Tracking My '06 Pull List

[Michael P]

I was bored, so I started thinking about which comics I buy, which comics I stopped buying, and which comics I will buy.

At the start of the year, this was my unofficial pull list:
Singles-
Amazing Spider-Man
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Astonishing X-Men
X-Factor
Exiles
Young Avengers
Runaways
Thunderbolts
She-Hulk
Marvel Team-Up
All-Star Superman
Legion of Superherooes
Teen Titans
Invincible
Fallen Angel
Rurouni Kenshin
Trades-
Birds of Prey
Outsiders
Y: The Last Man
JSA

Over the course of the year, Kenshin, Young Avengers, and Marvel Team-Up all ended, so I'm obviously not buying them anymore. I add The Thing, which was cancelled, and Uncanny X-Men and X-Men, which weren't. I switched Birds of Prey from trade to singles with One Year Later, although I still have a couple of trades to go until I catch up. I started buying Fables and Seven Soldiers in trade. I dropped Outsiders after the third trade.

I also followed the following miniseries over the course of the year:
X-Men Fairy Tales
Marvel Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allen Poe
Spike vs. Dracula
Beyond!
Agents of Atlas
Young Avengers/Runaways
CSI: Dying In The Gutters

None of those will continue into the new year.

In December, I'll be dropping Thunderbolts and Exiles with the last issue of their current creative teams. I'll also pick up at least one issue of the Wonder Man miniseries.

So, in January 2007, my pull list will look like this:
Singles-
Amazing Spider-Man
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Astonishing X-Men (continue at least through Whedon's run)
X-Factor
Uncanny X-Men
X-Men
Runaways
She-Hulk
All-Star Superman
Birds of Prey
Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes
Invincible
Fallen Angel
Trades-
Birds of Prey (at least one more to catch up)
JSA (finish out the volume with the Levitz arc)
Y:The Last Man (will likely finish in '07)
Fables
Seven Soldiers (I pray to God the final trade ships in '07)

As the year goes on, I'll be picking up Marvel's Loners series when it starts, and giving the first trade of the new Atom series a try.

So, looking at things, there's been a small drop-off in my monthly purchases, while my trade buying has remained stable in terms of dollars, while changed slightly by content.

What's yours look like?

[Ed Cunard]

My specific pull list is down to ALL STAR SUPERMAN, THE COMICS JOURNAL, ACTION PHILOSOPHERS, OPTIC NERVE, and LOCAL (and the nice thing is, none of that is quite "monthly"). I've pretty much switched to trades, and I'm buying them less frequently now that I don't have as much time to read them. I'll start catching up come May or June.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I've pretty much switched to trades, and I'm buying them less frequently now that I don't have as much time to read them. I'll start catching up come May or June.
Same with me.

I buy trades maybe every three to four months.

[Ed Cunard]

Same with me.

I buy trades maybe every three to four months.

I used to buy a little here and there, and do big splurges at MoCCA and SPX. Now, I'm just going to splurge every time, and limit those splurges to four or five times a year.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Once Y finishes, I'll pick up She-Hulk again. I stopped after trade #3 for no particular reason. I'll also pick up All-Star Superman. I read the first couple issues, but figured I'd wait for trade. Fables is still on my list until it finishes.

I stopped following DC for a long ass time though. Like 4-5 years ago, I was buying 8 titles in single issue form. Now...zip.

[HomerJay]

My pull list is pretty small right now:
Ex Machina
All-Star Superman
Squadron Supreme
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Astonishing X-Men
New Avengers (on & off, depends on the creative team)
All-Star Batman & Robin (a guilty pleasure)
Justice League (the Meltzer re-launch)

Trades only:
Y: The Last Man
Ultimates
The Walking Dead

[Joe Rice]

I don't really have a pull list. Alex tends to guess right, though.

[Lone Ranger]

I've always thought that the term 'pull list' sounds a little dirty.

[Matt Algren]

My pull list:
All-Star Superman (bi-monthly)
Castle Waiting (bi-monthly or so)
Conan
Hero Squared
Jonah Hex
Mouse Guard (mini)
Planetary (only published under a blue moon)
Secret Six (mini)

I can't believe there are only three monthlies on the list, two of which will probably be dropped soon. It's almost depressing.

I started picking up Bone collections last week. Good stuff. I'm going for #2 next week.

