Book Club - 1500 books or burst

[dupersuper]

Jeez...I finished Catch 22, finishing off Devine Misfortune...for comics: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1969, Walking Dead volume 15, Batman Inc.: Leviathon, ...um, I'm reading Superman, Action, JL, JLI, JLD, Teen Titans, Tiny Titans, Young Justice, Superboy, Supergirl, LoSH, LoSH: Secret Origins, LoSH/ Star Trek, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Doctor Who Classics, The Boys and its spin off minis, Kirby Genesis and its 3 spin off books, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, GL, GLC, GL: New Guardians, Red Lanterns, Stormwatch, Voodoo, Static, Firestorm, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, Resurrection Man, Demon Knights, All Star Western, Frankenstein & Agents of SHADE, Shade, Super Dinosaur, Batman B&B, Batwoman, Batgirl, Incorruptible, Irredeemable, Alpha Flight, X-Factor, Avengers, FF, Fantastic Four, Rocketeer, Misadventures of Adam West, Blue Beetle, DCU: Online Legends......I think that's all. So, whatever issues of those came out in January plus 11 more for the ongoings and the remainder of issues for minis and cancelled books in that group. I also got 4 Comic Shop News and DC Direct: 2012 in January.

[kevink31593]

Of course, it needs to be asked whether that statement actually means anything

har har True, BC did have quite a few stinkers.

Seriously though, is the sequel a "must read" or just pretty good? The only Bedard stuff I've ever read was his post-Unity Valiant stuff (not bad), but can he handle Batman as well as Mike W. Barr?

I'd say the sequel was "pretty good" but not "must read". The kind of story that's worth checking out if you can come by it inexpensively. I seem to recall when the arc came out it was spoken of well on the Batman forum. Personally, I'd say it's the best story of Tony's I've ever read (others being his runs on BoP and GLC).

[shaxper]

I'd say the sequel was "pretty good" but not "must read". The kind of story that's worth checking out if you can come by it inexpensively. I seem to recall when the arc came out it was spoken of well on the Batman forum. Personally, I'd say it's the best story of Tony's I've ever read (others being his runs on BoP and GLC).

Thanks for the info! Probably not something I'll be looking to track down anytime soon, but I'll note it for the back burner.

[andycapper]

Looking good!! Just finally remembered my password after the reset the other night. Will update later!

[dupersuper]

I'll add this weeks issues from the series I listed above, plus SA Funnies 7 and
Infestation II: Transformers 1, plus I'm halfway through Northlanders volume 4.

[dupersuper]

I finished Devine Misfortune (including the preview of the authors next book). I'm now starting Nebula Awards Showcase 2007: a collection of that years best Sci-Fi short stories according to the Nebula Awards people.

[dupersuper]

I finished Northlanders volume 2, read Alan Moores Smax hardcover, The Possessed by Geoff Jones and Kris Grimminger, and I'm about to start Chaykins American Century.

[Grapeweasel]

At this point I'm basically just reading MDCU, so I'm at 161 for 2012.

But through various channels I did read 8132 comics in 2011.....

[dupersuper]

I expect to be 2 short stories in to the Nebula Awards collection by the end of work this morning.

[MRP]

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[dupersuper]

To get more specific with my floppies: today I'll read Superboy 6, Legion Lost 6, GL 6, Demon Knights 6, Frankenstein 6, Resurrection Man 6, Batwoman 6, Silver Star 3, Batgirl 6, Bionic Man 6, Doctor Who Classics IV 1, Batman B&B 16 and Comic Shop News 1286. I also finished Chaykins American Century and am about to start Ennis' Pride and Joy. Also, the Nebula Awards collection, it turns out, is comprised of both short stories and essays.

[An Ear In The Fireplace]

I volunteer at an elementary school (I guess you guys would call that a primary school) once a week, working one on one with kids (8 or 9 years old) in helping them to read. As a consequence I go through a lot of books. Mind you these are very short books, but that takes a lot of my focus these days--when I'm not reading materials for my own writing projects or for teaching adults. I rarely get around to reading any comics.

The other week I did manage to sneak in Batman: The Story of the Dark Knight, by Ralph Cosentino, from my private library. The boys enjoyed that, but I was kind of nervous since this was not an approved book. Frankly, I find what is available in the school library to be rather dull. I'm competing with the lure of other media and if it was up to me I would be using comic books.

If anyone has any suggestions on books for this age level I would be very happy to hear them.

