Classic Comics Book Club 2013

[Slam_Bradley]

Reserved space 2.

[T GUy]

A continuation of last year's Book Club due to popular demand.

Cough! Splutter! Fifteen hundred funnybooks?

I'll get nowhere near that, but I'll reserve space anyway, to keep track of what I'm reading, how much I read and amuse all of us here.

The Rules (PLEASE READ!!)

1) Please reserve 1-3 consecutive posts in this thread where you will continue to update your list. Due to the length limitations of posts on CBR, it may be wise to reserve 2-3 posts. Whenever you read something new, edit your original posts to reflect this change.

3) When calculating your total number of comics read for each month, a single comic book is generally considered to be a modern age 20-25 page comic book. Any book of a significantly longer length should be counted as such (i.e. a comic containing 70 pages of CONTENT, not including adds, should be counted as 3 issues).

5) Several of us counted novels and pulp stories in our lists last year. Whether you see fit to include all novels you read or only those related to the comic book medium is your own choice. I tend to count anywhere from 8 to 15 pages of text as a single comic book issue, depending upon text size and complexity.

7) This is the format I utilized to keep track of what I read for a given month last year. I highly recommend it as an easy way of backtracking through your year's worth of reading but, of course, you are welcome to record what you read in whatever way you see fit:

May
Creepy #7 (counting these as 2 issues each)
Electric Warrior #13-16
Legends of the Dark Knight #3
Life & Times of Scrooge McDuck #8B "The Prisoner of White Agony Creek" (double length), #8C "Hearts of the Yukon"
Planet of the Apes (Curtis/Marvel) #24, 26-29, 2 unpublished scripts
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #18-20
Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #68-69, 140, 152, 162, 181, 186, 192, 199, 200
X-O Manowar (current series) #1
2000 A.D. #1742-1754 (counting these as 2 issues each)

Whoa there, Nellie!

2000 A. D. has about 22 pages of story an issue, at least the last time I looked at one. Howcum the double counting on this title?

8) Finally, while the goal set in last year's book club was to read 1500 comics, this shouldn't be a race, and good leisurely reads should be viewed as just as worthy as quick reads that are done in ten minutes flat. Record what you read for the fun of looking back -- not to win a race.

I've no hope whatsoever of winning some sort of competition of this nature, so I can relax without pressure.

Looking forward to seeing what you read!

Thank you.

With me it'll mostly be Jack Kirby's work from 1970 to the end, as I began this task late last year and got as far as Mister Miracle No. 3.

[T GUy]

T Guy's Reserved Space No. 1

January 1:

'I Want Your Man!' (14 pp., Young Romance hardback collection, reprinted from Young Romance No. 20, May, 1950) [counts as 1/2, half or 0.5]
Forever People 4 (Aug-Sep 1971).

January 2

Commando 4559 (2012, so doesn't count as classic)

January 3

Commando 4561 (Reprints 'Duel in the Sun' from 1962) [counts as 2]
The New Gods 4
Archie Vol. 1: Samm Schwartz (46 pages of) [counts as 2]

January 9:

Promethea 1-3 [in tpb collection of 1-6)

Commando 4547 [2012, therefore not classic and not counted]

January 10 - 14:

Commando 4562 (Reprints 'From Out of the Sea' from 1974) [counts as 2]

Promethea 4-6 [in tpb collection of 1-6)

In The Days of the Mob No. 1 (counts as 2)

Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Vol. 1 (2nd story in No. 115; all of 116, counts as 1.5)

January 19-20:

Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Vol. 1 (No. 117)

Commando: 'Dressed to Kill' (4384, reprinted from No. 470, April 1970) (counts as 2)

Spirit World 1 (counts as 2)

Mister Miracle 4

January 26-7:

Forever People 5 (Oct-Nov 1971).

Final total for January: 25.

February 2-3 :

Star-Spangled War Stories 106 (War That Time Forget story only; in DC Showcase collection) [counts as 1/2, half or 0.5]

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 142

February 9-10:

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 143

February 13:

Young Avengers 1, 2 [in tpb]

February 14:

Young Avengers 3, 4 [in tpb]

February ?

Young Avengers 5, 6 [in tpb]

February 23:

Young Avengers 7, 8

Star-Spangled war Stories/The War That Time Forgot: 'Dinosaur D-Day' (no. 108 reprinted in Showcase Vol., 17 pages, counts as 1)

February 24:

Young Avengers Special 1, 9 - 11

February 25:

Elongated Man in 'The Treacherous Time Trap' (Detective Comics 368, reprinted in Showcase Volume), 9 pages, counts as 1/2 or 0.5.


February 26:

Elongated Man in 'The Legend of the Lovers' Lantern' (Detective Comics 369, reprinted in Showcase Volume), 9 pages, counts as 1/2 or 0.5.

February 27:

Elongated Man in 'The case of the Colourless Cash'(Detective Comics 370, reprinted in Showcase Volume), 9 pages, counts as 1/2 or 0.5.

