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1000 comics in 2012 book club

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Waylander

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Last batch for February, 22 comics added

 

Animal Man #6

BPRD Hell on Earth THe long Death #1

Catwoman #6

Daredevil #9

Demon Knights #6

Fables #114

Formic Wars Silent Strike #3

Hellblazer #258

Northlanders #48

Planet of the Apes #11

Resurection Man #6

Stormwatch #6

Swamp Thing #6

The Boys, Butcher, Baker Candlestickmaker 1-6

Winter Soldier 1-2

Wonder Woman #6

 

Which brings the total for February to 182 and the total for 2012 to 430 comics read so far. I need to pick up the slack...I read 23% less comics in February than I did in January :makepoint:

 

Pick up slack - dam I wish I could read so many - Children :insane:

 

Oh, is Stormwatch any good?

 

I've been a big Stormwatch and Authority fan for years, and the new Stormwatch is a mixture of both, but like in the past they do like to overcomplicate things now and then. But it's a good "out-of-this-world" read (thumbs u

 

Last week my two kids and I were on the couch all reading, my son was reading one of the Harry Potter books, my daughter the Geronimo Stilton version of "Around the world in 80 days" and I was enjoying the weekly dose of DC's new 52. The only time we were disturbed was when my wife shouted at us to raise our feet so she could continue vacuuming :shy:

 

Thanks for that - I am a big Authority fan, so may seek out the back issues.

 

Unfortunately, my sons are 2.5 years and 3 months old, so still in training :devil:

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how is resurrection man?

 

Well worth reading. Still first story line, but I do like it. I just like the idea of his powers and what can be done with it. The only thing is that they try to puy to much stuff in the first 5 books and should spread it out a little. On the other hand, he is resurrection man and I guess the readers want to (and need to) see that side a lot. For me a keeper in my pull list at this time.

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TWD #94 -better than the show

Usagi #144 -continuing a 25 year run of excellence

Peter Panzerfaust #1 (shrug)

Alpha Girl #1 -the opposite of (thumbs u

No Place Like Home #1 -i'm intrigued and on board for the first arc and it's written by a boardie (worship)

Fatale #1-2 -ok, i don't understand the HYPE; it's as good as incognito, etc which means it's very good but the HYPE ??

 

X-Mas Special -typical Ennis irrerverance

Holiday Special -see above

Doll & Creature #1-4 - an ok little mini from hot as a pistol Remender

Conan (Dark Horse) #0-4 -beautifully rendered, not a big Conan fan

Cowboy, Ninja, Viking #1-10 -isn't this just an indy version of Deadpool? liked it.

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American Vampire: V3- 12 issues (Great! I love Skinner Sweet! Best Vampire book I have read in a long time (thumbs u )

Secret Six: The Darkest House- 7 issues (End of the series. Hated the Doom Patrol X-over, but enjoyed the rest of the issues.)

Who is Jake Ellis- 5 issues (Pretty good, but not the best Ellis can do.)

War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath- 8 issues (Best of the GL stuff I have read in awhile.)

Irredeemable: V8- 4 issues (Still great (thumbs u )

Daredevil: V1- 6 issues (This is the newest re-boot. Not very impressed with it zzz )

The Sixth Gun: V2- 5 issues (Love this book!!! :headbang: )

House of Mystery: V7- 6 issues (I think this was the final issues. Strange ending. Enjoyed the Annual, it was quite fun.)

Steve Rogers Super Soldier- 4 issues (Fun stuff.)

Rest- 6 issues (Could have done with out reading this one...)

The New York Five- 4 issues (kind of cool.)

Undying Love- 4 issues (Only O.K.)

Jonah Hex: Bury Me in Hell- 9 issues (Love JH. I think these were the last issues before the new re-boot.)

 

237 comics read since Jan 1st

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A couple more added to the target

 

0151 TRON Original Movie Adaptation 1

0152 TRON Original Movie Adaptation 2

0153 Amazing Spider-Man 666

0154 Amazing Spider-Man 667

0155 Amazing Spider-Man 668

0156 Amazing Spider-Man 669

0157 Amazing Spider-Man 670

0158 Amazing Spider-Man 671

0159 Amazing Spider-Man 672

 

That was the Spider Island story line

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Y The Last: Kimono Dragons TPB #43-48

Amazing Spider-Man 680

Avengers 23

Captain America and Bucky 627

Justice League 6

Astonishing X-Men 47

FF 15

Moon Knight 10

No Place Like Home 1

Prophet 22

Thunder Agents vol 2. #4

Ultimates 7

Ultimate X-Men 8

Y the Last Man: Whys and Wherefores TPB #55-60

 

Total for the year: 258

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A bit of a late start to my reading year but my first project was to read all of the New DC. This is where I'm up to so far.

