ttfitz Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Last update was a while ago, I had reached a total of 686 after the August Challenge reads. Let's see... The Marvels 1-12 Marvels Snapshot Captain America/X-Men/FF/Spider-Man/Avengers/Captain Marvel/Civil War As always, Kurt Busiek delivers, although I didn't like this as much as many of the other parts of the series. But subpar Busiek is better than 90% of the rest of the offerings, so it was still good. Invincible Vol 1 TPB Wanted to like this more than I did - I didn't dislike it, but it didn't grab me in the way I thought it might. Will continue on to see how it goes. Y: The Last Man 11-23 Still enjoying this, although it is probably my least favorite of the Brian K. Vaughan books I've read. Amazing Spider-Man 171-193 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2-11 Marvel Team Up 63-80 [Peter Parker] Spectacular Spider-Man 11-32 Continuing the reading thru of Spider-Man titles from the 70s. Miracleman 11-16 Finished the Alan Moore issues, getting ready to read the Neil Gaiman ones, with the new release from Marvel of the end coming out now. So if I've done the math right, I'm up to 801 total for the year. F For Fake and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srezvan Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 11/9/2022 at 2:11 PM, ttfitz said: Last update was a while ago, I had reached a total of 686 after the August Challenge reads. Let's see... The Marvels 1-12 Marvels Snapshot Captain America/X-Men/FF/Spider-Man/Avengers/Captain Marvel/Civil War As always, Kurt Busiek delivers, although I didn't like this as much as many of the other parts of the series. But subpar Busiek is better than 90% of the rest of the offerings, so it was still good. Invincible Vol 1 TPB Wanted to like this more than I did - I didn't dislike it, but it didn't grab me in the way I thought it might. Will continue on to see how it goes. Y: The Last Man 11-23 Still enjoying this, although it is probably my least favorite of the Brian K. Vaughan books I've read. Amazing Spider-Man 171-193 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2-11 Marvel Team Up 63-80 [Peter Parker] Spectacular Spider-Man 11-32 Continuing the reading thru of Spider-Man titles from the 70s. Miracleman 11-16 Finished the Alan Moore issues, getting ready to read the Neil Gaiman ones, with the new release from Marvel of the end coming out now. So if I've done the math right, I'm up to 801 total for the year. I read full runs of both Invincible and Y the Last Man last year. Both certainly had their ups and downs, but overall I really enjoyed them both. ADAMANTIUM, ttfitz and Raze 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Continuing my JSA kick (and helped along by Black Adam) I'm now reading the second JSA omnibus by Geoff Johns. I decided to skip the first as I've read that one too many times. I'll read it last if I'm that desperate. It's up to its usual high quality, nothing has changed in my perception of the material. Classic team comics at their best. Highly recommended. ttfitz, Raze, F For Fake and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Since I've nearly completed building the complete IDW Transformers collection, I've officially begun my re-read. I'm not a huge fan of the Phase 1 stuff, though there are some highlights to be sure. In this volume, I enjoy the "Spotlight" issues, but the "Infiltration" series set on earth, primarily focusing on poorly drawn human characters, was a chore. Good to know there are much better times ahead! That should bring my total to right about 407. Raze, srezvan and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srezvan Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I'm up to 356 comics this year (could be more, depending on how much we count for manga, but not a big deal). I wrapped up this series while on the road. Series definitely had its ups and downs. Far more ups, but once the time travel starts in, it's a real turn off. Similar to the Exiles series, some of the best parts of the series were the character interactions. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Finished JSA by Geoff Johns omnibus volume 2. As good as always. My copy of the Teen Titans by Johns Omnibus arrived yesterday, and I actually haven't read a couple of the last issues of this run, so I'm going to start on that tomorrow, followed by a Secret Six reread. Secret Six was supposed to be next, but I've pushed it back for the Titans. It's such a fun run, and it's been far longer since I've read this material than Secret Six. And of course, JSA omni vol 2 is highly recommended. ttfitz and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 9:45 AM, F For Fake said: Since I've nearly completed building the complete IDW Transformers collection, I've officially begun my re-read. I'm not a huge fan of the Phase 1 stuff, though there are some highlights to be sure. In this volume, I enjoy the "Spotlight" issues, but the "Infiltration" series set on earth, primarily focusing on poorly drawn human characters, was a chore. Good to know there are much better times ahead! That should bring my total to right about 407. Infiltration was so bad as a monthly read, but it reads much better as a trade. Escalation is where things really kick off (appropriate considering the name), then things escalate once more in Devastation, and then it's pretty much all over. I wasn't thrilled with Maximum Dinobots, and don't even get me started on All Hail Megatron. AHM Spoiler Spoiler There's a scene consisting of Ratchet telling Prowl how Optimus is too far gone, he's not going to make