Classic Comics Book Club 2013

[Rory426]

I recently started a reading diary so I'll get in on this business shall I? Not sure how much of this will be 'classic' but I'm up and running at least...

January 2013

Issues
Bandette #1
Batman #16
Batwoman #15
CSI: Demon House #1-5
Detective Comics #15-16
Detective Comics Annual #1
Kingdom Come #1-4
Legends of the Dark Knight #33
Punk Rock Jesus #6
Saga #8
Star Wars #1
Superman: Red Son #1-3

Collected Trades
All-Star Western Vol. 1

Graphic Novels


February 2013

Issues
Atomic Robo: Real Science Adventures #4-6
Batman #17
Batwoman #17
Chew #21-25
Clone #3
Double Barrel #5-8
CSI: Dominos #1-5
CSI: Thicker Than Blood
Judge Dredd (IDW) #2-3
L'il Gotham #5
Locke & Key: Omega #3
Saga #9
Superman: For All Seasons #1-4

Collected Trades
Sandman Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections

Graphic Novels
Lost Dogs (Jeff Lemire)
The Nao of Brown (Glyn Dillon)

March 2013

Issues
2000AD Prog #1824
Aliens: Glass Corridor
Atomic Robo: Along Came A Tyrantula
Atomic Robo: Flying She-Devils of the Pacific #4-5
Batman #18
Clone #4
Detective Comics (Vol. 1) #821-822
Detective Comics (Vol. 2) #17
Dial H #9
East of West #1
Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #14-16
Judge Dredd (IDW) #4
Justice League Dark #0, 13
Justice League Dark Annual #1
L'il Gotham #6-7
Saga #10
The Manhattan Projects #9
The Mire (Becky Cloonan)
The Private Eye #1
The Sixth Gun #7
Where Is Jake Ellis? #2
Wolves (Becky Cloonan)

Collected Trades
The Lovecraft Anthology Vol. 1
The Lovecraft Anthology Vol. 2
The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics (480 pages!)

Graphic Novels
Aliens: Fast Track To Heaven (more of a graphic novella...)
The Rocketeer
Nemo: Heart of Ice

April 2013

Issues
Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake #1-4
Aliens: Earth Angel
Animal Man #16
Atomic Robo: Real Science Adventures #7
Batman #19
Batwoman #18
Double Barrel #9
East of West #2
Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #16
Helheim #1
Locke & Key: Omega #4
Masks #2
Saga #11-12
Swamp Thing #16
The Bogie Man #1
The Worm Troll by Sam Alden (webcomic)

Collected Trades
Adventure Time Vol. 1
Rocketeer Adventures Vol. 1

Graphic Novels


Running Total:
Comics: 90
Trades: 7 (equivalent 20 issues that I can calculate plus two Lovecraft anthologies of normal trade size and the HUGE Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics...)
Graphic Novels: 5

[Rory426]

I'm gonna put more here!

[Rory426]

I'm gonna put even more here!!

[Chris N]

This only for things newly read, or does our rereading count (I spent much of my comic reading time rereading)?

[Chris N]

