Better Than Fiction

Smallville - A Retrospective -3.

2012-01-24T12:24:00.000-08:00

Greetings Friends,

I have now watched enough Smallville that when I go without it a few days I begin to miss it. I wonder how long that will last. Anyway six more episodes watched. Check them out.

Season 1 Episode 11 Hug (original air date 2-5-02).

Freak of the week: Touchy. This man's hand shake can really influence people. Bob Rickman causes a business rival to jump off the 31st floor and even gets Jonathan Kent to sell him his property. Rickman is confronted by old salesman friend Kyle who tells Rickman to leave Smallville. Clark's display of power: a swung baseball bat shatters against him, he throws a grown man many feet through the air, rips a car door off its hinges and out runs a shot bullet. Whitney is convinced to go after Kyle. Then Lex is sent to kill Clark and Kyle. More displays of Clark's power: Matrix moves when machine gunned by Lex, getting shot and super kicking Lex. In the end Kyle convinces Rickman to kill himself. Lex says: Trust me Clark. Our friendship will be the stuff of legend.

Season 1 Episode 12 Leech (original air date 2-12-02).

Rock hunting on a school field trip exposes Clark to more Kryptonite rocks. While rescuing a fellow student (Eric) holding a Kryptonite sample, Clark is struck by lightening. His powers are transferred to his geeky classmate. Lex gets a computer simulation of his car wreak from episode one. Lex confronts Clark believing he hit Clark with his car and Clark ripped open the roof. Meanwhile Eric's display of power: stops a purse snatching, swung knife shatters against his hand and he throws the purse snatcher through the air. Sir Harry makes his appearance with his daughter Victoria, Lex's girlfriend. Lana's aunt puts her flower shop and the Talon theater up for sale. Meanwhile Eric is spurned by a girl, punches a mirror off a car, throws a car and throws Clark through the air. Lex realizes that Clark is human when he is injured. Cadmus Industries ends up being worthless so Sir Harry and Victoria aren't going to take over Luthor corp. after all. Victoria to Lex: We could of been great together. Lex: I plan to be great by myself. Using Lana's necklace, Clark takes back his powers with electricity. Clark gives the necklace back to Lana in the Lex's lead box.

Season 1 Episode 13 Kinetic (original air date 2-26-02).

At the Luthor mansion, Chloe and Clark are interviewing Lex for the Torch. When Lex is called away to take a phone call, three Kryptonite infused robbers phase into the office. During the skirmish Chloe is thrown out the third story window. Clark (down for the count because of the Kryptonite tattoos) is unable to aid her. While Chloe is recouping at the hospital we see a guilty Clark chopping wood with his hands. Meanwhile Whitney, down on his luck after loosing his football scholarship, falls in with the wrong crowd. His new friends are older jocks that never got out of Smallville either. These new friends tattoo themselves with Kryptonite infused ink that make their molecules move so fast they can phase through solid objects. A drunken Whitney joins in, gets a tat but then regrets it when they try to shake down Lex. Enter Clark Kent to save the day. Clark display of power: chopping logs and looking through walls,safe. Easter Eggs: Chloe refers to Clark as an investigative reporter. Whitney refers to Clark as a boy scout. New underlying plot point: Lana proposes Lex turn the Talon into a coffee/art house shop.

Season 1 Episode 14 Zero (original air date 3-12-02).

This episode opens up with Lex at a Metropolis night club three years prior. While at the club a friend catches her fiancee (Jude) with two other women. During the fight that ensues Jude stabs Lex then is shot and killed by the bouncer, or was he? Present day Lex is at the Talon looking over the work progress in preparation for opening day. Out on the street, Lex is confronted by the bouncer who tells him Jude is alive and well. Lex sends the bouncer into hiding. We then see that the shooting was covered up by the same dirty cop that tried to blackmail Clark into helping him. Meanwhile a package shows up at the Talon for Lex. The box contains the bouncers hand. Upon his arrival to the Kent farm, Lex is captured and tortured by Jude. Clark saves Lex. And the Jude doppelganger (Jude was always dead) is killed by the Talon handyman (secretly the brother of the scorned woman). Other plot points: The Talon has it's grand opening and Chloe digs deep into Clark's adoption.

Season 1 Episode 15 Nicodemus (original air date 3-19-02).

Opening scene: Easter egg: Pa Kent (Jonathan) is driving down a back road listening to The Dukes of Hazard theme song on the radio. Jonathan stops to help a man in a bad car wreck. While helping the man, Jonathan gets a shot of spores in his face from a strange looking plant. The driver and Jonathan both end up in the hospital fighting for their lives from the plant attack. Chloe and Lana go to the scene of the accident and Lana get a shot of spores also. Lana begin to act strange just like Jonathan did before he was admitted to the hospital. Meanwhile Lex confronts Dr. Hamilton about studying plants. An old Indian remedy for the plant's virus is found at the last minute. When confronted Lex has to lie to Clark about Dr. Hamilton's research. Dr. Hamilton's lab is shut down, but he is secretly moved to Lex's new acquisition Cadmus Labs.

Season 1 Episode 16 Stray (original air date 4-16-02).

While driving at night, Ma Kent (Martha) hits a mind reading kid with her car. After being checked out at the hospital, the child (Ryan) stays with the Kent's awaiting social services since he has no family. Ryan starts reading everyones mind but is unable to read Clark's.
When Ryan meets Lex he's reading his favorite Warrior Angel comic books. Lex tells Ryan and Clark that he has a complete set and likes how the character is an alien and helps people. Ryan's step dad and girlfriend are trying to get Ryan back to help them commit crimes. Clark protects Ryan. Ryan leaves town to stay with Chloe's aunt. Before leaving he gives his comics to Clark and tells him to be careful of Lex.

Continuing To Watch.

D.L.

2012: Week 3.

2012-01-21T18:27:00.000-08:00

Greetings Friends,

I've read a few comic books this week and another graphic novel.

Check them out.

First some comics.

#16. Batman #5.

#17. The Avengers #21.

#18. Caligula #6.

#19. Avengers 1959 #5.

#20. Superior #7.

#21. Planet of the Apes #10.

#22. Steed and Mrs. Peel #1.

Graphic novel #4 (out of 20): Mister Wonderful.

Written, drawn, colored and lettered, this is another fine book by Daniel Clowes. Marshall is middle aged, lonely and looking for love. Will his blind date work out? With his date's previous boyfriend at the party how can this first date go well? It probably can't. Check it out.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

Smallville - A Retrospective -2.

2012-01-21T16:04:00.000-08:00

Greetings Friends,

I'm continuing to watch Smallville. Check out my episode review.

Season 1 Episode 5 Cool. (original air date 11-13-01)

Freak of the week #5: Frost Boy. High school football jock gets frosty power after falling through iced over lake and drowning near Kryptonite laced rocks. Whitney lets Lana down (this could be the start of a trend). Lex gives Clark more Lana relationship help. Meanwhile, Frost Boy is sucking heat from fire and people. Clark asks Lana on their first non-date, but lets her down by rescuing Chloe from a frosty death. Finally Clark saves his family, Lex, Lana and Whitney at Lex's house from Frost Boy.

Season 1 Epiode 6 Hourglass. (original air date 11-20-01)

Freak of the week #6: Man out of time. The second episode in a row with Kryptonite infused water, this time the victim becomes sixty years younger. Another victim of Clark's arrival to earth: Old lady at nursing home who is blind. She tells Clark that her blindness is caused by a flash burn to her optic nerve caused by the asteroids coming to earth. Lana sees the Wall of Weird for the first time. Clark sees his future by touching the the blind lady: Destined to help people. New Clark power: Invulnerability. A knife shatters when thrust at Clark. Lex shows Clark his destroyed Porsche from when he met Clark (and wonders how the roof got ripped back). Clark rescues his mom from the younger old man.

Season 1 Episode 7 Craving. (original air date 11-27-01)

Freak of the week #7 Thinner. Fat school girl makes smoothies that have vegetables grow in dirt Kryponite crystals. She has a miracle weight reduction but starts having incredible food cravings. Lex sees the Wall of Weird and meets Chloe for the first time. Lex meets Dr. Hamilton and offers him funding on his research into the (Kryptonite) crystals. Meanwhile the now thin girl sucks the fat of a road kill deer and classmates. Clark saves Pete from the thin girl, but lets down Lana for the second time. Dr. Hamilton takes the offer.

Season 1 Episode 8 Jitters. (original air date 12-11-01)

Freak of the week #8 Shakey. Former Kent family farm hand and current Luthor Corp. employee Earl gets the jitters from cleaning the missing third level. Clark gets sick when around Earl. He then tells Ma and Pa how being around Earl and the crystals makes him feel. Earl takes the school field trip hostage at Luthor Corp. Lionel Luthor is back. Lex stands up to his dad for the first time. Clark saves Earl and Lex by pulling them up from dangling off of a breaking cat walk.

Season 1 Episode 9 Rogue. (original air date 1-15-02)

New Clark power: Super strength. While in Metropolis, Clark stops a run away bus with his body and bench presses a generator that has been dropped on him. Clark is blackmailed into helping out a rogue cop that learns his secret. More super powers on display: Clark drops safe on the cop's car, punches through his houses vertical support beam and rips open a metal box. Rogue cop gets death by cop. Clark also shows off some speed: dodging a bullet and blur on museum security camera. Lex suspects somethings up when reviewing the tape. New underlying plot point: Hottie from Lex's past trying to get her hooks into Lex and Luthor Corp.

Season 1 Episode 10 Shimmer. (original air date 1-29-02)

Freak of the week #9 Invis-a-boy. A ghost like presence is moving things around at the Luthor mansion. With no Whitney around, Clark helps Lana with the blood drive and almost gets his first kiss. Clark rescues Lex and his girlfriend from the ghost. Clark's power on display: Invulnerability. A mace shatters when it is swung at Clark's face. Clark stops the "ghost". Clark uses his telescope to see Whitney back with Lana at her house.

That is just about half of season one down. I'll keep watching.

D.L.

Smallville - A Retrospective -1.

2012-01-14T20:15:00.000-08:00

Greetings Friends,

The second part of my 2012 challenge is to watch all 10 seasons of Smallville. That sounds like a lot. We'll see.

Season 1. Episode 1: Pilot (original air date 10/16/01).

Great open scene of the asteroids and ship crashing to earth. First display of powers: Clark grown up using his super speed headed to high school. First scene with Clark, Chloe and Pete. We also meet Lana Lang who Clark pines for and her Kryptonite necklace (I forgot about the necklace). Rival Lana boyfriend Whitney makes his first appearance also. This episode really takes off with the entrance of Lex Luthor into Clark's life. Clark rescues Lex. We also have the first Freak of the Week: Scarecrow Boy. Pa Kent tells Clark the truth about his origin. The wall of weird makes it's first appearance. And Lex finds Lana's necklace. Nice set up to the series. A great first episode.

Season 1 Episode 2: Metamorphosis (original air date 10/23/01).

Freak of the Week #2: Bug Boy. He has a thing for Lana Lang, but who doesn't? Super power sighting #2: We see Clark drive a nail with his thumb. #3: Floating while asleep. First appearance of Lex's office and lead box with Lana's necklace in it. Lex meets Lana for the first time. Lex gives Clark the lead box with Lana's necklace in it and discovers Clark has some aversion to the necklace.

Season 1 Episode 3: Hothead (original air date 10/30/01).

Freak of the Week #3: Sparky. The Smallville football coach gains control over fire from sauna steam released from lava rocks laced with Kryptonite. Clark plays football and shows off a few more powers #4 Big Jump #5 Super strength and balance while running caring the football. Clark saves the principal and Chloe from fires set by the coach. Lionel Luthor makes his first present day appearance!

Season 1 Episode 4: X-Ray (original air date 11/06/01).

Freak of the Week #4: Shape shifter. Clark's new power: X-Ray vision. Clark uncontrollably looks through people down to their muscles and bones, through a metal locker and into a bag, through a wooden cabinet and through a brick wall into the girl's locker room. The shape shifter does in her mom then tries to replace Lana. Clark saves Lana from a premature burial from the shape shifter.

Okay, that's the first four episodes watched.

Continuing To Watch.

D.L.

2012: Weeks 1 and 2.

2012-01-14T18:23:00.000-08:00

Greetings Friends,

I'm two weeks in on my new challenge. Check out my reads.

First is my graphic novel challenge. I've read three of the twenty I need to read.

Graphic Novel #1: First up is Whatever Happened To The World of Tomorrow? I can't recommend this book enough. The author, Brian Fies, has woven a nice decades spanning tale of increasing technology from the 1939 World's Fair to our future. Nicely done.

Graphic Novel #2: Cat's Are Weird And More Observations by Jeffery Brown. I'm not a cat guy but I am a huge fan of Jeffery Brown's work. His cat drawing are cartoon cute. And their mannerisms are spot on. This book switches between shaded black and white and color markers. Brown also throws in a few still life cat drawings. Very nice.

Graphic Novel #3. Incredible Change-Bots Two by Jeffery Brown. Another Jeffery Brown book? YES! This is the followup, sequel to Incredible Change-Bots. This book is an homage to the transformer toys (if not the movies). This is a nicely drawn and markered book that features the "evil" Fantasticons versus the "nice" Awesomebots. Check it out.

Of my twelve other books, I've read one.

Book #1: Music for Mechanics vol.1 of The Complete Love and Rockets by Los Bros Hernandez. What is it? Black and white, wordy and I'm not really sure what else. Everyone seems to love this series. I'm not feeling it at all after reading this first volume. However, I wont throw in the towel just yet. I'll read vol.2 then we'll see.

On to the single issue comic book challenge to read 500 comics.

#1. Fatale #1.

#2. Batman Detective Comics #5.

#3. Omac #5.

#4. The Li'l Depressed Boy #8.

#5. Star Trek - Legion of Super-Heroes #4.

#6. Cold War #4.

#7. Warlord of Mars - Dejah Thoris #9.

#8. Fear Itself - The Fearless #6.

#9. The Avengers Annual #1.

#10. The Punisher #7.

#11. True Blood - The French Quarter #5.

#12. Batwoman #5.

#13. Punisher Max #21.

#14. Lobster Johnson - The Burning Hand #1! It's about time.

#15. Stephen King - The Stand - The Night Has Come #6. The final issue of King's best book. This series was an amazing accomplishment from Aguirre-Sacasa, Perkins and Martin. Highly recommended!

Okay, just 485 comic books to go.

That was a very entertaining two weeks.

On to Smallville.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2012 - The New Challenge!

2012-01-02T17:34:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

For the year 2011 I challenged myself to read 2011 comic books. I read 2055. How can I top that this year? I probably can't. But I needed a new "goal" for this year. What could I do?