it, it's just a matter of basically turning off his life support systems now. Then, I mess you not, the VERY NEXT PANEL features Optimus Prime get up out of bed and announce how good he feels. Just what the hell. And the ending is a literal deus ex machina thanks to Omega Supreme's sudden arrival from nowhere. Literally the worst of IDW. F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 1:20 PM, Cat said: Infiltration was so bad as a monthly read, but it reads much better as a trade. Escalation is where things really kick off (appropriate considering the name), then things escalate once more in Devastation, and then it's pretty much all over. I wasn't thrilled with Maximum Dinobots, and don't even get me started on All Hail Megatron. AHM Spoiler Reveal hidden contents There's a scene consisting of Ratchet telling Prowl how Optimus is too far gone, he's not going to make it, it's just a matter of basically turning off his life support systems now. Then, I mess you not, the VERY NEXT PANEL features Optimus Prime get up out of bed and announce how good he feels. Just what the hell. And the ending is a literal deus ex machina thanks to Omega Supreme's sudden arrival from nowhere. Literally the worst of IDW. It's an interesting re-read, because there are bits that I 100% remember reading before, and others that I don't recall at all. I got a bunch of the digital trades in a Humble Bundle many years ago, but I didn't understand the reading order AT ALL. it was such a convoluted mess, trying to figure out which books came in what order. Then, a couple of years later, there was ANOTHER Humble Bundle, and that carried me through most of Phase 2. And that was the stuff I really loved, MTMTE and RID. I don't remember a lot of the Phase 1 stuff, and that is most likely because I read it in a wacky order with likely many missing pieces. So I am really looking forward to reading the whole thing, from start to end, in something approaching a linear fashion. It's my understanding that the Collection HC's aren't 100% accurate themselves, kinda splitting the difference between publishing order and chronological order, but I think it'll probably be good enough for my needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 5:18 AM, F For Fake said: It's an interesting re-read, because there are bits that I 100% remember reading before, and others that I don't recall at all. I got a bunch of the digital trades in a Humble Bundle many years ago, but I didn't understand the reading order AT ALL. it was such a convoluted mess, trying to figure out which books came in what order. Then, a couple of years later, there was ANOTHER Humble Bundle, and that carried me through most of Phase 2. And that was the stuff I really loved, MTMTE and RID. I don't remember a lot of the Phase 1 stuff, and that is most likely because I read it in a wacky order with likely many missing pieces. So I am really looking forward to reading the whole thing, from start to end, in something approaching a linear fashion. It's my understanding that the Collection HC's aren't 100% accurate themselves, kinda splitting the difference between publishing order and chronological order, but I think it'll probably be good enough for my needs. Yep, you're right on them splitting it between publishing and chronological, it's weird how they chose to do it, but you adjust to it as you go along the volumes. I also love in Infiltration how it sets up the Autobot chain of command and their rigid rank system, meaning if Optimus were to die, no problem, there's candidates who should be able to slot straight in as leader. Spoiler This of course, got promptly ignored by AHM where they were mostly leaderless, with Prowl and Jazz sharing leadership, the same Jazz who had clearly been of lesser rank than Prowl earlier. And then later in Costa's run when Bumblebee is elected, again ignoring the chain of command that already existed, and there was a later example too, after the Death Of Optimus One shot. It's a shame, as it was a really fresh idea showing the Autobots as an organised army instead of ragtag rebels. I'd like to see how it could have gone. F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Alright, finished the Teen Titans by Geoff Johns omnibus. A strong start, but it falters by the end when half the cast is dragged away from him (although some of that was probably his choice, so my sympathy is fleeting). I can see why I dropped the comic when I did. Now onto a Secret Six reread, something I'm sure to enjoy, as I absolutely LOVE this series. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting something a bit 'naughty' from DC, to see the villains in control. But as you'll see, maybe even a villain can have their moment of charity? Can't they? And away we go! Raze, ttfitz, ADAMANTIUM and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Previous count, 801. In this update: Amazing Spider-Man 194-200 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 13 Marvel Team Up 81-89 [Peter Parker] Spectacular Spider-Man 33-40, Annual 1 Working my way thru the 70s, finally made it to 1980, so shifted gears to: Fantastic Four 158-175 Some interesting tales in this period, along with some very early George Perez art. The Bronze Age reading continues! That's it this time, so let's see, ... 