January
Captain America by Ed Brubaker Vol. 2 (collecting Captain America Vol. 6 #6-10, 2012) {5}
Captain America & Bucky: Old Wounds (collecting CA&B #625-628, 2012) {4}
Sandman Mystery Theatre: The Face and the Brute (collects SMT #5-12, 1993) {8}
Amazing Spider-Man: Trouble on the Horizon (collects ASM #678-681, 2012){5}
The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song {8}
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus volume 1, (collecting Jimmy Olsen #133-139, Forever People #1-3, New Gods #1-3, Mr. Miracle #1-3, 1970-1971) {16}
Groo the Adventurer, (Epic's Groo the Wanderer #1-4, 1985) {4}
Winter Soldier vol. 2, Broken Arrow (collecting Winter Soldier #6-9, 2012) {4}
Amazing Spider-Man #96-107, 1971-72 {12}
Fantastic Four #110, reprinted in Essential Fantastic Four vol. 5, 1971 {1}
Fantastic Four #111, 1971 {1}
Marvel's Greatest Comics #92 (reprinting Fantastic Four #112, 1971) {1}
Marvel Team-Up #1-6, 1971-73 {6}
Spectre #9, 1987 {1}
Birds of Prey #36, 2001 {1}
Steve Ditko Omnibus vol. 1, pp 1-183 (collecting Shade the Changing Man #1-9, 1977-78) {10}
Spawn: The Dark Ages #2, 1999 {1}
Daredevil #87-89, reprinted in Essential Daredevil vol. 4, 1972 {3}
Incredible Hulk #152-154, 1972 {3}
X-Statix #26, 2004 {1}
Hellblazer: Devil's Trenchcoat (first half) (collecting Hellblazer #283-286, 2011) {4}
Inhumans #11, 2004 {1}
Criminal: Last of the Innocent (collecting #1-4, 2011) {4}
52 #42, 2007 {1}
Northlanders vol. 7, the Icelandic Trilogy (collecting Northlanders #42-50, 2012) {9}
Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #6, 1975 {4}
Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth (collecting Amazing Spider-Man #682-687, Ends of the earth #1, Avenging Spider-Man #8, 2012) {8}
Knuckles the Echidna #27, 1999 {1}
Marvel Feature #4, 1972 {1}
Wonder Woman vol. 1: Blood (collecting Wonder Woman #1-6, 2011) {6}
Conan vol. 12: Throne of Aquilonia (collecting Conan: Road of Kings #7-12, 2012) {6}
Scion #8, 2001 {1}
Northlanders vol. 1, Sven the Returned (collecting Northlanders #1-8, 2008) {8}
Nexus Omnibus vol. 1, p. 1-135 (collecting Nexus #1-3, vol. 2 #1, 1981-1982) {4}
Howard the Duck Magazine #1 p. 1-27, 1979 {1}


January total: 154
Best of January (newly read): Fourth World
Other January highlights (newly read only): Shade the Changing Man, The Carter Family, Groo the Adventurer, Winter Solider, Northlanders, Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction, Spider-Man: Ends of the earth, Nexus

February
Howard the Duck magazine #1 (last half), 1979 {2}
Amazing Spider-Man annual 1998 {1}
Astonishing X-Men #10, 2005 {1}
Nexus Omnibus vol. 1 (last half) (collecting Nexus #2-11, 1982-95) {10}
Marvel Team-Up #7, 1973 {1}
Avengers Spotlight #37-38, 1990 {2}
Amazing Spider-Man #108-116, 1972 {9}
Hellblazer: Devil's Trenchcoat (2nd half) (collecting Hellblazer #287-291, 2011) {5}
Very Near Mint vol. 2, 2012 {6}
Outsiders Special #1, 1987 {2}
Batman Cacophony (collecting #1-3, 2009) {3}
Fantastic Four vol.1 by Jonathan Hickman (first half, "Solve Everything") (reprinting Fantastic Four #570-572, 2010) {3}
Alias #1, 2001 {1}
Amazing Spider-Man #25, 2001 {1}
Reading Marvel Masterworks Dr. Strange vol. 1 (reprinting Strange Tales #110-111,114-128, 1963-65) {17}
Agents of Atlas: Turf Wars (collecting AoA #6-11, 2009) {6}
The Power of Iron Man (collecting Iron Man #120-128, 1979) {9}
Burning Building Comix, 2012 {1}
Animal Man #27, 1990 {1}
Black Knight #1-5, 1955, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Black Knight/Yellow Claw {5}
Thor #337, 1983, reprinted in Thor: Visionaries: Walt Simonson vol. 1 {1}
Detective Comics #67-70 (Batman stories), Batman #13, 1942, reprinted in Batman Chronicles vol. 7 {5}
Batman/Toyman #1-4, 1998-99 {4}
Marvel Boy: The Uranian (reprinting Marvel Boy: The Uranian #1-3, 2010, Marvel Boy #1, Astonishing #3-6 (Marvel Boy stories), 1950-1951) {8}
Fantastic Four #27, 1964, reprinted in Fantastic Four Omnibus vol.1 {1}
NFL Superpro #1, 1991 {1}
Thundercats #5, 2002 {1}
Journey Into Mystery #108, 1964, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Thor vol. 2 {1}
NFL SuperPro Super Bowl Special, 1991 {1}
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, volume 5 (collecting Fantastic Four #600-604, 2012) {6}
Tales to Astonish #52 (main story), 1964, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man/Giant Man {1}
Age of Night volume 1: Business between brigands, pp. 1-128, 2006-2011 {5}