Well with the number 2012 I decided to read 20 graphic novels and 12 other books. On top of that I will also read 500 comic books and watch all 10 seasons of Smallville. That sounds like a lot to me.

Wish me luck.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

The Best of 2011!

2012-01-02T10:01:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums and Happy New Year!

I read plenty of comics last year, watched some comic related movies and listened to some podcasts. Check out my Best of 2011 list.

1. Best Comic Book Read - Single Issue: Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & The Wasp (one-shot).

2. Best Continuing Comic Book Series (read as singles): Punisher Max.

3. Best Comic Book Limited Series: The Rocketeer Adventures.

4. Best Continuing Series (read as trades): Invincible.

5. Best Mini-Comic: eggs.

6. Best NEW Continuing Comic Book Series: Planet of the Apes.

7. Best Comic Book Cover: Godzilla - Gangsters and Goliaths #4.

8. Best Comic Book Collection: Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition.

9. Best Book Related To Comics: Government Issue.

10. Best Licenced Comic Book Property: Star Trek.

11. Best Writer: Alan Heinberg.

12. Best Artist: Jim Cheung.

13. Comic Book Company Of The Year: IDW.

14. Best Comic Book Related Movie: Thor.

15. Best Non-Comic Book Related Movie: Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

16. Best Podcast: Eleven O'Clock Comics.

That's it. Just a short list of can't miss entertainment. Enjoy.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 52!

2011-12-30T15:16:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

This is it. The last 2011 in 2011 post. As you know my challenge is complete, but I'm off to a new challenge. More on that later. Check out my last reading list.

#2042. Legion Secret Origin #3.

#2043. Captain America & Bucky #625.

#2044. Captain America #5.

#2045. Captain America #6.

#2046. Spaceman #3.

#2047. All Star Western #4.

#2048. Astonishing X-Men #45.

#2049. Alpha Flight #7.

#2050. Batman - The Dark Knight #4.

#2051. Star Trek #4.

#2052. Kick-Ass 2 #6.

#2053. Aquaman #4.

#2054. A Game of Thrones #4.

#2055. Avengers - The Children's Crusade #8.

Two thousand fifty five comics read in one year?

Incredible.

Keep Reading Comic.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 51!

2011-12-26T18:44:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

As I was saying last post, I was out of town in Florida on va-ca last week (and part of this week). Once I was back home I continued with my comic reading (even though I've finished the challenge). Check out my next to last weeks reads.

#2013. Batman Odyssey #3.

#2014. Fear Itself - The Fearless #5.

#2015. B.P.R.D. - Hell on Earth - Russia #4.

#2016. Lady Mechanika #3.

#2017. The Last Battle (one-shot).

#2018. Sergio Aragones - Funnies #6.

#2019. Justice League #4.

#2020. Punisher Max #20.

#2021. The Bionic Man #5.

#2022. Batman #4.

#2023. The Avengers #20.

#2024. Godzilla - Kingdom of Monsters #10.

#2025. Planet of the Apes #9.

#2026. Dark Horse Presents #7.

#2027. Batwoman #4.

#2028. Demon Knights #4.

#2029. Avengers 1959 #4.

#2030. Wolverine - The Best There Is #12.

#2031. Blue Estate #8.

#2032. Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes #3.

#2033. Baltimore - The Curse Bells #5.

#2034. Stephen King - The Stand - The Night Has Come #5.

#2035. The New Avengers #19.

From the collected edition The Walking Dead vol.15 We Find Ourselves.

#2036. The Walking Dead #85.

#2037. The Walking Dead #86.

#2038. The Walking Dead #87.

#2039. The Walking Dead #88.

#2040. The Walking Dead #89.

#2041. The Walking Dead #90.

I'm really killing this challenge. Oh yeah, I also read Pocket Full Of Rain by Jason.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 50!

2011-12-23T21:16:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

Since I've finished the challenge, I've had zero pressure to read comics. It has been nice not to worry about getting in enough books each week. This last week in particular has been nice because I worked the first part of the week (and was sick), then I was off on vacation to Florida. While in Florida I did read one graphic novel - Revolver by Matt Kindt, but that was it.

So no lists of comic books for the week. But do check out a few va-ca photos.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 49!

2011-12-09T19:50:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

Challenge Complete! This week I read 38 comic books! That puts me at 2012 for the year. Check out my list.

From the collected edition Daredevil Ultimate Collection vol.2:

#1975. Daredevil #41.

#1976. Daredevil #42

#1977. Daredevil #43.

#1978. Daredevil #44.

#1979. Daredevil #45.

#1980. Daredevil #46.

#1981. Daredevil #47.

#1982. Daredevil #48.

#1983. Daredevil #49.

#1984. Daredevil #50.

#1985. Daredevil #56.

#1986. Daredevil #57.

#1987. Daredevil #58.

#1988. Daredevil #59.

#1989. Daredevil #60.

#1990. Daredevil #61.

#1991. Daredevil #62.

#1992. Daredevil #63.

#1993. Daredevil #64.

#1994. Daredevil #65.

From the collected edition The Tick Bargain Summer Specials Collection:

#1995. Introducing The Tick #1.

#1996. The Tick Massive Summer Double Spectacle #2.

#1997. The Tick Mother's Day Special #1.

#1998. The Tick Big Father's Day Special #1.

#1999. The Tick Comic Con Extravaganza #1.

#2000. The Tick Big Halloween Special 2001.

#2001. Tiny Titans #46.

#2002. American Virgin #1.

#2003. 28 Days Later #1.

#2004. Archie 1 The Dawn of Time.

#2005. Aquaman #3.

#2006. The Punisher #6.

#2007. Fear Itself - The Fearless #4.

#2008. True Blood - The French Quarter #4.

#2009. Detective Comics #4.

#2010. The Rinse #4.

#2011. Omac #4. (Finishing up the challenge with one of my favorite characters, albeit very different)

#2012. Cold War #3.

Wow! All done. That was a lot of good comic book reading. Now what? I think that I will continue to read comics but will now read some graphic novels and some prose work too.

Keep Reading Comics.

I Will.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 48!

2011-12-04T08:18:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

Another big week of reading down. I knocked out 45 more comic books this week! Just 35 more to go. Yes! Check them out.

From the collected edition Invincible vol.11 Happy Days:

#1932. Invincible #54.

#1933. Invincible #55.

#1934. Invincible #56.

#1935. Invincible #57.

#1936. Invincible #58.

#1937. Invincible #59.

#1938. The Astounding Wolf-Man #11.

From the collected edition Invincible vol.12 Still Standing:

#1939. Invincible #60.

#1940. Invincible #61.

#1941. Invincible #62.

#1942. Invincible #63.

#1943. Invincible #64.

#1944. Invincible #65.

From the collected edition Invincible vol. 13 Growing Pains:

#1945. Invincible #66.

#1946. Invincible #67.

#1947. Invincible #68.

#1948. Invincible #69.

#1949. Invincible #70.

#1950. Invincible Returns #1.

From the collected edition Invincible vol. 14 The Viltrumite War:

#1951. Invincible #71.

#1952. Invincible #72.

#1953. Invincible #73.

#1954. Invincible #74.

#1955. Invincible #75.

#1956. Invincible #76.

#1957. Invincible #77.

#1958. Invincible #78.

From the collected edition Young Liars vol.2 Maestro:

#1959. Young Liars #7.

#1960. Young Liars #8.

#1961. Young Liars #9.

#1962. Young Liars #10.

#1963. Young Liars #11.

#1964. Young Liars #12.

From the collected edition Squadron Supreme - Death of a Universe;

#1965. Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual '98 - "To Challenge a Champion"

#1966. Squadron Supreme: New World Order.

#1967. Avengers Origins: Thor (one-shot). Great Cover.

#1968. Mouse Guard - The Black Axe #3. Excellent story and art.

#1969. Batman Odyssey #2.

#1970. Legion Secret Origin #2.

#1971. A Game of Thrones #3.

#1972. Spaceman #2.

#1973. Star Trek #3.

#1974. Theory of Everything #1. (Pilot Season). I hope this makes it.

That's it. Just 35 comics to go.

Keep Reading Comics.

I will.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 47!

2011-11-26T22:03:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I was feeling the pressure of needing to finish this challenge. Not that I wasn't going to be able to make it, but pressure none the less. So this week I read fifty comics! YES!

Check them out.

From the collected edition Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol.1:

#1882. Strange Tales #143.

#1883. Strange Tales #144.

#1884. Strange Tales #145.

From the collected edition Squadron Supreme - Death of a Universe:

#1885. Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe.

#1886. Crisis on Twin Earths! (Thor #280).

#1887. Accusation Most Foul (Avengers #5).

#1888. Earth's Mightiest Frauds (Avengers #6).

#1889. Aquaman #2.

#1890. Avengers #19.

#1891. Captain America #4.

#1892. Caligula #5.

#1893. All Star Western #3.

#1894. Batman - The Dark Knight #3.

#1895. B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth - Russia #3.

#1896. Captain America & Bucky #624.

#1897. Alpha Flight #6.

#1898. Astonishing X-Men #44.

#1899. Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver #1.

#1900. Kick-Ass 2 #5.

#1901. Superior - Kapow! World Record Special #1.

#1902. Godzilla - Kingdom of Monsters #9.

#1903. Warlord of Mars - Dejah Thoris #8.

#1904. The Bionic Man #4.

#1905. Wolverine - The Best There Is #11.

#1906. Dark Horse Presents #6.

#1907. Avengers Origins: Luke Cage #1.

#1908. Stephen King - The Stand - The Night Has Come #4.

#1909. Elephantmen #36.

From the collected edition Hulk vol.5 Fall of the Hulks:

#1910. Hulk #19.

#1911. Hulk #20.

#1912. Hulk #21.

#1913. Fall of the Hulks Gamma.

From the collected edition Invincible vol. 8 My Favorite Martian:

#1914. Invincible #36.

#1915. Invincible #37.

#1916. Invincible #38.

#1917. Invincible #39.

#1918. Invincible #40.

#1919. Invincible #41.

From the collected edition Invincible vol. 9 Out of this World:

#1920. Invincible #42.

#1921. Invincible #43.

#1922. Invincible #44.

#1923. Invincible #45.

#1924. Invincible #46.

#1925. Invincible #47.

From the collected edition Invincible vol. 10 Who's The Boss?:

#1926. Invincible #48.

#1927. Invincible #49.

#1928. Invincible #50.

#1929. Invincible #51.

#1930. Invincible #52.

#1931. Invincible #53.

Only 80 comics left to read.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 46!

2011-11-21T19:32:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I was out of town for three days so not much read. Check it out.

From the collected edition Daredevil - The Man Without Fear:

#1867. Daredevil T.M.W.F. #1.

#1868. Daredevil T.M.W.F. #2.

#1869. Daredevil T.M.W.F. #3.

#1870. Daredevil T.M.W.F. #4.

#1871. Daredevil T.M.W.F. #5.

For my money, some of Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.'s best work.

#1872. Fear Itself - The Fearless #3.

#1873. The Punisher #5.

#1874. Aquaman #1.

#1875. Blue Estate #7.

#1876. Planet of the Apes #8. Great Book.

#1877. Sergio Aragones - Funnies #5.

#1878. Batman #3.

#1879. Hawken #1.

#1880. Giant Size Elephantmen #1.

#1881. Justice League #3.

So that's it just 15 comic books. But I did go out of town to see my Sooners get beat by Baylor. Hopefully I'll do better next week.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 45!

2011-11-13T06:02:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and thirty three more comics read. You know, the usual. Once again check out my cool reads.

From the collected edition The Punisher War Journal Classic:

#1834. Punisher War Journal #1.

#1835. Punisher War Journal #2.

#1836. Punisher War Journal #3.

#1837. Punisher War Journal #4.

#1838. Punisher War Journal #5.

#1839. Punisher War Journal #6.

#1840. Punisher War Journal #7.

#1841. Punisher War Journal #8.

From the collected edition Tom Strong and the Robots Of Doom:

#1842. Tom Strong A.T.R.O.D. #1.

#1843. Tom Strong A.T.R.O.D. #2.

#1844. Tom Strong A.T.R.O.D. #3.

#1845. Tom Strong A.T.R.O.D. #4.

#1846. Tom Strong A.T.R.O.D. #5.

#1847. Tom Strong A.T.R.O.D. #6.

From the collected edition Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol.1:

#1848. Strange Tales #135.

#1849. Strange Tales #136.

#1850. Strange Tales #137.

#1851. Strange Tales #138.

#1852. Strange Tales #139.

#1853. Strange Tales #140.

#1854. Strange Tales #141.

#1855. Strange Tales #142.

#1856. Demon Knights #3.

#1857. Batwoman #3.

#1858. Fear Itself 7.2: Thor.

#1859. The New Avengers #18.

#1860. Baltimore - The Curse Bells #4.

#1861. Star Trek - Legion of Super-Heroes #2.

#1862. Punisher Max #19.

#1863. Avengers Origins: Vision (one-shot).

#1864. Hellboy: Double Feature Of Evil.

#1865. Heroes - 2008 Limited International Edition.

#1866. Dark Horse Presents #5.

Okay. Only 145 comic books left to read. I'm on the down hill slide.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 44!

2011-11-06T08:49:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down. We're getting closer to the end. My reading this week slowed down and I only got twenty comics read. Better luck next week. We'll see.

From the collected edition Army @ Love vol.2.0 Generation Pwned:

#1814. Army @ Love #6.

#1815. Army @ Love #7.

#1816. Army @ Love #8.

#1817. Army @ Love #9.

#1818. Army @ Love #10.

#1819. Army @ Love #11.

#1820. Army @ Love #12.

#1821. Cold War #2.

#1822. True Blood - The French Quarter #3.

#1823. Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & The Wasp #1 - (one-shot). Must Read! Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is getting to be one of my favorite writers.

#1824. Fear Itself - The Fearless #2.

#1825. Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes #1.

#1826. Omac #3.

#1827. Fear Itself - The Home Front #7.

#1828. Detective Comics #3.

#1829. The Rinse #3.

#1830. Avengers 1959 #3.

#1831. Fear Itself 7.1: Captain America. Very good!

#1832. Liberty Annual 2011.

#1833. Our Love Is Real (one-shot).

That's it. One hundred seventy-eight comics left.

Keep Reading Comic!

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 43!

2011-10-30T04:25:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-10-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-10-18T11:01:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-10-17T20:03:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-10-09T22:31:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-10-03T09:35:00.000-07:00

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.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 38!

2011-09-26T11:04:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

With the new TV season upon us (along with college football), my comic book reading has been down these last two weeks. I need to seriously pick the up pace from here on out. We'll see if I can re-focus.

From the collected edition Daredevil Yellow:

#1623. Daredevil Yellow #1.

