The Classic Comics Reading Club 2021
Dec 31, 2020 11:14:14 GMT -5
DubipR, Slam_Bradley, and 2 more like this
Post by shaxper on Dec 31, 2020 11:14:14 GMT -5
A community within a community, this is where interested participants log what they read each month so that we can examine each other's selections and discuss them. While there's a whole other thread in this forum for discussing classic comics you've read, the conversations here pertain more to other members inquiring about or commenting on what you are reading (and vice versa). More than anything else though, it's just darn fun to keep track of what you've read for a year and keep tabs on what your fellow classic comics posters are reading as well!
In previous years, the emphasis was placed on how many comics you read. This is still an interesting number to track for a variety of purposes, but the end goal shouldn't be quantity over quality. There are no "winners" in this thread. Heck, I read a lot less than most each year, and I still keep starting the darn thing up again every January.
The previous years' reading clubs: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.
Guidelines
1) Please reserve a post in this thread where you will continue to update your list. Whenever you read something new, edit your original posts to reflect this change.
2) Do not post any other replies to this thread until January 5th. Let's give everyone a chance to reserve a post on the first page of the thread.
3) 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 can be counted as such (i.e. a comic containing 70 pages of CONTENT, not including adds, could be counted as 3 issues).
4) 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.
5) Several of us counted comic-related novels and pulp stories in our lists in previous years. In the past, I have tended to count anywhere from 8 to 15 pages of text as a single comic book issue, depending upon text size and complexity.
6) Since this is more a community of readers than a simple sub-forum, you should feel free to record new comics you are reading as well, but, as a general rule, more than 50% of your recorded reads should probably fit the board's definition of "classic" comics (more than 10 years old)
Looking forward to seeing what you read! You may reserve your spots in the thread NOW!!
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January
Action Comics #669-670
Adventures of Superman #483
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16
Armageddon 2001 #2*
Asterix (Free Comic Book Day 2020)
Avengers #228-232
Andy Panda #21
Black Hammer #12
Mad #157
New Funnies #157,187,221
New Teen Titans #21-22*
Sherlock Frankenstein adn the Legion of Evil #1-4
Star Trek vs. Transformers #1-5
Superman (1987) #60
Superman: The Man of Steel #4-5
Tales of the New Teen Titans #1-2*
Uncanny X-Men #119* w/ Amber
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 34
total reviewed this month: 11
Best comics I read this month: Action Comics #670, Avengers #228-231, New Teen Titans #21*, Tales of the New Teen Titans #2*
Other highlights this month: Adventures of Superman #483, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, Asterix (Free Comic Book Day 2020), Avengers #232, Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1-4, Star Trek vs. Transformers #1-5, Tales of the New Teen Titans #1*, Uncanny X-Men #119* w/ Amber
February
Avengers #233-234
Best of 2000 AD #0
Blue Devil Preview (Firestorm #24)
Cougar #2
Superman (1987) #61
Uncanny X-Men #120 (w/ Amber)*
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 7
total reviewed this month: 1
Best comics I read this month:
Other highlights this month: Blue Devil Preview (Firestorm #24), Cougar #2, Uncanny X-Men #120 (w/ Amber)*
March
Adventure Comics #247*,346-355*
Avengers #235-236
Batman #475
Corto Maltese: The Golden House of Samarkand
The Crimebusters #3
Detective Comics #642
Superboy #198
Uncanny X-Men #121-122 (w/ Amber)*
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 20
total reviewed this month: 2
Best comics I read this month: Uncanny X-Men #122 (w/ Amber)*
Other highlights this month: Adventure Comics #346-350, 352-354*, Batman #475, Superboy #198
April
Action Comics #671
Adventure Comics #356-357*, 358-362
Adventures of Superman #484
All-Star Comics #3
Batman Versus Predator #2-3
Cable #20
Corto Maltese: Tango
Famous 1st Edition #F-4
Gotham Nights #1
Immortal Hulk #1-25,40-41
Justice League of America #220
Little Lulu: No Boys Allowed (FCBD 2020)
Marvel Treasury Edition #21
Space Family Robinson #8
Starslayer #2
Tales of the Zombie #7*
Thor #150
True Believers: Avengers #83
True Believers: Fantastic Four #52
Wonder Woman #179
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 53
total reviewed this month: 6
Best comics I read this month: Adventure Comics #359-360,362, Gotham Nights #1
Other highlights this month: Adventure Comics #357*, Batman Versus Predator #2-3, Cable #20, Corto Maltese: Tango, Famous 1st Edition #F-2, Immortal Hulk #1-2,7-8,12-15,40-41, Little Lulu: No Boys Allowed (FCBD 2020), Marvel Treasury Edition #21, True Believers: Fantastic Four #52
