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Post by Bronze age andy on Jan 12, 2019 5:26:53 GMT -5
Buy a bunch of Marvel Epic Collections and give them a thorough read.
Especially the silver age Daredevils and Avengers.
Don't really need to pick up any more floppies. (Fingers crossed)
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Jan 12, 2019 11:44:54 GMT -5
I am adding one more goal:
6. Collect more stuff with Satana. Loved two issues I picked up recently (see purchased lately thread) and just want more!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2019 12:06:55 GMT -5
One publisher I really enjoyed in 2018 was Archie. Both the new material and reading collections from the 40's & 50's. I want to continue to pick up their older stuff. Both the gang from Riverdale and the MLJ superheroes. Working on this one right now. Reading:
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Post by urrutiap on Jan 13, 2019 18:09:35 GMT -5
My year of 2109 comic book "goals"?
None really. Im still going to be buying old back issues of my favorite comics from the comic book shop whenever I have the money gas money to do it. I still have bunch of old back issues to buy of Alpha Flight, Power Pack, 1990s Wolverine, 1990s Jim Lee X Men, Uncanny X Men, little bit of old 1990s Batman here and there and anything i can get of 1990s Superman stuff such as Action Comics, Superman Man of Steel and even the short series Man of Tomorrow. Even some old Alf issues and What If
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Post by urrutiap on Jan 13, 2019 18:10:29 GMT -5
Plus at least one or two or three trade paperbacks of Supergirl from 2007 later this year since im busy catching up on reading the old trades of the entire Death of Superman and Reign and Return of Superman
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 2:16:00 GMT -5
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 Goalsevery 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 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)3 completed series/runs that runs between 12 and 100 issues 1. Omega Men #1-38, Annual 1-21 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 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 Totality12 novels, short story collections, or non-fiction works 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 Carterthese can be 1st time reads or rereads of stuff I own, or finishing runs I left in progress this year or last year) Acquisition goalsSo 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. -American Flagg! I need #1, and two of the original GNs for the series (Southern Comfort, State of the Union) Ka-Zar in Astonishing Tales (need 9, 10, 12, 13, 15) (got #9, 10 & 15)-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 -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 -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 -Jack Kirby's Fourth World 14, 19, 20 -Jonny Quest Classics 3 -Justice Society of America (1992 series) #10 -Kamandi 57 (DONE)-Michael Moorcock's Multiverse 3, 9, 12 -Mister Miracle 19 (done)-Rom Space Knight 9, Annual #4 (DONE)
-Sandman Mystery Theatre 61, 65-70 (68-70 done)-Showcase 82 (Nightmaster) -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) Doctor Fate (9 issues needed) Dragonlance (DC) (15 issues needed) (+2)The Dreaming Vol. 1 (17 issues needed) (+1)Flash Gordon (King/Charlton/Western) (15 issues needed) Grimjack (19 issues needed) 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) (+5)No set goals but I am also working on picking up D&D related comics, Charlton/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
Icon 5-8, 12-14
Hardware 3,7-9I'd also like to add at least 3 vintage/recent toy pieces from one of the following lines/toys.. 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)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 With the first quarter of 2019 drawing to a close, time to do a quick status check.. Reading Goals-wanted to read at least 15 series of 12 issues or less, so far have read 6, so ahead of pace on that -wanted to read at least 3 series of 13-100 issues, so far have read 1, made some progress on a second, so on pace for that -wanted to read one series or run of 100+ issues, not much progress on this one so far -wanted to read 25 trades, hardcovers or OGN I own, so far have read 19, so well ahead of pace on this one -wanted to read 12 novels, short story collections or non-fiction works, so far have read 6, so ahead of pace on this. Acquisition goals-wanted to complete at least 10 series I need just a handful of issues for, so far in 2019 have completed 9 and made progress on 3 others from the list. -have added a chunk of issues to a handful of other series I needed a bunch of issues form including DC' Star Trek and some Milestone series -wanted to add 3 vintage toy pieces, have added 2 (Mego Tarzan and Micronauts Hydra) I also finished organizing, sorting and figuring out how I wanted to sotre all my floppies (I was done up through S at the beginning of the year, finished T-Z). Am now working on magazines, trades and prose paperbacks. So good progress so far in the first quarter of 2019. I like to get off to a good start as I know I always hit a lull at some point during the year, and so far so good. -M |