#1624. Daredevil Yellow #2.

#1625. Daredevil Yellow #3.

#1626. Daredevil Yellow #4.

#1627. Daredevil Yellow #5.

#1628. Daredevil Yellow #6.

For my money you just can't beat the creative team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Where's Captain America White?

From the collected edition Jim Silke's Bettie Page - Queen of the Nile:

#1629. Bettie Page: Spicy Adventure.

#1630. Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile #1.

#1631. Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile #2.

#1632. Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile #3.

Although Mr. Silke's art was very good, his writing (for this collection) had way too many holes in it. These maybe the worst written comics I've read this year.

From the collected edition Invincible vol.3 Perfect Strangers:

#1633. Invincible #9.

#1634. Invincible #10.

#1635. Invincible #11.

#1636. Invincible #12.

#1637. Invincible #13.

Okay, people have told me that Invincible is "great", "awesome" or "you have to read it". After reading trade number three, I can see why. Trade one and two were okay. Trade three? A real game changer. I will have to keep reading now.

#1638. Damaged #2. More crime comics.

#1639. Near Death #1. Okay, another crime comic!

#164o. The Bionic Man #2.

#1641. Star Trek #1. The launch of the movie inspired alternate reality series!

#1642. The Red Wing #3.

#1643. The Li'l Depressed Boy #6.

#1644. A Game of Thrones #1.

#1645. Planet of the Apes #6.

#1646. Daredevil #3.

#1647. Daredevil #4.

#1648. Avengers #17.

#1649. Avengers - The Children's Crusade #7. Great art and story. A must read.

#1650. Wonder Woman #1. A Huge Misfire! Dropped Now!

#1651. Batman - Legends of the Dark Knight #32.

#1652. Batman - Legends of the Dark Knight #33.

#1653. Batman - Legends of the Dark Knight #34.

More Tim Sale (early) art!

So thirty one comics read this week. Not too bad. That leaves me with just 348 comics left to read.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 37!

2011-09-18T09:04:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Only twenty two comics read this week. That is a bad output (comics read) for me (for one week's time). However since I'm way ahead on my reading schedule that's okay for one week.

From the collected edition Cerebus vol. 8 Women:

#1601. Cerebus #163.

#1602. Cerebus #164.

#1603. Cerebus #165.

#1604. Cerebus #166.

#1605. Cerebus #167.

#1606. Cerebus #168.

#1607. Cerebus #169.

#1608. Cerebus #170.

#1609. Cerebus #171.

#1610. Cerebus #172.

#1611. Cerebus #173.

#1612. Cerebus #174.

#1613. Fear Itself #6.

#1614. Alpha Flight #4.

#1615. The New Avengers #16.

#1616. The Stand - The Night Has Come #2.

#1617. Criminal - The Last of the Innocent #4.

#1618. Punisher Max #17.

#1619. Batwoman #1. Great start!

#1620. Demon Knights #1.

#1621. Baltimore - The Curse Bells #2.

#1622. Sergio Aragones - Funnies #3.

Only 22? Okay I need to read more comics next week. On the upside only 389 comic books to read!

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 36!

2011-09-10T20:25:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

I always place my favorite comic book cover first. This week I have have two favorites. Check them out.

This has been a great week. I've watched a ton of Tennis (the U.S. open) and read plenty of comics. Unfortunately the tournament is almost over but I still have comics left to read for the year.

From the collected edition Cerebus vol. 6 Melmoth:

#1550. Cerebus #139.

#1551. Cerebus #140.

#1552. Cerebus #141.

#1553. Cerebus #142.

#1554. Cerebus #143.

#1555. Cerebus #144.

#1556. Cerebus #145.

#1557. Cerebus #146.

#1558. Cerebus #147.

#1559. Cerebus #148.

#1560. Cerebus #149.

#1561. Cerebus #150.

From the collected edition Cerebus vol. 7 Flight:

#1562. Cerebus #151.

#1563. Cerebus #152.

#1564. Cerebus #153.

#1565. Cerebus #154.

#1566. Cerebus #155.

#1567. Cerebus #156.

#1568. Cerebus #157.

#1569. Cerebus #158.

#1570. Cerebus #159.

#1571. Cerebus #160.

#1572. Cerebus #161.

#1573. Cerebus #162.

From the collected edition Hulk: Gray:

#1574. Hulk: Gray #1.

#1575. Hulk: Gray #2.

#1576. Hulk: Gray #3.

#1577. Hulk: Gray #4.

#1578. Hulk: Gray #5.

#1579. Hulk; Gray #6.

#1580. Justice League #1. The "New" DC starts here.

#1581. Action Comics #1. Just okay.

#1582. Omac #1. Very Good! With Kirby inspired art.

#1583. Butcher Baker #6.

#1584. SpongeBob Comics #4.

#1585. The Punisher #3.

#1586. 50 Girls 50 #4.

#1587. Warlord of Mars #6.

#1588. Wolverine - Debt of Death (one-shot).

#1589. Detective Comics #1. Nice art. Decent story.

#1590. Kirby Genesis #3.

#1591. The New Avengers Annual #1.

#1592. True Blood - The French Quarter #1.

#1593. Godzilla - Gangsters and Goliaths #4.

#1594. Animal Man #1. Booo.

#1595. Swamp Thing #1. Better than Animal Man, but not good enough to continue to buy.

#1596. Astonishing X-Men - Xenogenesis #1.

#1597. Astonishing X-Men - Xenogenesis #2.

#1598. Astonishing X-Men - Xenogenesis #3.

#1599. Astonishing X-Men - Xenogenesis #4.

#1600. Astonishing X-Men - Xenogenesis #5.

That's it. Fifty-one comics read this week. Only 411 to go.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 35!

2011-09-04T08:47:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

With the real U.S. Open in full swing (Tennis, Yes!), I haven't read as many books this week. But check them out anyway.

From the collected edition Cerebus vol.5 Jaka's Story:

#1512. Cerebus #114.

#1513. Cerebus #115.

#1514. Cerebus #116.

#1515. Cerebus #117.

#1516. Cerebus #118.

#1517. Cerebus #119.

#1518. Cerebus #120.

#1519. Cerebus #121.

#1520. Cerebus #122.

#1521. Cerebus #123.

#1522. Cerebus #124.

#1523. Cerebus #125.

#1524. Cerebus #126.

#1525. Cerebus #127.

#1526. Cerebus #128.

#1527. Cerebus #129.

#1528. Cerebus #130.

#1529. Cerebus #131.

#1530. Cerebus #132.

#1531. Cerebus #133.

#1532. Cerebus #134.

#1533. Cerebus #135.

#1534. Cerebus #136.

From Cerebus Number Zero:

#1535. Cerebus #137.

#1536. Cerebus #138.

#1537. Pood #2.

#1538. Elephantmen #34.

#1539. The Rinse #1. A great start for a new crime series!

#1540. Rocketeer #4.

#1541. Dark Horse Comics Presents #3. 104 pages!

From the collected edition Spider-Man: Blue:

#1542. Spider-Man Blue #1.

#1543. Spider-Man Blue #2.

#1544. Spider-Man Blue #3.

#1545. Spider-Man Blue #4.

#1546. Spider-Man Blue #5.

#1547. Spider-Man Blue #6.

#1548. Planet of the Apes #5.

#1549. eggs #1. An autobiographical mini-comic by local writer/artist Eric Gorman. Much in the vain of some of the best Jeffery Brown comics, eggs features stories of Gorman's life. Stories include his work in a sex shop, taking an acid "trip" and a high school story about wearing a coat. Great start! I hope to see more of his work.

So only 38 comics read this week. But that's okay with me.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 34!

2011-08-28T01:12:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down (don't I say that every week?), fifty five more comics read. I'm really starting to roll with Cerebus now. Check it out.

From the collected edition Cerebus vol.4 Church & State vol.2:

#1457. Cerebus #81.

#1458. Cerebus #82.

#1459. Cerebus #83.

#1460. Cerebus #84.

#1461. Cerebus #85.

#1462. Cerebus #86.

#1463. Cerebus #87.

#1464. Cerebus #88.

#1465. Cerebus #89.

#1466. Cerebus #90.

#1467. Cerebus #91.

#1468. Cerebus #92.

#1469. Cerebus #93.

#1470. Cerebus #94.

#1471. Cerebus #95.

#1472. Cerebus #96.

#1473. Cerebus #97.

#1474. Cerebus #98.

#1475. Cerebus #99.

#1476. Cerebus #100.

#1477. Cerebus #101.

#1478. Cerebus #102.

#1479. Cerebus #103.

#1480. Cerebus #104.

#1481. Cerebus #105.

#1482. Cerebus #106.

#1483. Cerebus #107.

#1484. Cerebus #108.

#1485. Cerebus #109.

#1486. Cerebus #110.

#1487. Cerebus #111.

From the collected edition Cerebus Number Zero:

#1488. Cerebus #112.

#1489. Cerebus #113.

#1490. Wolverine - The Best There Is #9.

#1491. Batman - The Dark Knight #5.

#1492. Godzilla - Kingdom Of Monsters #6.

#1493. Doctor Who Hundred Penny Press #1.

#1494. Captain America & Bucky #621.

#1495. Superman Beyond #0.

#1496. The Intrepids #6.

#1497. The Punisher #2.

#1498. Daredevil #2.

#1499. Kick-Ass 2 #3.

#1500. John Byrne's Next Men #(3)9.

#1501. Astonishing X-Men #41.

#1502. The Bionic Man #1. Great First Issue!

#1503. The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Century: 1969.

#1504. Retro Active Justice League America 1990's #1 (one-shot).

From the collected edition The Marquis - Intermezzo:

#1505. Hell's Courtesan #1.

#1506. Hell's Courtesan #2.

#1507. Sin Of One (one-shot).

From the collected edition Machine Man:

#1508. Machine Man #1. Barry Windsor-Smith art!

#1509. Machine Man #2.

#1510. Machine Man #3.

#1511. Machine Man #4.

Barry Windsor-Smith and Guy Davis collections in the same week? Now that's a great week of reading. Other high lites include: The Bionic Man, Superman Beyond and Kick-Ass 2. Some low points were the unsatisfying story completions of Next Men and The Intrepids.

Okay that leaves me with just 500 comic books to read in my quest for 2011 in 2011.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 33!

2011-08-20T14:42:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and I did something I haven't done in awhile. I read more than 40 comics this week! Yep, 45 to be exact. Check 'em out.

From the collected edition Cerebus vol.2 High Society:

#1412. Cerebus #48.

#1413. Cerebus #49.

#1414. Cerebus #50.

From the collected edition Cerebus Number Zero:

#1415. Cerebus #51.

From the collected edition Cerebus vol.3 Church & State:

#1416. Cerebus #52.

#1417. Cerebus #53.

#1418. Cerebus #54.

#1419. Cerebus #55.

#1420. Cerebus #56.

#1421. Cerebus #57.

#1422. Cerebus #58.

#1423. Cerebus #59.

#1424. Cerebus #60.

#1425. Cerebus #61.

#1426. Cerebus #62.

#1427. Cerebus #63.

#1428. Cerebus #64.

#1429. Cerebus #65.

#1430. Cerebus #66.

#1431. Cerebus #67.

#1432. Cerebus #68.

#1433. Cerebus #69.

#1434. Cerebus #70.

#1435. Cerebus #71.

#1436. Cerebus #72.

#1437. Cerebus #73.

#1438. Cerebus #74.

#1439. Cerebus #75.

#1440. Cerebus #76.

#1441. Cerebus #77.

#1442. Cerebus #78.

#1443. Cerebus #79.

#1444. Cerebus #80.

From the collected edition Batwoman Elegy:

#1445. Detective Comics #854.

#1446. Detective Comics #855.

#1447. Detective Comics #856.

#1448. Detective Comics #857.

#1449. Detective Comics #858.

#1450. Detective Comics #859.

#1451. Detective Comics #860.

#1452. Captain America #2.

#1453. Avengers #16.

#1454. Fear Itself - The Home Front #5.

#1455. Sergio Aragones Funnies #2.

#1456. Damaged #1.

Only 555 comics left to read. Easy.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 32!

2011-08-13T20:54:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Well once again, one week down and 40 comic books read. Same as last week. If I can keep this up I'll easily finish my challenge. Check out what I read this week.

From the collected edition Jonny Double:

#1372. Jonny Double #1.

#1373. Jonny Double #2.

#1374. Jonny Double #3.

#1375. Jonny Double #4.

#1376. Alpha Flight #3.

#1377. The New Avengers #15.

#1378. Stephen King - The Stand - The Night Has Come #1.

#1379. The Spirit #17.

#1380. B.P.R.D. - Hell On Earth - Monsters #2.

#1381. Baltimore - The Curse Bells #1.

#1382. Criminal - The Last Of The Innocent #3.

#1383. Hellboy - The Fury #3.

#1384. Blue Estate #5.

#1385. The Red Wing #2.

#1386. Punisher Max #16.

#1387. Fear Itself #5.

#1388. Godzilla - Gangsters & Goliaths #3.

#1389. SpongeBob Comics #3.

From the collected edition Cerebus vol.2 High Society:

#1390. Cerebus #26.

#1391. Cerebus #27.

#1392. Cerebus #28.

#1393. Cerebus #29.

#1394. Cerebus #30.

#1395. Cerebus #31.

#1396. Cerebus #32.

#1397. Cerebus #33.

#1398. Cerebus #34.

#1399. Cerebus #35.

#1400. Cerebus #36.

#1401. Cerebus #37.

#1402. Cerebus #38.

#1403. Cerebus #39.

#1404. Cerebus #40.

#1405. Cerebus #41.

#1406. Cerebus #42.

#1407. Cerebus #43.

#1408. Cerebus #44.

#1409. Cerebus #45.

#1410. Cerebus #46.

#1411. Cerebus #47.

That's it 40 more comics down and only 600 left to go. Yes! Only 30 left to read each week. I can easily continue to do that.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 31!

2011-08-07T09:55:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and 40 more comics read, as usual. What have I been reading this week? Check it out.

#1332. Red Sonja #1.

#1333. 50 Girls 50 #3.

#1334. Hulk-Sized Mini-Hulks (one-shot).

#1335. Batman Beyond #8.

#1336. Lady Mechanika #0.

#1337. Lady Mechanika #1.

#1338. Lady Mechanika #2.

#1339. Battlestar Galactica - Zarek #1.

#1340. Battlestar Galactica - Zarek #2.

#1341. Battlestar Galactica - Zarek #3.

#1342. Battlestar Galactica - Zarek #4.

#1343. Green Lantern - 1970's Retroactive (one-shot) Mike Grell artwork!

#1344. Hero Comics 2011.

#1345. The Punisher #1.