May
Action Comics #672
Adventure Comics #363-364
Adventures of Superman #485
Corto Maltese: The Early Years
Corto Maltese: Mu, The Lost Continent
Corto Maltese: The Secret Rose
DC Super-Stars #17
Justice League of America #75
Starslayer #10
Superboy #89
Superman (1987) #62
Superman: The Man of Steel #6
Uncanny X-Men #123 w/Amber*
Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 4) #1-4
Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1-7
Usagi Yojimbo / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Namazu
West Coast Avengers #46
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 25
total reviewed this month: 4
Best comics I read this month: Action Comics #672, Corto Maltese: The Early Years, Corto Maltese: Mu, The Lost Continent, Corto Maltese: The Secret Rose, Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 4) #1, Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1-7
Other highlights this month: DC Super-Stars #17, Justice League of America #75, Superboy #89, Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 4) #2-4, West Coast Avengers #46
June
Batman #341-343 (backup features only), Batman #344-346* (Robin and Batgirl moments only)
Brave and the Bold #185 (Robin moments only)
Cerebus: Flight*
Detective Comics #215, 508-510 (backup features only), 512
It's A Duck's Life #4
Uncanny X-Men #124-125 w/ Amber*
World's Finest Comics #74
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 17
total reviewed this month: 19
Best comics I read this month: Uncanny X-Men #125*, World's Finest Comics #74
Other highlights this month: Batman #344*, Cerebus: Flight*
July
Apama #1
Batman #98
Detective Comics #216
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 3
total reviewed this month: 2
Best comics I read this month:
Other highlights this month: Batman #98
August
Cerebus: Women*
X-Men #126-128 w/ Amber*
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 4
total reviewed this month:
Best comics I read this month: X-Men #126-128*
Other highlights this month: Cerebus: Women*
September
Adventure Comics #365-369
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 5
total reviewed this month:
Best comics I read this month:
Other highlights this month: Adventure Comics #365-369
October
Adventure Comics #370-380
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #4*
Detective Comics #514
Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #285-286
New Teen Titans (1980) #18*
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 16
total reviewed this month: 4
Best comics I read this month: Adventure Comics #378
Other highlights this month: Adventure Comics #370-372,376,379-380, Detective Comics #514
November
Astonishing Tales #26
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: #5*, Special Album Edition
Eternals #1*,2 w/ Amber
Frankenstein #13
Giant-Size Spider-Man #2
Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #287-288
Marvel Premiere #18
Master of Kung Fu #21*
Monsters Unleashed #8
Planet of the Apes (magazine) #2
Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #105
Uncanny X-Men #129-132* w/ Amber
Usagi Yojimbo Dojo 25th Anniversary Special
Vampire Tales #7
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 20
total reviewed this month: 10
Best comics I read this month: Giant-Size Spider-Man #2, Marvel Premiere #18, Planet of the Apes (magazine) #2, Uncanny X-Men #130-132* w/amber
Other highlights this month: Astonishing Tales #26, Eternals #1*,2, Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #287-288, Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #105, Uncanny X-Men #129* w/ Amber
December
Batman #349-351*
Detective Comics #515-516,517*
Doom Patrol (1987) #5
Fusion #1
Justice League Europe #1
Justice League International #24-25
Legion of Super-Heroes #289
New Teen Titans #22*
Tales of the New Teen Titans #3*
Uncanny X-Men #133-137 (w/ Amber)*
WildC.A.T.S. #1,5
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 21
total reviewed this month: 11
Best comics I read this month: Batman #349-350*, Uncanny X-Men #134-137* w/ Amber
Other highlights this month: Detective Comics #517*, Justice League International #24
_________________________
2021 Total Read: 225
2021 Total Reviewed: 71
Platinum Age:
Golden Age: 3
Atom Age: 9
Silver Age: 40
Bronze Age: 90
Copper Age: 28
Modern Age: 55
superhero: 173
action/adventure: 25
science fiction: 11
humor: 8
horror/occult: 4
crime:
biography/everyday life:
drama/romance/soap opera:
fantasy/mythology:
war:
other: 3
DC: 104
Marvel: 77
Dark Horse: 13
IDW: 9
Dell: 4
Image: 2
Atlas/Seaboard: 1
Drawn & Quarterly: 1
E.C. 1
First: 1
Gold Key: 1
Pacific: 1
Papercutz: 1
Rebellion: 1
Other: 9
In previous years, the emphasis was placed on how many comics you read. This is still an interesting number to track for a variety of purposes, but the end goal shouldn't be quantity over quality. There are no "winners" in this thread. Heck, I read a lot less than most each year, and I still keep starting the darn thing up again every January.
