1000 comics in 2013 book club

[paperheart]

Well, as we're entering the final month of the readerthon, here are the comics I read in November 2013

 

Baltimore the infernal train 2

Crossed Badlands 39

Smoke / Ashes (424 pages counts as 19 comics)

The Massive 16

Thunderbolts 110-174

Weird Science 18-22

Haunt of Fear 1-6

Green Lantern 63-67

War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath 1-2

100 bullets brother lono 5

Crossed - Wish You Were Here - Volume 3 #20

Green Latern (new 52) 0- 20 + annual 1

Nexus Omnibus V3 (408 pages counts as 18 comics)

Bloodhound Brass Knuckle Psychology (235 comics counts as 10 comics)

Hitgirl 1-5

Itty Bitty Hellboy 2-3

Saga 15

Screamland 1-5

Swamp Thing Annual 2

The Shadow Year one #6

Thunderbolts (2013) 1-17

Ultimates Comics Cataclysm 1

John Byrne's Classic Next Men V2 (355 pages counts as 16 comics)

The mighty Avengers 1- 36

 

I read 242 comics this month for a total of 2354 comics read in 2013.

 

I remember setting myself up for a fall last year by trying to get to 2500 comics.

I also remember that the last month wasn't really as pleasant as I wanted it to be, as I was obsessed in reaching that number that reading became a chore instead of a joy.

When I did reach it (around December 20th) I was kinda fed up with comics and thought not to enter the 2013 edition.

But three weeks later I fell off the wagon and joined in anyway. But this time I had no set number to reach, I wouldn't be a slave to the final total and would just read when I felt like it.

Much to my surprise I'm nearing 2500 comics again, and I'll probably reach it again in 2-3 weeks time, but this time there was no pressure at all, just pure geek-out fun.

What I did notice is that I read less new comics this year than I did the previous years and DC is slowly but surely disappearing from my radar, after being well loved with the New 52.

I'm reading more Marvel again, but mainly in trade format, I can't stand the monthlies anymore, but will read 5-6 trades in a row and go through those 40-50 issues with pleasure.

 

I'm starting on Y, the last man today, I read it when it came out in monthly spurts, so it will be interesting to read 10 years after it was released with no monthly gap between issues.

 

we bow before your voracious appetite. i'm on the cusp of 2000 and YTLM is also in the on deck circle of my to be read pile.

[Phileas]

Pathfinder 9

Red Team 5

Cyber Force 6

Lazarus 4

Jupiter's Legacy 3

East of West 6

D&D Forgotten Realms Cutter 5

Mysterious Strangers 4

Sixth Gun 34

Suicide Risk 5 & 6

Rogues! 4

Thor HC (contains Thor (1998) 1-7) (g)

De:TALES (counting 4 issues) (g)

Pluto 4 (counting 6 issues) (g)

Moebius Escale Sur Pharagonscia (counting 2 issues) (g)

Yiu 4-6 (counting 6 issues) (g)

Orbital Hors-Série 1 (counting 2 issues) (g)

Shanghai 1 (counting 2 issues) (g)

Incal 1-6 (counting 12 issues) (g)

 

Total 1313

 

(g) Read the German edition

[paperheart]

Waltz with Bashir

Nat Turner

Big Book of the 70's

Big Book of Weirdos

 

 

[Comicopolis]

Avengers #23 – still trying desperately to be epic.

Avengers AI #6 – always interesting.

Daredevil #33 – magical.

Fantastic Four #14 – more time travel alternative universe nonsense.

Indestructible hulk #15 – terrible cover, terrible art, terrible story. There’s consistency for you.

Secret Avengers #11 – more tedium.

Superior Spiderman Annual #1 – most excellent.

Superior Spiderman Team-Up #6 – very good.

Thunderbolts #18 – words cannot describe how awful this book is.

Uncanny X-Men #14 – interesting.

X-Men #7 – tosh.

Young Avengers #12 – disappointing.

 

Total: 1481

[paperheart]

Goon #44 (where's the English translation?)

Batman Annual #2

TWD #117-118

Abe Sapien #6-8

Welcome Back to the House of Mystery

Sandman: Endless Nights

The Authority #1-16

[Phileas]

Pretty Deadly 2

Great Pacific 10 & 11

Saga 15

Letter 44 2

Black Science 1

Pathfinder Goblins 2-4

Harbinger 16-18

Quantum and Woody! 3-5

Red Team 6

Hit 3

Mysterious Strangers 5

Astro City 6

Unwritten 54

Bodie Troll 4

Sixth Gun 35

Fearless Defenders 11

X-O Manowar 17

Archer & Armstrong 13 & 14

Shadowman 10 & 11

America's Got Powers 7

Shadow 17

Shadow Year One 5

Shadow/Green Hornet Dark Nights 3

Green Hornet 6

Liberty Annual 2013

Avengers 11 & 12 (g)

Action Comics 18 (g)

Supergirl 19 (g)

Detective Comics 16 & 17 (g)

Justice League 19 (g)

Young Romance: New 52 Valentine's Special (g)

Black Widow TPB (contains issues 1-6) (g)

Ultimate Spider-Man HC (6 issues) (g)

Thor: The Mighty Avenger HC (8 issues) (g)

DMZ vol. 10 (4 issues) (g)

Splinter Cell Echoes (counting 4 issues) (g)

Conan the Barbarian vol. 1 (6 issues) (g)

Moebius Les Vacances Du Major (counting 2 issues) (g)

Elric 1 (counting 2 issues) (g)

 

Total 1393

 

(g) Read the German edition

[paperheart]

Y the Last Man #1-60

[Comicopolis]

All New X-Men #19 – somewhat dull.