845 I believe. Gonna need to pick up the pace in December, it seems. F For Fake, Raze and davidking623 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidking623 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I read 1 comic this year 1st Issue Special 6 Dingbats of Danger Street ! That was fun, but basically I just like looking at covers ! F For Fake and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Norrin_Radd Posted December 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2022 My year of reading Cerebus 1 - 300 is complete. Story recap in spoiler tags: Spoiler Cerebus 271 - 300: Latter Days continues with humourous adventures of Cerebus as a captive of religious zealots who view him as a religious icon thanks to the Book of Rick (Jaka's former husband turned writer). He goes on to lead a holy war to wipe out the Cirinist (who had been his protagonists for the last half of the title). There is some beautiful art (love hatching). There was a Spawn parody with a character based on Todd McFarlane called Todd FarLane McSpahn and Cerebus masquarades as a demon from hell called Spore. Cerebus reshapes society with a bunch of religious reforms (one being killing all the lawyers). Then, there is storyline about Cerebus interpreting the bible to a character based on Woody Allen. Frankly, I ended up skimming some of this as it was just wall upon wall of text about theology. Until finally we get to very old Cerebus who has remarried to a woman who bears a striking resemblance to his one true love (Jaka) and having a son whom he is waiting for a visit from. Some great art of a dream sequence where Cerebus knows his days are numbered and he's getting a premonition of what the afterlife will hold for him. So my year of reading Cerebus concludes and I look ahead to what my comic reading project for next year will be... ADAMANTIUM, Pitboss, F For Fake and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) Brief update, just to see where I am. Last time the count was 845 Fantastic Four 176-183 Continuing with my attack on the Bronze Age, with more early George Perez, both here and .... Avengers 136-155, Annual 6 Picking up some of those Avengers that I skipped the last time a made a run thru the title. Looks like 874 for the year. Yikes, it's gonna be rough to hit 1000 this year.... Edited December 19, 2022 by ttfitz Raze and F For Fake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Tried to cram in some seasonal reading before the year ends. the DC Rebirth Holiday trade was a bit of a snooze, very hit or miss. The apocalypse-themed DC Holiday Nightmares was more my cup of tea. Fairly dark, not exactly heartwarming, but the stories definitely more interesting. And finally had to pack in this Archie digest, offering up several stories reaching back 8 decades! I like digests and this is a fat little book, but to keep it cheap ($9.99 cover, which means I got it for about $6) the paper is like kleenex! Oh well, you get what you pay for. This brings my 2022 total to 449, an embarrassing sum. I will be a better comic reader in 2023, so help me! Raze, srezvan and ttfitz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srezvan Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I'll end the year around 400 comics read. A respectable number for me. 600 last year, but less than 300 the year before. HOWEVER, I think the 400 number is a bit misleading. I'm almost done reading the manga series Berserk, having just finished volume 35. I read all 35 volumes this year, plus other stuff. For "comic counting" purposes, I count these as 3 comics each. These are 200+ pages each. Depending on how many comics these "count" as, I could be up another 150 comics. But it's not about getting to 1,000. I'll never get to 1,000 comics a year unless I retire. I just enjoy reading comics, and shooting for 1,000 and tracking my count helps keep track of what I've read. ADAMANTIUM, ttfitz, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 12/18/2022 at 6:10 PM, ttfitz said: Looks like 874 for the year. Yikes, it's gonna be rough to hit 1000 this year.... It's not looking good, guys... Marjorie Finnegan Temporal Criminal 1-8 Another fun little outing from Garth Ennis, soon to be a Major Motion Picture™! Fantastic Four 184-207, Annual 11-13 Just keep on keeping on.... Avengers 156-166, 178-187, Annual 8 Ditto... Let's see, looks like... 931. Raze and F For Fake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 12/26/2022 at 9:10 PM, srezvan said: HOWEVER, I think the 400 number is a bit misleading. I'm almost done reading the manga series Berserk, having just finished volume 35. I read all 35 volumes this year, plus other stuff. For "comic counting" purposes, I count these as 3 comics each. These are 200+ pages each. Depending on how many comics these "count" as, I could be up another 150 comics. I think it's fair to count in "comic book equivalents." At the very least you could translate to the bigger Annual size issues of a standard comic, and nobody would complain. (Not that anyone is going to complain regardless, haha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBHEAD Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Congratulations to all.... if I was to think about the ones I have read in 65 years maybe hundreds of thousands and 35 Omnibus books.... my head explodes and then comes back together Raze and F For Fake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWKyle Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I read quite a bit this year but didn't really track anything. Think i'll play along next year and track stuff better this coming year. Congratulations to the people on their reading accomplishments. It's nice to see what people like and peoples different taste in books. I'll definently be leaning towards Marvel in my reading choices. Getting my digital library prepped for the upcoming year Raze and ttfitz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