Young Avengers 12

Commando 4569 ('Beach-Head!', reprints No. 54, Jan 1963) - counts as 2

Marvel Team-Up 24 (Guest-starring brother Voodoo, if you were wondering)

February 27:

Commando 4577 ('The Iron Man' - reprints No. 78 from July 1963) - counts as 2


Total for February: 23.5

March 1:

Adventure Comics 431

Adventure Comics 432 (Spectre story only; counts as 1/2 or 0.5)

Commando 4582 ('The Secret Tanks', reprints No. 2210 from Aug., 1988) (counts as 2)

March 16:

The Forever People 5

The New Gods 5

March 17 - 26:

The War That Time Forgot: 'The Last Soldiers' alias 'No Medals in the Dinosaur War' (Star Spangled War Stories 109 reprinted in Showcase Presents) - 12pp., counts as 0.5 comics.

Commando 4582 ('The Secret Tanks' reprinted from No. 2, 210, Aug., 1988)

Commando 4579, 4584 - new, so don't count

Commando 4581 ('Hero from Hollywood' reprinted from No. 84, Aug. '63)

March 26:

The War That Time Forgot: 'Tunnel of Terror' (Star Spangled War Stories 110 reprinted in Showcase Presents) - 15pp., counts as 0.75 comics.

March 27:

Justice League of America 73, 74 (reprinted in the Crisis on Multiple Earths TPB)

The New Avengers 32 (reprinted in Avengers Unconquered 11)

March 28:

Commando 4585 ('Phantom Sergeant' reprinted from No. 81, Aug. '63)

March 29:

Justice League of America 84, 85 (reprinted in the Crisis on Multiple Earths TPB)


Total for March: 17.25

April 1:

Mister Miracle 5

April 6/7/13/14:

Elongated Man in Detective Comics 327 - 330, 332 and Batman, Robin and the Elongated Man in Detective Comics 331, all reprinted in Showcase Presents the Elongated Man Volume 1. Total of 3.5 stories (Book length = 1; back-up = 0.5). .

April 13 - 15: Batman, Year One (TPB reprint of Batman 401 - 4, counts as 4)

Running total for April: 8.5

May:

Commando 4597: Fast Gun (reprint from 1960s) (counts as 2)

Commando 4601: Rogue Bomber (reprint from 1960s) (counts as 2)

Running total for May: 4

June 3rd: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1-2 (in HB book reprint)

June 8th: Commando 4610: After D-Day (originally Commando No. 2170, March 1988) (counts as 2)

June 9th: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 3-4 (in HB book reprint)


Running total for June: 6

[T GUy]

T Guy's Reserved Space No. 2 (July to December reading; terms and conditions may apply).

[Shepherd492]

Lots of reading this week.

Week 1 Reads (December 31-January 6)

Warhammer 40k: Eisenhorn Trilogy: Xenos (Dan Abnett) (320 pages/20=16 issues)
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Redemption (5 issues)
Starcraft: I, Mengsk (Graham McNeill) (464 pages/20=23 issues)
Indiana Jones and the Unicorn's Legacy (Rob MacGregor) (274 pages/20=13 issues)
Star Wars: The Old Republic: The Lost Suns (5 issues)

Weekly total: 63 issues
YTD total: 63 issues

Week 2 Reads (January 7-13)

Star Wars: Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead (4 issues)
Star Wars: Scoundrels (Timothy Zahn) (393 pages/20=19 issues)
Star Wars: Prelude to Rebellion (6 issues)
Batman Begins Novelization (Dennis O'Neil) (305 pages/20=15 issues)

Weekly total: 44 issues
YTD total: 107 issues

Week 3 Reads (January 14-20)

Star Wars: Vow of Justice (1/2 issue)
Star Wars: Aurra's Song (1/2 issue)
Star Wars: Jedi Council: Acts of War (4 issues)
Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade (Oliver Bowden) (450 pages/20= 22 issues)

Weekly total: 27 issues
YTD total: 134 issues

Week 4 Reads (January 21-27)

Mass Effect: Redemption (4 issues)

Weekly total: 4 issues (lol)
YTD total: 138 issues

Week 5 Reads (January 28-February 3)

Warhammer 40k: Horus Heresy: Galaxy in Flames (Ben Counter) (407 pages/20= 20 issues)

Weekly total: 20 issues
YTD total: 158 issues

Week 6 Reads (February 4-10)

Aliens: The Female War (Steve Perry and Stephani Perry) (293 pages/20= 14 issues)
Batman: Arkham City (6 issues)

Weekly total: 20 issues
YTD total: 178 issues

Week 7 Reads (February 11-17)

Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison (5 issues)

Weekly total: 5 issues
YTD total: 183 issues

Week 8 Reads (February 18-24)

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Annihilation (Drew Karpyshyn) (286 pages/20= 14 issues)
Resident Evil: Underworld (S.D. Perry) (244 pages/20= 12 issues)