UPDATE, Feb 15/12: Today I took out from the public library Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids and Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies--both are RAW junior books. The back of the book says "All Ages"--but I'm not sure that all the stories are suitable for my school kids. Still, for one boy in particular, I'm trying to get him interested in books, rather than computers--so I'm hoping this stuff will excite him.

I also stopped by the bookstore and bought for myself a copy of Dante's Inferno. It's a book I've always meant to read, but last Sunday it was being discussed on the radio, on "Writers and Company"--so I thought I would give it a try. It's in both Italian and English translation--so it'll give me a chance to practice some Italian. But I'm not making any guarantees--since there are thousands of books in my library that I've begun and never finished.

Also, last weekend I got several vintage comics in the mail. I read one (Superboy 144). The most interesting in this lot are two Stumbo Tiny Town giants from Harvey. I have the memory of such a giant that my mother bought me after I had been to the dentist. Stumbo was a favourite Harvey character when I was little.

[dupersuper]

I'll be reading more short stories and essays from the Nebula Awards collection tonight, and hopefully finishing Pride&Joy and starting Unwritten volume 1 this morning.

[shaxper]

Just a public service announcement for the sake of this thread:

If you want to update your list, just edit your original post. No need to keep making new posts every time you read another book.

[dupersuper]

K: my main post.

Novels:
Catch 22, Divine Misfortune, Nebula Awards Showcase 2007, I Caught Flies for Howard Hughes, This is a Book by Demetri Martin, That is All, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Complete Nonsense, Selected Poems of Ezra Pound, I am a Pole (and So Can You), A Feast for Crows (Game of Thrones book 4), Treasure Island, Songs of Love and Death (short stories), Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, Clarence Darrow: For the Defense, Wonder (book 3 of the WWW trilogy), The Great Gatsby, The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor, The Meaning of Relativity (Including the Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field), Star Trek: Final Frontier, Aesops Fables, Star Trek: My Enemy My Ally, The Comedians, Star Trek Enterprise: Suraks Soul, Rip Van Winkle/The Legend of Sleepy Hollow/3 other Washington Irving short stories and Star Trek: Uhuras Song

Graphic novels:
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969, Batman Inc.: Leviathan, G-Man: Learning to Fly, Gone to Amerikay, Gon volume 1, FCBD: Mouse Guard and other stories, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Deadly Hands of Shon-Ju, Chronicles of Wormwood: The Last Enemy, Batman: Death by Design, Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure, Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens, Two Generals, Axe Cop vol. 1, Batman: Earth 1, The Judas Coin, The Avengers: season 1, Rachel Rising vol. 1 (The Shadow of Death), Superman Earth 1 vol. 2, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2009, Dilbert: Teamwork Means You Can't Pick the Side That's Right, Doctor Who: The Widows Curse and Serenity: The Shepherds Tale

Trades:
Walking Dead volume 15 (issues 85 - 90), Northlanders volume 4 (issues 21 - 28), Alan Moores Smax hardcover (collects 5 issue mini series), The Possessed by Geoff Jones and Kris Grimminger (collects 6 issue mini series), Chaykins American Century (collects 4 issues), Ennis' Pride & Joy (collects 4 issue mini series), Unwritten volume 1 (issues 1 - 5), X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David volume 3 (79 - 83 and annual # 7), Resurrection Man 1st series volume 1 (1 - 14), American Vampire volume 1 (1 - 5), X-Factor: Life and Death Matters (7 - 12), Tales of the Green Lantern Corps volume 2 (Green Lantern 168, 169, 171, 172, 173, 177, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 187, 188, 189, 190, Annual #1), Star Wars: The Clone Wars - In Service of the Republic (SW: CW 7 - 9), GLA Misassembled (4 issue mini), Nevada (Winters Edge #1, Nevada 1 - 6), Gotham Central vol. 2 (11 - 22), Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Hero of the Confederacy (10 - 12), IZombie volume 1 (1 - 5 and House of Mystery Halloween Annual #1), Walking Dead volume 16 (91 - 96), The Guild vol. 1 (5 issues), FF vol. 2 (6 - 11), Izombie vol. 2 (6 - 12, House of Mystery Halloween annual 2), Mr. Terrific volume 1 (1 – 8), Marvel Adventures Spider-Man: Doom With a View (9 - 12), The Guild: Knights of Good (Vork, Tink, Bladezz, Clara and Zaboo 1 shots), Otherworld vol. 1 (1 - 7), American Vampire volume 2 (6 - 11), American Vampire volume 3 (12-18, Survival of the Fittest 1-5), Walking Dead vol. 17 (97 - 102), Daredevil (Mark Waid) vol. 1 (1 - 6), American Century volume 2 (5 - 9), Sweet Tooth vol. 4 (18 - 25) and Saucer Country vol. 1 (1 - 6 and Strange Adventures 1)

