The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Eisner Comic Book Challenge - February 2017
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The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Eisner Comic Book Challenge - February 2017
What's a Comic Book Challenge?
- monthly threads to encourage more reading and discussion
- a way to figure out "what do I read next?"
- motivation to try different genres
- motivation to keep reading and make progress on our unread piles
- a place to get recommendations
How does it work?
- we pick a genre (or company, or title, or whatever) for a month
- we post in this thread and talk about what we plan to read and read throughout the month
- you could keep a spoilered list in one post and update it all month, or post as you read
- in theory the lists could be kept in a separate thread to allow for fancier formatting while avoiding clutter
What makes it a "challenge"?
- well, unofficially, the goal is to read 100 comics a month, but that isn't stressed
- the group discussion will challenge and encourage you to read more (the main goal of most participants I imagine)
Who can participate?
- anyone and everyone!
- you don't have to list your reading or even post at all to participate, but what's the fun in that?
- quasi-technically, anyone on the planet who reads a qualifying book for the month is a participant, whether they know it or not
When does it start and end?
- it begins at dusk on the last day of previous month, and ends at dawn on the first day of the next month
- this bonus time allows for possible "double counting" cross-Challenge content
- content eligible for both Challenges has the bonus of being able to be counted for all 24 hours of the last/first days of both Challenges
How does counting work?
- as with every other 'rule', we're pretty liberal and you can count any way you want really
- in general, a comic book counts as one
- for graphic novels and oversize books, feel free to count one for every twenty pages
Who wins?
- there are no losers, the person who reads one page a month is equal to the person who reads 20 books a day
What is the schedule?
January - TV/Movie/Book
February - Eisner/Harvey/Etc Winners
March - Rotating Company
April - TBD (random idea every year)
May - Make-Your-Own
June - Reality
July - Science Fiction
August - Fantasy
September - Outside-Your-Comfort-Zone
October - Horror
November - Comedy
December - Holiday (w/ bonus Thanksgiving and New Year's time)
Want a personal checklist to help you pick stuff to read?
Obviously you'll want to edit the below spoilered example checklist to fit your needs.
- monthly threads to encourage more reading and discussion
- a way to figure out "what do I read next?"
- motivation to try different genres
- motivation to keep reading and make progress on our unread piles
- a place to get recommendations
How does it work?
- we pick a genre (or company, or title, or whatever) for a month
- we post in this thread and talk about what we plan to read and read throughout the month
- you could keep a spoilered list in one post and update it all month, or post as you read
- in theory the lists could be kept in a separate thread to allow for fancier formatting while avoiding clutter
What makes it a "challenge"?
- well, unofficially, the goal is to read 100 comics a month, but that isn't stressed
- the group discussion will challenge and encourage you to read more (the main goal of most participants I imagine)
Who can participate?
- anyone and everyone!
- you don't have to list your reading or even post at all to participate, but what's the fun in that?
- quasi-technically, anyone on the planet who reads a qualifying book for the month is a participant, whether they know it or not
When does it start and end?
- it begins at dusk on the last day of previous month, and ends at dawn on the first day of the next month
- this bonus time allows for possible "double counting" cross-Challenge content
- content eligible for both Challenges has the bonus of being able to be counted for all 24 hours of the last/first days of both Challenges
How does counting work?
- as with every other 'rule', we're pretty liberal and you can count any way you want really
- in general, a comic book counts as one
- for graphic novels and oversize books, feel free to count one for every twenty pages
Who wins?
- there are no losers, the person who reads one page a month is equal to the person who reads 20 books a day
What is the schedule?
January - TV/Movie/Book
February - Eisner/Harvey/Etc Winners
March - Rotating Company
April - TBD (random idea every year)
May - Make-Your-Own
June - Reality
July - Science Fiction
August - Fantasy
September - Outside-Your-Comfort-Zone
October - Horror
November - Comedy
December - Holiday (w/ bonus Thanksgiving and New Year's time)
Want a personal checklist to help you pick stuff to read?
Obviously you'll want to edit the below spoilered example checklist to fit your needs.
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Eisner Comic Book Challenge - February 2017
First year's thread.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...ry-2015-a.html
Second year's thread.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...ry-2016-a.html
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...ry-2015-a.html
Second year's thread.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...ry-2016-a.html
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Eisner Comic Book Challenge - February 2017
Any comic nominated for a major award qualifies.
I was going to call it Awards or something generic but decided to honor the great Will Eisner.
Challenge begins at dusk on January 31st and ends at dawn on March 1st. Full double-counting crossover possible on both those dates.
Wikipedia list of international awards, thanks Joe!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comics_awards
And a wildcard that anything done by Eisner counts.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_Award
http://www.cbgxtra.com/knowledge-bas...s-1982-present
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_T...ard#Categories
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Awards
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._Award_winners The Eisners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_...ard#Recipients Finger Award for Writing
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph...Awards_winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._Award_winners The Harveys
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howar...ts_and_winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignat...s_and_nominees
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkpo...Awards_by_year
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_S...rds#Categories
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby..._Award_winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._Award_winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natio...y#Other_awards
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reube...d#Reuben_Award
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_..._Award#Winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaza...d#Shazam_Award
http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/squid.php
http://www.ccawards.com Web Comic awards
http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard.php
I was going to call it Awards or something generic but decided to honor the great Will Eisner.
Challenge begins at dusk on January 31st and ends at dawn on March 1st. Full double-counting crossover possible on both those dates.
Wikipedia list of international awards, thanks Joe!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comics_awards
And a wildcard that anything done by Eisner counts.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_Award
http://www.cbgxtra.com/knowledge-bas...s-1982-present
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_T...ard#Categories
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Awards
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._Award_winners The Eisners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_...ard#Recipients Finger Award for Writing
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph...Awards_winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._Award_winners The Harveys
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howar...ts_and_winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignat...s_and_nominees
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkpo...Awards_by_year
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_S...rds#Categories
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby..._Award_winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_..._Award_winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natio...y#Other_awards
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reube...d#Reuben_Award
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_..._Award#Winners
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaza...d#Shazam_Award
http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/squid.php
http://www.ccawards.com Web Comic awards
http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/wizard.php
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Eisner Comic Book Challenge - February 2017
Trevor's Comic Reading for February
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Sex Criminals 11-15
The Walking Dead 163-164
Invincible 132-133
Southern Bastards 9-14
Hawkeye annual 1
Total issues read: 16
The Walking Dead 163-164
Invincible 132-133
Southern Bastards 9-14
Hawkeye annual 1
Total issues read: 16
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Eisner Comic Book Challenge - February 2017
Finally read Superman: Peace on Earth, the acclaimed treasury-sized graphic novel from Paul Dini and Alex Ross. I think they ended up doing three, a Wonder Woman issue for sure, and I imagine the other was Batman. Good story, and hit a couple checklist items for me. I just picked it as it was the only Eisner winning Treasury I could find, but it's set at the holidays as well. Score!
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Next month's Challenge thread up.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...ch-2017-a.html
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Eisner Comic Book Challenge - February 2017
Oh, those monster-sized volumes? I've always wondered about those when I see them prominently displayed at the LCS.