#1346. Daredevil #1.

#1347. Warlord of Mars - Dejah Thoris #5.

#1348. Caligula #3.

#1349. Battlestar Galactica #0.

#1350. Battlestar Galactica #1.

#1351. Battlestar Galactica #2.

#1352. Battlestar Galactica #3.

#1353. Battlestar Galactica #4.

#1354. Battlestar Galactica #5.

#1355. Battlestar Galactica #6.

#1356. Battlestar Galactica #7.

#1357. Battlestar Galactica #8.

#1358. Battlestar Galactica #9.

#1359. Battlestar Galactica #10.

#1360. Battlestar Galactica #11.

#1361. Battlestar Galactica #12.

#1362. Battlestar Galactica - Pegasus - (one-shot).

#1363. Rocketeer Adventures #2.

#1364. Rocketeer Adventures #3.

From the collected edition Catwoman - When In Rome:

#1365. Catwoman - When In Rome #1.

#1366. Catwoman - When In Rome #2.

#1367. Catwoman - When In Rome #3.

#1368. Catwoman - When In Rome #4.

#1369. Catwoman - When In Rome #5.

#1370. Catwoman - When In Rome #6.

#1371. Wonder Woman #209 (1973).

Yep, that's 40 more comics read. That leaves only 640 left to go.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 30!

2011-07-30T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Okay, thirty weeks down and another fifty comics read. I'm crushing this challenge. (As I expected I would.)

Since I enjoyed the Battlestar Galactica books I read last week, I continued that theme this week. Check it out.

#1282. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #1.

#1283. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #2.

#1284. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #3.

#1285. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #4.

#1286. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #5.

#1287. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #6.

#1288. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #7.

#1289. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #8.

#1290. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #9.

#1291. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #10.

#1292. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #11.

#1293. Battlestar Galactica - Season Zero #12.

#1294. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #1.

#1295. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #2.

#1296. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #3.

#1297. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #4.

#1298. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #5.

#1299. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #6.

#1300. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #7.

#1301. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #8.

#1302. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #9.

#1303. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #10.

#1304. Battlestar Galactica - Origins #11.

#1305. Battlestar Galactica - Ghosts #1.

#1306. Battlestar Galactica - Ghosts #2.

#1307. Battlestar Galactica - Ghosts #3.

#1308. Battlestar Galactica - Ghosts #4.

#1309. Butcher Baker #5.

#1310. Alpha Flight #2.

#1311. Planet of the Apes #4. (phenomenal artwork!)

#1312. Godzilla - Kingdom of Monsters #5.

#1313. Batman - The Dark Knight #4. (Where o where is Finch's artwork? I know he is slow as hell, but only able to complete art for three issues? And they didn't even ship on time. Great job Finch!)

#1314. The Intrepids #5.

#1315. Criminal - The Last of the Innocent #2.

#1316. Next Men #(3)8. Where is this story going? I guess we'll find out next issue.

#1317. Captain America & Bucky #620.

#1318. Astonishing X-Men #40. I did say that Marvel should have saved the "Astonishing" moniker for Joss Whedon and John Cassaday. That being said this is a very entertaining arc.

#1319. Kirby Genesis #2.

#1320. Wolverine - The Best There Is #8.

From the collected edition Chew - The Omnivore Edition vol.1:

#1321. Chew #1.

#1322. Chew #2.

#1323. Chew #3.

#1324. Chew #4.

#1325. Chew #5.

#1326. Chew #6.

#1327. Chew #7.

#1328. Chew #8.

#1329. Chew #9.

#1330. Chew #10.

#1331. Princess Ann and the Magic Egg. (Mini-comic with artwork from OKC local artist and friend Richard "Swinging Dick" Jenkins.)

Wow! Another great week of reading comics. That leaves me with just 680 comic books to read. Easy.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 29!

2011-07-24T07:24:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

With the annual San Diego Comic-Con in full swing this week, you'd maybe think that I would fall down on my comic book reading. Well you'd be wrong. Yes I ONLY read forty comics this week (I could have read quite a few more.) But I've also been intently watching the coverage out of San Diego on G4, Twitter, E.T. and the net. And there has been a lot of news as usual. Too many highlights to list for sure.

Besides my constant need for knowledge of all things San Diego, I also went to see Captain America -The First Avenger. Which was very good as well. Now bring on The Avengers (movie) next year. Who can wait?

Now for my reads:

#1242. BattleStar Galactica - Cylon Apocalypse #1.

#1243. Battlestar Galactica - Cylon Apocalypse #2.

#1244. Battlestar Galactica - Cylon Apocalypse #3.

#1245. Battlestar Galactica - Cylon Apocalypse #4.

#1246. Battlestar Galactica - Cylon War #1.

#1247. Battlestar Galactica - Cylon War #2.

#1248. Battlestar Galactica - Cylon War #3.

#1249. Battlestar Galactica - Cylon War #4.

#1250. Battlestar Galactica - The Final Five #1.

#1251. Battlestar Galactica - The Final Five #2.

#1252. Battlestar Galactica - The Final Five #3.

#1253. Battlestar Galactica - The Final Five #4.

#1254. Alien Nation - The Spartans #1.

#1255. Alien Nation - The Spartans #2.

#1256. Alien Nation - The Spartans #3.

#1257. Alien Nation - The Spartans #4.

#1258. Alien Nation - A Breed Apart #1.

#1259. Alien Nation - A Breed Apart #2.

#1260. Alien Nation - A Breed Apart #3.

#1261. Alien Nation - A Breed Apart #4.

#1262. Conan #5 (2004).

#1263. Conan #6.

#1264. Conan #7.

#1265. Conan #8.

#1266. Conan #9.

#1267. Conan #10.

#1268. C0nan #11.

#1269. Conan #12.

#1270. Conan - The Cimmerian #15 (2009).

#1271. Tales of the Teen Titans #52.

#1272. Tales of the Teen Titans #53.

#1273. Tales of the Teen Titans #54.

#1274. Criminal Macabre - The Goon (one-shot).

#1275. Elephantmen #33. (Two Thumbs WAY UP!)

#1276. True Blood - Tainted Love #6.

#1277. Sergio Aragones Funnies #1.

#1278. The Spirit #16.

#1279. Avengers #15.

#1280. Fear Itself - The Home Front #4.

#1281. Wonder Woman - Retro Active 1970's (one-shot).

That leaves me with just 730 comics to read. Or slightly less than 32 a week!

Keep Reading Comics!

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 28!

2011-07-17T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and not one, not two, not even forty comics read. How many? Try 70! That is my BIGGEST week ever! Check it out.

From the collected edition Sin City vol. 5 Family Values:

#1172. Sin City Family Values.

From the collected edition Sin City vol. 6 Booze, Broads, & Bullets:

#1173. Just Another Saturday Night.

#1174. Fat Man And Little Boy.

#1175. The Customer Is Always Right.

#1176. Silent Night.

#1177. And Behind Door Number Three....

#1178. Blue Eyes.

#1179. Rats.

#1180. Daddy's Little Girl.

#1181. Wrong Turn.

#1182. Wrong Track.

#1183. The Babe Wore Red.

From the collected edition Sin City vol. 7 Hell And Back:

#1184. Hell and Back #1.

#1185. Hell And Back #2.

#1186. Hell And Back #3.

#1187. Hell And Back #4.

#1188. Hell And Back #5.

#1189. Hell And Back #6.

#1190. Hell And Back #7.

#1191. Hell And Back #8.

#1192. Hell And Back #9.

From the collected edition Project Superpowers vol.1:

#1193. Project Superpowers #0.

#1194. Project Superpowers #1.

#1195. Project Superpowers #2.

#1196. Project Superpowers #3.

#1197. Project Superpowers #4.

#1198. Project Superpowers #5.

#1199. Project Superpowers #6.

#1200. Project Superpowers #7.

#1201. The Lone Ranger #1.

#1202. The Lone Ranger #2.

#1203. The Lone Ranger #3.

#1204. The Lone Ranger #4.

#1205. The Lone Ranger #5.

#1206. The Lone Ranger #6.

#1207. The Lone Ranger #7.

#1208. The Lone Ranger #8.

#1209. The Lone Ranger #9.

#1210. The Lone Ranger #10.

#1211. The Lone Ranger #11.

#1212. The Lone Ranger #12.

#1213. The Lone Ranger #13.

#1214. The Lone Ranger #14.

#1215. The Lone Ranger #15.

#1216. The Lone Ranger #16.

#1217. The Lone Ranger #17.

#1218. The Lone Ranger #18.

#1219. The Lone Ranger #19.

#1220. The Lone Ranger #20.

#1221. The Lone Ranger #21.

#1222. The Lone Ranger and Tonto #1.

#1223. The Lone Ranger and Tonto #2.

#1224. Hellboy -The Fury #2.

#1225. Godzilla - Gangsters & Goliaths #2.

#1226. Punisher Max #15.

#1227. Loose Ends #1.

#1228. The Li'l Depressed Boy #5.

#1229. The Red Wing #1.

#1230. Wormwood Gentleman Corpse #1.

#1231. Batman - The Dark Knight #3.

#1232. B.P.R.D. - Hell On Earth - Monsters #1.

#1233. The New Avengers #14.

#1234. Captain America #1.

#1235. Avengers vs. New Ultimates #6.

From the collected edition The Marquis - Danse Macabre:

#1236. Les Preludes.

#1237. Danse Macabre #1.

#1238. Danse Macabre #2.

#1239. Danse Macabre #3.

#1240. Danse Macabre #4.

#1241. Danse Macabre #5.

Wow! That was a lot of good comic book reading. Some stand outs include Sin City vols. 5, 6 and 7 and The Marquis. The similarities? They are both creator owned, written and drawn black and white books but their approaches are miles apart. While Frank Miller has his crime filled world of Sin City hidden in deep black shadows, Guy Davis by contrast has his "sinful city" Venisalle stuck in a constantly lit winter with very nice grey tones. Both books are enjoyable and highly recommended.

Okay, only 770 comics left to read!

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 27!

2011-07-09T19:35:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down in my quest and 40 more comic books read. You know the usual. Check out my reads for this week.

#1132. The Spider - A Gene Colan Film.

#1133. Conan #1.

#1134. Conan #2.

#1135. Conan #3.

#1136. Conan #4.

#1137. The Man-Thing #1.

#1138. The Elephantmen #32.

#1139. Fear Itself #4.

#1140. Batman Beyond #7.

#1141. 50 Girls 50 #2.

#1142. Blue Estate #4.

#1143. Ultimate X #1.

#1144. Ultimate X #2.

#1145. Ultimate X #3.

#1146. Ultimate X #4.

#1147. Ultimate X #5.

#1148. The Secret Avengers #1.

#1149. The Secret Avengers #2.

#1150. The Secret Avengers #3.

#1151. The Secret Avengers #4.

#1152. The Secret Avengers #5.

#1153. The Secret Avengers #6.

#1154. The Secret Avengers #8.

#1155. The Secret Avengers #9.

#1156. The Secret Avengers #10.

#1157. The Secret Avengers #11.

#1158. The Secret Avengers #12.

#1159. The Secret Avengers #12.1

From the collected edition Sin City vol. 3 The Big Fat Kill:

#1160. The Big Fat Kill #1.

#1161. The Big Fat Kill #2.

#1162. The Big Fat Kill #3.

#1163. The Big Fat Kill #4.

#1164. The Big Fat Kill #5.

From the collected edition Sin City vol. 4 That Yellow Bastard:

#1165. That Yellow Bastard #1.

#1166. That Yellow Bastard #2.

#1167. That Yellow bastard #3.

#1168. That Yellow Bastard #4.

#1169. That Yellow Bastard #5.

#1170. That Yellow Bastard #6.

#1171. Tales Of The Teen Titans #51.

That's 1171 down or 840 to go. Just 840? That sounds easy.

On a non-comic book note:

As I write this I'm watching Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. I was less than a fan when this movie came out. Watching it again on SyFy, I realize that it is an okay made for TV movie even if it was a theatrical release movie. I mean the nuclear blast, the vehicle to vehicle sword fighting, the monkeys, the ants and the waterfall scenes. Shhheesh. What were they thinking. But there is some okay parts to. I liked seeing Marion Ravenwood back in action and the office scene were Indiana reflects on his father and Marcus Brody were winners. All in all maybe not as dreadful as I first thought.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 26!

2011-07-02T16:09:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and 43 more comics read. I decided to not only read The New Teen Titans again, but to re-read Sin City also. Now that's some good reading. As far as The Titans go, Wolfman and Perez have been stellar. I now remember what all the hype was about. If you've forgotten, re-read these classic stories. You won't be disappointed.

From the collected edition The Walking Dead vol. 14 - No Way Out:

#1089. The Walking Dead #79.

#1090. The Walking Dead #80.

#1091. The Walking Dead #81.

#1092. The Walking Dead #82.

#1093. The Walking Dead #83.

#1094. The Walking Dead #84.

#1095. Tales of the Teen Titans #41.

#1096. Tales of the Teen Titans #42.

#1097. Tales of the Teen Titans #43.

#1098. Tales of the Teen Titans #44.

#1099. Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3.

#1100. Tales of the Teen Titans #45.

#1101. Tales of the Teen Titans #46.

#1102. Tales of the Teen Titans #47.

#1103. Tales of the Teen Titans #48.

#1104. Tales of the Teen Titans #49.

#1105. Tales of the Teen Titans #50.

#1106. Captain America #619.

#1107. Avengers - The Children's Crusade #6.

#1108. Godzilla - Kingdom of Monsters #4.

#1109. True Blood - Tainted Love #5.

#1110. Butcher Baker #4.

#1111. Wolverine - The Best There Is #7.

#1112. Creepy #6.

From the collected edition Sin City vol.1 The Hard Goodbye:

#1113. Dark Horse Presents #51 - Sin City.

#1114. Dark Horse Presents #52 - Sin City.

#1115. Dark Horse Presents #53 - Sin City.

#1116. Dark Horse Presents #54 - Sin City.

#1117. Dark Horse Presents #55 - Sin City.

#1118. Dark Horse Presents #56 - Sin City.

#1119. Dark Horse Presents #57 - Sin City.

#1120. Dark Horse Presents #58 - Sin City.

#1121. Dark Horse Presents #59 - Sin City.

#1122. Dark Horse Presents #60 - Sin City.

#1123. Dark Horse Presents #61 - Sin City.

#1124. Dark Horse Presents #62 - Sin City.

#1125. Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special - Sin City.

From the collected edition Sin City vol.2 A Dame To Kill For:

#1126. Sin City - A Dame To Kill For #1.

#1127. Sin City - A Dame To Kill For #2.

#1128. Sin City - A Dame To Kill For #3.