Individual Comic Books:
Action Comics 5 - 12/ 0/ 13/ annual 1/ 14 - 15, Animal Man 5 - 9/ annual 1/ 10 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Justice League International 5 - 12/ annual 1, Red Lanterns 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 14, Static Shock 5 - 8, Stormwatch 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Swamp Thing 5 - 12/ 0/ 13/ annual 1/ 14 - 15, Batman: Brave&Bold 15 and 16, Batgirl 5 - 12/ 0/ 13/ annual 1/ 14 - 15, Batwoman 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, DCU Online Legends 21 - 26, Demon Knights 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 -15, Green Lantern 5 - 12/ annual 1/ 0/ 13 - 15, Legion Lost 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Resurrection Man 5 - 12/ 0/ , Shade 4 - 12, Superboy 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Blue Beetle 5 - 12/0/ 13 - 15, DCU Presents 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Green Lantern Corps 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Legion of Super Heroes 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Supergirl 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, THUNDERAgents 3 - 6, Tiny Titans 48 - 50, Wonder Woman 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Young Justice 1 - 23, Superman Family Adventures 1 - 7, All Star Western 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 14, Aquaman 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Flash 5 - 12/ annual 1/ 0/ 13 - 14, Firestorm 5 - 7, 9, Green Lantern: New Guardians 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Justice League 5 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Justice League Dark 5 - 12/ 0/ 13/ annual 1/ 14 - 15, Legion of Super Heroes: Secret Origin 4 - 6, I, Vampire 7 and 8, Batman Beyond Unlimited 1 - 10, Superman 5 - 12/ annual 1/ 0/ 13 - 15, Teen Titans 5 - 9/ annual 1/ 10 - 12/ 0/ 13 - 15, Ravagers 1 - 2, 5 - 7, Worlds Finest 1 - 4/ 0/ 5 - 7, Earth 2 1 - 4/ 0/ 5 - 7, Dial H 1 - 4/ 0/ 5 - 7, Batman Inc. 1 - 3/ 0/ 4 - 5, Batman 13 - 14, National Comics: Eternity 1, National Comics: Rose&Thorn 1, Phantom Stranger 0 - 3, Sword of Sorcery: Amethyst 0 - 3, Ghosts 1, JSA Liberty Files: The Whistling Skull 1, Men of War 8, OMAC 7 and 8, Voodoo 5 and 6, Red Hood and the Outlaws 14, Night Force 1 - 7, Team Seven 0, Before Watchmen: Minutemen 1 - 5, BW: Silk Spectre 1 - 4, BW: Comedian 1 - 4, BW: Nite Owl 1 - 4, BW: Ozymandias 1 - 4, BW: Rorschach 1 - 3, BW: Dr. Manhattan 1 - 3, BW: Moloch 1 - 2, Batman: The Dark Knight 6 and 7, Beyond the Fringe 1, Joe Kubert Presents 1 - 2, Mystery in Space 1, Green Lantern Animated 1 - 9, The Bionic Man 6 - 10, Bionic Woman 1, Kirby Genesis 5 - 8, Kirby Genesis: Captain Victory 3 - 6, Kirby Genesis: Silver Star 3 - 6, Kirby Genesis: Dragons Bane 1 - 3, Doctor Who 14 - 16, Doctor Who (next series) 1 - 3, Doctor Who Classics series IV 1 - 6, Star Trek/Doctor Who 1 - 8, Star Trek TNG: Hive 1 - 3, Incorruptible 26 - 30, Irredeemable 34 - 37, Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom 1 - 4, MacGyver: Fugitive Gauntlet 1 - 3, Walking Dead: Michonne special, The Boys 63 - 72, Sergio Aragones Funnies 7, Mara 1, Infestation II #1 and 2, Infestation II: Transformers #1 and 2, Infestation II: Dungeons & Dragons 1 and 2, Infestation II Team Up, Infestation II TMNT 1 and 2, Infestation II GI Joe 2, Infestation II: Thirty Days of Night, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 1, Alpha Flight 8, Astonishing X-Men 51, Fantastic Four 602 - 605, 605.1, 606 - 607, FF 15 - 16, 18 - 19, FF vol. 2 1, The Indestructible Hulk 1 - 2, Avengers 21 - 24, 24.1, 25 - 34, Avengers (new Hickman series) 1 - 2, Avengers Assemble 1 - 3, X-Factor 231 - 249, A Vs. X 0 - 12, Avengers/X-Men: Vs. 1 - 6, A Vs. X: Consequences 1 - 5, A Babies Vs. X Babies, Uncanny X-Men 19, Uncanny Avengers 1 Avenger Initiative, The New Avengers 29, Hulk Smash The Avengers 1 - 5, Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes 6 - 9, Avengers prelude: Furys Big Week 1 - 4, Avengers prelude: Black Widow Strikes 1 - 3, Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Lives, Spider-Men 1 - 5, Misadventures of Adam West 3 and 4, Misadventures of Adam West ongoing 1, Freelance 1, Superman (1st series) 339, annual 1, L.E.G.I.O.N. annual 5, Legends of the Dark Knight 22, Action Comics (1st series) 451, 462, 487, and 497, Superman Family 181, Robin 14 - 17, Damage 10, 11 and 19, Incredible Hulk 336, Damage Control 1 (Dec. 1989), Doom Patrol 65 (1993), Doom Patrol 14 (1988), LEGION '90 13, El Diablo 11 (1990), Star Trek 17 (DC, 1985), Star Trek TNG 29, 30, 37 and 55 (DC, 1992-93), Star Trek TNG; Ill Wind 1, Star Trek DS9 2, 7, 8 and 13 (Marvel, 1996-97), Star Trek: Voyager 3 - 5 (Marvel, 1997), Star Trek Unlimited 6 (Marvel, 1997), Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 2 - 4, 7 - 17 (Marvel, 1997-98), Star Trek TNG: The Killing Shadows 1 - 4, Avengers (1st series) 343, Fantastic Four (1st series) 113, X-Factor (1st series/numbering) 38, Giant Size Man-Thing 2, Dazzler 1, Micronaughts 39, Marvel Two-in-One 18 and 50, Green Hornet (Now) 2 and 3, The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Man 3, 4 and 8, The Saga of The Swamp Thing 14, Wonder Woman (2004) 205, 206 and 208, Detective Comics (1st series) 618, 629, 650, 653 and 694, Power of Shazam 6 and 8, Green Lantern Corps Quarterly 1, Showcase '95 3, Super Dinosaur 7 - 16, Rocketeer Adventures II 1 - 4, Fanboys Vs. Zombies 1, Archie 631 and 632, Star Trek (current IDW) 5 - 15, Star Trek/Legion of Super Heroes 4 - 6, FCBD: The New 52, FCBD: Superman Family Adventures, FCBD: Atomic Robo, FCBD: The Hypernaturals, FCBD: The Incredible Rockhead/Zinc Alloy, FCBD: Burt Ward: Boy Wonder, FCBD: Super Crooks, FCBD: Image anniversary special, FCBD: Jurassic Strike Force 5, FCBD: Bongo Comics Free for All, FCBD: Serenity/Star Wars, FCBD: Spider-Man: Season One, FCBD: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Man: Families Finest 2, GI Joe Origins 9, Simpsons Comics 175, Infestation Outbreak 1 and 3, Chronos 9-11, The Score book 1, Checkmate (2nd series) 7 and 10, Arrow 1, Smallville Season 11 1 - 8 and possibly a few more (I put the ones from earlier in January away before I started posting on this thread, and it's hard to find old shipping lists online).