FF #14 – cool art, stupid story.

Hawkeye #14 – silly.

Indestructible Hulk #16 – stupid.

Infinity #6 – finally, an end to the tedium.

Infinity Heist #3 – dull, with artwork that makes every character look the same.

Infinity the Hunt #4 – more dullness and ugly art.

New Avengers #12 – ponderous.

Nova #10 – terrible.

Savage Wolverine #12 – mildly interesting.

Scarlet Spider #24 – a decent read.

Superior Carnage #5 – tedious.

Superior Spiderman #22 – venomous.

Uncanny Avengers #14 – even the apparent death of a major character can’t save this from being stupid.

 

Total: 1495

[Comicopolis]

Catclysm: Ultimates #1, Last Stand #1 & #2, Spiderman #1 & #2 – some good, some bad.

 

Total: 1500

[Phileas]

Morning Glories 33

The Star Wars 3

X-O Manowar 18

Pathfinder 10 & 11

East of West 7

Eternal Warrior 3

Rat Queens 3

Velvet 2

All-New X-Men 11 & 12 (g)

Iron Man 6 (g)

Indestructible Hulk 6 (g)

X-Men TPB 1 (4 issues) (g)

Earth 2 TPB 3 (5 issues) (g)

 

Total 1415

 

(g) Read the German edition

[chromium]

Y the Last Man #1-60

 

 

I just read them as well...I had read them issue per issue when they were originally released, ten years ago, but this time I enjoyed them even more as I could continue reading till I overloaded. I remember I didn't really like the ending, but this time I appreciated it a lot more.

Had totally forgotten the very last issue, but after reading it again I can proclaim it was perfect.

So yes, a big from me as well.

[paperheart]

BPRD #110-114

East of West #1-5

Manhattan Projects #1-5

Clan Apis #1-5 -one of my favorite all ages book

Captain America #157-159 -a childhood favorite

 

and that's a wrap; 2000 comic books read

 

Favorite new reads: Batman New 52 and Manhattan Projects

Favorite re-reads: Starman #0-80 and 100 Bullets

Worst: Anything from the DC Helix line (other than Transmetropolitan & Cyberella)

[GIJOEISAWESOME-migration]

I just read GI JOE 1-155 and Metal Men 1-60! I'm up to 215!

[chromium]

Last day of the year, so here's the total for December and the total for entire year

 

209 comics added for a total of 2563 comics read in 2013...And that's all she wrote.

 

In 2012 I read 2500 comics, but struggled at the end to get to that number. At the beginning of the year I wondered if I would even participate but I'm happy I did.

I had no more goals for this year, and had no idea where I would end up, so it's surprising to me that I read even more than last year. I tried to go for a mixture of back issues and new comics, but most confess that I read a lot more modern comics than I did last year.

 

To get to 2563 I had to read a about 213 comics every month, didn't quite manage that every month,but I had some "monster" months as well

 

January 177

Feb 159

March 202

April 243

May 292

June 299 (what was I thinking ?)

July 116

August 155

September 213

October 259

November 242

December 209

 

Summer months were the ones where I had the most free time, but also where I read the least. Blame it on all the traveling and going outside.

I even read comics while I was in Las Vegas...much to the bewilderment of my traveling companions. When we got back to our hotel, I would read an hour or so...be it 2 or 4 AM...I just need my daily fix.

 

Ongoing titles I enjoyed the most were in no particular order

 

Archer & Armstrong

BPRD Hell on Earth

Xo manowar

Crossed

Sex Criminals

Half Past Danger

Ten Grand

Swamp Thing

Wolverine Max

 

 

 

But the best thing all year were all the Lone Wolf and Cub graphic novels which I finally read.

 

And now I'm off to read some books

 

Oh and congrats to everyone who stuck with it, even if you didn't get to 1000 comics, I'm sure you had fun (thumbs u

 

 

[miraclemet]

But the best thing all year were all the Lone Wolf and Cub graphic novels which I finally read.

 

I'm with you. Dark Horse's pocket omnibuses were a great way to read a ton of great comics at a very affordable price!

[Dick Pontoon]

As expected, I wasn't even in the running. Here's the latest additions.

 

Total: 120. Unless I miscounted.

 

Astonshing Tales (2nd series) #20

Avengers #28, 30

Daredevil #46, 48, 49, 50

Incredible Hulk #127, 129, 130

Journey Into Unknown Worlds #53, 58

Menace #8

Tales of Suspense #32

Thor #129, 130

 

Happy New Year!

 

[Norrin_Radd]

I think I'll go for the record the other way.

 

 

Total for 2013 = 0

Update... I've read six comics this year (Goon 38-43).

Just read Goon 44, so my total for 2013 was 7 comics read.

 

Is the 2014 book club started yet?

[Phileas]

A few books I've read end of December:

 

Age of Ultron 7 & 8 (g)

Thor God of Thunder TPB 2 (5 issues) (g)

Strangers in Paradise Pocket 1 (16 issues) (g)

 

 

Total 1438

 

(g) Read the German edition

 

First year I counted the read comics.

[Dr. Balls]

I wish I'd kept better track. I don't think I hit 1,000 - but I bet I came pretty close. I was pretty good with reading all year long. I read lots of new stuff and re-read some classic old stuff. This year, I'm going to try and read recommended books that I've never gotten around to.

[GIJOEISAWESOME-migration]

2013 was a sucky year.

 

 

I bought too much

I read too little

I sold too little

 

 

 

for a good 2014. But it will probably suck too.