#1129. Sin City - A Dame To Kill For #4.

#1130. Sin City - A Dame To Kill For #5.

#1131. Sin City - A Dame To Kill For #6.

I am now half way through the year. I've read 1131 comics with just 880 comics to go! That makes me 126 comics ahead! Yes!

Keep Reading Comics!

I Will!

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 25!

2011-06-26T07:56:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and plenty of comic book goodness read. Check out my stack for this week.

From the collected edition Elementals - The Natural Order:

#1046. Elementals - The Shape Of Things To Come.

#1047. Elementals #1.

#1048. Elementals #2.

#1049. Elementals #3.

#1050. Elementals #4.

#1051. Elementals #5.

From the collected edition Astro City (vol.2) - Confession:

#1052. Astro City #4.

#1053. Astro City #5.

#1054. Astro City #6.

#1055. Astro City #7.

#1056. Astro City #8.

#1057. Astro City #9.

#1058. Astro City #1/2

#1059. The New Teen Titans (1980) #36.

#1060. The New Teen Titans #37.

#1061. The New Teen Titans #38.

#1062. The New Teen Titans #39.

#1063. The New Teen Titans #40.

#1064. West Coast Avengers limited series (LS) #1.

#1065. West Coast Avengers (LS) #2.

#1066. West Coast Avengers (LS) #3.

#1067. West Coast Avengers (LS) #4.

#1068. Dark Horse Presents #2.

#1069. John Byrne's Next Men #(3)7.

#1070. Warlord of Mars #2.

#1071. Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #5.

#1072. Marvel Zombies - Evil Evolution (one-shot).

#1073. The Punisher - War Zone #1.

#1074. Secret Origins #7.

#1075. Sigil #4.

#1076. The Spirit #15.

#1077. Planet of the Apes #3.

#1078. Milestone Forever #1.

#1079. Milestone Forever #2.

#1080. Heavy Metal magazine spring '86.

From the collected edition Spider-Woman - Agent of S.W.O.R.D.:

#1081. Spider-Woman #1.

#1082. Spider-Woman #2.

#1083. Spider-Woman #3.

#1084. Spider-Woman #4.

#1085. Spider-Woman #5.

#1086. Spider-Woman #6.

#1087. Spider-Woman #7.

#1088. The New Teen Titans (1980) Annual #2.

That is 43 more comics read for this week. Or 923 to go. I can do it.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 24!

2011-06-19T07:23:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and 38 more comics read. I am still ahead of schedule at this point by about three weeks. At this point I only need to read about 34 issues a week, but I'm always hoping for a another big reading week.

#1008. The Fly #5.

#1009. The Fly #6.

#1010. The Fly #7.

#1011. The Fly #8.

#1012. The Fly #9.

#1013. The Fly #10.

#1014. The Fly #11.

#1015. The Fly #12.

#1016. The Fly #13.

#1017. The Fly #14.

#1018. The Fly #15.

#1019. The Fly #16.

#1020. The Fly #17.

#1021. The Fly Annual #1.

#1022. Fear Itself - The Home Front #3.

#1023. Alpha Flight - Fear Itself #1.

#1024. Ruse #4.

#1025. Avengers #14.

#1026. Who Are The Mystery Men #1.

#1027. Buck #1.

#1028. Kirby Genesis #1.

#1029. Stephen King (origin) #1.

#1030. Godzilla - Gangsters & Goliaths #1.

#1031. The New Teen Titans (1980) #31.

#1032. The New Teen Titans #32.

#1033. The New Teen Titans #33.

#1034. The New Teen Titans #34.

#1035. The New Teen Titans #35.

#1036. Warlord Of Mars - Dejah Thoris #1.

#1037. Warlord Of Mars - Dejah Thoris #4.

From the collected edition Batman - Death and the City:

#1038. Detective Comics #827.

#1039. Detective Comics #828.

#1040. Detective Comics #829.

#1041. Detective Comics #830.

#1042. Detective Comics #831.

#1043. Detective Comics #832.

#1044. Detective Comics #833.

#1045. Detective Comics #834.

Only 966 comics to go!

Keep Reading Comics!

I Will!

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 23!

2011-06-11T17:20:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

I've done it! The first half of my goal is complete. I have now read over 1000 comics for the year. Yeah! Check out my reads for this week.

#964. Captain Britain and MI13 #10.

#965. Captain Britain and MI13 #11.

#966. Captain Britain and MI13 #12.

#967. Captain Britain and MI13 #13.

#968. Captain Britain and MI13 #14.

#969. Captain Britain and MI13 #15.

#970. Captain Britain and MI13 Annual.

#971. Stephen King - The Stand - No Man's Land #5.

#972. Kazar #1.

#973. The New Avengers #13.

#974. Caligula #2.

#975. Punisher Max #14.

#976. Blue Estate #3.

#977. Overstreet - Free Comic Book Day.

#978. Action Comics #900.

#979. The New Teen Titans #28.

#980. The New Teen Titans #29.

#981. The New Teen Titans #30.

From the collected edition Supreme Powers vol.1 Contact:

#982. Supreme Powers #2.

#983. Supreme Powers #3.

#984. Supreme Powers #4.

#985. Supreme Powers #5.

#986. Supreme Powers #6.

From the collected edition Supreme Powers vol.2 Powers and Principalities:

#987. Supreme Powers #7.

#988. Supreme Powers #8.

#989. Supreme Powers #9.

#990. Supreme Powers #10.

#991. Supreme Powers #11.

#992. Supreme Powers #12.

From the collected edition The Incredible Hercules - Against The World.

#993. The Incredible Hulk #112.

#994. The Incredible Hercules #113.

#995. The Incredible Hercules #114.

#996. The Incredible Hercules #115.

#997. Hulk vs. Hercules - When Titans Collide.

From the collected edition The Punisher - Year One:

#998. The Punisher - Year One #1.

#999. The Punisher - Year One #2.

#1000. The Punisher - Year One #3.

#1001. The Punisher - Year One #4.

From the collected edition Young Liars - Daydream Believer:

#1002. Young Liars #1.

#1003. Young Liars #2.

#1004. Young Liars #3.

#1005. Young Liars #4.

#1006. Young Liars #5.

#1007. Young Liars #6.

Now that was a good reading week. The surprise of the week? Incredible Hercules. Not only was the artwork solid, but the flashback sequences of ancient Greece, Troy, Thebes and the like were nicely done. There's even a Champions mini flashback! Check it out.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 22!

2011-06-05T08:39:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down, 40 more books read and another one day comic book show. The comic-con? Soonercon 20 in downtown OKC. The forty read? Check out my list.

#924. Captain Britain and MI13 #1.

#925. Captain Britain and MI13 #2.

#926. Captain Britain and MI13 #3.

#927. Captain Britain and MI13 #4.

#928. Captain Britain and MI13 #5.

#929. Captain Britain and MI13 #6.

#930. Captain Britain and MI13 #7.

#931. Captain Britain and MI13 #8.

#932. Captain Britain and MI13 #9.

#933. Fear Itself #3.

#934. Batman Beyond #6.

#935. JSA All-Stars #1.

#936. The Intrepids #4.

#937. Astonishing X-Men #39.

#938. 50 Girls 50 #1.

#939. Hellboy - The Fury #1.

#940. Witchfinder - Lost and Gone Forever #5.

#941. B.P.R.D. - The Dead Remembered #3.

#942. Criminal - The Last of the Innocent #1.

#943. Crossed 3D.

#944. Justice Society of America (JSA) #18.

#945. JSA #19.

#946. JSA #20.

#947. JSA #21.

#948. JSA #22.

#949. JSA #23.

#950. JSA #24.

#951. JSA #25.

#952. JSA #26.

#953. JSA - Kingdom Come Special - The Kingdom.

#954. JSA - Kingdom Come Special - Magog.

From the collected edition Speed Racer - Born To Race:

#955. Speed Racer #1.

#956. Speed Racer #2.

#957. Speed Racer #3.

From the collected edition Powers vol. 13: Z:

#958. Powers (vol.3) #1.

#959. Powers #2.

#960. Powers #3.

#961. Powers #4.

#962. Powers #5.

#963. Powers #6.

Yep, that's 40 more issues this week. Only 1048 to go! I'm almost half way there. That's leaves me with slightly more than 34 a week. I can do it.

Keep Reading Comics!

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 21!

2011-05-29T08:50:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and 42 more issues read. I'm am currently ahead of the curve in my comic book reading for the year. Check out this weeks books.

#882. Justice Society of America (JSA)('07) #16.

#883. JSA #17.

#884. JSA Annual #1.

#885. Strange Adventures #1.

#886. Ultra #1.

#887. Supreme Power #1.

#888. Kirby Genesis #0.

#889. True Blood - Tainted Love #4.

#890. Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #4.

#891. Captain America #618.

#892. Planet of the Apes #2.

#893. Godzilla - Kingdom of Monsters #3.

#894. Incredible Hulk #629.

#895. Carbon Grey #3.

#896. Butcher Baker #2.

#897. Butcher Baker #3.

#898. Ruse #3.

#899. Fantastic Four #570.

#900. Cable & Deadpool #1

#901. Astonishing X-Men #37.

#902. Stephen King - The Stand - No Man's Land #4.

#903. 2000 AD - Free Comic Book Day.

#904. Murder Me Dead #1.

#905. Murder Me Dead #2.

#906. Murder Me Dead #3.

#907. Murder Me Dead #4.

#908. Murder Me Dead #5.

#909. Murder Me Dead #6.

#910. Murder Me Dead #7.

#911. Murder Me Dead #8.

#912. Murder Me Dead #9.

From the collected edition The Punisher - Six Hours To Kill:

#913. The Punisher MAX #66.

#914. The Punisher MAX #67.

#915. The Punisher MAX #68.

#916. The Punisher MAX #69.

#917. The Punisher MAX #70.

#918. The Punisher - Force of Nature.

From the collected edition The Punisher Presents Barracuda:

#919. The Punisher Presents Barracuda #1.

#920. The Punisher Presents Barracuda #2.

#921. The Punisher Presents Barracuda #3.

#922. The Punisher Presents Barracuda #4.

#923. The Punisher Presents Barracuda #5.

Only 1088 comics to read. Or 35 comics a week from here on out. I can do that.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 20!

2011-05-21T16:20:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Alright! I knocked out another 40 more comics this week. That brings my total up to 881 read for the year. That's not bad.

From the collected edition TOP 10 vol.1:

#842. TOP 10 #1.

#843. TOP 10 #2.

#844. TOP 10 #3.

#845. TOP 10 #4.

#846. TOP 10 #5.

#847. TOP 10 #6.

#848. TOP 10 #7.

From the collected edition TOP 10 vol. 2:

#849. TOP 10 #8.

#850. TOP 10 #9.

#851. TOP 10 #10.

#852. TOP 10 #11.

#853. TOP 10 #12.

#854. The Rocketeer #1.

#855. Astonishing X-Men #38.

#856. Warlord of Mars - Dejah Thoris #3.

#857. She-Hulk #1.

#858. The Incredible Hulks #628.

#859. The Darkness - Confession #1 - Free Comic Book Day.

#860. The Amazing Spider-Man Free Comic Book Day.

#861. Super Dinosaur - Free Comic Book Day.

#862. Noah's Arc

#863. Sigil #3.

#864. Alpha Flight #0.1.

#865. The Spirit #14.

#866. Avengers #13.

#867. Rocketeer Adventures #1.

#868. The Li'l Depressed Boy #4.

#869. Uncanny X-Men Annual #3.

#870. Steve Rogers - Super Soldier Annual #1.

#871. Namor - The First Mutant Annual #1.

#872. The Nightly News #1.

#873. Green Lantern - Free Comic Book Day.

#874. Jack Staff #1.

#875. The New Teen Titans Annual #1 (1980).

#876. The New Teen Titans #26.

#877. The New Teen Titans #27.

#878. Superman #711.

#879. Avengers #7.

#880. Secret Avengers #7.

#881. Captain America #612.

That was some good reading this week. The New Teen Titans continue to be better than I remembered. And they hold up well which is kind of shocking when you compare them to the new style of comics writing. Also TOP 10 was another nice Alan Moore series which came to an end too quickly. Give it a try.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 19!

2011-05-15T20:38:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

What's up? Needing to read a lot of comics each week, I decided to finish off a couple of series' this week. So I knocked out Mighty Avengers and Stray Bullets. Mighty Avengers was good but Stray Bullets (as a whole) was great. Check out my list.

#806. Stray Bullets #29.

#807. Stray Bullets #30.

#808. Stray Bullets #31.

#809. Stray Bullets #32.

#810. Stray Bullets #33.

#811. Stray Bullets #34.

#812. Stray Bullets #35.

#813. Stray Bullets #36.

#814. Stray Bullets #37.

#815. Stray Bullets #38.

#816. Stray Bullets #39.

#817. Stray Bullets #40.

#818. Mighty Avengers #30.

#819. Mighty Avengers #31.

#820. Mighty Avengers #32.

#821. Mighty Avengers #33.

#822. Mighty Avengers #34.

#823. Mighty Avengers #35.

#824. Mighty Avengers #36.

#825. The New Avengers #12.

#826. Next Men #(3)6.

#827. Elephantmen #31.

#828. Punisher Max #13.

#829. Hellboy - Being Human (one-shot).

#830. Butcher Baker #1.

#831. The Tick - Free Comic Book Day (FCBD).

#832. Civil War Adventure - FCBD.

#833. Spontaneous - FCBD.

#834. World of Aspen 2011- FCBD.

#835. Silver Scorpion - FCBD.

#836. ICE / Loose Ends - FCBD.

#837. John Stanley's Summer Fun! - FCBD.

#838. Elric - FCBD.

#839. Atomic Robo - FCBD.

#840. The Mis-Adventures of Adam West - Things To Come - FCBD.

#841. Archie's Love Scene.

That's 36 more comics this week. Only 1170 issues left!

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 18!

2011-05-08T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

This was my biggest reading week yet. With over 60 books read, I've made some lost progress back up. Check out my reading work.

From the collected edition The 'Nam:

#741. The 'Nam #1.

#742. The 'Nam #2.

#743. The 'Nam #3.

#744. The 'Nam #4.

From the collected edition The Complete Jon Sable Freelance vol. 1:

#745. Jon Sable Freelance (J.S.F.) #1.

#746. J.S.F. #2.

#747. J.S.F. #3.

#748. J.S.F. #4.

#749. J.S.F. #5.

#750. J.S.F. #6.

From the collected edition The Complete Jon Sable Freelance vol.2:

#751. J.S.F. #7.

#752. J.S.F. #8.

#753. J.S.F.#9.

#754. J.S.F. #10.

#755. J.S.F. #11.