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Apr 1, 2019 12:40:03 GMT -5
Okay, I will continue my trend and try to pick five goals. 1. Finish my run of ASM from 100-400. Currently missing about ten issues, one of which is #129. The rest are much later. I doubt I acquire a 129 but to get everything else would be nice☺️ 2. Read more. This year was a great year in terms of accumulating a ton of great books. This year the focus will be slightly less on buying and more on reading. 3. Add at least five golden age comics. I own three currently and want more. Horror titles have skyrocketed but war and westerns seem doable and there are some gorgeous covers out there. 4. More twenty cent Batman stuff. Be it Detective issues or Batman, I want to add more of these issues because I love the covers from that time period. 5. Continue to collect on a budget. This past year I spent about $90 a month on comics. I sold a lot but also bought a lot and it averaged out to around $2 a book which is great considering some of the stuff I added to the collection. This year I want to see how much better I can do at selling and flipping comics. With three long boxes of stuff to purge, I will set my sights there and continue to try and move stuff along so I can buy stuff I want. Updates! 1. I have acquired a few ASM issues. #108, 113 and 214 were missing but now part of the collection. Few more left to track down! 2. Ha! Who knew a one year old would take up so much time? Reading may have to wait until hes in college lol. He appreciates looking at covers but if I take them outta the bag he wants to shred them. Luckily I have given him a few sacrificial lamb comics to keep him happy:) 3. Well this goal might as well switch to "add 5 LB Cole comics". So far 2 have come my way, with a third close to being acquired. I also scored a Black Magic issue from the early fifties so this goal is nearly complete 4. Have a stack of Bat books coming in. A few 20 centers in the lot, the rest will be sold. 5. So far so good. I am averaging between $2-3 a book after I have sold extras/doubles/stuff I dont want. Plus, I have been making a small dent in some of the stuff in my to sell boxes. Hoping in the summer to take part in a local small comic/game/pop culture convention and sell of even more stuff. |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 1, 2019 19:52:11 GMT -5
Okay, okay... Buying Goals- Buy no more than 100 books this year. I have 2,927 unread books in my collection and should probably avoid adding to that. I did a good job of that in 2018! Reading Goals I'm serious about meeting- Read at least six non-comic related novels (I'm feeling Dickens, Hugo, Austin, and Tolkein at the moment, but we'll see where 2019 takes me). - Finish my Avengers run (#201-300, plus annuals remaining) - Get through more of my Savage Sword of Conan run (26 issues remaining) - Finish Frank Miller's Daredevil Completed 1/8/19Reading Goals I want to get to before I die (maybe this year. Who knows?)- Kirby/Lee's Fantastic Four - Byrne's Fantastic Four - Ditko's Spider-Man - Grimjack - Astro City - Sandman Mystery Theatre - Dreadstar - Re-read Gaiman's Sandman from beginning to end - Get caught up with The Cerebus Reading SocietyEssential Reviewing Goals- Finish Teen Titans from the Beginning Completed 3/21/19- Finish Batman Family: 1975-1980- Start a New Teen Titans from the Beginning review thread once the above threads are completed Completed 3/28/19- Seriously consider finally get around to doing a Claremont's X-Men review thread. I've only been considering doing this since 2002, but writing it in parallel with a New Teen Titans thread sounds crazy fun! Other Reviews I intend to dabble in this year, but likely not devote too much time to: - Atari Force. 11 issues left. - Superman in the Post-Crisis Era. - Get caught up on Planet of the Apes from the Beginning. I'm a year behind. - Restore Writer's Spotlight: Doug Moench. Many of the images are still hosted at Photobucket Completed 2/21/19- The Complete Batman: 1979-2011- Restore Justice League in the Post-Crisis Era. The images are still hosted at Photobucket - Nick Fury in the Silver AgeWay ahead of schedule on my review goals, but my reading goals are languishing. I really haven't read very much at all. Then again, my life was pure insanity up until about a week ago, so I have to give myself a little slack. As for the non-comic related novels, I'm about 1/10th into David Copperfield and a few chapters into Pride and Prejudice. Really not far at all. And I've bought less than ten comics this year, so I'm doing fine in that respect. |