Weekly total: 26 issues
YTD total: 209 issues

Week 9 Reads (February 25-March 3)

Batman: Fear Itself (Michael Reaves) (332 pages/20= 16 issues)
Batman: Gates of Gotham (5 issues)
Mass Effect: Ascension (Drew Karpyshyn) (342 pages/20= 17 issues)

Weekly total: 38 issues
YTD total: 247 issues

Week 10 Reads (March 4-March 10)

Star Wars: Darth Maul (4 issues)
Star Wars: Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Michael Reaves) (350 pages/20= 17 issues)

Weekly total: 21 issues
YTD total: 268 issues

Week 11 Reads (March 11-March 17)

Dead Space: Martyr (B.K. Evenson) (416 pages/20= 20 issues)

Weekly total: 20 issues
YTD total: 288 issues

Week 12 Reads (March 18-March 24)

Star Wars: Coruscant Nights II: Streets of Shadows (Michael Reaves) (308 pages/20= 15 issues)
Batman: Hush (12 issues)
Catwoman: Dollhouse (6 issues)

Weekly total: 33 issues
YTD total: 321 issues

Week 13 Reads (March 25-March 31)

Starcraft: Ghost: Nova (Keith R.A. DeCandido) (320 pages/20= 16 issues)
Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter (6 issues)

Weekly total: 22 issues
YTD total: 343 issues

[Shepherd492]

Another reservation.

[shaxper]

2000 A. D. has about 22 pages of story an issue, at least the last time I looked at one. Howcum the double counting on this title?

The sheer number of story-lines to follow per issue provides much denser reading than a single 22 page story. I would argue that much of the appeal of 2000 AD is that, unlike most other anthology titles, it manages to appropriately compress six semi-complete issue-long concepts into one issue. From a sheer time perspective, it takes me about three times as long to read and savor a 2000 AD issue as a traditional modern age comic book.

[mrc1214]

Crecy GN (Avatar 2007) Warren Ellis 48pgs
Hollywood Superstars (Epic) 1-5
The New West (Black Bull) 1-2
Mars (First) 1-12
Flash (vol.2) 53,54
Clandestine 1-8
Trypto the Acid Dog (Renegade) 1
Section Zero (Gorilla/Image) 1-3
Potter's Field (Boom!) 1-3
Grimjack (First) 1-20
Hitman-1-60
Manhunter-(one shot)
Savage Dragon- (mini) 1-3
Bloodhound- 1-10


Total: 131

[mrc1214]

Reserve this spot

[thwhtGuardian]

January
Six From Sirius II 4 issues (1986, Epic Comics)
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction 4 issues (1994, Dark Horse)
Hellboy in Hell #1 and #2 (2012-13, Dark Horse)
Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (2013, Marvel Comics)
Hellboy: Wake the Devil 5 issues (1996, Dark Horse)
Joe Kubert Presents... #3 (2013, DC) counts as four issues.
Superman#15 (2013,DC)
Supergirl#15 (2013,DC)
Superboy#15 (2013,DC)
Batman Inc. #6(2013,DC)
All-New X-Men #5(2013,Marvel)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #16(2013,IDW)
Little Nemo in Slumberland #1-5(1920, Devil's Due)
In the Night Kitchen (1971,Harper & Row)
Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and others TPB (1998, Dark Horse) .
Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom(2003, Darkhorse) as four each.
Hellboy: The Conqueror Worm. 4 issues
BPRD #103 The Abyss of Time part 1, (2013, Dark Horse)
Tor 1-5 (1954,St. Johns Publishing)
Tor 1-6(1975, DC)
World's Finest #8 (2013, DC)
Earth 2#8(2013, DC)
Action Comics #16 (2013, DC)
Thor: God of Thunder #4(2013, Marvel)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #17(2013,IDW)
TMNT: Secret Origin of the Foot Clan #1(2013,IDW)
Batman #250(1973, DC)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #94(1997,DC)
Hellboy: Strange Places (2006,Dark Horse) (4 issues)
John Byrne's Next men#21(Hellboy's first appearance) (1993,Dark Horse)
Hellboy:The Troll Witch and others(2007, Dark Horse) (4 issues)
BPRD 1948 #4 (2013,Dark Horse)
The Black Beetle #1 (2013, Dark Horse)
All New X-Men #6 (2013, Marvel)
Indestructible Hulk #3 (2013,Marvel)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941) 4 issues
The Adventures of Tintin: The Shooting Star(1942) 4 issues
Ultimate Comics Ironman #4 (2013,Marvel)
Superboy #16 (2013, DC)
Batman and Robin #15(2012,DC)
Batman and Robin #16(2013,DC)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn(1943) 4 issues
Hellboy: Darkness Calls(2007, Dark Horse) 6 issues
The Adventures of Tintin:Red Rackham's Treasure (1944) 4 issues
The incredible Hulk #340(1988, Marvel)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls (1944-46) 4 issues
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun(1946-1948) 4 issues
Beauty and the Beast#1-4(1984, Marvel)
Showcase #74 (1968, DC)
The Argonauts #1-4(1988, Eternity Comics)
Batman #452-454 (1990, DC)
Detective Comics #475 and #476(1978, DC)
Hellboy: The Wild Hunt 1-8(2008, Dark Horse)
The Strange Case of Doctor Hyde #1-4(2011, Dark Horse)
Batman #251 (1973, DC)
Batman #1 (1940,DC) count it as 3.
Batman #85(1954, DC) count this one as 3 as well.
Nightwing #16(2013,DC)
Redhood and the Outlaws #15 (2013,DC)
Supergirl #16 (2013,DC)
Superboy Annual #1(2013,DC)
Batwoman #16 (2013,DC)
Justice League#16(2013,DC)
Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #20(2013,Marvel)
TMNT: Secret Origin of the Foot Clan #2(2013,IDW)
Action Comics #810(2003,DC)
Silver Surfer: Parable(1988,Marvel) 2 issues
Superman #300(1976,DC)
Action Comics #500(1979,DC)
Superman #400(1984,DC)
Action Comics #600(1988,DC)
Adventures of Superman #500(1993,DC)
Masters of the Universe: Origin of He-Man (2013,DC)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #6(2013,DC)
Superman #16(2013,DC)
Teen Titans #16(2013,DC)
Batman and Robin Annual #1(2013,DC)
Batman Inc. #7(2013,DC)
Doctor Who: Prisoners in Time #1(2013, IDW)
Month total: 168

