Classic Comics Book Club 2013

[Kid Montana]

Space Holder #2

[Kid Montana]

Just in case Space Holder #3

[icctrombone]

Jan Total
102
Feb Total
115
March Total
146
April Total
83

January 2013 102

Avengers 34 ( Bendis final issue)
Avengers Arena 1,2,3
Armageddon 2001 1,2
Birds of Prey 104,106,116,119,122-123
Badger 42,43,44,45,46
Ball and Chain 1-4
Birds of Prey NuDc 0,1,2,3,4,6,8,9,10
Claw the unconquered 2
Captain Marvel 21 ( 1968)
Daredevil #170,171,172,173
DC comics presents 37
Eternal warrior 33,47,48,49
Fantastic Four 2,3 ( Marvel Now)
Fantastic Four v.1 48-51
Gen 13 /Spider-man
Hulk 102,128
Hawkgirl 61,64-66
Hawkeye /Dark Reign 1
JBNM 34,38
Killraven 1-6
Powergirl 3,4,7,8,10
Silver Surfer v.1 1,2,3
Superman Secret Origin 1,2
Savage Dragon 184
Strange Tales 178
Teen Titans (2003) 87,88,89,90,94-97
The first X-Men 5
The New Titans (1984) 123
Turok 31-33,39,40
The Dark 4
Tales to astonish 101
Thor 137,158,159
Tales of Suspense 57
Uncanny X-men annual 11
Uncanny Avengers 3
Wally Wood’s Thunder Agents 2,3,4

February 2013 115
Avengers (now)#1-6
Avengers v.3 4-18
Avengers v.1 273-277
Avengers v.1 6, 78,79 ,211-217
Avengers Arena 4,5
Birds of Prey NuDC 11-17
Black Goliath 1-5
Batman 352-361 ,393,394
Dr. Strange 36
Detective 518-526
Freak Force 1-3
Fearless Defenders 1
JLA V.1 46
Kamandi 1-9
Mantra 1-6
New Avengers illuminati one shot1
New Avengers ( Marvel Now)1- 3
Silver Star 1-6
Strange Tales 179-181
Uncanny Avengers 1-4
Warlock Infinity Watch 1-6



March 2013 146

ABC A-Z 1
Anywhere 102
Archer and Armstrong 0,1
Avengers v.1 218-222
Avengers Celestial Quest 1-8
Avengers vs. Atlas 4
Avengers Arena 6
Blue Estate 5
Birds of Prey v.1 26
Birds of Prey v.2 15
Bloodshot Last stand Special
The Brave and the Bold 94,120, 157
Catwoman 55
Catwoman/ Vampirella
Cyber Force 32
Cowboy ninja Viking 10
Defenders mini 2
Flash (1987) 1-7
Fantastic Four 572, 576, 579
First Wave 1
Freak Force 4-9
Green Arrow/Black Canary 29
Gen 13 (1995) 33
Gen 13 bootleg 1,2
Gen 13/Maxx 1
Hawkeye (2012) 1,2
Infinite Crisis 1-7
Infinite Crisis Secret files and Origins 2006
Infinity Gauntlet 1-6
Isaac Asimov’s Ibots 1,2,4
Jon Sable Freelance 1-6
Justice League of America v.1 61, 77-83 ,100-102,189-191
Kamandi 10
Major Bummer 1,2
Mars Attacks Image 1-4
Marvel Divas 2
Models inc. 2,3
Moon Knight 22, 25, 33
New Teen Titans (1980) 34,48,52
New Teen Titans (1984) 20,21,86
New Teen Titans annual v.2 2
Savage Dragon 53, 185
Savage Tales (Dynamite) 3
Secret Avengers 5
Secret Warriors 4,5
Shanna the She Devil 7
Superman (1987) 1,2,3
Teen Titans (1984) 126-130
Teen Titans (1966) 48
Teen Titans (2003) 93
Teen Titans Spotlight 10
Titans (1999) 1,16,28,29
Titans (2008) 34
Thanos Imperative /Ignition
The Boys 23
The Moth 1
Thunderbolts 146, 149,151,152
What if FF one shot 1
Wildstorm Trilogy of Terror 1
Wonder Woman (1987) 10
Zatanna 11