The previous years' reading clubs: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.
Guidelines
1) Please reserve a post in this thread where you will continue to update your list. Whenever you read something new, edit your original posts to reflect this change.
2) Do not post any other replies to this thread until January 5th. Let's give everyone a chance to reserve a post on the first page of the thread.
3) 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 can be counted as such (i.e. a comic containing 70 pages of CONTENT, not including adds, could be counted as 3 issues).
4) 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.
5) Several of us counted comic-related novels and pulp stories in our lists in previous years. In the past, I have tended to count anywhere from 8 to 15 pages of text as a single comic book issue, depending upon text size and complexity.
6) Since this is more a community of readers than a simple sub-forum, you should feel free to record new comics you are reading as well, but, as a general rule, more than 50% of your recorded reads should probably fit the board's definition of "classic" comics (more than 10 years old)
Looking forward to seeing what you read! You may reserve your spots in the thread NOW!!
______________________________________________________
January
Action Comics #669-670
Adventures of Superman #483
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16
Armageddon 2001 #2*
Asterix (Free Comic Book Day 2020)
Avengers #228-232
Andy Panda #21
Black Hammer #12
Mad #157
New Funnies #157,187,221
New Teen Titans #21-22*
Sherlock Frankenstein adn the Legion of Evil #1-4
Star Trek vs. Transformers #1-5
Superman (1987) #60
Superman: The Man of Steel #4-5
Tales of the New Teen Titans #1-2*
Uncanny X-Men #119* w/ Amber
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 34
total reviewed this month: 11
Best comics I read this month: Action Comics #670, Avengers #228-231, New Teen Titans #21*, Tales of the New Teen Titans #2*
Other highlights this month: Adventures of Superman #483, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, Asterix (Free Comic Book Day 2020), Avengers #232, Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1-4, Star Trek vs. Transformers #1-5, Tales of the New Teen Titans #1*, Uncanny X-Men #119* w/ Amber
February
Avengers #233-234
Best of 2000 AD #0
Blue Devil Preview (Firestorm #24)
Cougar #2
Superman (1987) #61
Uncanny X-Men #120 (w/ Amber)*
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 7
total reviewed this month: 1
Best comics I read this month:
Other highlights this month: Blue Devil Preview (Firestorm #24), Cougar #2, Uncanny X-Men #120 (w/ Amber)*
March
Adventure Comics #247*,346-355*
Avengers #235-236
Batman #475
Corto Maltese: The Golden House of Samarkand
The Crimebusters #3
Detective Comics #642
Superboy #198
Uncanny X-Men #121-122 (w/ Amber)*
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 20
total reviewed this month: 2
Best comics I read this month: Uncanny X-Men #122 (w/ Amber)*
Other highlights this month: Adventure Comics #346-350, 352-354*, Batman #475, Superboy #198
April
Action Comics #671
Adventure Comics #356-357*, 358-362
Adventures of Superman #484
All-Star Comics #3
Batman Versus Predator #2-3
Cable #20
Corto Maltese: Tango
Famous 1st Edition #F-4
Gotham Nights #1
Immortal Hulk #1-25,40-41
Justice League of America #220
Little Lulu: No Boys Allowed (FCBD 2020)
Marvel Treasury Edition #21
Space Family Robinson #8
Starslayer #2
Tales of the Zombie #7*
Thor #150
True Believers: Avengers #83
True Believers: Fantastic Four #52
Wonder Woman #179
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 53
total reviewed this month: 6
Best comics I read this month: Adventure Comics #359-360,362, Gotham Nights #1
Other highlights this month: Adventure Comics #357*, Batman Versus Predator #2-3, Cable #20, Corto Maltese: Tango, Famous 1st Edition #F-2, Immortal Hulk #1-2,7-8,12-15,40-41, Little Lulu: No Boys Allowed (FCBD 2020), Marvel Treasury Edition #21, True Believers: Fantastic Four #52
May
Action Comics #672
Adventure Comics #363-364
Adventures of Superman #485
Corto Maltese: The Early Years
Corto Maltese: Mu, The Lost Continent
Corto Maltese: The Secret Rose
DC Super-Stars #17
Justice League of America #75
Starslayer #10
Superboy #89
Superman (1987) #62
Superman: The Man of Steel #6
