 4 issues

New Total: 858

I'm taking a short break on the modern marvel reading order i've been going through, getting ready to start Dark Reign. IDW Star Trek is wrapping up with issue #60 and is starting a new series that picks up where Beyond leaves off. I'm looking forward to that and i've loved the current series.

Maybe its because it gets such high praise, but i was expecting a lot more from Dave Stevens The Rocketeer. I get that its supposed to be a pulp serial kinda thing but there wasn't nearly enough action for me.

I loved the Captain Midnight issues. I don't know how well they would hold up for a reread, but this first time around they're great. Joshua Williamson has done a great job using those common pulp tropes but putting an interesting spin on them that takes the cliche out. I feel like this is a series that becomes greater than the sum of its parts. If you just took the art, plotting, and dialogue separately they wouldn't seem that special. Put them together and everything just seems to flow nicely into one highly readable package.

Copperhead was about what i expected. I enjoyed it but nothing really grabbed my attention. I like the scifi/western genre.

My marvel reading has a giant X-Men size hole in it so i was going to start the Claremont issues last week. Having no emotional investment in the original team i stopped Giant Size X-men halfway through and went back to read some of the original issues. You hear a lot of bad things about this first series, but i didn't think they were that bad (unlike ant-man's first run.) I don't know how many of these issues i'll read before i jump to second genesis. After the two Juggernaut issues i might just start reading summaries and move on from there.

[Reviresco]

Fables #28-150/ Jack of Fables #1-5, 33-35, Fairest #1-6, The Literals #1-3
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (5 Issues Worth)
Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland (6 Issues Worth)

It should be pretty obvious that I spent the last few days reading a lot of Fables. It is an immensely enjoyable series, and one thing I really appreciate is how they deal with the consequences of majpr and minor developments.

The best comic I read at this time would by default be my favorite Fables story (outside the first two years.) And I guess that's The Mean Seasons/ The Long Year (Fables #30-33) which introduces some new characters who change the series in a big way, and feature some key milestones and developments, with sacrifices and comeuppances.

Total So Far: 2,157

I'm probably not going to cover every book I read, but Fables was among the best.

I finally read all the Fables stories this year, except Jack of Fables. That character just got on my nerves. And I loved them! Some great stuff there.

[Reviresco]

I'm very happy with my July reading, as I did enough to almost catch up with my yearly total. I'm only five issues behind, now! Will try to write up one sentence reviews later.


10 -Children of the Sea v 4
08 -Children of the Sea v 5
04 -Ravenskull v 1

06 -Earth One Wonder Woman
09 -Doom Patrol v 2 Painting That Ate Paris

19 -Goon Library v 2
18 -Goon Library v 3
15 -The Massive
06 -We Stand On Guard
09 -Blood and Honor
03 -Chronicles of Legion v 2
05 -Bandette v1 Presto!
05 -Bandette v2 Stealers Keepers

02 -Thunderbolts 1-2

Total for July: 119 issues
Total to date: 583 issues

[Balakin]

Maybe its because it gets such high praise, but i was expecting a lot more from Dave Stevens The Rocketeer. I get that its supposed to be a pulp serial kinda thing but there wasn't nearly enough action for me.

a big portion of the praise goes for the art in that book I think. Haven't read it in years though but gonna get it soon (waiting on my LCS to get the AE for me for aaaages now) and read it again but I always thought storywise the movie is much tighter and the characters are more likeable.
But to be fair I might like it this time much more since back when I first read it I haven't had much experience with GA and pulp books.
The movie on the other hand is one of my all time favourites.
I would still recommend reading Waid's Cargo of doom I think he did a great job capturing the spirit of the original and the story is a lot of fun.

[zaboraviti]

this is my June and July combined. work didn't leave much time for comics...

Death Note vol.1-2 (16)
Giant Days #15-16
Saints #9
Power Lines #3
Paper Girls #6-7
Survivors' Club #9
Unfollow #8-9
All New, All Different Avengers #10
Deadpool #13 (4 - Temporary Insanitation crossover), #14-15
Dept. H #2-4
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #5
Vision #8-9
Sheriff of Babylon #7-8
I Hate Fairyland #6-7
Uncanny Inhumans #10-11
Klaus #6
Starve #9-10
Mockingbird #4-5
The Wicked + The Divine #20-21
A Train Called Love #9-10
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #6-7
Black Road #3
Brik #1
Captain America: Sam Wilson #10-11
Captain America: Steve Rogers #2-3
Casati - The Selfish Muse
Charge #1-2
4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #1-2
The Blacklist #10
Tokyo Ghost #8
Turncoat #4
The Violent #5
Rocket Raccoon and Groot #6-7
Payper Girls #7
Faith #1
Fake Empire #5
Control #1
Cosmonauts of the Future
Smosh #1
Deadpool - Too Soon Infinite Comic #1-2
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #1
Deadpool V Gambit #1-2
Spider-Man - Deadpool #6-7
Strange Attractors #1-2
Mae #2-3
Mirror #5
Postal #13
The Paybacks #1
Exodus - The Life After #6
East of West #27-28
Empress #3-4
The Fix #3-4
Invisible Republic #10
Joyride #3-4
Killbox #3-4
Lazarus #22-23
Cinema Purgatorio #2-3
The Punisher #2-3
Thief of Thieves #32-33
Vote Loki #1-2

total for June and July: 123
total for the year so far: 864

[docgru]

Week 30

Hans Integrale 1-3 (12 albums and short stories) (25)

Total for the week: 25
Total for the year: 1221

[Mr`Orange]

Captain America 1-3
Spencer is a great writer, caught me up on the recent and relevant Captain America history within the narrative of the book and it didn't seem forced. Over all pretty good, not quite at the level of Brubaker but still engaging.

Hyperion - 1
Meh.

Civil War II - 1-4
Horrendously slow paced so I'm glad I read four issues in one sitting. I had no real interest in this series and was going to pick it up once the HC came out but with the huge number if spoilers around I thought I'd grab the single issues and see if it is worth it.

The writing is good and I'm enjoying it for the most part and the story idea itself is very interesting but the execution is wanting a little. The pace is slow for an event book and had this been the precursor to the event I would have been fine with it but for the main book it just doesn't have the weight for an "event".

I'm not sure if I am going to bother with any of the tie in titles but I'll poke my head in the main Marvel board to see what people have to say.


Overall a slow couple of weeks.



This week: 8
Total: 481

[Tayne Japal]

I think I've purchased more comics over the last couple of weeks than I've read. The latest:

Rebels 1-10
Uncanny X-Men #10-11
Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #6
All New Wolverine #10
Spider-Man #6
Old Man Logan 9-10
Low #14
Wicked and Divine #20-21
Shutter #21
Grimm Fairy Tales #19
The Discipline #4-5
Red Sonja Vol. 2 16-18
Extraordinary X-Men #12
Birthright #16-17
Southern Bastards #14
Paper Girls 6-7
X-Men: X-Cutioner’s Song (12 issues)


45 issues for 652 total.