From the collected edition The Complete Jon Sable Freelance vol.3:

#756. J.S.F. #12.

#757. J.S.F. #13.

#758. J.S.F. #14.

#759. J.S.F. #15.

#760. J.S.F. #16.

#761. Fear Itself #2.

#762. Fear Itself The Home Front #2.

#763. Ruse #2.

#764. Blue Estate #2.

#765. Batman Beyond #5.

#766. Sir Edward Grey - Witchfinder - The Lost and Gone Forever #4.

#767. B.P.R.D. - The Dead Remembered #2.

#768. Moon Knight #1.

#769. Trinity #1.

#770. The Intrepids #3.

#771. Wolverine - The Best There Is #6.

#772. Lock & Key - Free Comic Book Day edition.

#773. Captain America Thor - The Mighty Fighting Avengers -Free Comic Book Day edition.

#774. Baltimore -Criminal Macabre - Free Comic Book Day edition.

#775. Mouse Guard - The Black Axe #2.

#776. Mouse Guard - The Dark Crystal -Free Comic Book Day edition.

#777. Stray Bullets #15.

#778. Stray Bullets #16.

#779. Stray Bullets #17.

#780. Stray Bullets #18.

#781. Stray Bullets #19.

#782. Stray Bullets #20.

#783. Stray Bullets #21.

#784. Stray Bullets #22.

#785. Stray Bullets #23.

#786. Stray Bullets #24.

#787. Stray Bullets #25.

#788. Stray Bullets #26.

#789. Stray Bullets #27.

#790. Stray Bullets #28.

From the collected edition Scalped - The Gnawing:

#791. Scalped #30.

#792. Scalped #31.

#793. Scalped #32.

#794. Scalped #33.

#795. Scalped #34.

From the collected edition Wolverine Gambit - Victims:

#796. Wolverine Gambit #1.

#797. Wolverine Gambit #2.

#798. Wolverine Gambit #3.

#799. Wolverine Gambit #4.

#800. Axe Cop - Bad Guy Earth #3.

#801. Amy Racecar Color Special #1.

#802. Amy Racecar Color Special #2.

#803. Rated Free For Everyone Free Comic Book Day edition.

#804. Top Shelf Kids Club Free Comic Book Day edition.

#805. The Intrepid Escape Goat - The Stuff of Legend - Free Comic Book Day edition.

Wow! That is a lot of comics read. Only 1206 books remaining. Or 35 issues a week.

Keep Reading Comics!

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 17!

2011-05-01T08:35:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Unfortunately another light reading week. Only 33 issues read. And no collected editions read.

#708. Justice Society of America (JSA) '07 #1.

#709. JSA #2.

#710. JSA #3.

#711. JSA #4.

#712. JSA #5.

#713. JSA #6.

#714. JSA #7.

#715. JSA #8.

#716. JSA #9.

#717. JSA #10.

#718. JSA #11.

#719. JSA #12.

#720. JSA #13.

#721. JSA #14.

#722. JSA #15.

#723. Dark Horse Presents ('11) #1.

#724. The Avengers #12.

#725. The Avengers #12.1.

#726. Lorna Relic Wrangler (one-shot).

#727. Sigil #2.

#728. Captain America #617.

#729. Carbon Grey #2.

#730. True Blood - Tainted Love #3.

#731. Elephantmen #1.

#732. The Incredible Hulks #627.

#733. Planet of the Apes #1.

#734. The Spirit #13.

#735. Godzilla - Kingdom of Monsters #2.

#736. Jurassic Park - The Devils in the Desert #2.

#737. Jurassic Park - The Devils in the Desert #3.

#738. Jurassic Park - The Devils in the Desert #4.

#739. Black Dynamite 1-shot.

#740. Pood #3.

That leaves me with 1271 comic books left to read or 36 to read a week. I can do that.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 16!

2011-04-25T17:57:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Unfortunately a light reading week this week. Only 21 comics reads. Check them out.

From the collected edition Jinx - The Definitive Edition:

#687. Jinx #1.

#688. Jinx #2.

#689. Jinx #3.

#690. Jinx #4.

#691. Jinx #5.

#692. Jinx #6.

#693. Jinx #7.

#694. Jinx #8.

#695. Jinx #9.

#696. Jinx #10.

#697. Jinx #11.

#698. Jinx #12.

From the collected edition The Psycho:

#699. The Psycho #1.

#700. The Psycho #2.

#701. The Psycho #3.

#702. Impact Winter Special #1 (1991).

#703. Magnus Robot Fighter #25.

#704. New Avengers #11.

#705. Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.

#706. Journey Into Mystery #1.

#707. Journey Into Mystery #622.

Over 700 comic books read!

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 15!

2011-04-18T08:15:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Another week down and fifty more comics read! Let's get right to it.

From the collected edition Stray Bullets - Somewhere Out West:

#637. Stray Bullets #8.

#638. Stray Bullets #9.

#639. Stray Bullets #10.

#640. Stray Bullets #11.

#641. Stray Bullets #12.

#642. Stray Bullets #13.

#643. Stray Bullets #14.

From the collected edition Godland Celestial Edition vol. 1:

#644. Godland #1.

#645. Godland #2.

#646. Godland #3.

#647. Godland #4.

#648. Godland #5.

#649. Godland #6.

#650. Godland #7.

#651. Godland #8.

#652. Godland #9.

#653. Godland #10.

#654. Godland #11.

#655. Godland #12.

#656. Godland - Early Christmas Featuring Basil Cronus.

From the collected edition Godland Celestial Edition vol. 2:

#657. Godland #13.

#658. Godland #14.

#659. Godland #15.

#660. Godland #16.

#661. Godland #17.

#662. Godland #18.

#663. Godland #19.

#664. Godland #20.

#665. Godland #21.

#666. Godland #22.

#667. Godland #23.

#668. Godland #24.

#669. Elephantmen Cover Stories #1.

#670. The Li'l Depressed Boy #3.

#671. Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates 3.

#672. Uncanny X-Men #535.

#673. Carbon Grey #1.

#674. The Incredible Hulks #626.

#675. John Byrne's Next Men (3)5.

#676. Punisher Max #12.

#677. Hellboy - Buster Oakley Gets His Wish.

#678. Warlord of Mars #2.

#679. Captain America #616.

From the collected edition The Killer - Modus Vivendi:

#680. The Killer - Modus Vivendi #1.

#681. The Killer - Modus Vivendi #2.

#682. The Killer - Modus Vivendi #3.

#683. The Killer - Modus Vivendi #4.

#684. The killer - Modus Vivendi #5.

#685. The Killer - Modus Vivendi #6.

#686. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali - The Deluxe Edition.

Wow! Fifty more books down. Can I keep this pace up? Stay Tuned!

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 14!

2011-04-10T09:21:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

Well I had another big week of comic book reading. Fifty books read total. One hundred books read in two weeks time is not too shabby. Check out my latest reading list.

From the collected edition Army @ Love vol.1:

#587. Army @ Love #1.

#588. Army @ Love #2.

#589. Army @ Love #3.

#590. Army @ Love #4.

#591. Army @ Love #5.

From the collected edition Batman Detective - Paul Dini:

#592. Detective Comics #821.

#593. Detective Comics #822.

#594. Detective Comics #823.

#595. Detective Comics #824.

#596. Detective Comics #825.

#597. Detective Comics #826.

From the collected edition Catwoman The Movie:

#598. Catwoman The Movie.

#599. Catwoman #0.

#600. Catwoman #11.

#601. Catwoman #25.

#602. Batman Beyond #4.

#603. Hellboy Jr. #2.

#604. Orc Stain 36.

#605. B.P.R.D. - The Dead Remembered #1.

#606. Witchfinder - Lost and Gone Forever #3.

#607. Wolverine - The Best There Is #5.

#608. Nonplayer #1.

#609. Creepy #5.

#610. The Intrepids #2.

#611. Blue Estate #1.

#612. Axe Cop #2.

#613. Fear Itself #1.

#614. Fear Itself - The Home Front #1.

#615. Infestation #2.

#616. Avengers - The Children's Crusade #5.

#617. The New Teen Titans (1980) #23.

#618. The New Teen Titans #24.

#619. The New Teen Titans #25.

#620. Terra Obscura (vol.1) #1.

#621. Terra Obscura #2.

#622. Terra Obscura #3.

#623. Terra Obscura #4.

#624. Terra Obscura #5.

#625. Terra Obscura #6.

From the collected edition Terra Obscura vol.2:

#626. Terra Obscura #1.

#627. Terra Obscura #2.

#628. Terra Obscura #3.

#629. Terra Obscura #4.

#630. Terra Obscura #5.

#631. Terra Obscura #6.

#632. The Fly #1.

#633. The Fly #2.

#634. The Fly #3.

#635. The Fly #4.

#636. Herculian #1.

Wow! That's a lot of good comics read.

If you missed it I highly recommend Herculian. This book contains 48 pages of Erik Larsen goodness. It's bigger than a golden age book but not quite as big as a treasury on nice thick aged appearing paper. All for only $4.99. And it contains 6 Reggie the Veggie strips! Yes!

Fifty more books read for a total of 636. Or 1375 left to read.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 13!

2011-04-03T09:49:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

I've had a great week of reading comics. Check out my reading list and a few pics from Planet Comic-con of Kansas City.

From the collected edition Icon: A Hero's Welcome:

#537. Icon #2.

#538. Icon #3.

#539. Icon #4,

#540. Icon #5.

#541. Icon #6.

#542. Icon #7.

#543. Icon #8.

From the collected edition Hulk #4: Hulk vs. X-Force:

#544. Hulk #14.

#545. Hulk #15.

#546. Hulk #16.

#547. Hulk #17.

#548. Hulk #18.

#549. Kick-Ass 2 #2.

#550. Tyrannosaurus Rex (one-shot).

#551. The Li'l Depressed Boy #1.

#552. The Li'l Depressed Boy #2.

#553. Neonomicon #4. The wrap-up of a really nasty/creepy story.

#554. Marvel Super Hero Squad Spectacular #1 (one-shot).

#555. Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters #1.

#556. Undying Love #1.

#557. Caligula #1. Another nasty/creepy Avatar title.

#558. Captain America and the Secret Avengers #1 (one-shot).

#559. Incognito: Bad Influences #5.

#560. Scarlet #5.

#561. Batman The Dark Knight #2.

#562. Uncanny X-Men #534.

#563. Avengers Academy #1.

#564. The Avengers #11.

#565. Captain America #615.1.

#566. Elephantmen - Man and Elephantman #1.

#567. Stephen King - The Stand - No Man's Land #3.

#568. Punisher - In The Blood #5.

#569. True Blood - Tainted Love #2.

From the collected edition Wolverine - Flies to a Spider:

#570. Wolverine Holiday Special- Swallowed the Spider.

#571. Wolverine - Switchback.

#572. Wolverine - The Anniversary.

#573. Wolverine - Revolver.

#574. Wolverine - Chop Shop.

From the collected edition Black Kiss:

#575. Black Kiss #1.

#576. Black Kiss #2.

#577. Black Kiss #3.

#578. Black Kiss #4.

#579. Black Kiss #5.

#580. Black Kiss #6.

#581. Black Kiss #7.

#582. Black Kiss #8.

#583. Black Kiss #9.

#584. Black Kiss #10.

#585. Black Kiss #11.

#586. Black Kiss #12.

That's 50 issues read this week! That's more like it. That leaves me only 1425 issues. Which means I need to read about 41 issues a week. I can do it.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 12!

2011-03-28T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

I'm back from a fun weekend at Planet Comic-con in Kansas City. Not much in the way of comics read, but a lot in the way of comics bought. Check out what I managed to read this week.

From the collected edition Strangers in Paradise pocket edition vol. 4:

#519. Strangers in Paradise (SIP) vol.3 #50.

#520. SIP #51.

#521. SIP #52.

#522. SIP #53.

#523. SIP #54.

#524. SIP #55.

#525. SIP #56.

#526. SIP #57.

#527. SIP #58.

#528. SIP #59.

#529. SIP #60.

From the collected edition Hulk / Wolverine Six Hours (H/W 6H):

#530. H/W 6 H #1.

#531. H/W 6 H #2.

#532. H/W 6 H #3.

#533. H/W 6 H #4.

#534. Incredible Hulk #181.

From the collected edition Icon: A Hero's Welcome:

#535. Icon #1.

#536. Star Trek #1. (Gold Key ed.)

That's only 18 issues read for the whole week. This is quite a bummer but I was out of town for the entire weekend. Hopefully I will do better this week.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. End of week 11!

2011-03-20T10:25:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

I had a light reading week this week, only 40 issues read. That's a bummer. This next week doesn't look to promising either. What's going to cut into my reading this week? Keep reading. On with the comics.

From the collected edition Omega The Unknown Classic:

#479. Omega The Unknown #1.

#480. Omega The Unknown #2.

#481. Omega The Unknown #3.

#482. Omega The Unknown #4.

#483. Omega The Unknown #5.

#484. Omega The Unknown #6.

#485. Omega The Unknown #7.

#486. Omega The Unknown #8.

#487. Omega The Unknown #9.

#488. Omega The Unknown #10.

#489. Defenders #76.

#490. Defenders #77.

From the collected edition Strangers In Paradise pocket edition #3:

#491. Strangers In Paradise (SIP) vol. 3 #26.

#492. SIP #27.

#493. SIP #28.

#494. SIP #29.

#495. SIP #30.

#496. SIP #31.

#497. SIP #32.

#498. SIP #34.

#499. SIP #35.

#500. SIP #36.

#501. SIP #37.

#502. SIP #38.

From the collected edition Strangers In Paradise pocket edition #4:

#503. Strangers In Paradise (SIP) vol. 3 #40.

#504. SIP #41.

#505. SIP #42.

#506. SIP #43.

#507. SIP #44.

#508. SIP #45.

#509. SIP #47.

#510. SIP #48.

#511. Avengers Children's Crusade Young Avengers (oneshot).

#512. Avengers vs. New Ultimates #2.

#513. Fear Itself Book of the Skull (oneshot).

#514. Spider #1.

#515. Ruse #1. Crossgen is BACK!

#516. The Spirit #12.

#517. Axe Cop #1.

#518.The Big Easy Score. What is The Big Easy Score? It's the new comic by local artist and Better Than Fiction (the podcast) co-host, Scott Sackett. Keep a eye out for this crime comic.

Less than 1500 comics to go! I can make it.

As I mentioned before I will be busy this week. I'm once again headed to Planet Comic-con in Kansas City. It's always a great time. See you there.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 10!

2011-03-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

Hello Chums,

As you may or may not know, Guy Davis has ended his fantastic run on B.P.R.D. I will really miss his old looking, yet timeless (horror) art. A true super-star. Now bring on more (new) Marquis!