April 2013-- 83

Angel Special: Lorne
Avengers 223-230
Avengers the Origin 2
Archer and Armstrong 2,3
BOP Nu DC (2011) 18,19
BOP (2010) 4, 5,10,11,14,15
Captain Marvel (1968)1-3
Catwoman Defiant
Cosmic Size Fantastic Four 1
Fatale ( Broadway) 1
Green Lantern/Silver Surfer
Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) 1-4
Giant Size X-men 3
Hawkman 9
Knights on Broadway 1-3
Major Bummer 3
Marvel Superheroes (1966) 12,13
Moonknight 1,2
New Avengers (2013) 4
Nightwing 17 NuDC
Savage Dragon 186
Silver Surfer (1987) 1-25
Silver Surfer Annual 1
Secret Warriors 8,9
Swamp Thing (1983)1-3
Thanos Rising 1
Uncanny Avengers 5,6
Zero Hour 4-0

[icctrombone]

YTD 532

May 2013
86


Amazing Fantasy 15
Captain Victory 1-3
Cyberforce 1-5
Dr. Manhattan 1
Jupiter’s Legacy 1
FCBD Walking Dead 2013
FCBD FUBAR
FCBD Wizard School 1
FCBD Infinity
Guardians of Galaxy (2013) 0.1,1
Guardians of Galaxy v.1 5
Justice League Of America v.1 103,128,161
Moon Knight 3,4
New Avengers (2013) 5
New Gods V.1 7,8
New Teen Titans (1984)1,2
Savage Dragon 187
Secret War 2004 1,2
Silk Spectre 1
Spiderman (1962)1
Starman 81
StormWatch 20
Superman v.2 4-7
Swamp Thing (1983) 4-10
Thanos Rising 2
Teen Titans (2003) 91,98
Titans (2008) 1-20, 36-38
The Untold legend of the Batman 1-3
Warlock and the Infinity Watch 7-13,42
Wonder Woman 178-180

[shaxper]

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

Agreed. 10 char

[dupersuper]

Here's my main post this time around.