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Post by brutalis on Apr 8, 2019 8:16:28 GMT -5
2019 Acquisition goals:
update from purchases this last Saturday:Work on finishing out the missing issues for re-acquiring ROM, Spaceknight (around 10-12 issues?) Picked up a "collected" bag of 20 issues of Rom for $10. Filled with issues from #42 on up and actually managed to score 11 issues I needed to help towards filling out my collection. Got #45, 46, 47, 59, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 70, 71. Only 18 more to find!Continue buying up any used/well loved Westerns and War comics  Liberated some more well loved war comics from the $1 bin of wayward orphan's and took them home to their new home with me. 3 Charlton's: Our Fighting Forces in Action: ATTACK issues 7, 16 and 18. Then some DC goodies: G.I. Combat: issue 177 (while still 25 cents) and then from when it went Dollar Size I found issues 234, 267, 271, 272, 275, 276 and 277, all featuring the Haunted Tank as the Headliner.Continue buying monthly Disney comics from IDW! Grabbed up several new issues from the last few months: Disney comics and stories: 3, 4. Ducktales 15, 16, 17, 19 (already had 18), Uncle Scrooge 43 and the final issue of Uncle Scrooge's 1st Millions #4.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 8, 2019 8:18:04 GMT -5
2019 Acquisition goals:
update from purchases this last Saturday:Work on finishing out the missing issues for re-acquiring ROM, Spaceknight (around 10-12 issues?) Picked up a "collected" bag of 20 issues of Rom for $10. Filled with issues from #42 on up and actually managed to score 11 issues I needed to help towards filling out my collection. Got #45, 46, 47, 59, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 70, 71. Only 18 more to find!Continue buying up any used/well loved Westerns and War comics Liberated some more well loved war comics from the $1 bin of wayward orphan's and took them home to their new home with me. 3 Charlton's: Our Fighting Forces in Action: ATTACK issues 7, 16 and 18. Then some DC goodies: G.I. Combat: issue 177 (while still 25 cents) and then from when it went Dollar Size I found issues 234, 267, 271, 272, 275, 276 and 277, all featuring the Haunted Tank as the Headliner. [/font][/quote] Looks like you had some great finds. Congrats!! I truly miss the joy of acquiring long-wanted issues inexpensively. My collection has long since grown far too full. |
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Post by brutalis on Apr 8, 2019 10:38:21 GMT -5
Thanks shaxper, I did find some nice treasures. Most of my big collecting days are behind me now for the most part. I no longer really feel the "need/thrill" for filling in collections to just sit in a box. The fun now is for seeking out hidden gems or missed opportunities from my youth. During high school it was ROM and Micronauts and Star Wars which captured my imagination. Star Wars I had all of the run and sold off for a decent amount of change (nice down payment on a vehicle) years ago and have replaced via the Dark Horse TPB collection. I did the same with Micronauts and ROM years ago (sell when they are in demand and HOT items, don't hold on and wait/hope for more $$) and around 5 years ago I managed to rebuild the Micronauts singularly with winning a LCS lottery for a complete original run and then tracked down the Direct market run through a couple of LCS dollar bins. ROM has been the more difficult series as I think people have held on to it more than the others out of the Mantlo and Buscema start and the end with Ditko. You can find higher end issues for bigger bucks since all the sellers want/expect more reward for selling their "beloved" series and additionally there is no reprint or TPB's around to help lower the prices. The same LCS I bought the 20 for $10 bag also puts issues up for sale from private owners and they have had issues ranging from $6-15 and issue which I wouldn't pay. I am quite happy with every issue I have ever repurchased of ROM as being only $1-2 at most. Growing up in the 70's I saw tons of Westerns and War comics but never really bought them as I was a bigger science-fiction and fantasy addict in addition to the heroes. Now I wish that I had bought more of them. Now I am finding that these types of older comic books provide much more entertainment and pleasure to me than any of the modern stuff. So digging around the #1 boxes or grabbing up packaged goods of 5-10 issues for $5-10 i a great value and reminds me of those golden days of youth. The DC dollar runs are truly fun as you get so much story and art in those books with a variety of war time stories. Gimme a box full of War and Westerns with yellow fading pages, torn covers and creases with a big glass of Kool-Aid while sitting in the back yard, smelling the fresh cut grass with the sprinkler going so a cool breeze blows across me while listening to an oldies radio station and I am once more a smiling happy little camper! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2019 0:26:28 GMT -5