Misc.:
Fantacos Chronicles Series 4: The history of the Avengers, Halloween Comicfest 2012 give-aways (Axe Cop, Ghostbusters, Cow Boy Hallows, Zombie Kid Diaries, Tricky Treaters, Ernest&Rebecca, Space Hawk, New Crusaders, Adventure Time, Little Miss Daredevil, Strawberry Shortcake, Ultimate Spider-Man/Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes, Tales From the Crypt, TMNT), Star Trek DS9 Hero Illustrated preview (Malibu, 1994), DC Direct Collectibles 2012, Diamond Bookshelf 11, I Can Read!: Superman - Escape From The Phantom Zone, I Can Read!: Batman - Meet The Super Heroes, Superman and the Mayhem of Metallo, Super Friends: Crime Wave, 35 Comic Shop News 1280-1290/1292-1294/1296 - 1297/1301 - 1303/1305 - 1310, A Humans Guide to the Night Breed, End of an Era promo, Marvel Now free preview, DC Nation Super Spectacular 1 - 2, Batman Earth 1 preview, Northstar wedding invitation, New Frontiersman special edition, Marvel Previews, DC 0 month promo, A Vs. X Program Guide, Ultimate Spider-Man animated free preview, The Summer of Spider-Man free preview, Mortal Kombat Vs. DCU video game manual and Marvel Season 1 guide,