So the start of another year is fast approaching. People have begun checking in on their 2018 resolutions, and it's time to start formulating 2019 resolutions.

Reading Goals
every year I set up specific readings goals as to which series to get to and tastes and priorities change as the year progresses, so I am trying to do it a little differently this year.

My goal is to read at least...

15 of the completed series/runs that I have that run 12 issues or less (achievement unlocked)
1. 'Breed #1-6
2. 'Breed II #1-6
3. 'Breed III #1-7
4. Ghostdancing #1-6
5. Moonshadow #1-12
6. Return of the JSA (All Star #1-2, Adventure #1, All American #1, National #1, Sensation #1, Smash #1, Star Spangled #1, Thrilling #1)
7. Criminal: Last of the Innocent #1-4
8. Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1-4
9. Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1-4
10. The First Wave #1-6
11. Border Worlds #1-7, Marooned #1
12. Gullivar Jones in Creatures on the Loose #16-21
13. Camelot 3000 #1-12
14. Age of Conan: Belit #1-5
15. The Magic Order #1-6
16. Silverblade #1-12
17. The Shadow War of Hawkman #1-4 + Hawkman Special #1
18. Hawkworld #1-3

3 completed series/runs that runs between 13 and 100 issues (achievement unlocked)
1. Omega Men #1-38, Annual 1-2
2. Black Hammer #1-13, Annual 1
3. Elfquest #1-32
4. The Crusades Urban Decree One-Shot + #1-20
5. Starslayer #1-34
6. Hawkman #1-17
7. Hawkworld #1-32, Annual 1-3

1 completed series/run that runs 100+ issues or 100+ issues of such a run (may be something I own or something I have access to via MU, DCN, or hoopla/library)

25 trades, hardcovers or OGN I own (achievement unlocked!)
1. Aquaman Vol. 2: The Others
2. Aquaman Vol. 3 The Throne of Atlantis
3. Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale
4. Curse Words Vol. 1
5. Aquaman Vol. 4 Death of A King
6. Birds of Prey Vol. 1
7. Birds of Prey Vol. 2
8. Aquaman Vol. 8 Out of Darkness
9. Birds of Prey Vol. 3
10. Aquaman Vol. 1: The Drowning
11. Aquaman Vol. 2 Black Manta Rising
12. Aquaman Vol. 3 Crown of Atlantis
13. Manhunter Vol. 1 Street Justice
14. Manhunter Vol. 2 Trial by Fire
15. Manhunter Vol. 3 Origins
16. Manhunter Vol. 4 Unleashed
17. Manhunter Vol. 5 Forgotten
18. Blood Feud
19. Justice League Vol. 1: The Totality
20. Star Wars Journey to Force Awakens: Shattered Empire
21. Tex the Lonesome Rider by Nizzi & Kubert
22. James Bond: VARGR
23. Barbarella
24. Nightmare World Vol. 1 Thirteen Tales of Terror
25. Nightmare World Vol. 2: Leave the Light On
26. Criminal Vol. 1: Coward
27. Nightmare World Vol. 3 Demon Days
28. Criminal Vol. 2: Lawless
29. Criminal Vol. 3: The Dead and the Dying
30. Nightmare World Vol. 4: The Mourning After
31. Criminal Vol. 4: Bad Night
32. Criminal Vol. 5: The Sinners
33. My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies OGN
34. Spidey: Freshman Year
35. Saga Vol. 1
36. Saga Vol. 2
37. Saga Vol. 3
38. Saga Vol. 4
39. Saga Vol. 5
40. Saga Vol. 6
41. Saga Vol. 7
42. Saga Vol. 8
43. Saga Vol. 9
44. The Spirit Book One
45. The Spirit Book Two
46. Alexandro Jodorowsky's Screaming Planet
47. The Spirit Book Three
48. The Spirit Book Four
49. The Spirit Book Five
50. The Spirit Archives Vol. 2
51. Hellstorm by Warren Ellis Omnibus
52. Descender Vol. 1: Tin Stars
53. Descender Vol. 2: Machine Moon
54. Descender Vol. 3: Singularities
55. Descender Vol. 4: Orbital Mechanics
56. Descender Vol. 5 Rise of the Robots
57. The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
58. Descender Vol. 6: Machine War
59. At the Mountains of Madness Vol. 1
60. Shadow Roads Vol. 1
61. Dear Justice League GN
62. Love Stories (To Die For)
63. Stumptown Vol. 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took Her Shampoo but Left Behind her Mini
64. Kill or Be Killed Deluxe Ed

