The 2013 Comic Reading Club

[Deleted]

So some folks expressed that they would have taken part in the 1500 or bust challenge last year if they could have gotten in on the ground floor.

I am not keen on trying to push for 1500 this year (barely made 1000 last year), as I don't want the pressure of trying to make the goal interfering with enjoying what I read.

So this year its just about keeping track of what your reading and sharing it with others.

If any one wants to participate, here are the guidelines...

-As you read things, update your list

-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)

- Comic strips may be counted. I generally count 40 standard daily strips as 1 issue, but it's up to you to count them as you see fit. Obviously, Little Nemo's Adventures in Slumberland should be counted differently than Garfield

-if you want to count novels, short stories, or non-fiction in your tally, that's cool too. Whether you see fit to include all stuff you read or only those related to the comic book medium is your own choice. I would say anywhere from 8 to 15 pages of text counts as a single comic book issue, depending upon text size and complexity

That's it. It's not a contest, feel free to add mini reviews if you want. Try to keep your list in a single post an update it to make it easier for others to follow along.

-M

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YTD: 428

January (118)
February (122)
March (110)
First Quarter Totals:[/u][/color] 350

April:[/u](78)
Age of Ultron #4-6 (3)
All New X-Men #7-9 (3)
Amazing High Adventure # 3-4 (48 pgs each) (counts as 4)
Batman (2011) #19 (1)
Claw the Unconquered #8 (1)
Conan the Barbarian (2012) #14-15 (2)
Constantine #2 (1)
DC Universe Presents #19 (1)
Essential Dr. Strange Vol. 1 (including ST #141-144) (4)
Flash (2011) #17 (1)
Flashpoint Vol. 1 (including Flashpoint #1-5) (5)
Green Arrow (2011) #19 (1)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1 (1)
Hawkman: Enemies & Allies (including Hawkman #7-14) (8)
Hypernaturals #10 (1)
Iron Man (2012) #8 (1)
Joe Kubert Presents #6 (counts as 2)
Justice Inc. (1975) #1 (1)
Justice League Dark #18 (1)
Justice League of America (2013) #1-2 (2)
Marvel Premiere #41 (1)
Marvel Spotlight #31 (1)
Mystery in Space #116 (1)
Nova (2013) #2 (1)
OMAC (1974) #1 (1)
Phantom Stranger (2012) #7 (1)
Red She-Hulk #64 (1)
Saga #12 (1)
Savage Hawkman #1-2 (2)
Secret Avengers (2013) #3 (1)
Secrets of Haunted House #12 (1)
The Shadow #11 (1)
The Shadow: Year One #2 (1)
The Shadow War of Hawkman #1-4 (4)
Showcase Presents the Atom Vol. 1 (including the Atom #2-3) (2)
Star Spangled War Stories #126 (1)
Star Wars (2013) #4 (1)
Stormwatch (2011) #19 (1)
Thanos Rising #1 (1)
Thor: God of Thunder #7 (1)
Ultron #1 (1)
Uncanny Avengers #5-7 (3)
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #1-3 (3)
Weird Western Tales #39 (1)
Young Avengers (2013) #3 (1)