Single issues:
Action 16 - 20, Superman 15 - 19, Supergirl 16 - 20, Superboy 16 - 20, annual 1, Teen Titans 15 - 19, Legion Lost 16, Legion of Super Heroes 16 - 20, Worlds Finest 8 - 12, Earth Two 8 - 12, Justice League 16 -19, Justice League Dark 15 - 19, Justice League of America 1 - 3, Young Romance: DCU Valentines Day Special 1, Batman Beyond Unlimited 11 - 15, Batman Inc. 6 - 10, Batman 19 - 20, Nightwing 19 - 20, Batgirl 16 - 20, Batwoman 16 - 20, Wonder Woman 16 - 20, Aquaman 16 - 19, Flash 15 - 19, Green Lantern 16 - 19, Green Lantern Corps 16, annual 1, 17 - 20, Green Lantern: New Guardians annual 1, 16 - 19, Red Lanterns 15 - 18, Threshold 1 - 5, Animal Man 16 - 20, Swamp Thing 16 - 20, Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE 16, Dial H 8 - 12, Blue Beetle 16, Sword of Sorcery: Amethyst 4 - 8, Phantom Stranger 4 - 8, Vibe 1 - 4, The Movement 1, DCU Presents 16 - 18, T7 #6, Stormwatch 16 - 20, Demon Knights 16 - 20, All Star Western 15 - 19, Avengers 1, New Avengers 1 - 5, Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes 10 - 14, X-Factor 250 - 256, Guardians of the Galaxy 0.1, Age of Ultron 1 - 8, Thanos Rising 1 - 2, Indestructible Hulk 3 - 7, Doctor Who 4 - 8, Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time 1 - 4, Doctor Who Classics V #1, Star Trek 16 - 20, Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness 1 - 4, Star Trek The Next Generation: Hive 4, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 19, MacGyver: Fugitive Gauntlet 4 - 5, Grimm 1, Mars Attacks Popeye 1, Mars Attacks the Real Ghostbusters 1, Mars Attacks Transformers 1, The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror 1, Super Dinosaur 17 - 19, Free Comic Book Day 2013: - DC Nation Super Sampler, - Hulk and the Agents of SMASH/Avengers Assemble, - Infinity, - Atomic Robo/Bodie Troll, - Mouse Guard and other stories, - The Walking Dead, - Endangered Weapon B and other stories, - Marble Season, - The Tick, - Bongo, - Grimm/Damsels, - Star Wars/Avatar: The Last Airbender, Action Comics (first series) 543, Suicide Squad (1st series) 20 and 27, (2002) 6 and 8), New Gods 13 (1990), The New Titans 89 (1992), Deathstroke: The Terminator 15, Nightwing 53 (2001), Detective Comics (1st series) 672, Legends of the Dark Knight 58, Robin 22, The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul 2, Hellblazer (1st series) 7, Resurrection Man (1st series) 22 - 23, Hawkman (2002) 3 - 4, Arion: Lord of Atlantis 28, Superman (1st series) 347, Stolen 1, Rumble Girls: Silky Warrior Tansie 1, X-Factor 18 - 20 (2007), 39 (2009), Avengers: West Coast 49 and 52, Avengers: The Origin 4, Fantastic Four (2003/Waid) 500 - 502/ 504 - 508, Spider-Man 25 (1992), Before Watchmen: Minutemen 6, BW: Dollar Bill 1, BW: Ozymandias 5 - 6, BW: Comedian 5 - 6, BW: Dr. Manhattan 4, BW: Rorschach 4, Joe Kubert Presents 3 - 6, JSA Liberty Files: The Whistling Skull 2, Ame-Comi Girls 4 - 5, Ame-Comi Girls second series (?) 1 -3, Superman Family Adventures 8 - 12, Batman: Lil' Gotham 1, Young Justice 24 - 25, Green Lantern Animated 10 - 12, Injustice: Gods Among Us 1 - 4, Arrow 2 - 6, Smallville Season Eleven 9 - 13

329 so far

Trades:
X-Babies: Stars Reborn (1 – 4), Captain America: The 1940’s Newspaper Strip (1 – 3), Testament vol. 1 (1 – 5), Testament vol. 2 (6 - 10), Avengers-Defenders War (Avengers 115 – 118 and Defenders 8 – 11), Jingle Belle: Grounded/Top Cow Holiday Special, Saga vol. 1 (1 - 6), Daredevil vol. 2 (7 - 10, 10.1, Amazing Spider-Man 677), Superman Vs. Shazam (All New Collectors Edition C-58, DC Comics Presents 33, 34, 49, and annual 3), Mythos (Spider-Man, Captain America, Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Ghost Rider), Avengers: The Contest (Contest of Champions 1 – 3, Avengers annual 16, West Coast Avengers annual 2), Cloak and Dagger: Child of Darkness, Child of Light (Cloak and Dagger 1 – 4), Astonishing X-Men volume 1: Gifted ( 1 – 6), Echo: Moon Lake (Echo 1 - 5), Marvel Star Trek Digest trade (1st series) (7, 11 and 12), Zed: A Cosmic Tale (Zed 1 – 10), Atomic Robo volume 1 (1 - 6), Giant Sized Spider-Man (Dec. 1998 - Marvel Team-up 63 - 64, 75, 205 - 206), The Un-Men volume 1 (1 - 5),

18 so far comprised of 88 issues

Graphic Novels:
Pogo: We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us, Gravesight book 1, Negative Burn: Winter 2005,