Uncanny X-Men #123 w/Amber*
Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 4) #1-4
Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1-7
Usagi Yojimbo / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Namazu
West Coast Avengers #46
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 25
total reviewed this month: 4
Best comics I read this month: Action Comics #672, Corto Maltese: The Early Years, Corto Maltese: Mu, The Lost Continent, Corto Maltese: The Secret Rose, Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 4) #1, Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1-7
Other highlights this month: DC Super-Stars #17, Justice League of America #75, Superboy #89, Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 4) #2-4, West Coast Avengers #46
June
Batman #341-343 (backup features only), Batman #344-346* (Robin and Batgirl moments only)
Brave and the Bold #185 (Robin moments only)
Cerebus: Flight*
Detective Comics #215, 508-510 (backup features only), 512
It's A Duck's Life #4
Uncanny X-Men #124-125 w/ Amber*
World's Finest Comics #74
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 17
total reviewed this month: 19
Best comics I read this month: Uncanny X-Men #125*, World's Finest Comics #74
Other highlights this month: Batman #344*, Cerebus: Flight*
July
Apama #1
Batman #98
Detective Comics #216
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 3
total reviewed this month: 2
Best comics I read this month:
Other highlights this month: Batman #98
August
Cerebus: Women*
X-Men #126-128 w/ Amber*
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 4
total reviewed this month:
Best comics I read this month: X-Men #126-128*
Other highlights this month: Cerebus: Women*
September
Adventure Comics #365-369
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 5
total reviewed this month:
Best comics I read this month:
Other highlights this month: Adventure Comics #365-369
October
Adventure Comics #370-380
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #4*
Detective Comics #514
Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #285-286
New Teen Titans (1980) #18*
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 16
total reviewed this month: 4
Best comics I read this month: Adventure Comics #378
Other highlights this month: Adventure Comics #370-372,376,379-380, Detective Comics #514
November
Astonishing Tales #26
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: #5*, Special Album Edition
Eternals #1*,2 w/ Amber
Frankenstein #13
Giant-Size Spider-Man #2
Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #287-288
Marvel Premiere #18
Master of Kung Fu #21*
Monsters Unleashed #8
Planet of the Apes (magazine) #2
Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #105
Uncanny X-Men #129-132* w/ Amber
Usagi Yojimbo Dojo 25th Anniversary Special
Vampire Tales #7
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 20
total reviewed this month: 10
Best comics I read this month: Giant-Size Spider-Man #2, Marvel Premiere #18, Planet of the Apes (magazine) #2, Uncanny X-Men #130-132* w/amber
Other highlights this month: Astonishing Tales #26, Eternals #1*,2, Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #287-288, Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #105, Uncanny X-Men #129* w/ Amber
December
Batman #349-351*
Detective Comics #515-516,517*
Doom Patrol (1987) #5
Fusion #1
Justice League Europe #1
Justice League International #24-25
Legion of Super-Heroes #289
New Teen Titans #22*
Tales of the New Teen Titans #3*
Uncanny X-Men #133-137 (w/ Amber)*
WildC.A.T.S. #1,5
*indicates an issue I have read previously
total read this month: 21
total reviewed this month: 11
Best comics I read this month: Batman #349-350*, Uncanny X-Men #134-137* w/ Amber
Other highlights this month: Detective Comics #517*, Justice League International #24
_________________________
2021 Total Read: 225
2021 Total Reviewed: 71
Platinum Age:
Golden Age: 3
Atom Age: 9
Silver Age: 40
Bronze Age: 90
Copper Age: 28
Modern Age: 55
superhero: 173
action/adventure: 25
science fiction: 11
humor: 8
horror/occult: 4
crime:
biography/everyday life:
drama/romance/soap opera:
fantasy/mythology:
war:
other: 3
DC: 104
Marvel: 77
Dark Horse: 13
IDW: 9
Dell: 4
Image: 2
Atlas/Seaboard: 1
Drawn & Quarterly: 1
E.C. 1
First: 1
Gold Key: 1
Pacific: 1
Papercutz: 1
Rebellion: 1
Other: 9