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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2022 20:25:02 GMT -5
Not going to get to anything else tonight, so calling it now. Lighter month for me, with only a little over 80 comics read, giving me just over 1450 for the year, so close to my 1500 target
Highlights for September included Alex Ross FF: Full Circle, Terry Moore's Parker Girls debut issue, Newburn, Hellboy: Bones of Giants, and Nice House on the Lake. All newer material. The classic stuff I read was solid, but I didn't get too deep into any of it, except finishing the Romita era Spidey Epic collection I was reading.
Let's see what October brings.
-M
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Post by shaxper on Sept 30, 2022 21:05:25 GMT -5
My reading was average for the month (I try to average a book a day and fell just short of that), but I managed to churn out eleven reviews this month, which is my high for the year. I've also really enjoyed making more progress in my Peter David Incredible Hulk run this month (though I'm a bit worried that Prof. Hulk won't entertain as well as Joe Fixit did), as well as some of the high points of Doug Moench's first run on Batman with Amber.
Not a bad month!
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 1, 2022 5:51:17 GMT -5
I almost doubled my reading output from August (63) to September ( 121). I made a conscious effort to read some completed runs in packs of 4 each day, and I mostly succeeded . I have 694 read for the year and am trying to eke out 1000 for the year.
Highlights included:
The Flash Wally West run from the beginning, the 70's Invader run from 1-8, the Gene Colan Night force series from the beginning, I resumed the James Robinson Starman series from 12 on to 20. All of these are favorites of which I never read the entire run. This is my attempt to read them and eliminate the gaps that my reading has. I also started the Kyle Rayner GL run from #50.
Lowlights:
I made an effort to stay away from dreck ,but I have to admit the Jack Kirby Captain Victory Pacific series wasn't very good. This past month I finally completed the 13 issues run and Annual.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 1, 2022 6:08:09 GMT -5
I really want to get to 1000 this year. I haven't done that since 2019 with 1030. I notice that my December reading really drops off, the last 4 years have been 45, 21, 70 and 43, it's something I have to look into.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 1, 2022 8:23:16 GMT -5
I made an effort to stay away from dreck ,but I have to admit the Jack Kirby Captain Victory Pacific series wasn't very good. This past month I finally completed the 13 issues run and Annual. I liked it just fine, but someone around these parts may have vastly overhyped it for you 😉
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 1, 2022 10:04:58 GMT -5
I made an effort to stay away from dreck ,but I have to admit the Jack Kirby Captain Victory Pacific series wasn't very good. This past month I finally completed the 13 issues run and Annual. I liked it just fine, but someone around these parts may have vastly overhyped it for you 😉 Haha. It had its moments. Sad to see his art deteriorated like that.
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Post by commond on Oct 2, 2022 4:58:22 GMT -5
Big month for me as I was heavily invested in reading Eisner nominated books. I actually managed to finish a few runs too. I managed to discover three new favorite series -- Xenozoic Tales, Omaha the Cat Dancer and Strangehaven. Very pleased about that.
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Post by berkley on Oct 20, 2022 20:59:11 GMT -5
Big month for me as I was heavily invested in reading Eisner nominated books. I actually managed to finish a few runs too. I managed to discover three new favorite series -- Xenozoic Tales, Omaha the Cat Dancer and Strangehaven. Very pleased about that.
I recently re-read Xenozoic Tales and was similarly impressed - and disappointed all over again that Schulz has never got round to continuing the story he left hanging so many years ago.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 21, 2022 6:03:03 GMT -5
Big month for me as I was heavily invested in reading Eisner nominated books. I actually managed to finish a few runs too. I managed to discover three new favorite series -- Xenozoic Tales, Omaha the Cat Dancer and Strangehaven. Very pleased about that.
I recently re-read Xenozoic Tales and was similarly impressed - and disappointed all over again that Schulz has never got round to continuing the story he left hanging so many years ago.
I have to try Xenozoic Tales.