First Quarter Reads
27: First Set (including 27 #1-4 and Crossroads Blues) (5)
Adam Strange (2004) #1-8 (8)
Age of Ultron #1-3 (3)
All New X-Men (2012): #4-6 (3)
All-Star Western (2011) #15-17 (3)
Amazing High Adventure #1-2 (48 pages, each counts as 2) (4)
American Century Vol. 1: Scars & Stripes (including American Century #1-4) (4)
Animal Man (2011) #16-18 (3)
Arrow #1-2 (2)
Avengers (2012) #1-7 (7)
Avengers Assemble (2012) #11-13, Annual 1 (4)
Batgirl (2011) #16 (1)
Batman (2011) #16-18 (3)
Bedlam #2-5 (4)
The Black Beetle #1 (1)
Blackmark (Preface, Chapter 2-4) (4)
Black Panther by Jack Kirby Vol. 1 (including BP #1-7) (7)
Black Panther by Jack Kirby Vol. 2 (including BP #8-13) (6)
Bring on the Bad Guys (including Strange Tales #126-127) (2)
Cable & X-Force #2-6 (5)
Captain America (2012): 2-4 (3)
Captain Marvel (2011): #8-10 (3)
Claw the Unconquered (1975) #1-7 (7)
Conan the Barbarian (Dark Horse) #12-13 (2)
Constantine #1 (1)
Daredevil (2011): #21-23 (3)
Detective Comics (2011) #16-18 (3)
Earth 2 #10 (1)
East of West #1 (1)
Essential Dr. Strange Vol. 1 (including ST #116-125. 128-140) (23)
Essential Thor Vol. 1 (including JiM #108) (1)
Fatale #11-13 (2)
Fearless Defenders #1-2 (2)
Flash (2011) #15-17 (3)
Flash Gordon Vol. 2 (including The Witch Queen of Mongo 4/21-10/13 1935) (1)
Frankenstein Alive, Alive! #1, 2 (2)
Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #10 (1)
Green Arrow (2011) #17-18 (2)
Green Hornet (2013) #1 (1)
Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 (1)
Hawkeye #6-8 (3)
Helheim #1 (1)
The High Ways #1-3 (3)
Hypernaturals #7-8 (2)
Insurgent #1 (1)
Indestructible Hulk #2-4 (3)
Iron Man (2012) #5-7 (3)
Joe Kubert Presents #3-5 (48 pages each, counts as 6)
Journey into Mystery #647-649 (3)
Justice League Dark #15-17 (3)
Mara #1 (1)
Martian Manhunter: American Secrets #1-3 (48 pages each, counts as 6)
Marvel Milestone Edition: Doctor Strange (including Strange Tales #110, 111, 114, 115) (4)
Marvel Premiere #33, 34 (Solomon Kane) (2)
Masks #1-4 (4)
New Avengers (2012) #1-3 (3)
The Nightly News tpb (including The Nightly News #1-6) (6)
Nightside #1-4 (4)
Nova (2013) #1 (1)
Phantom: The Man Who Cannot Die (including Phantom #12-15) (4)
Phantom Stranger (2012) #4-6 (3)
Red She-Hulk #61-63 (3)
Red Sonja: Death in Scarlet (nn) (1)
Red Team #1 (1)
Saga #8-11 (4)
Savage Wolverine #1-3 (3)
Secret Avengers (2013) #1-2 (2)
The Shadow Hidden Death (novel, counts as 9 using Shaxper's formula)
The Shadow (2012) #9-10 (2)
The Shadow Year One #1 (1)
Showcase Presents: Hawkman Vol. 1 (including B&tB #34-36, 42-44) (6)
Showcase Presents: The Atom Vol. 1 (including Showcase #33-35, The Atom #1) (4)
Stalker #1-4 (4)
Star Wars (2013) #1-3 (3)
Star Wars-Agent of Empire: Hard Targets #2-5 (4)
Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Trial by Fire (including Secret Origins #14 [counts as 2] and Suicide Squad #1-8) (10)
Supergirl (2011) #15-16 (2)
The Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 (including stories from Action Comics #1-13, New York's World Fair #1) (14)
Swamp Thing (2011) #16-18 (3)
Sword of Sorcery (1973) #1-5 (5)
Sword of Sorcery (2012) #3-5 (3)
Talon #3-5 (3)
Talos of the Wilderness Sea #1 (48 page special, counts as 2)
Tarzan: The Land that Time Forgot (48 page GN counts as 2)
Tarzan the Pool of Time (48 pg GN counts as 2)
Thieves World Vol. 1-3 (count as 3 each) (9)
Thor: God of Thunder #3-6 (4)
Threshold #1 (1)
Uncanny Avengers #3-4 (2)
Uncanny X-Force (2013)#1-2 (2)
War of the Green Lanterns (including GL 63-64; GL Corps 58; GL EW 8) (4)
Wolverine (2013) #1 (1)
Wonder Woman (2011): 15-17 (3)
Wonder Woman: The Twelve Labors (including WW #212-222) (11)
Worlds Unknown #7-8 (2)
Wulf the Barbarian #1-4 (4)
Young Avengers (2013) #1-2 (2)
Young Justice (2011) #23-25 (3)



some running totals:

current comics (i.e. last 2 years): 218
2001-2010: 34
1991-2000: 7
1981-1990: 34
1971-1980: 64
1961-1970: 48
1951-1960: 0
1941-1950: 0
1931-1940: 24