 

Action Comics: 1-6

 

A mildly interesting read of Grant Morrison lite, with a mixture of Smallville, Dr Who and Tom Strong thrown in for good measure. Superman looks terrible – more like Superboy – in jeans, shirt and flowing cape.

 

I’m still not sure what the main point of the New DC reboot is but if it was to bring in ‘new’ readers then it must have failed miserably if this was their flagship title (beyond the initial sugar rush of first issue buyers) because these 6 issues are wetter than Aquaman’s wet dreams. What’s the point of discontinuing 80 years of continuity if you are just going to throw the usual ingredients into the mix – Jimmy, Lois, Krypton and even the Legion of Super Heroes to confuse things with some cod time travel nonsense. All Star Superman was a million times better than this.

 

All Star Western: 1-6

 

This is much better as my long standing love of all things Jonah Hex is not diluted by Gray & Palmioti taking the unusual step of putting JH into old time Gotham with Freudian sidekicks and Ripper-like rips. The Cobblepots and Waynes make an appearance, as does a literal Batcave. A thoroughly good read, though El Diablo is as pedestrian as ever but the new character – Barbary Ghost – does have potential.

 

Animal Man: 1-6

 

Stupid powers, stupid costume but stupendously great story and art – this deserves to be a massive success. Very reminiscent of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing stories – with Alec Holland waiting in the undergrowth here – this is interesting, mysterious and cool. Issue 6 is a bit of a waste though.

 

Aquaman: 1-6

 

Everybody laughs as Aquaman but this is a fabulous take from Geoff Johns – there’s humour, danger, mystery and great little snippets of AC’s past and the mystery of what really happened to Atlantis. And Mera. Mera is hot.

 

Batgirl: 1-6

 

Barbara Gordon can walk again, but my is she dull. Boring, mindless characters do boring, mindless stuff. Some nice cover art can’t excuse just how dull these 6 issues are. But tiny yellow text over the top over a dark background does help with the reading either.

 

Batman: 1-6

 

Interesting first issue, promising start to a traditional murder mystery spiel. Some delving into long-held mysteries of Gotham and the Wayne family kept me wanting to read more. Am I the only person though who doesn’t like to see Batman’s physique drawn as if he was jacked up on super steroids?

 

Batman & Robin: 1-6

 

This appears to have no continuity or connection to the standard Batman book. And Bats takes another 10 year old boy under his wing and out with him during his crime fighting activities, only this time it’s his son who is the 10 year old boy. Social services should be informed and the Guild of Good Comic Book Writers should be up in arms in just how pointless and witless these 6 issues are.

 

Batman Dark Knight: 1-6

 

Dull as ditchwater. There is also an appearance from a Superman who bares no resemblance to the one featured in Action Comics.

 

Batwing: 1-6

 

How many God-awful Batbooks can DC put out? Nice to see a comic book that features a non-Caucasian hero but this book is just dull.

 

Batwoman: 1-6

 

The Gotham bandwagon continues. Great cover and interior art. Always loved the work that JH Williams III did on Promethea and this is just as good. I kind off like this book – and not just because of the juxtaposition of the sex and violence in the pages – it’s different than the other Bat books, which is a good thing.

 

 

Birds of Prey: 1-6

 

An enjoyable read, with interesting characters and a decent team dynamic – it has potential.

 

Blackhawks: 1-6

 

I was bored after the first few pages and it didn’t get any better by issue 6.

 

Blue Beetle: 1-6

 

Confused teen gets gifted alien super-powers. Hardly original but a fun read.

 

Captain Atom: 1-6

 

Terrible writing, terrible art – if this hasn’t already been cancelled it should be.

 

Catwoman: 1-6

 

Back to the Bat Universe – yippee! Nice cover to issue 1. More tiny writing on badly contrasting coloured backgrounds. Not for children or anyone who likes good writing. This is a book the Marquis de Sade would love but I honestly don’t know who DC are aiming this at. Possibly for 40 year old single men who don’t know how to talk to women.

