The First Annual DVDTalk Science Fiction Comic Book Challenge - July 2015
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The First Annual DVDTalk Science Fiction Comic Book Challenge - July 2015
We decided to split up Science Fiction and Fantasy, so save your sword and sorcery until August.
Preference is to avoid superheroes and stick to actual Sci-Fi, but we're quite liberal in the counting 'rules'.
As always, unofficial goal is to hit 100 books for the month, with graphic novels counting as one per twenty pages; but reading one book is just as good as 400. There is no 'winner' and no 'losers'.
Preference is to avoid superheroes and stick to actual Sci-Fi, but we're quite liberal in the counting 'rules'.
As always, unofficial goal is to hit 100 books for the month, with graphic novels counting as one per twenty pages; but reading one book is just as good as 400. There is no 'winner' and no 'losers'.
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Oh, forgot the usual that it starts tonight at sundown and ends at sunrise on August 1st.
Cross Challenge Double Credit content is, as usual, given an extra grace period of all day today and all day on August 1st.
Of course, I'm not sure if anything could really count for Reality and Science Fiction. Perhaps a book about Sci-Fi?
Cross Challenge Double Credit content is, as usual, given an extra grace period of all day today and all day on August 1st.
Of course, I'm not sure if anything could really count for Reality and Science Fiction. Perhaps a book about Sci-Fi?
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I need to figure out what I'm reading. I haven't pulled anything from my shelves yet.
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ill be back on this one
(most will be superheroes however)
will be gone for a week on vacation for a week
Chrononauts 1-4
Jupiter's Legacy 1-5
The Mantle 1-2
(most will be superheroes however)
will be gone for a week on vacation for a week
Chrononauts 1-4
Jupiter's Legacy 1-5
The Mantle 1-2
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Going to organize my comic room a bit today, and pull out some reading.
Only sure fire non digital reads are the complete run of Micronauts and, if I can find them, the old DC Time Warps.
Only sure fire non digital reads are the complete run of Micronauts and, if I can find them, the old DC Time Warps.
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July 29
Star Wars: Lost Tribes of the Sith 1-3 - oddly fantasy oriented for a Star Wars book showing more primitive antics, hints nicely at shades of grey within the Sith side.
July 28
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War 4-5 - seems to dead end focusing on small scale events in a larger war, teasing at a greater conflict that never seems to show.
July 27
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War 1-3 - fair action but doesn't build on the Knights lore as much as I'd have liked.
July 26
The Incal v5: The Fifth Essence Part 2 - Planet Difool - unusual end to an surreal series, good imagery in places but in others unoriginal and overly spiritual. [counting 49 pages as 2 issues
The Incal v5: The Fifth Essence Part 1 - The Dreaming Galaxy - some awkward metaphysical spirituality that feels dated mixed with oddly familiar Star Wars plot (rebels take down a death ship). [counting 60 pages as 2 issues
July 24
The Incal v4: What Is Above - picks up nicely, nice twists. [counting 49 pages as 2 issues
July 22
The Incal v3: What Lies Beneath - stalls out a bit, still some fantasy imagery but the pacing doesn't feel as crisp. [counting 49 pages as 2 issues
Total Issues: 125
Star Wars: Lost Tribes of the Sith 1-3 - oddly fantasy oriented for a Star Wars book showing more primitive antics, hints nicely at shades of grey within the Sith side.
July 28
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War 4-5 - seems to dead end focusing on small scale events in a larger war, teasing at a greater conflict that never seems to show.
July 27
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War 1-3 - fair action but doesn't build on the Knights lore as much as I'd have liked.
July 26
The Incal v5: The Fifth Essence Part 2 - Planet Difool - unusual end to an surreal series, good imagery in places but in others unoriginal and overly spiritual. [counting 49 pages as 2 issues
The Incal v5: The Fifth Essence Part 1 - The Dreaming Galaxy - some awkward metaphysical spirituality that feels dated mixed with oddly familiar Star Wars plot (rebels take down a death ship). [counting 60 pages as 2 issues
July 24
The Incal v4: What Is Above - picks up nicely, nice twists. [counting 49 pages as 2 issues
July 22
The Incal v3: What Lies Beneath - stalls out a bit, still some fantasy imagery but the pacing doesn't feel as crisp. [counting 49 pages as 2 issues
Spoiler:
Total Issues: 125
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I'd like to read Lazarus, but I haven't picked up vol 3 because they double-dipped with the nice HC collecting vols 1-2 so I might hold out for another of those.
