2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 43!

Hello Chums,

It's getting close to the end of the year. I've now read quite a few comics toward my quest for 2011 in 2011. Most of the comics that I have read have been enjoyable and the experience has been fun. However, this challenge has taken so much of my (free) reading time that I haven't been able to read anything else. I've got so many graphic novels to read (on hold) that I can't wait to dig into. That being said I will not be taking up this challenge again next year. I of course will be reading tons of comics but it will be nice not being on a schedule.

Check out my weeks reading.

From the collected edition Jack Kirby's Omac:

#1763. Omac #1.

#1764. Omac #2.

#1765. Omac #3.

#1766. Omac #4.

#1767. Omac #5.

#1768. Omac #6.

#1769. Omac #7.

#1770. Omac #8.

From the collected edition Invincible vol. 6 A Different World:

#1771. Invincible #25.

#1772. Invincible #26.

#1773. Invincible #27.

#1774. Invincible #28.

#1775. Invincible #29.

#1776. Invincible #30.

From the collected edition Invincible vol. 7 Three's Company:

#1777. Invincible #31.

#1778. Invincible #32.

#1779. Invincible #33.

#1780. Invincible #34.

#1781. Invincible #35.

#1782. The Pact #4.

From the collected edition The Punisher War Zone:

#1783. The Punisher War Zone #1.

#1784. The Punisher War Zone #2.

#1785. The Punisher War Zone #3.

#1786. The Punisher War Zone #4.

#1787. The Punisher War Zone #5.

#1788. The Punisher War Zone #6.

#1789. Legion - Secret Origin #1.

#1790. The Li'l Depressed Boy #7.

#1791. Planet of the Apes #7.

#1792. Spaceman #1.

#1793. War of the Independents #1.

#1794. Astonishing X-Men #43.

#1795. Batwoman #2.

#1796. True Blood - The French Quarter #2.

#1797. Batman - Odyssey (vol.2) #1.

#1798. Justice League #2.

#1799. Spongebob Comics #5.

#1800. Cold War #1.

#1801. Godzilla - Kingdom of Monsters #8.

#1802. Godzilla - Gangsters & Goliaths #5.

#1803. The Red Wing #5.

#1804. A Game of Thrones #2.

#1805. Star Trek #2.

#1806. All Star Western #1.

#1807. All Star Western #2.

#1808. Batman - The Dark Knight #2.

#1809. Butcher Baker - The Righteous Maker #7.

#1810. Abe Sapien - The Devil Does Not Jest #2.

#1811. Captain America & Bucky #623.

#1812. Kirby Genesis #4.

#1813. Pood #4.

That is more like it. Fifty-one comics read this week! Only 198 left to go. Yes!

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 42!

Hello Chums,

With the New York Comic-Con, new fall TV shows and college football, I've had quite a few distractions these last few weeks. My comic book output (amount I have read) has really been down these last four weeks or so. But this week has been a bit better. I was able to knock out thirty more comics this week. Check out my reads.

#1733. Blue Estate #6.

#1734. Near Death #2.

#1735. The Bionic Man #3.

#1736. Superior #6.

#1737. Fear Itself #7.

#1738. Star Trek - Legion Of Super-Heroes #1.

#1739. B.P.R.D. - Hell On Earth - Russia #2.

#1740. Sergio Aragones - Funnies #4.

#1741. Batman #2.

#1742. Fear Itself - The Fearless #1.

#1743. Avengers 1959 #2.

#1744. The Avengers #18.

#1745. Baltimore - The Curse Bells #3.

#1746. The New Avengers #17.

#1747. Alpha Flight #5.

#1748. Demon Knights #2.

#1749. The Punisher #4.

#1750. Stephen King - The Stand - The Night Has Come #3.

#1751. Hot Stuff - The Little Devil - Halloween Mini Comic.

#1752. Toys In The Basement - Halloween Mini Comic.