Dark Horse:17
DC: 179
Image:25
Marvel: 155
Other:52

Comics' properties in other (non-print) medium:
Superman: The Animated Series-The Hand of Fate
Arrow: Damaged; Legacies; Muse of Fire
The Dark Knight Returns Pt. 2
Justice League Unlimited: Hawk & Dove
Pioneers of Television: Superheroes
Comic Book Men: Clash at the Stash, Super Hoagie, Stash-teroids; Con Men; Stash-Wars; Cryptozoic Men; Comic Charades; Giant-Sized Anniversary
Young Justice: Before the Dawn; Cornered
-M

[buck]

27: Crossroad Blues
100 Bullets 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
Action Comics 16,17, 18
Age of Ultron 1
All Hail Megatron 1
All-Star Western 15,16,17,18,19
American Vampire 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27
Animal Man 16,17, 18,19
America's Got Powers 1
Aquaman 15,16, 17, 18,19
Archer & Armstrong 2,3,4
Avengers 3, 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Avengers Assemble 1
Avengers Arena 1
Avenging Spider-Man 1
Batgirl 16, 17, 18,19
Batman 16,17,18,19,20
Batman & Robin 16,17,18,19,20
Batman: The Dark Knight 15,16
Batman Inc.6,7,8,9,10
Batwing 19,20
Bigfoot 1
Birds of Prey 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Cable and X-Force 1
Captain America 3
Comeback 1
Constantine 1,2,3
DC Universe Presents 17,19
Deadpool 4
Deathmatch 1
Deathstroke 16,17
Demon Knights 16,17
Detective Comics 16,17,18,19,20
Doctor Strange: the Doctor is Out 1,2,3,4
Doctor Strange: The Oath 1
Doom Patrol 1
Earth-2 8,9,10,11,12
East of West- 1(x2), 2
Flash( Volume 2)- 201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212,213,214, 215, 216, 217,218, 219, 220,221,222,223,223,224,225
Flash (Volume 4) 15,16,17,18,19
Frankenstein 16
Green Arrow 17,18,19,20
Green Lantern 16,17, 18,19
Green Lantern Corps 16,17,18,19
Green Lantern Corps Annual 1
Green Lantern: New Guardians 17, 18,19
Green Lantern: New Guardians Annual #1
Happy 4
Harbinger 1,2
Hawkeye 5,6,7,8,9
I, vampire 15
Indestructible Hulk 3,4,5,6,7
Iron Man 5,6,7
Joker
Journey Into Mystery 622,623,624,625
Jupiter's Legacy 1
Justice League 16,17,18,19
Justice League of America 1, 2,3
Justice League Beyond 1,2,3,4,5,6
Justice League Dark 15,16,17,18,19
Justice League Task Force 1
JSA 1
L.E.G.I.O.N 1,2,3,4,5,6
Legend of Luther Strode 1
Legion of Superheroes (2005) 1
Locke and Key: Head Games 1,2,3,4,5,6
Locke and Key: welcome to Lovecraft 1,2,3,4,5,6
The Lone Ranger 1
Lord of the Jungle 1
Mara 1
Morbius 1
Morning Glory 1
The Movement 1
New Avengers 1,2,3,4,5
Nightwing 16,17,18,19
Nowhere Men 1
Phantom Stranger 4,6,7, 8
The Power Company 1
Punk Rock Jesus 1,2
Ragman: Suit of Souls 1
Red Hood and the Outlaws 19
Red Lanterns 17
A Red Mass For Mars 1
Red Wing 1
Revival 1,2,3
Saga 9,10.11,12
Savage Wolverine 1,2,3,4
Secret Avengers 1,2,3,4
Secret Warriors 1,
Shadowman 3,4,5,6,0
Sixth Gun 1,2,3,4,5,6
Snapshot 1
Strange Talent of Luthor Strode 1,2,3,4 5,6
Superior Spider-Man 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Swamp Thing 16, 17,18,19,20
Sweet Tooth 1,2,3,4,5
Talon 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Team 7- 4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1
Thanos rising 1
Thief of Thieves 11,12,13
Thor #5,6,7,8
Threshold #1
Thunderbolts 1
Tiny Titans 1
Ultimate Fallou 4
Ultimate Spider-Man 1(x2),2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Uncanny Avengers 3,4,5,6,7
Uncanny X-Force 1
Uncanny X-Men 1,2,3,4
Vibe 1,2,3
The Walking Dead 106,107,108,109,110
WildCats 1
Winter Soldier 1
Wonder Woman (volume 2) 214
Wonder Woman (2012)- 16, 17, 18,19
World's Finest 10
Venom 1,2,3,4,5
Young Avengers 1,
DMZ 1,2,3,4, 5