February total: 119

Best of February: Nexus
Other notables: Burning Building Comix, Black Knight, Fantastic Four: "Forever"

March
SHIELD: Architects of Forever (collecting SHIELD #1-6, 2010-2011) {6}
Age of Night volume 1: Business between brigands, pp. 129-200, 2006-2011 {2}
Strange Tales #129-136,138, 1965, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Dr. Strange vol. 1 {9}
Avengers #6, 1964, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Avengers vol. 1 {1}
Tales of Suspense #59 (Iron Man story), 1964 reprinted in Iron Man omnibus vol. 1 {1}
Marvel Two-In-One #85, 1982 {1}
Usagi Yojimbo Book 1: The Ronin (collecting Usagi's early appearances from Albedo, Critters, Doomsday Squad, 1984-1987) {10}
Usagi Yojimbo Book 2: Samurai (collecting Usagi Yojimbo #1-6, 1987-88) {6}
Usagi Yojimbo Book 3: The Wanderer's Road (collecting Usagi Yojimbo #7-12, 1988) {6}
Usagi Yojimbo Book 4: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy (collecting Usagi Yojimbo #13-19, 1988-89) {7}
Usagi Yojimbo Book 5: Lone Goat and Kid (collecting Usagi Yojimbo #19-24, 1989-90) {5}
Amazing Spider-Man #117-126, 1973 {10}
Avengers #15, 1965, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks Avengers vol. 2 {1}
Usagi Yojimbo Book 6: Circles (collecting Usagi Yojimbo #25-31, etc., 1990-91) {8}
Usagi Yojimbo Book 7: Gen's story (collecting Usagi Yojimbo #32-38, etc., 1991-93) {7}
Avengers #16, 1965 {1}
Marvel Team-Up #8-15, 1973 {8}
Fantastic Four #129-133, 1972-73 {5}
Strange Tales #137,139-141 (Dr. Strange stories), 1965-66 {4}
Starman Omnibus vol. 1 (collecting Starman #0-16, 1994-95) {17}
Hawkeye: My life as a weapon (collecting Hawkeye #1-5, etc., 2013) {6}
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #12, 1972, reprinted in Essential Luke Cage vol. 1 {1}
Daredevil #103, 1973 {1}
Tales of Suspense #73, 1966 {1}
The Complete Elfquest Book 1: Fire and Flight, (reprinting the the initial Elfquest stories, 1978-79) {8}
Walking Dead vol. 3: Safety behind bars (collecting #13-18, 2004-05) {6}
Walking Dead vol. 4: The heart's desire (collecting #19-24, 2005) {6}
Strange Tales #142-144, 1966, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks Dr. Strange, vol. 2 {3}
What If..? #1-9,13,14, 1977-79 {11}
What If..? #21-22,24,28,35,38,46, 1980-84 {7}
What If..? (vol. 2) #1-5, 1989 {5}
What If...? (vol. 2) #9-11,13,24-25,28-30, 1990-91 {9}
What If...? (vol. 2) #88, 1996 {1}
What if Aunt May had died instead of Uncle Ben? 2005 {1}
What if Karen Page had lived? 2005 {1}
What if Magneto and Professor X had formed the X-Men together? 2005 {1}
What If: Captain America, 2006 {1}
What If: Fantastic Four, 2006 {1}

March total: 185

Best of March: Elfquest
Other notables: Starman, SHIELD: Architects of Forever, plenty of good What If comics