7/1
Legion of Superheroes (Superboy 193-202) (Showcase Presents LOSH vol. 5)
Defenders 31-50 (Essential Defenders vol. 3) [more fantasy than sci-fi so listing but not really counting]
7/6
The Walking Dead 127-132* (TPB 22)
7/7
The Walking Dead 133-138* (TPB 23)
7/9
Aldebaran vol. 1: The Catastrophe*
7/17
Aldebaran vol 2: The Group*
7/19
Aldebaran vol. 3: The Creature*
7/24
(Invincible 109-114* (TPB 20))
7/27
(Invincible 115-120* (TPB 21))
7/29
Girl in the Golden Flower*, The Mad Planet*, Captain Comet: Lights, Camera..Invasion!*, Star Hawkins: The Case of the Counterfeit Credits*, Adam Strange: The Weapon that Swallowed Men* (Mystery in Space DC Pulp Fiction Library)
7/31
Legion of Super-Heroes 284-296 (The Great Darkness Saga)
7/1
Legion of Superheroes (Superboy 193-202) (Showcase Presents LOSH vol. 5)
Defenders 31-50 (Essential Defenders vol. 3) [more fantasy than sci-fi so listing but not really counting]
7/6
The Walking Dead 127-132* (TPB 22)
7/7
The Walking Dead 133-138* (TPB 23)
7/9
Aldebaran vol. 1: The Catastrophe*
7/17
Aldebaran vol 2: The Group*
7/19
Aldebaran vol. 3: The Creature*
7/24
(Invincible 109-114* (TPB 20))
7/27
(Invincible 115-120* (TPB 21))
7/29
Girl in the Golden Flower*, The Mad Planet*, Captain Comet: Lights, Camera..Invasion!*, Star Hawkins: The Case of the Counterfeit Credits*, Adam Strange: The Weapon that Swallowed Men* (Mystery in Space DC Pulp Fiction Library)
7/31
Legion of Super-Heroes 284-296 (The Great Darkness Saga)
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I'll put my list here:
July 31
The Bunker 6-11
Total books read 98. So close to 100! Maybe I can squeeze in 2 more today, but I'm planning to see Ant-Man this afternoon and going to a music festival tonight.
July 31
The Bunker 6-11
Total books read 98. So close to 100! Maybe I can squeeze in 2 more today, but I'm planning to see Ant-Man this afternoon and going to a music festival tonight.
Spoiler:
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Never seem to get around to reading, but will reserve a spot.
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I read Chrononauts 1-4 last night and really enjoyed it and reaized i havent read much Miller work.
so i checked out Jupiter's Legacy
anyone have any other suggestions to check out for this challenge
so i checked out Jupiter's Legacy
anyone have any other suggestions to check out for this challenge
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Both Image and Dark Horse have several highly rated Sci-Fi series. I'm thinking of reading the following from Dark Horse:
Deep Gravity
The Massive
And wow, just looking thru my DH library there is so much good stuff that could count. Nexus, all the Aliens and Predator and Terminator and Robocop stuff, hundreds of Star Wars books. Holy moley, I'm set for the next 50 Julys.
Deep Gravity
The Massive
And wow, just looking thru my DH library there is so much good stuff that could count. Nexus, all the Aliens and Predator and Terminator and Robocop stuff, hundreds of Star Wars books. Holy moley, I'm set for the next 50 Julys.
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Yesterday I read a classic sci-if funny from the late 80s, Dr Watchstop: Adventures in Time and Space by Ken Macklin. Anyone remember this old gem? He didn't do many comics unfortunately, but this little humor strip showed up in places like Marvel's Epic and that anthropomorphic anthology Critters. Read it to my wife and she really enjoyed it, giving me a faint hope of someday luring her into this hobby.
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Amazon has Marvel Star Wars and Darth Vader comics to read on their Kindle App.
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Not one of my strongest genres, but I know I have some stuff in my Comixology and Dark Horse digital libraries that I can read. I actually have some free time this month, so that is helpful too.
Total "Issues" Read: 50
Total "Issues" Read: 50
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Please forgive the multi-thread cross post everyone, but we're doing a Christmas in July gift exchange here in Comic Book Talk and wanted to give everyone a chance to participate.
Everyone will be given a name, you'll PM each other addresses, and send a little mystery gift bag of comics or comic-related trinkets.
Don't reply in this thread, but please see the below thread for more details and to sign up.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...-exchange.html
Everyone will be given a name, you'll PM each other addresses, and send a little mystery gift bag of comics or comic-related trinkets.
Don't reply in this thread, but please see the below thread for more details and to sign up.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...-exchange.html
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I did a good amount of reading but none counting for the challenge but continued my miller run with
kickass
kickass 2
and Hit girl
got some work to finally get to and maybe kickass 3 to wrap up the night
kickass
kickass 2
and Hit girl
got some work to finally get to and maybe kickass 3 to wrap up the night
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Just read a cool title I picked up on a whim on Free Comic Book Day and decided to read for the challenge. It's called Aldebaran: The Catastrophe by a French (translated) author named Leo about an off-world Earth colony that starts having strange things happen to it. I like how they set up the world and the eerie mood. I'm going to see if my LCS has the second and third volumes.
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I'll put my list here:
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I read through Girls by the Luna Brothers and it was a really good book with an epic surreal scope and a near continuous plot across 24 issues; highly recommended.
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I have one issue of Girls but haven't gotten around to reading it yet.
Would cosmic Marvel be considered sci-fi, or is more fantasy-ish? It has spaceships and shit like that.
Would cosmic Marvel be considered sci-fi, or is more fantasy-ish? It has spaceships and shit like that.
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Super-hero; pick something better.
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I read thru the marvel reading order while on my cruise.
read FF 1-32
X-men 1-5
Daredevil 1-5
but none count
read FF 1-32
X-men 1-5
Daredevil 1-5
but none count
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it sucks i have so much stuff i want to read stored away in my boxes in our closets when we moved knowing itll take a week just to organize so been reading my digitals but thats mainly super heroish
but i have recently read Frankenstein Agent of Shade, Animal Man, and swamp thing up through the Rotworld which i thought was one of the best arcs iv found in n52 so far. Im gonna finish up animal man and then jump on to JL United...anyone rec any other reading going into that?
but i have recently read Frankenstein Agent of Shade, Animal Man, and swamp thing up through the Rotworld which i thought was one of the best arcs iv found in n52 so far. Im gonna finish up animal man and then jump on to JL United...anyone rec any other reading going into that?