February
Godzilla: King of the Monsters #22
Hellboy: The Crooked Man #1-3(2008, Dark Horse)
They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships(2007, Dark Horse/Konami)
In The Chapel of Moloch(2008, Dark Horse)
Hellboy: The Mole(2008, Dark Horse) Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo
The World of Krypton #3(1988,DC)
Hellboy in Hell #3(2013,Dark Horse)
World's Finest #9(2013,DC)
Earth 2#9(2013,DC)
Legends of the Dark Knight #34-36(2013,DC)
All New X-Men #7(2013,Marvel)
Ultimate Spider-Man(2013,Marvel)
Justice League Beyond #18 & 19(2013,DC)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18(2013,IDW)
Batman #237 (1971,DC)
Detective Comics #407(1971,DC)
Detective Comics #410 (1971,DC)
Detective Comics #457 (1976,DC)
Detective Comics #500 (1981,DC)
Batman #348(1982,DC)
Batman #426-429 (1988,DC)
Detective Comics #633(1991,DC)
BPRD: The Abyss of Time part 2(2013,Dark Horse)
Secret Origins Special #1(1989,DC)
Predator #1-4 (1989, Dark Horse)
Batman: Lil' Gotham#5(2013,DC)
Superboy #17(2013,DC)
Tales Of The New Teen Titans #1-4(1982,DC)
Batman and Robin #17(2013,DC)
Marvel Masterworks The X-Men vol.1 collecting the X-Men #1-10(1963-65, Marvel)
Ka-zar #1-3(1970, Marvel)
Batman Beyond #18(2013,DC)
Ka-Zar: Lord of the Hidden Jungle #10-20(1975-77,Marvel)
Joe Kubert Presents #4(2013,DC)
Hellboy: The Bride of Hell(2009,Dark Horse)
Hellboy in Mexico(2010,Dark Horse)
Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil(2010,Dark Horse)
Hellboy: The Sleeping and the Dead #1-2(2010, Dark Horse)
Hellboy: The Whittier Legacy(2010, Dark Horse)
Hellboy: Buster Oakley Gets His Wish(2011, Dark Horse)
Batwoman #17 (2013,DC)
Supergirl #17(2013,DC)
Nightwing #17(2013,DC)
Redhood and the Outlaws #17(2013,DC)
Baltimore: The Widow and the Tank(2013,Dark Horse)
BPRD:1948 #5(2013, Dark Horse)
The Black Beetle #2(2013, Dark horse)
Indestructible Hulk #4(2013, Marvel)
Thor:God of Thunder#5(2013, Marvel)
Ulimates #21(2013, Marvel)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19(2013, IDW)
Legends of the Dark Knight #37(2013, DC)
Legends of the Dark Knight #38(2013, DC)
The Adventures of Tintin: Destination Moon(1953) counting as 4 issues
The Adventures of Tintin: Explorers on the Moon (1954) counting as 4 issues
Superman Beyond #15(2013,DC)
Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #2(IDW, 2013)
Detective Comics #549-550 (1985, DC)
Detective Comics #569-570 (1986,DC)
Action Comics #771(2000,DC)
Batman: Lil' Gotham#6(2013,DC)
Month: 106