Titles this year: 376

[Ultimate Silentking]

The amount of titles I read so far and which ones I read.

January

Avengers vs. X-Men Program Guide
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #36, Vol. 1 #544
Avengers Arena Vol. 1 #1-3
Hawkeye Vol. 4 #1-4
Deadpool Vol. 3 #1, #50-63
Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1 #500 (#500 counts as three issues due to being a 63 page long giant sized comic)
Uncanny X-Men Vol. 2 #1
Herc #1
Hawkeye and Mockingbird #1
Incredible Hulk Vol. 3 #8
Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine #1
Marvel's the Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week #1
Thor Vol. 3 #604
Wolverine Vol. 3 #66
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 #1-21
The Ultimates Vol. 1 #1-13
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1 #1-20
Defenders Vol. ? #1
Infinity Crusade #1
Hulk: Gray #1
Avengers Vol. ? #12.1
Dragonball #1-493 (Only counts as 406 because the chapters are only 15 pages each.)

Total so far: 499

[buck]

Up to forty nearing the end of January things are not off to a good start.

[Deleted]

Heh, I am behind your pace even. But January was my least productive reading month last year as well, so not worried.

-M

[Deleted]

Ok I read Charles Soule's 27 for the first time today-Soule who is taking over Swamp Thing after Scott Snyder. 2 words-Pure Genius.

-M

[C_Miller]

I might have to get that now. It seems like something I'd be into seeing as music is probably my biggest passion (even before reading, writing and comics).

January
All New X-Men 1-6 (6)
Avengers Arena 1-3 (3)
Chew 1 (1)
FF v2 1-2 (2)
Fantastic Four v1 500-513 (13)
Fantastic Four v3 56, 60-70 (11)
Fantastic Four v4 1-3 (3)
Fatale 1-5 (5)
Manhattan Projects 1-5 (5)
Indestructible Hulk 1-3 (3)
Superior Spider-Man 1 (1)
X-Force v1 116 (1)
Young Avengers v2 1 (1)

Grand total: 55

[Ultimate Silentking]

What you think of Avengers Arena Miller?

[C_Miller]

I think I'd like it better if it weren't so clearly a copy of The Hunger Games. The only difference is that it focuses on all the contestants so I have very little emotional connection to any of them. It just feels like a book that's being used to clean house and at the end of the day, I don't see them killing X-23, so either they aren't all going to die or the ending is already spoiled. Idk. I'm giving it a few more issues, but only because I love Runaways.

[Ultimate Silentking]

Well, the opening scene shows Hazmat and X-23 fighting each other on day 29. So, it is already obvious that she will be around for a long while.

[Deleted]

Woot January tally 118 comics (or equivalent). Almost the 120 per month pace needed to hit 1500, but I doubt I can sustain that every month.

-M

[Ultimate Silentking]

Does manga count? Because I am close to finishing the entire series of Dragonball. Which won't add as much to the count as you think since each chapter is about 14-15 pages.

[Deleted]

Count whatever you want to count, there's no rules only guidelines


-M

[Ultimate Silentking]

Thanks.

[Deleted]

January Highlights (i.e. best reads of the month)
-The two Russ Manning Tarzan volumes
-Charles Soule's 27
-Wonder Woman: The 12 Labors
-Savage Wolverine #1

-M

[buck]

Having read The Dark Knight 16 it's officially dropped.

[Ultimate Silentking]

Explain, please?

[buck]

I'm dropping it because its just bland. It has no voice on the sea of Batbooks. It's the bat title DC is using to prop up lower selling books. Gregg Hurwitz doesn't seem to fully grasp the medium yet either.

[Ultimate Silentking]

Okay, thanks for letting me know.