#1753. Scary Godmother - Halloween Mini Comic.

#1754. Bone - Halloween Mini Comic.

#1755. Toy Story - Halloween Mini Comic.

#1756. Fraggle Rock - Halloween Mini Comic.

From the collected edition Fear Agent vol.5 - I Against I:

#1757. Fear Agent #22.

#1758. Fear Agent #23.

#1759. Fear Agent #24.

#1760. Fear Agent #25.

#1761. Fear Agent #26.

#1762. Fear Agent #27.

Okay thirty down. Now to read some more comics.

Keep Reading Comics!

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 41!

Hello Chums,



If you saw my last post you'll know that I was at the New York Comic-Con this week. That being said I didn't get many comics read this week. Only 17 to be exact. Check them out.



#1716. Punisher Max #18.




From the collected edition Scalped vol.7 Rez Blues:




#1717. Scalped #35.


#1718. Scalped #36.


#1719. Scalped #37.


#1720. Scalped #38.


#1721. Scalped #39.


#1722. Scalped #40.


#1723. Scalped #41.


#1724. Scalped #42.





From the collected edition Elk's Run:




#1725. Elk's Run #1.


#1726. Elk's Run #2.


#1727. Elk's Run #3.


#1728. Elk's Run #4.


#1729. Elk's Run #5.


#1730. Elk's Run #6.


#1731. Elk's Run #7.


#1732. Elk's Run #8.

And that's it. I've got to do better next week.

K.R.C.

D.L.

New York Comic-Con '11!

Hello Chums,

The title is New York Comic-Con '11? Yep, that's right after much debating I went. Did I have a good time? No, I Had A Great Time!

Since I got in around 1200 (and the con didn't open until 1600), I had a few hours to kill. So my first stop was The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. This is where the U.S. Open is held every year. I walked around the grounds for a couple of hours. I saw several courts, the wall of champions and the unisphere. With Autumn in the air, the grounds were really nice and I'm glad I went.

This second photo is the outside of the Javits Convention Center as I walked up.

At the New York Comic-Con I went to a few panels, talked to a few pros, bought many o' books (and swag) and saw a few great costumes. Check out my pics.

How about these three comic book legends.

First is Joe Simon at his panel. At 98 year old, the Captain America creator was pimping his new autobiography. I stood in line after the panel to get a signed copy, but after waiting 45 minutes the line was capped and I didn't get one.

Next we have Geof Darrow. Then is Walter Simonson.

Friday night I went to see the Broadway show "Spider-Man - Turn Of The Dark" It Was Phenomenal! I'm not a fan of Broadway shows or show tunes, but if ever there was a show made for me this was it. Subject: A comic book character. + Music: By U2! = Slam Dunk. The story, set design, lighting and of course the ariel spectacle made this show a winner.

Here is my two favorite costumes that I saw. Besides the fact that the costumes were nicely done, the people in the costumes had the right body type for them. To me this is critical. Nothing is worse than seeing a 250lb. girl in a Slave Leia costume.

Check out Luke Cage - Power Man. Nice costume and the guy was a muscular 6'5". Well played sir.

Next is Peter Porker -Spider-Ham. Once again nice costume, but the best part is the guy had the right pudgy body type for the character.

Next up is me and one of my favorite writer-artists Paul Pope. I went to the Legendary panel that he was featured on. During the question and answer part of the panel, all questions were primarily focused toward Frank Miller. I got to ask a question of Paul Pope (and took a jab at the questioner ahead of me). After the panel, I met Mr. Pope outside the panel room. He thanked me for coming out (to the panel) and answered a few more of my questions. And then he asked me to follow him on twitter. He ended up being a really nice guy to talk to.