March
Joe Kubert Presents #5(2013,DC) (counting as 4)
Justice League Beyond #20(2013,DC)
Legends of the Dark Knight #39(2013,DC)
Kamandi #1-3(1972,DC)
Kamandi #4-6(1973,DC)
World's Finest #10(2013,DC)
Superman #17 (2013,DC)
Earth 2#10(2013,DC)
All New X-Men #8(2013,Marvel)
Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #22(2013,Marvel)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Drax(2013,Marvel)
Nexus: The Origin(1992, Dark Horse)
New Teen Titans #1-10(1980-81, DC)
Hellboy in Hell #4(2013, Dark Horse)
Legends of the Dark Knight #40(2013,DC)
Kamandi #7-10(1973,DC)
New Teen Titans #11-15(1981-82, DC)
Batman Beyond #19(2013, DC)
Fantastic Four #1 (1961, Marvel)
Incredible Hulk #1 (1962, Marvel)
Batman: Lil' Gotham #7(2013, DC)
Batman and Robin #18(2013, DC)
Batman #18(2013, DC)
Thor: God of Thunder #6(2013, Marvel)
Ultimate Comics Wolverine #1(2013, Marvel)
TMNT: Secret Origin of the Foot Clan #3(2013, IDW)
Sledgehammer 44 #1 (2013, Dark Horse)
Avengers #1-3(1963, Marvel)
Cloak and Dagger #1-4 (1983, Marvel)
Daredevil #1(1964, Marvel)
Tomb of Dracula #1 (1972, Marvel)
Batman Beyond #20(2013, DC)
New Teen Titans #16-25 + Annual #1(1982, DC)
Hellboy: The Storm and the Fury(2011, DarkHorse 6 issues)
Incredible Hulk #2-6 (1962, Marvel)
All New X-Men #9(2013, Marvel)
Indestructible Hulk #5(2013, Marvel)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #21 (2013, Marvel)
Batwoman #18(2013, DC)
Supergirl #18(2013, DC)
Nightwing #18(2013, DC)
Redhood and the Outlaws #18(2013, DC)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret of the Foot #4(2013, IDW)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20(2013, IDW)
Star Trek Countdown to Darkness #3(2013, IDW)
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #2-3(2013, IDW)
Superman Beyond #16(2013, DC)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #42(2013, DC)
HellBlazer #1-10 (1987-88)
New Mutants #1-5(1983, Marvel)
Batman: Li'l Gotham #8(2013, DC)
Batman Inc. #9(2013, DC)
Batman: LOTDK #43(2013, DC)
Superman #18(2013, DC)
Joe Kubert Presents #6(2013, DC counting as 5)
Ultimate Comics: Wolverine #2(2013, Marvel)
Spacehawk, (1940-42, Target Comics)
BPRD: A Cold Day in Hell(2013, Darkhorse)
BPRD: Vampire(2013 Darkhorse)
The Joker #6(1976, DC)
Detective Comics #575-578(1987, DC)
Batman #156(1963, DC)
Justice League Beyond #21(2013, DC)
Tales to Astonish #59-79(1964-66, Marvel)
Batman #400(1986, DC)
Incredible Hulk #456(1997, Marvel)
Month: 165

[thwhtGuardian]

April
Earth 2 #11 (2013, DC)
World's Finest #11(2013, DC)
Action Comics #19(2013, DC)
Detective Comics #900/#19(2013, DC)
Justice League Beyond #22(2013, DC)
All New X-Men #10(2013, Marvel)
Indestructible Hulk #6(2013, Marvel)
Abe Sapien #1(2013, Dark horse)
Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #6-10(1990, DC)
Batman #19(2013, DC)
Batman and (Red) Robin #19(2013, DC)
Legends of the Dark Knight#44-45(2013, DC)
Sledge-Hammer 44 (2013, Dark Hose)
Thor: God of Thunder #7(2013, Marvel)
Batman Beyond #21(2013, DC)
Superman For All Seasons #1-4(1998, DC)
Batwoman #19(2013, DC)
Supergirl #19(2013, DC)
Nightwing #19(2013, DC)
Redhood and the Outlaws #19(2013, DC)
Legends of the Dark Knight #46(2013, DC)
TMNT: Villains #1(2013, IDW)
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #4(2013, IDW)
BPRD #106(2013, Dark Horse)
The Black Beetle #3(2013, Dark horse)
Ultimate Comics Wolverine #3(2013, Marvel)
Judge Dredd Year One #1(2013, IDW)
Superman Beyond #17(2013,DC)
The Phantom #1-17(1963-65, Gold Key)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Calculus Affair (1956, Casterman) Herge (4 issues)
The Adventures of Tintin: The Red Sea Sharks (1958, Casterman) Herge (4 issues)
The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in Tibet (1960, Casterman) Herge (4 issues)
Batman: Li'l Gotham #9(2013, DC)
Doom Patrol #19-29(1989, DC)
Batman Inc. #10(2013, DC)
TMNT #21 (2013, IDW)
Superman #19(2013, DC)
Ultimate Spider-Man #22(2013, Marvel)
Stardust #1-4(1997, DC)
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (2013, Little Brown) (285 pages...so like 12 issues)
BPRD: Vampire #2(2013, Dark Horse)
Legends of the Dark Knight #47(2013, DC)
Judge Dredd Year One #2(2013, IDW)
East of West #1(2013, Image)
Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #4(2013, IDW)
Road to Perdition(1998, Pocket Books) (304 pages...so like ten issues.)
Superman Beyond #18(2013, DC)
Superman Adventures #30-31(1999, DC)
Superman Adventures #64(2001,DC)
Wolves (2011) Becky Cloonan
The Mire (2013) Becky Cloonan
Batman Adventures #6 (1993, DC)
Adventures of Superman #1(2013, DC)
Batman: The Man Who Laughs(2005, DC) (about three issues)
month:122

