I was pretty bumbed out by both the comic strip and the Marvel issues I got. For the Marvel side I was let down that they decided to do continuing adventures with just flash backs to Carter arriving on Barsoom and his first meetings with Tars Tarkas and Deja Thoris. Although I've read those meetings many times and didn't necessarily need to see them to get the story I really felt like it made the drama feel less impactful as we never got to see why John cared about these guys on page.
On the flip side, while the comic was a more straight forward adaptation(done by Burroughs son no less!) the pacing felt very choppy covering only the big moments which left out a lot of character development. That said, the art was absolutely amazing!

I did the same thing, I haven't been logging my current purchases as that almost felt like a chore before. 

125 books read in February, the majority (97 of them) from the post-Crisis Flash series. I'm into the Geoff Johns issues now, which aren't as good as the Mark Waid ones, but I do like his use of the classic Rogues rather than trying to create new villains for Flash to fight.

My love of Dinosaurs should be no secret from any of you here by now, but what may be a surprise is that until today I had never experienced Steve Bissette's Tyrant. I think I had heard of it some where here once upon a time but until I spotted it while diving through long boxes today at a used book shop I had never had it in my possession...and to my delight all four issues were included! 

While I loved the art, especially the scenery and that embryo development spread the plot wasn't as good as Age of Reptiles but still it was well worth the cost of admission.

Are you looking for any particular genres? I looked over your list for this year, and I have a few ideas for recommendations, but I am not sure if you have read them in previous years. Here's a baker's dozen to start with...

-Rex Mundi-6 volumes, Dark Horse/Image, alternate history, occult mystery
-Secret History (Archaia; occult alternate history, conspiracy), 3 omnibus or 20 prestige format individual issues)
-Richard Stark's Parker adaptations by Darwyn Cooke (The Hunter, The Outfit, The Score, Slayground) Cooke, crime, 'nuff said
-The Twilight Children (DC/Vertigo) Gilbert Hernandez & Darwyn Cooke; mystery meets magic realism and unexplained phenomenon
-Age of Bronze by Eric Shanower (historical fiction)
-Finder by Carla Speed McNeil (2 library volumes, or several trades, individual issues) offbeat sci-fi
-Barbarian Lord by Matt Smith (single volume OGN)
-Castle Waiting by Linda Medley (medieval folklore, drama)
-A Distant Soil by Colleen Doran; sci-fi drama
-Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks, drama, comics history and folklore, unexplained phenomenon
-Half past Danger (IDW; 2 minis, both collected into trades) by Stephen Mooney-high adventure in Indiana Jones style, set in WWII with dinosaurs, ninjas and femme fatales mixed in for good measure
-Strangehaven by Gary Spencer Millidge (3 volumes, plus continuations in anthologies), drama, unexplained phenomenon, has a Twin Peaks or Northern Exposure kind of vibe, filled with exquisite weirdness but a character drama at heart
-Mouse Guard by David Petersen (3 main volumes to start with, plus Tales collections of shorter stuff

-M

That's a pretty fantastic list! I love both Mouse Guard and Mice Templar as I grew up with the Redwall series of books, the Parker books are amazing(like everything else by Cooke) and I really liked Twilight Children while it was coming out though I haven't read it since and the same goes for Half Past Danger.

Age of Bronze is one I'm definitely diving into, I actually just pulled the trigger on that last night on Amazon; I've hear a lot in it's favor in our Christmas events a few times now and as a huge fan of Homer it's mind boggling that I haven't tried it until now. Rex Mundi sounds pretty good so I might delve further into that and I love Matt Smith so Barbarian lord looks like it's for me too.

As for books that I feel might be slightly under read I'd go with the below if anyone is looking for new stuff to read:
Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido: A crime-noir comic peopled by anthropomorphic animals that never ceases to surprise.

The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean: A disturbing look a childhood. Seriously, it's unnerving but beautiful at the same time.

Twilight by Howard Chaykin: A reinvention of DC's sci-fi heroes of the 50's with a great retro golden age of Hollywood feel.

The Viking Prince by Joe Kubert: Like Prince Valiant this is a great action romp with some fantastic art by a then up and coming Joe Kubert.

Alien Legion by Carl Potts, Alan Zelenetz, and Frank Cirocco: Imagine the French Foreign Legion in space and you have a pretty good idea the kinds of space adventures this team gets up to.

Human Target by Various people: Christopher Chance is a body guard and a PI protecting those in serious danger...by becoming them. It's a great concept and I love just about every incarnation of the character though the more recent run by Peter Milligan is probably the most accessible.

And of course there's Hellboy and anything else by Mike Mignola because what kind of list from me wouldn't include that?

 
 

Whenever I want reading recommendations, I generally go back to The CCF Top 100 Comic Sagas. Some great nominations were made that didn't even make the final list.