So June is just about over and the year at its halfway point, so time to check in and see how I am doing on my resolutions... 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 Goalsevery 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 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 #1-63 completed series/runs that runs between 12 and 100 issues 1. Omega Men #1-38, Annual 1-2
2. Black Hammer #1-13, Annual 11 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 On26. 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: TinStars12 novels, short story collections, or non-fiction works 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 Zelazny13. The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
14. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
15. Live and Let Die by Ian Flemingthese can be 1st time reads or rereads of stuff I own, or finishing runs I left in progress this year or last year) Acquisition goalsSo 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. -American Flagg! I need #1, and two of the original GNs for the series (Southern Comfort, State of the Union) Ka-Zar in Astonishing Tales (need 9, 10, 12, 13, 15) (got #9, 10, 13 & 15)-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 -Kamandi 57 (DONE)-Michael Moorcock's Multiverse 3, 9, 12 -Mister Miracle 19 (done)-Rom Space Knight 9, Annual #4 (DONE)
-Sandman Mystery Theatre 61, 65-70 (68-70 done)-Showcase 82 (Nightmaster) -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) 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) Grimjack (19 issues needed) 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) (+5)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 3-9I'd also like to add at least 3 vintage/recent toy pieces from one of the following lines/toys.. (DONE)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 the 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 so goal #1, to read 15 series of 12 issues or less, I am 2/3 of the way there, having read 10. goal #2 I am also 2/3 of the way there, as I wanted to read at least 3 series of between 12 and 100 issues, and I got 2 read so far. goal #3 was to read 1 completed series or run of 100+ issues, and I am no where near that one, as I haven't even really started on such a series except for a handful of issues of SSOC. goal #4 was to read 25 trades or OGN, I have read 52 so far, so more than doubled the goal for the year so far. goal #5 was to read 12 novels, short story collections or non-fiction books this year, and so far I have read 15, so already surpassed the goal. So for reading goals, I am doing well with one exception, having already met or being on pace for all but 1. the rest were acquisition goals goal #6 was to complete at least 10 of the listed series that I only needed a small number of issues each, and I have completed 12 of those series, so surpassed the minimum goal. goal #7 was to complete at least 2 of the 10 series listed that needed substantially more issues of, and though I have made progress on all but one of those series, I have not completed any of them. goal #8 was to add at least 3 vintage toy pieces to the collection, and I have added exactly three so far-a vintage Mego Tarzan, a vintage Mego Dr. Zarkov, and a Mego Micronauts Hydra. So as far as acquisition goals go, I have competed two and made progress on the third. The last goal, #9 was an organizational goal. I've made progress, finished going through all the floppies and got them rebagged, organized, and filed. Have gone through most of the Marvel and DC trades (still need to do indies). The basement is mostly done (I need to get another 2-3 drawer file cabinet but other than that it's done) and I am about to restart on the attic room. My work is now is closed through the 4th, so I have 5 days off in a row and I hope to get some of the painting done up there done over that period before moving on to building shelves/storage units up there, so again making progress and on pace to have a chance to complete the set goals. So all in all, fairly satisfied with my progress on my resolutions/goals for the year so far. If the year ended today, I wouldn't be too disappointed at my progress, and I have six month to go to get more accomplished. -M |
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Post by Trevor on Jun 30, 2019 7:34:32 GMT -5
Very inspiring thread. Have been a comic collector/hoarder all of my life, with a few periods of very little reading. Have been trying to focus on reading more the last couple years, and checklists and resolutions have always been a big part of my OCD-addled life.