[Expletive Deleted]

I'm still getting:Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimates (sporadic)
Planetary (sporadic)
Daredevil
Captain America
Runaways
She-Hulk
New Avengers
All-Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder (sporadic)
All-Star Superman (sporadic)
Legion of Superheroes
Ex Machina
100 Bullets
The Goon (trades)
Invincible (trades)
Godland (trades)
Astonishing X-Men (HCs)
Punisher MAX (HCs)I've dropped:Exiles
Squadron Supreme/Supreme Power
Birds of Prey
Flash
JLA
JSA
JLA Classified (although I'll pick it up if there's a decent creative team)
JSA Classified
Jonah Hex
Fables
New Thunderbolts (soon)
Civil War
Moon Knight
Fallen Angel
Walking Dead (trades)I've added:Annihilation (mini)
Incredible Hulk
Batman
Detective Comics
Ultimate Power (mini)
Irredeemable Ant-Man
Iron Fist (soon)
newuniversal (soon)
Nextwave
Beyond (mini)
Dr. Strange (mini)
Eternals (mini)
Union Jack (mini)
Action Philosophers (sporadic)
Casanova
Fell
Criminal (not a mini!)Ended:Various mini-series
Lucifer
Young Avengers (for now)
Seven Soldiers (well . . . it was supposed to . . . )

[Matthew E]

At the start of the year my list was like this:

Infinite Crisis
Legion of Super-Heroes

But now it's this:

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Justice League of America
52
The All-New Atom

In between I've toyed with collecting these other titles, but stopped for financial reasons (unrelated to the quality of the book; if money was no object I'd still be getting all of 'em):

Wonder Woman
Blue Beetle
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters

And later this year I believe I'll be auditioning:

The Spirit
Justice Society of America

It's going to make things a lot easier on me when 52 ends.

[Joe Rice]

If I had a pull list, I guess it'd look like this . . .

Monthlies/Regulars
All Star Superman
Runaways (iffy with new creative team)
Punisher
Daredevil
Criminal (mini, I think)
Dr. Strange (mini)
Mouse Guard (mini)
Batman (iffy)
The Escapists (mini)
DMZ
Local
Ex Machina
Nextwave
Eternals (mini)
American Splendor
Other Side
Agents of Atlas (mini)

Out when they're out
Optic Nerve
Acme Novelty
Love and Rockets
Tales Designed to Thrizzle
Superf*ckers
BPRD/Hellboy stuff
Goon
Nat Turner
Seven Soldiers
Shaolin Cowboy
Lost Squad

[Joe Rice]

Things I've dropped within the past year:

Amazing Spider-Man
Astonishing X-Men
X-Factor
Young Avengers
She-Hulk
Marvel Team-Up
Invincible
Young Avengers/Runaways
Captain America
New Avengers
Walking Dead
Detective Comics
Fables

[Paul McEnery]

I'm usually a wait for the trade guy. Well, to be accurate, once a month I run up to Comix Experience and splurge like a bastard.

But there's some books I can't wait for because they're so zeitgeisty, and they're almost always by Ellis or Morrison (now that Moore's out of the game):

Planetary
Fell
Desolation Jones
Seven Soldiers
ASS
52

Nextwave I can wait. Ditto Thunderbolts. They usually read better in trade anyway. Who'd buy and eat a single skittle?

[Loren]

I'll have to check my spreadsheet at home to see what series I've cycled through during 2006, but my current pull list contains:

Monthly
Ex Machina
Jonah Hex
She-Hulk
Superman
Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters
X-Factor

Bi-monthly
All-Star Superman
Gargoyles

Once In a Blue Moon
Akiko
Astro City
Hellboy
Planetary
Supernatural Law

The only tpb series on my pull list is Fables; but I buy a fair number of other trades (like Usagi tpbs and Showcase volumes) online.

[Dennis K]

My current pull list:

Amazing Spider-Man
Batman: Detective Comics
Captain America
Civil War
Criminal
Daredevil
Doctor Strange
Irredeemable Ant-Man
Moon Knight
Sensational Spider-Man
Thunderbolts
Ultimates
Wolverine
Wolverine: Origins

[jessecuster3]

I have switched almost exclusively to trades. But as far as monthlys, I am picking up:
All Star Superman
Fell
The Boys(which of course I have already missed issue 3)

In trades I am picking up:
Powers
Fables
Y The Last Man
100 Bullets


There's also something else I am forgetting.

[mrc1214]

I need some help with my list cause it needs to be narrowed down alot. Here it is

JLA
Superman
Action
GL
JSA
DD
Captain America
Astonishing X-Men
X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
X-Factor
Hulk
Usagi Yojimbo
Ms. marvel
Thunderbolts

I defintily dont want this many on my list. And i want to add Fables and Boys. So im thinking about dropping all DC stuff (Supermans good but i can wait for a trade the rest im give or take) And on the Marvel side maybe Cap, Ms. marvel, Hulk. What would you guys do?? And Thunderbolts i dunno should i stay on for Ellis or nah???

[Adem]

Singles
Ultimates 2
Daredevil
Criminal
Runaways
Fables
Jack of Fables
Batman
Seven Soldiers
Wonder Woman
Jonah Hex
Usagi Yojimbo
Invincible
The Escapists
Fell
All Star Superman
Astonishing X-Men
Irredemable Ant-Man
Detective Comics
Dr.Strange:The Oath

Trade
Y the Last Man
Ex Machina
The Walking Dead
Planetary

I plan to pick up Mouse Guard and Eternals when their put into trade.

I’ve dropped in the past year
She-Hulk
Young Avengers/Runaways
Uncanny X-Men
Birds of Prey
Supergirl and Legion of Superheroes
Secret Six
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Teen Titans