April
Batman vol. 1: The Court of Owls (collecting Batman #1-7, 2011) {7}
What If...? #26-27,32,36 1981-82 {4}
What If...? (vol. 2) #18,22,26,40 1990-92 {4}
What If: Daredevil, 2006 {1}
What If: Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1, 2008 {1}
Strange Tales #145-157 (Dr. Strange stories), 1966-67 {13}
Walking Dead vol. 5 (collecting #25-30, 2005-06) {6}
Ororo: Before the storm (collecting #1-4, 2005) {4}
Giant-Sized X-Men #1, Uncanny X-Men #101-103, 1975-77 (reprinted in X-Men Omnibus) {4}
Uncanny X-Men #126-127, 1979 {2}
Uncanny X-Men #145-147,150,152,159,169-173,180,184-186,198,201,214-216,220,225-227,248, 1981-89 {25}
Uncanny X-Men #265-267,289-290, 1990-92 {5}
Magik #1-4, 1983-84 {4}
Marvel Team-Up #100 (Storm & Black Panther story), 1980 {1}
New Mutants #32-34,1985 {3}
New Mutants Special Edition #1, 1985 {1}
Classic X-Men #2,11,20,22 (Storm stories), 1986-88 {4}
Mutant X annual 2000 {1}
Marvel Comics Presents #48 (Storm & Dr. Doom story), 1990 {1}
X-Men Unlimited #1, 1993 {1}
X-Men Unlimited #39, 2003 {1}
Marvel Fanfare #40 (Storm story), 1988 {1}
Special Marvel Edition #15-16, 1973-74 {2}
Batman: The Cult #1-4, 1988 {4}
Savage Tales #5, Savage Sword of Conan #1-3 (Conan stories) 1974, reprinted in Savage Sword of Conan vol. 1 {4}
Gilgamesh II #1-4, 1989 {4}
Unwritten vol. 7 (collecting #36-41,2012) {6}
Amazing Spider-Man: No Turning Back (collecting #688-691, 2012) {4}
JLA: Secret Society of Superheroes #1-2, 2000 {4}
Batman: Scar of the Bat, 1996 {2}
Batman: The Order of Beasts, 2004 {2}
Amazing Spider-Man #127-133, 1973-74 {7}
Marvel Team-Up #16-22, 1973-74 {7}
Batman: Book of the Dead #1-2, 1999 {4}
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, 1989 {2}
Superman: Speeding Bullets, 1993 {2}
Batman: Gotham Noir, 2001 {2}
Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl, 1998 {2}
World's Funnest, 2000 {2}
Wolverine Classic vol. 1 (collecting Wolverine #1-5, 1988-89) {5}
Avengers #255-262, 1985 {8}
Superman and Spider-Man (reprinting Amazing Spider-Man and Superman, 1981) {2}
Wolverine Classic vol. 2 (collecting Wolverine #6-10, 1989) {5}
Avenging Spider-Man: The good, the green, and the ugly (collecting #7,9-10,12-13, 2012) {5}
Daredevil #104-105, 1973 {2}
Sub-Mariner #68-69, 1974 {2}
Fantastic Four #148, 1974 {1}
Avengers #125, 1974 {1}
Iron Man #55, 1973, reprinted in the Life and Death of Captain Marvel {1}
Complete Elfquest Book 2: The Forbidden Grove, 1980-81 {9}
Walking Dead vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life (collecting #31-36, 2006-07) {6}
Cosmic Powers #1-3, 1994 {3}
Giant-Size Superheroes #1, 1974 {1}
Walking Dead vol. 7: The Calm Before (collecting #37-42, 2007) {6}
Walking Dead vol. 8: Made to suffer (collecting #43-48, 2007-08) {6}
Avengers #47-48, 1967-68 {2}
Nexus Omnibus vol. 2 (collecting #12-25, 1985-86) {14}

April total: 225

Best of April (Newly read): Nexus and Elfquest
Best revist: Giant-Size X-Men #1

[Chris N]