One thing I started last year, but don’t think I’ve shared here yet, is a goal to help me actually read the sunsets of the hobby that I collect or spend money on, instead of just buying stuff and never using it. So I’ve made a list of all those areas, and try to read at least one item per month from each. I subscribe to Comixology Unlimited and DC Unlimited, so those two services are in my list. I have bought groupees and humble bundles of comics, so have them on the list so I don’t forget about them. Collect digests and 100-pagers, so those are on the list. I have a couple different genres on the list, a few formats, and several companies. The list forces me to be varied and not get stuck on one type of book, and possibly burn-out.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 30, 2019 8:10:14 GMT -5
We're at the midway point of the year, so let's see how things are going: I've been taking part in this tradition the past few years and thought there was no reason to discontinue it, so here we go: Buying GoalsPick up a copy of Daredevil #65, which will complete my run on the series. Got this book on May 11. Done. That's it. I may pick up some other books throughout the year (I'm partial to cheap Silver Age and early Bronze Age Marvel, especially Hulk and Sub-Mariner issues, and I'd be fine if I could get some pre-Crisis Flash), but that's the only book I'm focused on buying in 2019. Anything else is just gravy. I've done a little of this. Picked up a few of the remaining What Ifs I don't own, three pre-Crisis Flash issues, some 80's Suicide Squad and Firestorm books, but that's about it aside from some random $1 books here and there. Reading GoalsRead at least 1,000 stories from my collection that I've never read before. I used that term because I have a number of collected editions that I bought previously that have been sitting unread on my bookcase. However, I'm not going to keep track of them in the Reading Club thread, because then it seems like homework and I tend to lose interest in it, so I'd like it to be more casual than that. Through today, I've read 537 stories, with over 90% of them being new reads.
I am keeping track of them in the Reading Club thread, because it helps me focus.Reviewing GoalsPost at least 26 new reviews in my Captain America thread. That works out to one every two weeks, which should be doable. This should have been doable, but here we are on June 30 and I haven't posted one yet. Revising this down to 13, which still works out to 1 every two weeks. Just need to buckle down and do them, but life seems to take up a lot of free time. Those are all the resolutions I'm committing to trying to accomplish. Anything beyond that would just put unnecessary pressure on me and cause me to lose focus on what I actually want to do in 2019. |
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Post by shaxper on Jun 30, 2019 8:15:53 GMT -5
I really really really haven't followed my resolutions at all this year. I'm getting close to that number, with all the Archie books I've bought for my daughter and I to read, but I don't think I've exceeded it. I think I'll still get to most these, but they have not been my focus yet this year. The six novels bit was ambitious, though. I am spending most of my free time with my girlfriend these days, so I'm doing a lot less reading than I'd like to be, but for very good reasons Kirby's Fantastic Four is where I've ended up committing most of my limited reading time. Wrapping up volume three of the Masterworks volumes at this point. Lost interest in Batman Family, likely abandoning New Teen Titans, and definitely not doing the X-Men review thread. I'm actually having fun getting back to some of these. I've already returned to Batman, Superman, and Planet of the Apes. I'd like to get back to Doug Moench soon. |
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