 

DC Universe: 1-5

 

Great to see Deadman back and it was a devil of a good read. The philosophical meanderings of the dialogue may not be to everyone’s tastes though.

 

I need a break from DC for now - too much trash has mangled by brain even more than normal.

 

Total so far: 95

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I, Zombie: 1-22

 

Anybody reading this? In my many many years of comic book reading I can count on the fingers of one hand how many titles I've actually loved - not just liked - but loved. This is one of them.

 

Vampires, ghosts, werewolves, mummies, zombies, Frankenstein like monsters, covert government black opps, secret monster hunting societies that are hundreds of years old - all the usual modern supernatural cliches but done with such style, humour and vigour to make this a joy to read.

 

From time to time when people ask the question 'Which comics would you recommend to non-comic readers? - this is one of those books.

 

I loved the Buffy TV series but, gulp, this is better.

 

Total comics: 117

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Thanks for the DC update above. I am not too happy with what I have read in the 52 as well.

 

I now really want to read I, Zombie.

 

I, Zombie: 1-22

 

Anybody reading this? In my many many years of comic book reading I can count on the fingers of one hand how many titles I've actually loved - not just liked - but loved. This is one of them.

 

Vampires, ghosts, werewolves, mummies, zombies, Frankenstein like monsters, covert government black opps, secret monster hunting societies that are hundreds of years old - all the usual modern supernatural cliches but done with such style, humour and vigour to make this a joy to read.

 

From time to time when people ask the question 'Which comics would you recommend to non-comic readers? - this is one of those books.

 

I loved the Buffy TV series but, gulp, this is better.

 

Total comics: 117

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I, Zombie: 1-22

 

Anybody reading this? In my many many years of comic book reading I can count on the fingers of one hand how many titles I've actually loved - not just liked - but loved. This is one of them.

 

Vampires, ghosts, werewolves, mummies, zombies, Frankenstein like monsters, covert government black opps, secret monster hunting societies that are hundreds of years old - all the usual modern supernatural cliches but done with such style, humour and vigour to make this a joy to read.

 

From time to time when people ask the question 'Which comics would you recommend to non-comic readers? - this is one of those books.

 

I loved the Buffy TV series but, gulp, this is better.

 

Total comics: 117

 

Good man! A fellow fan (worship)

 

I love the "scooby doo gang" feel to the book as well, the artwork compliments the story as well.

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Martian Manhunter 1-4 1/2 just couldn't finish it which is no surprise as it is written by Liebermann

 

Batman 659-660, 662 - Didn't have part 3 of the Grotesk storyline but didn't seem to miss much. Not Ostrander best work here.

 

 

 

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Thanks for the DC update above. I am not too happy with what I have read in the 52 as well.

 

I now really want to read I, Zombie.

 

I, Zombie: 1-22

 

Anybody reading this? In my many many years of comic book reading I can count on the fingers of one hand how many titles I've actually loved - not just liked - but loved. This is one of them.

 

Vampires, ghosts, werewolves, mummies, zombies, Frankenstein like monsters, covert government black opps, secret monster hunting societies that are hundreds of years old - all the usual modern supernatural cliches but done with such style, humour and vigour to make this a joy to read.

 

From time to time when people ask the question 'Which comics would you recommend to non-comic readers? - this is one of those books.

 

I loved the Buffy TV series but, gulp, this is better.

 

Total comics: 117

 

Cheers - it's just one of those books I discovered by accident. A very happy accident.

 

When you consider it's DC's Vertigo imprint that puts I, Zombie out with very little fanfare and the time and money spent on the new mainstream DC reboot which, going by the near third of it that I've read so far, is shockingly low in quality it's a sad indication of the state of modern comics.

 

Not all modern comics of course, but a large majority.

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I, Zombie: 1-22

 

Anybody reading this? In my many many years of comic book reading I can count on the fingers of one hand how many titles I've actually loved - not just liked - but loved. This is one of them.

 

Vampires, ghosts, werewolves, mummies, zombies, Frankenstein like monsters, covert government black opps, secret monster hunting societies that are hundreds of years old - all the usual modern supernatural cliches but done with such style, humour and vigour to make this a joy to read.

 

From time to time when people ask the question 'Which comics would you recommend to non-comic readers? - this is one of those books.

 

I loved the Buffy TV series but, gulp, this is better.

 

Total comics: 117

 

Dammit!

 

You completely sold me on this. Now I'm gonna have to go out and buy it.

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