May
Strange Tales #158-162,164-165, 1967-68, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks Dr. Strange vol. 2 {67}
Magneto #1, 1996 {1}
Daredevil vol. 3 (collecting Daredevil #11-15, Avenging Spider-Man #6, Punisher #10, 2012) {7}
Captain America vol. 3 (collecting #11-14, 2012) {4}
Sailor Twain, 2012 {15}
X-Men Evolution #7, 2002 {1}
Uncle Scrooge #251, 1991 {1}
Giant-Size Spider-Man #1-4, 1974-75 {4}
Journey Into Mystery #89 (Thor story), 1963, reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Thor vol. 1 {1}
Amazing Spider-Man #134-142, 1974-75 {9}
Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet, 2000 {1}
Gotham Central #11, 2003 {1}
Marvel Team-Up #23-31, 1974-75 {9}
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #9 (Sons of Tiger story) , 1974 {1}
Creatures on the Loose #30-37, 1975-75 {8}
Strange Tales #163, 1967 {1}
Avenging Spider-Man: Threats and Menaces (collecting Avenging Spider-Man #14-15, annual 1, Amazing Spider-Man #692, annual 39, Spider-Man vs. Vampires #1, 2010-12) {7}
Batman: Gotham Knights #5, 2000 {1}
Usagi Yojimbo vol. 9: Daisho (collecting #7-14, 1994-95) {8}

Running May total: 86

Years
1940-1949: 5
1950-1959: 10
1960-1969: 65
1970-1979: 186
1980-1989: 160
1990-1999: 100
2000-2009: 94
2010-present: 156

Genres
superhero: 576
nonfiction: 8
humor: 10
noir: 4
historical fiction: 17
science fiction: 8
funny animal: 60
sword & sorcery: 11
other:1
fantasy: 45
zombie: 48

Publishers
Marvel (or Atlas): 460
DC: 127
Image: 49
Archie: 1
Dark Horse: 6
First: 25
Fantagraphics: 45
First Second: 15
Disney: 1
Mirage: 8
Other: 53

Running Total: 770

[Chris N]

There are many here among us.

[thwhtGuardian]

This only for things newly read, or does our rereading count (I spent much of my comic reading time rereading)?

Mine's a mix of both, I included all the new books I got yesterday plus some books I decided to re-read just for my own pleasure.

I think the majority of mine will be re-reading actually, I totally plan on re-reading all of Hellboy for instance.

[MRP]

This only for things newly read, or does our rereading count (I spent much of my comic reading time rereading)?

It's for everything you read this year, whether it is the first time you read it or the 100th. Unless you don't want to count rereads, then that is your prerogative. Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law... (unless it violates one of shaxper's guidelines-then watch out...



-M

[shaxper]

(unless it violates one of shaxper's guidelines-then watch out...

I have the waffle iron ready and, failing that, the hot waffle to smack people with...

[shaxper]

Thanks for the sticky, Lone Ranger!

[Richard Bishop]

I'll play this year, although there will not be much activity for me until after I move into my new house in February. Gotta focus on packing first.

January
Milk & Cheese Hardcover Collection - reading individual strips when I have time.
Fables #76 - 82, 86 - 93 (The Dark Ages and The Witches TPBs)
Iron Man (Marvel NOW) - #5
Fantastic Four (Marvel NOW) - #3
Captain America (Marvel NOW) - #3
New Avengers (Marvel NOW) - #1 -2
Winter Soldier - #15
X-Factor #250

January Total: 22

I knew it was going to be a light month for my reading, but packing and making moving arrangements really do take up a TON of time.

February
Captain America (Marvel NOW) - #4
Fantastic Four (Marvel NOW) - #4
Fear Itself - #1 - 7
Fear Itself: The Fearless - #1 - 8
Iron Man (Marvel NOW) - #6
Marvel Spotlight #12 - 16
New Avengers (Marvel NOW) - #3
Pryde & Wisdom #1 - 3
Winter Soldier - #15
X-Factor - #251 - 252

February Total: 29

March
Marvel Spotlight #17 - 24
Son of Satan #1 - 8
Nextwave #1 - 12 (my annual reading of this series; no matter how many times I read it, it never gets old.)
Invaders #1 - 41
Solo Avengers #3, 10
Iron Man (Marvel NOW) - #7
Winter Soldier - #16
Fantastic Four (Marvel NOW) - #5
New Avengers (Marvel NOW) - #4
Captain America (Marvel NOW) - #5
X-Factor - #253
Civil War - #1 - 8 (I hadn't intended to read this, but I was rearranging some boxes, came across this, and just sat down with it. Totally random occurrence.)
Avengers vs X-Men #1 - 4