My quest for 2011 in 2011 continues! Check it out:

From the collected edition Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle:

#426. Mister Miracle #1.

#427. Mister Miracle #2.

#428. Mister Miracle #3.

#429. Mister Miracle #4.

#430. Mister Miracle #5.

#431. Mister Miracle #6.

#432. Mister Miracle #7.

#433. Mister Miracle #8.

#434. Mister Miracle #9.

#435. Mister Miracle #10.

From the collected edition Jack Kirby's Fourth World:

#436. Mister Miracle #11.

#437. Mister Miracle #12.

#438. Mister Miracle #13.

#439. Mister Miracle #14.

#440. Mister Miracle #15.

#441. Mister Miracle #16.

#442. Mister Miracle #17.

#443. Mister Miracle #18.

From the collected edition Strangers in Paradise pocket book edition #2:

#444. Strangers in Paradise (SIP) vol.3 #1.

#445. SIP #2.

#446. SIP #3.

#447. SIP #4.

#448. SIP #5.

#449. SIP #6.

#450. SIP #7.

#451. SIP #8.

#452. SIP #9.

#453. SIP #10.

#454. SIP #11.

#455. SIP #12.

#456. SIP #13.

#457. SIP #14.

#458. SIP #15.

#459. SIP #16.

#460. SIP #17.

From the collected edition Strangers in Paradise pocket book edition #3:

#461. Strangers in Paradise (SIP) vol.3 #18.

#462. SIP #19.

#463. SIP #20.

#464. SIP #21.

#465. SIP #22.

#466. SIP #23.

#467. SIP #24.

#468. Elephantmen #30.

#469. B.P.R.D. GODS #3.

#470. Punisher Max #11.

#471. X-23 #1.

#472. Wolverine 5.1.

#473. The New Teen Titans (1980) #21.

#474. The New Teen Titans #22.

#475. Night Force special.

#476. Sigil #1. Crossgen's Return!

#477. The New Avengers #10.

#478. Stephen King The Stand No Man's Land #2.

That's 53 books in a week! Now that's more like it. That leaves me 1533 total to read. Or slightly more than 36 a week. I can do it.

Keep Reading Comics. (K.R.C.)

I will.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 9!

2011-03-06T09:39:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I managed to read a few more issues this week (43). I think anything over 40 is a win. Check out this week's reading list.

From the collected edition The Amazing Spider-man Election Day:

#383. Amazing Spider-man #583.

#384. Amazing Spider-man #584.

#385. Amazing Spider-man #585.

#386. Amazing Spider-man #586.

#387. Amazing Spider-man #587.

#388. Amazing Spider-man #588.

#389. Amazing Spider-man Extra! #1.

#390. Amazing Spider-man Extra! #3.

From the collected edition Strangers in Paradise pocket book #1:

#391. Strangers in Paradise (SIP) vol. 1 #1.

#392. SIP vol. 1 #2.

#393. SIP vol. 1 #3.

#394. SIP vol. 2 #1.

#395. SIP vol. 2 #2.

#396. SIP vol. 2 #3.

#397. SIP vol. 2 #4.

#398. SIP vol. 2 #5.

#399. SIP vol. 2 #6.

#400. SIP vol. 2 #7.

#401. SIP vol. 2 #8.

#402. SIP vol. 2 #9.

#403. SIP vol. 2 #10.

#404. SIP vol. 2 #11.

#405. SIP vol. 2 #12.

#406. SIP vol. 2 #13.

From the collected edition Catwoman Wild Ride:

#407. Catwoman Secret Files #1.

#408. Catwoman #20.

#409. Catwoman #21.

#410. Catwoman #22.

#411. Catwoman #23.

#412. Catwoman #24.

#413. Sir Edward Grey Witchfinder: Lost and Gone Forever #2.

#414. The Tick The New Series #8.

#415. Marvel Super Hero Squad #9.

#416. Jurassic Park The Devils in the Desert #1.

#417. The Intrepids #1.

#418. John Byrne's Next Men #(3)4.

#419. Wolverine The Best There Is #4.

#420. Incognito Bad Influences #4.

#421. Batman Beyond #3.

#422. The New Teen Titans (1980) #17.

#423. The New Teen Titans #18.

#424. The New Teen Titans #19.

#425. The New Teen Titans #20.

So 43 issues total this week for a total of 425. That leaves 1586 to read. Or about 36 a week.

Keep Reading Comics.

I will.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 8!

2011-02-27T10:24:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

This week I started off strong (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) by reading quite a few comics. However the rest of the week I got in almost no reading. Major Bummer! So my total this week is only 30 issues. Ouch! The last 2 weeks combined is really bringing down my average. Anyway here is my reading list.

From the collected edition Essential Punisher vol. 1:

#353. The Punisher limited series #1.

#354. The Punisher limited series #2.

#355. The Punisher limited series #3.

#356. The Punisher limited series #4.

#357. The Punisher limited series #5.

From the collected edition The Punisher River Of Blood:

#358. The Punisher: War Zone #31.

#359. The Punisher: War Zone #32.

#360. The Punisher: War Zone #33.

#361. The Punisher: War Zone #34.

#362. The Punisher: War Zone #35.

#363. The Punisher: War Zone #36.

From the collected edition Cinderella From Fable Town With Love:

#364. Cinderella F.F.W.L. #1.

#365. Cinderella F.F.W.L. #2.

#366. Cinderella F.F.W.L. #3.

#367. Cinderella F.F.W.L. #4.

#368. Cinderella F.F.W.L. #5.

#369. Cinderella F.F.W.L. #6.

#370. Captain America #615.

#371. Astonishing X-Men #36.

#372. Uncanny X-Men #533.

#373. Punisher In The Blood #4.

#374. Marvel Super Hero Squad #8.

#375. True Blood Tainted Love #1.

#376. Star Trek Infestation #2.

#377. The Avengers #10.

#378. Heroes For Hire #1.

#379. The New Teen Titans (1980) #14.

#380. The New Teen Titans #15.

#381. The New Teen Titans #16.

#382. Captain Carrot #1.

Since I have now read 382 comics out of 2011, that leaves me with 1629 to go. That means I need to read a minimum of 37 books a week now. The pressure is on!

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 7!

2011-02-20T00:42:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I'm back with not much reading this week. Only 33 comics read. That terribly low number is gonna kill my average. Crap! I need to really focus this next week.

So what did I manage to read? Check it out:

From the collected edition Rasl Pocket Book One:

#320. Rasl #1.

#321. Rasl #2.

#322. Rasl #3.

#323. Rasl #4.

#324. Rasl #5.

#325. Rasl #6.

#326. Rasl #7.

Although I own the Bone one volume I've never read it. I don't think I've read much Jeff Smith. So I picked up Rasl on a whim. And I really liked it. The black and white art is nice, but the story is way more interesting than I thought it would be. A real sleeper!

#327. Mouse Guard - The Black Axe #1.

#328. Star Trek - Infestation #1.

#329. The New Avengers #9.

#330. Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #1.

#331. B.P.R.D. - Hell on Earth - Gods #2.

#332. SpongeBob Comics #1.

#333. Next Men #3.

#334. Punisher Max #10.

#335. Incognito - Bad Influences #3.

#336. Captain Wonder 3D #1.

#337. The Spirit #11.

#338. The New Teen Titans #10 (1980).

#339. The New Teen Titans #11.

#340. The New Teen Titans #12.

#341. The New Teen Titans #13.

From the collected edition Essential The Punisher vol. #1:

#342. The Amazing Spider-man #174.

#343. The Amazing Spider-man #175.

#344. Captain America #241.

#345. The Amazing Spider-man #201.

#346. The Amazing Spider-man #202.

#347. Daredevil #182.

#348. Daredevil #183.

#349. Daredevil #184.

#350. Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-man #81.

#351. Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-man #82.

#352. Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-man #83.

That's it just 33 total. What a let down.

Keep Reading Comics. I Will.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 6!

2011-02-12T13:07:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

Because of this weeks bad weather, I haven't got my weeks stack yet. But another week down and 54 more comics read!

Since I was just reading old material, I stuck with two main characters: Usagi Yojimbo and the Punisher. Check it out.

From the collected edition Wolverine / Punisher:

#266. Wolverine / Punisher #1

#267. Wolverine / Punisher #2.

#268. Wolverine / Punisher #3.

#269. Wolverine / Punisher #4.

#270. Wolverine / Punisher #5.

From the collected edition Usagi Yojimbo The Special Edition vol.#1:

#271. Usagi Yojimbo

#272. Lone Rabbit and Child

#273. The Confession

#274. Bounty Hunter

#275. Horse Thief

#276. Village Of Fear

#277. A Quiet Meal

#278. Blind Swords-pig

#279. Homecoming

#280. Bounty Hunter 2

#281. Samurai

#282. Kappa

#283. Zylla

#284. Silk Fair

#285. The Tower

#286. A Mother's Love

#287. Return of the Blind Swordspig

#288. Blade of the Gods

#289. The Tea Cup

#290. The Shogun's Gift

#291. The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy

From the collected edition Usagi Yojimbo The Special Edition vol. #2:

#292. Frost and Fire

#293. A Kite Story

#294. Blood Wings

#295. The Way of the Samurai

#296. Lone Goat and Kid

#297. The Bridge

#298. The Duel

#299. Yurei

#300. My Lord's Daughter

#301. Circles

#302. Kitsune

#303. Gaki

#304. Broken Ritual

#305. The Tangled Skein

#306. Gen

#307. The Return of Kitsune

#308. The Last Ino Story

#309. Turtle Soup and Rabbit Stew

#310. Treaty

#311. How I Do Usagi

From The Essential Punisher vol. #1:

#312. Amazing Spider-man #129.

#313. Amazing Spider-man #134.

#314. Amazing Spider-man #135.

#315. Giant-Size Spider-man #4.

#316. Marvel Preview Presents The Punisher #2.

#317. Marvel Super Action Featuring The Punisher #1.

#318. Amazing Spider-man #161.

#319. Amazing Spider-man #162.

Okay that's 319 down and 1692 left!

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 5!

2011-02-05T12:39:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I've read another 54 comics this week on my quest towards 2011 in 2011. Check out what I've been reading.

From the collected edition Wolverine Enemy of the State - The Complete Edition:

#212. Wolverine #20.

#213. Wolverine #21.

#214. Wolverine #22.

#215. Wolverine #23.

#216. Wolverine #24.

#217. Wolverine #25.

#218. Wolverine #26.

#219. Wolverine #27.

#220. Wolverine #28.

#221. Wolverine #29.

#222. Wolverine #30.

#223. Wolverine #31.

#224. Wolverine #32.

Sure the artwork was good, but the story? It was okay, but not up there with Barry Windsor Smith's Weapon X or Claremont/Miller's Wolverine limited series. But then what is?

From the collected edition Avengers Forever:

#225. Avengers Forever #1.

#226. Avengers Forever #2.

#227. Avengers Forever #3.

#228. Avengers Forever #4.

#229. Avengers Forever #5.

#230. Avengers Forever #6.

#231. Avengers Forever #7.

#232. Avengers Forever #8.

#233. Avengers Forever #9.

#234. Avengers Forever #10.

#235. Avengers Forever #11.

#236. Avengers Forever #12.

This Avengers time-tale has plenty of flash backs from not only Avengers stories but Marvel comics history as well. I highly recommend it.

From the collected edition Squadron Supreme.

#237. Squadron Supreme #1.

#238. Squadron Supreme #2.

#239. Squadron Supreme #3.

#240. Squadron Supreme #4.

#241. Squadron Supreme #5.

#242. Squadron Supreme #6.

#243. Squadron Supreme #7.

#244. Squadron Supreme #8.

#245. Squadron Supreme #9.

#246. Squadron Supreme #10.

#247. Squadron Supreme #11.

#248. Squadron Supreme #12.

This story from the late Mark Gruenwald is just as good as Marvels. The only down side was the rotation of artists. The artwork mostly looked the same (dated). As I read the series I kept asking myself "How good would this story be with a super-star artist and (new) coloring? Very good I'd say.

From the collected edition The Complete Frank Miller Spider-Man:

#249. Spectacular Spider-Man #27.

#250. Spectacular Spider-Man #28.

#251. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14.

#252. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15.

#253. Marvel Team-Up #100.

#254. Marvel Team-Up Annual #4.

And lastly some old singles along with my weekly stack:

#255. Warren Ellis' Blackgas #1.

#256. Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons #1.

#257. Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons #2.

#258. Sir Edward Grey Witchfinder - Lost and Gone Forever #1.

#259. Batman Beyond #2.

#260. Hellboy The Sleeping and the Dead #2.

#261. Batman Odyssey #6.

#262. Doc Macabre #3.

#263. Stephen King The Stand - No Man's Land #1.

#264. Ultimate New Ultimates #5.

#265. Wolverine - The Best There Is #3.

Wow! That was a lot of good comic book reading!

Stay Tuned True Believers!

K.R.C.

D.L.

2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 4!

2011-01-29T22:10:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I've been reading like a madman this week. Check out my list.

From the collected edition Deathblow - Sinners & Saints:

#153. Deathblow #1.

#154. Deathblow #2.

#155. Deathblow #3.

#156. Deathblow #4.

#157. Deathblow #5.

#158. Deathblow #6.

#159. Deathblow #7.

#160. Deathblow #8.

#161. Deathblow #9.

#162. Deathblow #10.

#163. Deathblow #11.

#164. Deathblow #12.

Deathblow featured nice Jim Lee art for three issues, and great Tim Sale art for the other nine issues!

From the collected edition Nocturnals - Black Planet:

#165. Nocturnals #1.

#166. Nocturnals #2.

#167. Nocturnals #3.

#168. Nocturnals #4.

#169. Nocturnals #5.

#170. Nocturnals #6.

Nocturnals features a '50's style gangster/monster story with great painted artwork. I wish creator Dan Brereton did more main stream work or just more comic work.

From the collected edition Solar Man of the Atom - Alpha and Omega:

#171. Solar Man of the Atom #0.

From the collected edition: Solar Man of the Atom - Second Death:

#172. Solar Man of the Atom #1.

#173. Solar Man of the Atom #2.

#174. Solar Man of the Atom #3.

#175. Solar Man of the Atom #4.

From the collected edition Cerebus:

#176. Cerebus #1.

#177. Cerebus #2.

#178. Cerebus #3.

#179. Cerebus #4.

#180. Cerebus #5.

#181. Cerebus #6.

#182. Cerebus #7.

#183. Cerebus #8.

#184. Cerebus #9.

#185. Cerebus #10.

#186. Cerebus #11.

#187. Cerebus #12.

#188. Cerebus #13.

#189. Cerebus #14.

#190. Cerebus #15.