I went to NYC by myself (which was great). However, the last thing I wanted to do was go to restaurants by myself. It's boring and a waste of valuable con/trip time. Enter the best of both worlds: Outdoor vendor carts! Some cooked with charcoal others with gas. These were my primary eating establishments. I found the food on them to be pretty good. If it wasn't nobody would eat there a second time - right? So what did I have? Lamb gyros two days in a row. Very tasty! Sausage dog, Beef shish-ka-bob and Roasted peanuts. I also had pizza at two different walk up windows. The food (for me)

in NYC was kind of like going through

a drive thru. You walk up, get your food and keep walking to your next destination while eating. If I lived in NYC, I would have a bigger gut from all the street food and bigger legs from all the walking.

All in all. I had a great time and would consider going back again. However, I found the show just as crowded as San Diego. Now that was a bummer.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 40!

Hello Chums,

Forty weeks down. I could say it went fast but it really hasn't. Since I started this challenge, each week has brought the question "Okay, what do I read now?" It has taken a lot of reading on my part to make it this far and now I'm in the final stretch. Only 12 weeks to go!

I battled and was able to knock out 39 more comics this week. Check them out.

From the collected edition The Essential Punisher vol.2:

#1677. The Punisher #1.

#1678. The Punisher #2

#1679. The Punisher #3.

#1680. The Punisher #4.

#1681. The Punisher #5.

#1682. The Punisher #6.

#1683. The Punisher #7.

#1684. The Punisher #8.

#1685. The Punisher #9.

#1686. The Punisher #10.

#1687. Daredevil #257.

#1688. The Punisher Annual #1.

#1689. The Punisher #11.

From the collected edition Batman: Dark Victory:

#1690. Batman: D.V. #0.

#1691. Batman: D.V. #1.

#1692. Batman: D.V. #2.

#1693. Batman: D.V. #3.

#1694. Batman: D.V. #4.

#1695. Batman: D.V. #5.

#1696. Batman: D.V. #6.

#1697. Batman: D.V. #7.

#1698. Batman: D.V. #8.

#1699. Batman: D.V. #9.

#1700. Batman: D.V. #10.

#1701. Batman: D.V. #11.

#1702. Batman: D.V. #12.

#1703. Batman: D.V. #13.

#1704.Abe Sapien - The Devil does Not Jest #1.

#1705. Godzilla - Kingdom Of Monsters #7.

#1706. Wolverine - The Best There Is #10.

#1707. Captain America & Bucky #622.

#1708. Astonishing X-Men #42.

#1709. Omac #2.

#1710. Avengers 1959 #1.

#1711. Detective Comics #2.

#1712. Superior #5.

#1713.Warlord of Mars - Dejah Thoris #7.

#1714. Caligula #4.

#1715. The Rinse #2.

Thirty nine comics down. That leaves me with 296 to read or about 24 comics a week.

Can I keep this up? Stay tuned.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 39!

Hello Chums,

Another week down and not much reading to show for it. Only twenty three comics read this week. Bummer! I need to really pick up my output for this next week. We'll see. On to my never ending list.

From the collected edition Invincible vol.4 Head Of The Class:

#1654. Invincible #14.

#1655. Invincible #15.

#1656. Invincible #16.

#1657. Invincible #17.

#1658. Invincible #18.

#1659. Invincible #19.

#1660. Image Summer Special #1.

From the collected edition Invincible vol.5 The Facts Of Life:

#1661. Invincible #20.

#1662. Invincible #21.

#1663. Invincible #22.

#1664. Invincible #23.

#1665. Invincible #24.

#1666. Invincible #0.

#1667. The New Avengers #16.1.

#1668. Brilliant #1.

#1669. Kick-Ass 2 #4. The Must Read Book For All Psychopaths!

#1670. Batman - The Dark Knight #1.

#1671. Elephantmen #35.

#1672. Fear Itself - The Home Front #6.

#1673. Batman #1.

#1674. Captain America #3.

#1675. B.P.R.D. - Hell On Earth - Russia #1.

#1676.Dark Horse Presents # 4.

A low output I know. That leaves me with 335 comics left to go.

K.R.C.

D.L.