2011 in 2011. The End Of Week 4!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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

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.