#191. Cerebus #16.

#192. Cerebus #17.

#193. Cerebus #18.

#194. Cerebus #19.

#195. Cerebus #20.

#196. Cerebus #21.

#197. Cerebus #22.

#198. Cerebus #23.

#199. Cerebus #24.

#200. Cerebus #25.

#201. Zombies VS Robots #1.

#202. Infestation #1.

#203. The New Avengers #8.

#204. Avengers #9.

#205. Fantastic Four #587.

#206. Punisher In The Blood #3.

#207. Ultimate Avengers 3 #6.

#208. Uncanny X-Men #532.

#209. Captain America #614.

#210. The New Teen Titans #8.

#211. The New Teen Titans #9.

Ok, that's 211 comic books down in 4 weeks. That leaves me with 1800 left to read in 48 weeks. I (think) Can Do It! Keep Reading Comics!

D.L.

2011 in 2011 The end of week 3!

2011-01-22T11:37:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

As I mentioned last post, I've been sick. That sickness really cut into my reading. Was I able to bounce back on track? Check it out!

From the collected edition Promethea #3:

#123. Promethea #13.

#124. Promethea #14.

#125. Promethea #15.

#126. Promethea #16.

#127. Promethea #17.

#128. Promethea #18.

From the collected edition Promehea #4:

#129. Promethea #19.

#130. Promethea #20.

#131. Promethea #21.

#132. Promethea #22.

#133. Promethea #23.

#134. Promethea #24.

#135. Promethea #25.

From the collected edition Promethea #5:

#136. Promethea #26.

#137. Promethea #27.

#138. Promethea #28.

#139. Promethea #29.

#140. Promethea #30.

#141. Promethea #31.

#142. Promethea #32.

Promethea was not your average comic book. Alan Moore's super hero/mystical/religious/magical writing, along with J. H. Williams III's many amazing art styles and page layouts made this quite a reading experience.

From the collected edition Strange Tales:

#143. Strange Tales #1.

#144. Strange Tales #2.

#145. Strange Tales #3.

#146. Startling Stories The Megalomaniacal Spider-man.

#147. All-Select Comics 70th Anniversary Special.

#148. The Spirit #10.

#149. Superior #4.

#150. Scarlet #4.

#151. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Dust to Dust #8.

#152. The Invincible Iron Man Annual #1. (2010)

That's not bad for three weeks time. I think I need to bring my weekly number up a little bit. I'll see what I can do these coming weeks.

See you at the LCS.

Keep Reading Comics!

D.L.

2011 in 2011 continues!

2011-01-18T19:00:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

Although I've been sick for a few days (with no reading), I'm back on track! Check it out.

#92. B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth - Gods #1

#93. John Byrne's Next Men #2 (#32).

#94. Star Trek - Khan Ruling in Hell #4.

#95. House of Mystery #26.

#96. Steve Rogers - Super Soldier #1.

#97. Steve Rogers - Super Soldier #2.

#98. Steve Rogers - Super Soldier #3.

#99. Steve Rogers - Super Soldier #4.

#100. Avengers - The Children's Crusade #4.

#101. Casanova - Gula #1.

#102. The New Teen Titans #1 (1980)

#103. The New Teen Titans #2.

#104. The New Teen Titans #3.

#105. The New Teen Titans #4.

#106. The New Teen Titans #5.

#107. The New Teen Titans #6.

#108. The New Teen Titans #7.

From the collected editions Promethea vol. #2:

#109. Promethea #7.

#110. Promethea #8.

#111. Promethea #9.

#112. Promethea #10.

#113. Promethea #11.

#114. Promethea #12.

From the collected edition Fables Vol. #14 Witches:

#115. Fables #86.

#116. Fables #87.

#117. Fables #88.

#118. Fables #89.

#119. Fables #90.

#120. Fables #91.

#121. Fables #92.

#122. Fables #93.

Whew! That's a lot of great reading. I haven't read The New Teen Titans since they were "new" in 1980! That reminds me of a story:

I think it was 1980 or '81, I was on a Junior High field trip to Washington D.C. We (Eighth graders) were on a bus (at night) bound for some monument or other. There was one light on about half way back in the bus. The whole bus was completely dark except for the one over seat light shining down on some jackass. Everyone on the bus was like: Hey turn off the light! I mean it turn it off! That Jackass didn't turn it off I was too busy reading The New Teen Titans! Yeah! Suck it! Losers!!!

Now that I have a pretty complete run, I thought I would re-read those issues plus all the issues I never owned. Wish me luck! I'm not turning off the light.

K.R.C.

D.L.

The Reading (of 2011) continues!

2011-01-11T19:10:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I'm still reading comics left and right for my goal of 2011 in 2011. Check out where I've been so far.

From the Essential Howard the Duck Vol. #1:

#61. Howard the Duck #8.
#62. Howard the Duck #9.
#63. Howard the Duck #10.
#64. Howard the duck #11.
#65. Howard the Duck #12.
#66. Howard the Duck #13.
#67. Howard the Duck #14.
#68. Howard the Duck King-Sized Annual #1.
#69. Howard the Duck #15.
#70. Howard the Duck #16.
#71. Howard the Duck #17.
#72. Howard the Duck #18.
#73. Howard the Duck #19.
#74. Howard the Duck #20.
#75. Howard the Duck #21.
#76. Howard the Duck #22.
#77. Howard the Duck #23.
#78. Howard the Duck #24.
#79. Howard the Duck #25.
#80. Howard the Duck #26.
#81. Howard the Duck #27.

From the collected edition Promethea Vol. #1:

#82. Promethea #1.
#83. Promethea #2.
#84. Promethea #3.
#85. Promethea #4.
#86. Promethea #5.
#87. Promethea #6.

#88. Doc Macabre #2.
#89. Marvel Super Hero Squad #12.
#90. Wolverine The Best There Is #2.
#91. Batman Beyond #1.

Whew! That's a lot of comic book reading in less than two weeks.

K.R.C.

D.L.

My quest for 2011 (in 2011) continues!

2011-01-07T17:42:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I've been reading comics day and night (and playing Grand Turismo 5). Check out my most recent reads.

38. Marvel Super Hero Squad #10.

39. Marvel Super Hero Squad #11.

From the collected edition Ex Machina Vol.#9 Ring Out The Old:

40. Ex Machina #40.

41. Ex Machina #41.

42. Ex Machina #42.

43. Ex Machina #43.

44. Ex Machina #44.

45. Ex Machina Special #4.

From the collected edition Ex Machina Vol. #10 Term Limits:

46. Ex Machina #45.

47. Ex Machina #46.

48. Ex Machina #47.

49. Ex Machina #48.

50. Ex Machina #49.

51. Ex Machina #50.

From the Marvel Comics Essential Howard the Duck:

52. Adventures into Fear #19/Giant-Size Man-Thing #4/Giant-Size Man-Thing #5.

53. Howard the Duck #1.

54. Howard the Duck #2.

55. Howard the Duck #3.

56. Howard the Duck #4.

57. Howard the Duck #5.

58. Howard the Duck #6.

59. Howard the Duck #7.

60. Marvel Treasury Edition #12 Howard the Duck.

That's 60 issues in less than a week! Since I only need about 42, I'm ahead of schedule.

K.R.C.

D.L.

My 2011 quest for 2011 continues!

2011-01-03T16:21:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I've read some more singles and trades as part of my 2011 for 2011. Check my list out.

#10. The Avengers #8.
#11. The New Avengers #7.
#12. Captain America #613.
#13. Batman Odyssey #5.
#14. What If #200.
#15. The Tick New Series #7.
#16. Tron Betrayal #1.
#17. Tron Betrayal #2.

From The Walking Dead collected edition Vol. #13 Too Far Gone:

#18. The Waking Dead #73.
#19. The Walking Dead #74.
#20. The Walking Dead #75.
#21. The Walking Dead #76.
#22. The Walking Dead #77.
#23. The Walking Dead #78.

From Hulk collected edition Vol. #1 Red Hulk:

#24. Hulk #1.
#25. Hulk #2.
#26. Hulk #3.
#27. Hulk #4.
#28. Hulk #5.
#29. Hulk #6.

From Hulk collected edition Vol. #2 Red and Green:

#30. Hulk #7.
#31. Hulk #8.
#32. Hulk #9.

From Hulk collected edition Vol. #3 Hulk No More:

#33. Hulk #10.
#34. Hulk #11.
#35. Hulk #12.
#36. Hulk #13.
#37. Incredible Hulk #600.

That's 37 issues in three days. It's very early. Can I keep this pace up? Stay Tuned True Believer.

Keep Reading Comic!
(K.R.C.)

D.L.

2011 (comic books to read) in 2011

2011-01-01T17:27:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I'm Back! After a year off, I'm back. But no reviews for now. I'm taking The Daily Oklahoman's Matt Price's challenge. The Challenge? Read 2011 comics in 2011. I think that I can do it.

Now to pull this off I need to average 6 books a day. No problem. I can do that. I will read a combination of single issues and collected editions (of single issues). Graphic novels won't count.

I've already started my quest for 2011.

Here's my first nine:

1. Uncanny X-Men #530.
2. Uncanny X-Men #531.
3. Will Eisner's The Spirit #9.
4. Conan The Cimmerian #25.
5. Nemesis #4.
6. Incognito # 2.
7. Hellboy The Sleeping and The Dead #1.
8. Marvel Shadows and Light.
9. Amazing Spider-Man #650.

I'm off to a good start.

K. R. C.

D.L.

Best Of 2009!

2010-01-05T15:09:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I'm back again with my second annual best of list for 2009. Enjoy it. I did.

Best (single) issue: Uncanny X-Men Annual #2. Matt Fraction doing a Hellfire Club story=COOL!

Best Limited Series: Stephen King's The Stand. Every arc of this massive book is a great read. (Marvel)

Best continuing series: The Warlord. (DC).

Best continuing series (read) in trade format: Scalped. Vertigo.

Best trade packaging: Absolute DC New Frontier.

Best Graphic Novel: Funny Misshapen Body. Jeffery Brown. (Touchstone).

Best book by a foreign creator: A Drifting Life. Yoshihiro Tatsumi. (Drawn and Quarterly).

Best independent comic (read this year): The King. Rich Koslowski. (Top Shelf).

Best Black and White comic (old): Our Cancer Year. Joyce Brabner and Harvey Pekar. (Four Walls Eight Windows)

Best Cover: Fables #81. (Vertigo).

Best Zero issue: Resurrection. (ONI).

Best Licensed comic property: Star Trek. (IDW).

Best character in a continuing series, limited series or one-shot: Punisher. (Marvel).

Coolest New Thing: Wednesday Comics. (DC).

Biggest Comics Disappointment: Frank Quitely doing only three issues of the new Batman and Robin series. Thanks a lot to DC Comics and Frank Quitely.

Comic book company of the year: Marvel.

Best Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Stephen King -The Stand. (Marvel).

Best Artist: Mike Perkins. Stephen King - The Stand. (Marvel).

Best Colorist: Laura Martin. Stephen King -The Stand. (Marvel).

Best book related to comics: Comic-Con 40 years of Artists, Writers, Fans & Friends. (Chronicle Books).

Best book on an artist: The Life & Art of Dave Stevens - Brush With Passion. (Underwood Books).

Best comic book related podcast: Fan Boy Radio.

Best comic book con: San Diego Comic Con. Until another con unseats it, San Diego still rules. Although I plan to hit the New York Comic-Con this year and maybe the Chicago Comics Entertainment Expo or maybe Heroes-con. We'll see.

Best Mini-Comic seen at the San Diego Comic-Con: First Plane Comics Presents Medical Maladies by D.L. Nelson. (First Planet Comics).

Best Superhero movie: The Spirit. I know this is laughable but was there another super hero movie this year?

Best movie period: Star Trek.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

Pick Of My Pile for the week of 12-23. The Last Pick.

2009-12-31T13:43:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

A lot of trade reading completed. Check it out. The Boys vol.5 Herogasm. A trade better than the two before it. Really raunchy! And 100 bullets trades 6-13. A very good crime comic from start to finish. Nice art + Hard core story = WINNER!

Here's the picks:

Marvel:

Punisher #12. Frankencastle and the Marvel monsters with Tony Moore art.

Stephen King - Dark Tower - Battle Of Jericho Hill #2 (of 5). End this already.

The New Avengers #60. Micro surgery on (inside) Luke Cage's heart by Hank Pym and Stephen Strange.

Stephen King - The Stand - Soul Survivors #3 (of 5). Maybe the best Marvel book on the shelf currently.

Halo -Blood Line #1 (of 5). The new Halo series with nice art and coloring.

Uncanny X-Men #519. Hank McCoy leaves the X-Men.

Spider-Woman #4. Okay story so far but GREAT art / coloring by Alex Maleev.

Criminal - The Sinners #3 (ICON). Nice Tracy Lawless story so far.

DC:

Detective Comics #860. More Batwoman back story. This has been very good overall. Rucka can write nice women stories. We know that but the Williams III art is great.

APE:

The Black Coat - Or Give Me Death #4 (of 4). An interesting end to a series a loooong time in the making.

Dark Horse:

Hellboy - The Bride Of Hell (one-shot). An entertaining story with Richard Corben art.

The Last Pick Of My Pile is Stephen King - The Stand - Soul Survivors. These Stand mini-series are very good. The story may not follow the book word for word but the story is definitely there. Very enjoyable with super art and coloring.

Keep Reading Comics. I will.

D.L.

Pick Of My Pile for the week of 12-16.

2009-12-22T14:01:00.000-08:00

Hello Chums,

I read the next two vols. (4 & 5) of 100 Bullets this week. Very good over all, however my favorite story so far was Idol Chatter. Although they're not named, this story features a baseball player (Joe DiMaggio), a starlet (Marilyn Monroe) and a president (Kennedy). This story explains what happened to Monroe and Kennedy 100 Bullets style. Very Nice.

On to my picks.

Marvel:

Astonishing X-Men #33. This story seems to be getting better and the art work is very good.

Captain America - Reborn #5 (of 6). Captain America vs. Captain America.

DDP:

The Zombies That Ate The World #7 (of 8). This issue was actually better than the last one.

Image:

Elephantmen #23. Tusk is dead and Hip has been turned back into a soldier?

IDW:

Star Trek - Deep Space Nine #1. Although the character likeness' aren't that good, this is still a Deep Space Nine comic! Sign me up.

Incorruptible #1. What if a super villain turned good to battle an out of control hero? Cool Tim Sale cover.

The Pick Of Pile this week is Star Trek - Deep Space Nine. No Star Trek show had a meatier continuing story than DS9. This arc seems to be set in the first 2 or 3 seasons of the show. That's okay by me.

K.R.C.

D.L.