May
Earth 2 #12(2013, DC)
World's Finest #12(2013, DC)
Action Comics #20(2013, DC)
All New X-Men #11(2013, Marvel)
Indestructible Hulk #7(2013, Marvel)
Abe Sapien #2(2013, Dark Horse)
Haunt of Horror: Love Craft #1-3(2008, Marvel)
Tales of Suspense #39-50(1963-64, Marvel)
Justice League Beyond #23(2013, DC)
Tales of Suspense #51-65(1964-66)
The Conqueror Worm(2012, Dark Horse)
Haunt of Horror: Poe #1-3(2006, Marvel)
Buck Rogers: The Sundays(1936-37)
Prince Valient: In the Days of King Arthur(1950, King Features)
Ragemoor #1-4(2012, Dark Horse)
Batman: Li'l Gotham #10(2013, DC)
Bigfoot #1-4(2005, IDW)
Adventures of Superman #2(2013, DC)
Legends of the Dark Knight #49(2013, DC)
Batman #20(2013, DC)
Batman and Robin #20(2013, DC)
Thor: God of Thunder #8(2013, Marvel)
The Ultimates #23-24(2013, Marvel)
Batman Beyond #22(2013, DC)
Adventures of Superman #424-428(1987, DC)
Murky World(2012, Dark Horse)
Creepy Presents: Richard Corben(1970-79, Warren and Dark Horse) (352 pages...so like 12 issues)
Adventures of Superman #3(2013, DC)
Batwoman#20(2013, DC)
Supergirl#20(2013, DC)
Nightwing#20(2013, DC)
Redhood and the Outlaws#20(2013, DC)
Legends of the Dark Knight #50(2013, DC)
Ultimate Spiderman#23(2013, Marvel)
BPRD#107(2013, Dark Horse)
The Fall of the House of Usher #1(2013, Dark Horse)
Mutant World( 1982, Catalan)
Son of Mutant World#1-5(1990, Fantagor)
Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #1-3(1987, DC)
Aliens: Theory of Propagation(1988, Dark Horse)
Aliens:The Alien(1991, Dark Horse)
Aliens: Advent(1990, Dark Horse)
Aliens: Terminus(1990, Dark Horse)
Aliens: Horror Show #1-3(1992, Dark Horse)
Aliens: Salvation(1993, Dark Horse)
Batman Beyond #23(2013, DC)
Superman #18(1988, DC)
Tarzan #207-212(1972, DC)
Batman: Li'l Gotham #11(2013, DC)
Adventures of Superman #4(2013, DC)
Tarzan #213-224(1972-73, DC)
Superman Annual #11(1984, DC)
Superman #423(1986, DC)
Action Comics #583(1986, DC)
Tarzan #226-234(1973, DC)
Magnus, Robot Fighter #1-21(1963-68, Gold Key and reprinted by Darkhorse)
X-Men Master Works Vol.2 collecting issues 11-21(1965-66, Marvel)
Fax from Sarajevo(1996, Dark Horse) 9 issues.
Batman Inc. #11(2013, DC)
Superman #20(2013, DC) Scott Lobedell and Aaron Kuder
TMNT: Baxter Stockman(2013, IDW)
Ultimate Wolverine #4(2013, Marvel)
Lobster Johnson: Satan Smells a Rat(2013, Dark Horse)
Legends of the Dark Knight #51(2013, DC)
Predator: God's Truth(1990, Dark Horse)
Predator: Big Game #1-4(1991, Dark Horse)
Aliens: Alchemy #1-3(1997, Dark Horse)
Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft #1-6(2008, IDW)
Superman Beyond #19(2013, DC)
New Teen Titans #26-37+Annual #2(1982-83, DC)
Adventures of Superman #5(2013, DC)
Sharaz-De: Tales from the Arabian Nights #1-6(2013, Archaia)
FCBD: Aliens(2009, Dark Horse)
FCBD: Predator(2009, Dark Horse)
Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 1(1970, Futabasha/Dark Horse) ( 9)
The Wake #1(2013, Vertigo)
Earth 2 Annual#1(2013, DC)
Redhood and the Outlaws Annual#1(2013, DC)
Batman: The Dark Knight Annual#1(2013, DC)
Indestructible Hulk #8(2013, Marvel)
X-Men #1(2013, Marvel)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #22(2013, IDW)
BPRD: Vampire #3(2013, Dark Horse)
Legends of the Dark Knight #52(2013, DC)
Doctor Who: Prisoner of Time #5(2013, IDW)
Gotham by Gaslight(1989, DC)
Master of the Future(1991, DC)
Lone Wolf and Cub vol.2(1971, Futabasha/Dark Horse)(5)