12 novels, short story collections, or non-fiction works (achievement unlocked)
1. Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana-A Visual History
2. Conan of Cimmeria by Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter and L. Sprague de Camp
3. Frazetta Sketchbook Vol. 2 by J. David Spurlock & Frank Frazetta
4. Blackhawk by William Rotsler
5. Conan the Freebooter by Robert E. Howard & L. Sprague de Camp
6. Conan the Wanderer by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter
7. Tarzan #4: Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
8. Gateway by Frederik Pohl
9. The Avenger Vol. 1 Justice, Inc. by Kenneth Robeson
10. The Executioner Book One: War Against the Mafia by Don Pendleton
11. Doc Savage, Man of Bronze by Kenneth Robeson
12. The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny
13. The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
14. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
15. Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
16. Star Trek adapted by James Blish
17. The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
18. The Marvel Art of Conan the Barbarian
19. The Lone Ranger #1 by Fran Striker
20. The Long Wait by Mickey Spillane
21. The Dark World by Henry Kuttner
22. Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber

these can be 1st time reads or rereads of stuff I own, or finishing runs I left in progress this year or last year)

Acquisition goals

-So these are the books I am targeting in 2019 to finish off series that I only need small number of issues to complete. I'd like to complete as many of them as I can, but setting 10 as the minimum goal. [Achievement Unlocked]

-American Flagg! I need #1, and two of the original GNs for the series (Southern Comfort, State of the Union) (#1 done)

-Ka-Zar in Astonishing Tales (need 9, 10, 12, 13, 15) (DONE)

-Atlantis Chronicles (need #7)

-Atom & Hawkman (need 43, 44) (DONE)

-Blazing Combat #1 (I am going to have to get lucky on that, I got 2-4 im mid grade ranging from $5 to $15 each, but #1 runs a lot more and may be out of my price range)

-Book of Fate #11 (DONE)

-Camelot 3000 11 & 12 (DONE)

-Chilling Adventures in Sorcery #1

-Conan (1995 Marvel series) need #9 (DONE)

-Conan the Cimmerian #25 (came out while I was on a comics hiatus and haven't been able to track down the final issue of the series)

-Conan: Road of Kings #9 (DONE)

-Dark Crystal (Marvel adaptation) #2 (DONE)

-DNAgents 24 (final issue and Dave Stevens cover has made it hard to find)

-Dune (Marvel adaptation) #1, 3 (got 1)

-Epic Illustrated 18 (June '83), 21 (Dec '83), 25 (Aug '84) (DONE)

-Grendel (Comico) 26, 35, 40 (DONE)

-Jack Kirby's Fourth World 14, 19, 20

-Jonny Quest Classics 3

-Justice Society of America (1992 series) #10 [Done]

-Kamandi 57 (DONE)

-Michael Moorcock's Multiverse 3, 9, 12 [DONE]

-Mister Miracle 19 (done)

-Rom Space Knight 9, Annual #4 (DONE)

-Sandman Mystery Theatre 61, 65-70 (68-70 done)

-Showcase 82 (Nightmaster) (Done)

-Sword of the Swashbuckler 5 (done)

There are a handful of series I need substantially more issues for that I would like to finish at least 2 of them:

Cheval Noir (19 issues needed)
Dark Horse Presents Vol. 1 (need a little less than half the series about 70 issues) (+16)
Doctor Fate (9 issues needed) (+3)
Dragonlance (DC) (15 issues needed) (+2)
The Dreaming Vol. 1 (17 issues needed) (+6)
Flash Gordon (King/Charlton/Western) (15 issues needed) (+3)
Grimjack (19 issues needed) (+19 DONE)
Legends of the DC Universe (19 issues) (+3)
Mister X (need 20 issues combined from the various volumes & minis)
Simonson's Thor (7 issues, but 337 is one of them) (+6)

No set goals but I am also working on picking up D&D related comics, Chalrton/GK/DC mystery/horror comics, DC Trek comics, Milestone comics, various quirky 70s and 80s indy comics, sword & sorcery comics and Gargoyles comics (that one for my wife) as I do the show circuit and visit shops in 2019.
DC Trek #1, 9, 13, 24, 25, 27, 33, 37-40, 42
Blood Syndicate 5-9, 11-16, 24
Shadow Cabinet 1-2, 14
Icon 5-8, 12-14
Hardware 3-9

I'd also like to add at least 3 vintage/recent toy pieces from one of the following lines/toys.. (DONE) [Achievement unlocked]
Micronauts (added bag of pieces with near complete Hydra)
McFarlane's Conan
Mego's Flash Gordon, Knights, Pirates, Robin Hood, or World's Greatest Super-Heroes lines (got a vintage loose Tarzan from the WGSH line) (picked up a loose 10 inch line Dr. Zarkov)
Mattel's Flash Gordon line
Warpo's Legends of Cthulhu
Toy Biz's 10 inch Lord of the Rings
Hasbros' 9 inch Silver Age DC line (I only need Aquaman and Superman to complete the line)
Marx's Mighty Man and Monster Maker
Dark Tower
Milton Bradley's Electronic Starbird line
LJN's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons line
Remco's Warlord or Conan lines

My primary goal however is to finish the refurbishing of he comic room/studio space and the basement gameroom/library space and finish organizing what I own. I've gotten through L alphabetically on floppies so far in 2018, and need to finish the rest and then do trades in 2019 so that I am 99.9% certain of what I own and need and can find/access it easily moving forward.

-M