3 so far

Novels:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, Star Trek: Inception, Love and Marriage, America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't, Star Trek: The IDIC Epidemic, Star Trek: The Rings of Time, Life of Pi, Star Trek: A Flag Full of Stars, Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway, Star Trek: The Klingon Dictionary, The Robber Bride, The Wit of Sir Winston, The Essential Confucius, Star Trek: The Covenant of the Crown, The Woodlanders, Star Trek: Yesterdays Son, A Man in Full,

17 so far

Plays:
The Rose Tattoo, Camino Real

2 so far

Magazines:
Star - Star Trek: Into Darkness Special,

1 so far

Misc.:
Marvel Now free Preview 2, Heroes Beacon promo,

2 so far

Not counting:

Webcomics/comic strips:
a years worth of Comic Book Critics, Unshelved, Shortpacked, Gutters, Perry Bible Fellowship, Penny Arcade, Space Avalanche, JL8 and whatever random webcomic links and open funny pages I come across

a bunch

Online reading:
Onion, Dave Barry columns, etc.

a little

Total: 453

[Romero]

I'm in.

Marvel Team Up 121, 122, 125, 126

Marvel Team Up #135, #144 and Annual #6 and #7

Wrath of the Spectre (80s reprint miniseries) #1 and #2

Usagi Yojimbo (Fantagraphics Series) #3, 4, 5, 11, 13

Spider-Woman (1978) 1-8, 10-15, 19, 26, 33-38, 42-44, 49 (I'm missing a bunch of issues)

Spider-Man and Human Torch mini #1-5

[Romero]

Post no bills.

[T GUy]

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.

Hmmm... I suppose I take your point. However, I would have thought that it would take as long to read, possibly even less long, than a traditional classic age comicbook. But there we are. After a crisis of conscience and some soul searching, or even merely a bit of thought, I have decided to count an issue of Commando as 2 units (where one unit = a traditional American comicbook). If I read any manga, I might be in trouble.

[shaxper]

Hmmm... I suppose I take your point. However, I would have thought that it would take as long to read, possibly even less long, than a traditional classic age comicbook.

Stand alone stories are written to create flow. There is a certain amount of info to take in during the exposition, but a story is largely advanced by action after that point, which reads quicker than information. When you read six individual stories, that's six times the amount of information to take in at the beginning in order to be able to follow the story.

But again, there is no hard-fast rule on any of this. If you want to count every issue you read as 15 issues, no one's stopping you.

[thwhtGuardian]

Stand alone stories are written to create flow. There is a certain amount of info to take in during the exposition, but a story is largely advanced by action after that point, which reads quicker than information. When you read six individual stories, that's six times the amount of information to take in at the beginning in order to be able to follow the story.

But again, there is no hard-fast rule on any of this. If you want to count every issue you read as 15 issues, no one's stopping you.

I think I may count Joe Kubert Presents in a similar fashion, it's a great anthology series. The only problem then comes to how to classify which age it belongs to, by it's publication date it's clearly modern but Joe Kubert's style is anything but modern and the same goes for the other stories as well.

[dupersuper]

I hath edited my main post for the first time on this thread.

[shaxper]

I hath edited my main post for the first time on this thread.

Dupe, please check out Rule #2 in the OP. We're trying to avoid doing the "I have updated" posts this year because they clutter up the thread. Less posts makes it easier to review everyone's posts (which are all being updated regularly, we hope!).

I PMed Lone Ranger two days ago to request that this thread be stickied so that there's no need to bump it either, but I don't think he's logged on yet this year.

[dupersuper]

Dupe, please check out Rule #2 in the OP. We're trying to avoid doing the "I have updated" posts this year because they clutter up the thread. Less posts makes it easier to review everyone's posts (which are all being updated regularly, we hope!).

I PMed Lone Ranger two days ago to request that this thread be stickied so that there's no need to bump it either, but I don't think he's logged on yet this year.

Oops, sorry.

*checks rules*

If we're counting comic strips are we counting web comics...because my head may explode trying to do this...

[shaxper]

Oops, sorry.

Not a problem. I will spare you the flagellation this time

If we're counting comic strips are we counting web comics...because my head may explode trying to do this...

How you choose to count anything on your list is your call entirely.