Lone Wolf and Cub vol.3(1971, Futabasha/Dark Horse)(5)
Lone Wolf and Cub vol.4(1972, Futabasha/Dark Horse) (4)
Lone Wolf and Cub vol.5(1972, Futabasha/Dark Horse)(5)
Terror of Godzilla #1-6(1985, Dark Horse/Toho)
month:269
June
3rd
Justice League Beyond #24(2013, DC) Derek Fridolfs and Ben Caldwell
Adventures of Superman#6(2013, DC) Brian Glass and Michael Avon Oeming
4th
Beware the Batman #0(2013, DC) Scott Beatty and Luciano Veccio
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol.1-2(2001, Viz) Yoshikazu Yasuhiko(8 issues)
FCBD Atomic Robo 2008-2010(Red 5) Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener
5th
Earth 2 #13(2013, DC) James Robinson and Yildiray Cinar
Action Comics #21(2013, DC) Andy Diggle and Tony S. Daniel
Detective Comics #21(2013, DC) John Layman and Andy Clarke
Astro City #1(2013, Vertigo) Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
Astro City #1-6(1995, Wildstorm) Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
Neverwhere#1-9(2005-06, Vertigo) Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey and Glen Fabry
All New X-men #12(2013, Marvel) Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen
Ultimate Comics ultimates #25(2013, Marvel) Joshua Hale Fialkov and Carmine Di Giandomenico
Abe Sapien #3(2013, Dark Horse) Mike Mignola, Scott Allie and Sebastian Fuimara
Predator: Homeworld #1-4(1999, Dark Horse)Jim Vance, Kate Worley and Toby Cypress
6th
Legends of the Dark Knight #53(2013, DC) Charles Soule and Dennis Calero
Sabertooth Swordsman #1(2013, Dark Horse) Damon Gentry and Aaron Conley
7th
Superman/Batman Annual #2(2008, DC) Joe Kelly and Scott Collins
Superman/Batman Annual #4(2010, DC) Paul Levitz and Renato Guedes
Gon volumes 1+2(1992,Kodansha/CMX)Masashi Tanaka(8)
Star Wars: Dark Empire #1-6(1992, Dark Horse)Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol.3-4(2002, Viz) Yoshikazu Yasuhiko(8 issues)
8th
Batman Beyond#24(2013, DC) Adam Beechen and Adam Archer
9th
FCBD: Judge Dredd(2013, IDW) John Howard and Brian Bolland
Star Wars: Dark Empire II #1-6(1995, Dark Horse) Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy
Star Wars: Empire's End#1-2(1997, Dark Horse) Tom Veitch and Jim Baikie
Batman: Li'l Gotham #12(2013, DC) Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen
10th
Adventures of Superman #7(2013, DC)Matt Kindt and Stephen Segovia
13th
Superman unchained #1(2013, DC) Scott Snyder, Jim Lee and Dustin Nguyen
Batman #21(2013, DC) Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
Legends of the Dark Knight #54(2013, DC) Charles Soule and Dennis Calero
Nightwing #21(2013, DC) Kyle Higgins and Brett Booth
World's Finest #13(2013, DC) Paul Levitz and Robinson Rocha
Thor: God of Thunder #9(2013, Marvel) Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic
The Black Beetle#4(2013, Dark Horse) Frankesco Francavilla
Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem #1(2013, Dark Horse) Steve Niles and Dave Wachter
14th
The Strain #1(2011, Dark Horse) Guillermo Del Toro, David Lapham and Mike Huddleston
15th
Batman Beyond #25(2013, DC) Adam Beechen and Adam Archer
The Strain #2-11(2011, Dark Horse) Guillermo Del Toro, David Lapham and Mike Huddleston
17th
Adventures of Superman #8(2013, DC)Matt Kindt and Stephen Segovia
All Star Superman #1-12(2005-08, DC) Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly
Action Comics #579(1987, DC) John Byrne
Action Comics #591(1987, DC) John Byrne