March Total: 89

April
Dr. Strange, v2 - #1 - 81
Dr. Strange Annual #1
Man-Thing, v2 - #4 (crossover with Dr. Strange #41)
Dr. Strange, v3 - #1 - 2
Winter Soldier #17
Fantastic Four (NOW) - #6 & 7
Captain America (NOW) - #6
Iron Man (NOW) - #8
X-Factor #254
New Avengers (NOW) - #5
Legion of Monsters #1 - 4

April Total: 96

Total for first Four Months of 2013: 236 (1.97 comics read per day)

[Richard Bishop]

May
Dr. Strange, v3 - #3 - 38
Strange Tales (1987) - #1
Spectacular Spider-Man - #103
Iron Man (NOW) - #9-10
X-Factor - #255-256
Winter Soldier - #18
Thunderbolts Presents: Baron Zemo: Born Better (TPB) - issues #1-4
Warriors Three: Dog Day Afternoon (TPB) - issues #1-4
Planetary: All Over the World and Other Stories (TPB) - issues #1-6

May Month-To-Date Total: 57

[Richard Bishop]

Wishful thinking placeholder.

[shaxper]

Just loving reading through everyone else's lists at this point...

January
TMNT v1 #13-15

I'm just slightly ahead of you at #23 right now. Hoping to read the entire vol. 1 by the end of February. I'm particularly looking forward to City at War but am surprised to see just how little of the series was done by Eastman/Laird or even follows an actual continuity. This series really was all about the marketing. Still, it's been a fun read.

January total = 81

Dang. 8 days in??? Do you go to work at any point during the day? In other words, I'm impressed

Mickey Mouse: Race To Death Valley pages 176-288 (Counting as 5 issues)
Mickey Mouse: Trapped On Treasure Island pages 1-89 (counting as 4 issues)

Got these as a present for Christmas 2011 and still haven't gotten around to reading them yet. How are they?

Animal Man 5, 7, 9-14, 16, 18-20

Planning to read this series sometime soon. Why the skipping around? Are you just missing those issues?

Flash (vol.2) 53,54

Were these from that stretch where he had the metallic looking suit and a Russian sidekick/love-interest? I haven't read those since I was a kid.

1st Six From Sirius II 4 issues (1986, Epic Comics) by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy

Going to be reading these VERY soon. Just ordered them from Lonestar, and I can't wait.

Little Nemo in Slumberland #1-5(2011, Devil's Due) Winsor McCay. These collect both the adventures of Little Nemo from 1909-1914 the 1924-1926 run.

Love the artwork and the tone, but I never have the patience to read many of these in one sitting. I find the sequencing so hard to follow, especially following the dialogue and narration at the same time.

Favorite: It's only the second day of the month but I just don't see anything topping Hellboy in Hell. In just two issues it's hands down one of my favorite comics of all time, the way that elements from the story so far are beautifully bookended by elements from some of the earlier stories is just brilliant. Reading it you'd think that Hellboy in Hell was written at the same time as Seed of Destruction or the Chained Coffin because of just how well they gel but in reality nearly 20 years separates these stories. It's just fantastic.

I read Hellboy up to Conqueror Worm just this month, along with BPRD Plague of Frogs, and decided it was as far as I cared to go. Would you recommend jumping right to Hellboy in Hell, or would I be confused?

And I'm stealing Shax's format

Rock on wit yo bad self!

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

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

Great taste!

If this is your first time reading Usagi, I created a guide to following the series that can be found here, if you are interested.

Sandman Mystery Theatre: The Face and the Brute (collects SMT #5-12, 1993)

I need to check this series out, eventually. I've heard good things.

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus volume 1, (collecting Jimmy Olsen #133-139, Forever People #1-3, New Gods #1-3, Mr. Miracle #1-3, 1970-1971)

I so want these volumes, but the expense has kept me away thus far.