2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 35!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.