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Post by commond on Oct 21, 2022 6:29:44 GMT -5
Big month for me as I was heavily invested in reading Eisner nominated books. I actually managed to finish a few runs too. I managed to discover three new favorite series -- Xenozoic Tales, Omaha the Cat Dancer and Strangehaven. Very pleased about that.
I recently re-read Xenozoic Tales and was similarly impressed - and disappointed all over again that Schulz has never got round to continuing the story he left hanging so many years ago.
Here's what he told the Comic Book Journal back in March:
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Post by berkley on Oct 22, 2022 18:12:01 GMT -5
I recently re-read Xenozoic Tales and was similarly impressed - and disappointed all over again that Schulz has never got round to continuing the story he left hanging so many years ago.
I have to try Xenozoic Tales.
I think you'd like it. I assume you've seen a few online samples of the artwork? You can probably tell pretty quickly how that part of it strikes you. The writing would naturally take longer, but from what I gather of your tastes I think it might suit you.
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Post by berkley on Oct 22, 2022 18:14:07 GMT -5
I recently re-read Xenozoic Tales and was similarly impressed - and disappointed all over again that Schulz has never got round to continuing the story he left hanging so many years ago.
Here's what he told the Comic Book Journal back in March: That's fantastic news. I don't care how much time he needs to take, just hearing that he hasn't abandoned it but is actually still working on it, however slowly, is all I need to hear.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2022 21:46:55 GMT -5
Not going to get to anything else tonight, so October's tally is about the same as September, i.e. just over 80 comics (if you count the massive Ducks OGN as 22 comics for its 438 pages), which puts me just over 1500 for the year.
Ducks was definitely the highlight, as well as Briar and Wynd: Thorne in the Sky, and the old stand bys like Usagi and anything Terry Moore (Parker Girls this time) are always good. Damn them All was interesting too. Witchblood and Lovecraft: Unknown Kadath were disappointing first issues. There was more of each series, but I never got past the first issues.
-M
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Post by shaxper on Nov 1, 2022 11:45:44 GMT -5
I had my second most productive month of the year, reading 45 books (a lot for me; I know it's lightweight for most of you) and writing 8 reviews. Time management with my family is always my biggest obstacle, but I seem to be getting better at it! Highlights of this month included finishing my run of Hulk from #314 thru 400, and getting back to my Avengers run. I've been trying to read #80 thru #300 for at least six years now, but I got stuck in the post #200 slump and didn't have the inspiration to go on. Well, I finally got back into it, reading #240-257 this month, and am now at the point where it's starting to get good again. Listening to the Avenging Hour podcast has definitely added to the fun. It's like a CCF review thread done as a podcast!
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Post by commond on Nov 2, 2022 18:51:22 GMT -5
I had a good month.
I made it to issue #50 of my re-read of Nexus. I don't know if I'd call Mike Baron the best plotter in terms of story development, but it was impressive for any indie title in the 80s to reach 50 issues (if you, in fact, consider First Comics an indie publisher.) Paul Smith may be the best guest penciller of all-time. He's so good that he can replace Steve Rude on pencils and the quality doesn't drop a smidge... Well, that is until Rude comes back and you remember how freaking amazing Steve Rude is.
Elfquest had almost lost me with the long and drawn out Kings of the Broken Wheel, but the final two issues of that limited series were really good, and then the decision to go with color for Hidden Years was a revelation. The first four issues of that series contain some of Pini's most beautiful artwork, as well as some wonderful, self-contained stories. Unfortunately, this is the era where Elfquest splintered into separate titles, and Pini hands the creative duties to other people. That's a shame as I kind of like her short stories better than her drawn out epics.
I finished reading First Comics' reprinting of Lone Wolf and Cub, which ended 45 issues into a projected 110 issue run. There was no fanfare or goodbye, but it's weird, even though it was a reprint of a comic from the 70s, it felt like the end of an era as the title was synonymous with 80s independent publishing and it truly felt lie that era was over by '91. At some point, I will have to pick up the rest of the series, but it's not a series that you necessarily have to finish to appreciate.
I absolutely loved Sock Monkey! That is my kind of comic. So charming and inventive. Almost as good as Frank.
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