Month:113
Total: 943

Platinum Age: 5
Golden Age: 41
Atom Age:26
Silver Age: 126
Bronze Age:112
Copper Age: 144
Bubble Age: 111
Millennial Age:123
Modern Age: 265

superhero: 411
science fiction:126
fantasy: 65
horror/occult:144
action/adventure:120
humor: 17
war: 33
detective/crime: 22
Romance: 4
other: 0

[mrc1214]

Space holder #2

And a question: How do you guys feel about the occasional mini review? Or should it stick mostly to just listing?

I'm fine with a review. I've picked up quite a few series based on reviews.

[MRP]

I'm fine with a review. I've picked up quite a few series based on reviews.

Wouldn't the What Classic Comics Have You Read Lately thread be a better place for mini-reviews? Don't get me wrong, I would love to see some reviews as we do this, but that thread is already there for that kind of stuff, so why be redundant?

-M

[dupersuper]

Here we go again...

[Kid Montana]

January 2013 (Post Mayan Apocolypse Epoch) 83

Life With Archie 23 (Afterlife Edition, 2 full stories), Pathfinder 2,3, Dejah Thoris 16, 17,19 Order of Dragonet 1 (44 Page Issue), Gold Digger Halloween Special 2012, New Crusaders 2, Green Hornet 30,32 GFT Bad Girls 3,4, GFT Robyn Hood 1,2,3, Grimm Universe 1, Mars Attacks the Holidays 2012 (48 page special), Prophecy 5, Star Wars Tyrants Fist 1, Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi 1, Phantom Lady & Dollman 3,4, Captain America & 639, Super Dinosaur 15, Popeye 7, B4 Watchmen Silk Spectre 4, B4 Watchmen Ozymandias 4, Aquaman 14, All-Star Western 14, Peter Cannon Thunderbolt 3, It Girl & the Atomics 4, GFT Godstorm 2, Wonder Woman 14, Supergirl 14, Shadow 7,8, Rocketeer Cargo of Doom 4, Nightwing 14, Hawkeye 4, Captain Marvel 6,7, Executive Assistant Assasins 5, Witchblade Demon Reborn 4, The Once & Future Tarzan 1, CrossStar 4,5, Warlord (2009) 1, Conquerer of Barren Earth 1, Hannah Barbera Presents All New Comics 0, Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 5, Action 14, GFT Wonderland 4, Wasteland 40, Vampirella vs. Fluffy 1, Mars Attacks 5, Fly 1, Hypernaturals 5, Dial H 6, Freelancers 1, Detective 14, Daredevil End of Days 2, Danger Girl/GI Joe 4, B4 Watchmen Moloch 1, Damsels 3, Classic Popeye 4, Billy the Kid Loch Ness 2, Archer & Armstrong 4, Phantom Stranger 2, Invincible 97, Conan 10, Batgirl 14, Spider 6, Hoax Hunters 5, Dark Shadows/Vampirella 4, Macgyver 2, GFT Sleepy Hollow 2, Uncanny Avengers 2, Superman 14, Lord of the Jungle 10, The Rider 1-5 (1957), Kid Slade 8 (1957).

Jan Total 83, YTD: 83
Best Book: Wasteland 40, Mars Attacks the Holidays
Honorable Mention: Hypernaturals 5, It Girl & the Atomics 4
Worst: Phantom Lady & Dollman 3,4, Vampirella vs Fluffy

Febuary 100
12 Minute Revolution in Reading, Invincible 94,95,98, Amazing Spider Man 700, B4 Watchmen Minutemen 5, Action Comincs 15, Detective 15, Guarding the Globe 4, Dial H 7, Looney Tunes 210, Womanthology Space 3, Hawkeye 5,6, Daredevil End of Days 3, Hypernaturals 6, Garfield 8, Dark Shadows Vampirella 5, Shadowman 2, Masks 1, 2, Billy the Kid Loch Ness 3, Black Beetle 0, Conan 11, B4 Watchmen Moloch 2, Wonder Woman 15, Supergirl 15, Batgirl 15, Aquaman 15, Nightwing 15, Sword and Sorcery 3, Popeye 8, Classic Popeye 5, Judge Dredd 2, Mars Attacks 6, Joe Palooka 1, It Girl & the Atomics 5, Macgyver 3, Fantastic Four 2, Captain Marvel 8, Captain America & Black Widow 640, Private Eye 1, Executive Assistant Assasins 6, Simpsons 197, Mara 1, Supurburbia 2, Spnge Bob 15, Sherlock Holmes Liverpool Demon 1, Peter Cannon 4, Archer & Armstrong 5, B4 Watchmen Night Owl 4, Deatmatch 1, Shadow Special 1, Spider 7, Avengers NOW 1, GFT Robyn Hood 4, GFT Godstorm 3, Cyberforce 2, Archie 639, Simpsons Winter Wingding 7, Lone Ranger 11, B4 Watchmen Rorschach 3, B4 Watchmen Dr. Manhattan 3, Winter Soldier 13, Red Sonja Atlantis Rises 4, GFT Bad Girls 5, Super Dinsaur 16, Joan of Arc 2, B4 Watchmen Comedian 4, Magic the Gathering Path of Vengeance 1, Lone Ranger Snake of Iron 4, Atomic Robo FSDOTP 5, Victorian Secret 1, Pantha 5, Alpha Flight 62-66, Blue Bulleteer 1 (1989), Krypton Chronicles 1-3, Secret Origins v2 1-3, Superman Kal 1, Superman Wedding Album 1, Yang 10,11, Question Annual 1,2.