01 - Preacher 1
02 - The Spirit - a couple holiday issues
01 - Showcase 80
- The Phantom Stranger
08 - Crisis on Multiple Earths vol 6
09 - Superman:Tales from the Phantom Zone
- Squadron Supreme
09 - The Joker (1975)
06 - Superman: Adventures of the Man of Steel
04 - Batman: Year One
- Tarzan (Kubert archives)
- The Flash
04 - The Brave and the Bold 81, 125, 151, 194
03 - Superfriends treasury
02 - record/comic combos
- Aquaman stuff from the old Adventure
10 - Supergirl tpb
01 - Witching Hour 33
- Teen Titans Go! FCBD
- Teen Titans Go! 1-2
- JLA/Avengers


- total

March 1
Hellblazer 54-55. I had started reading this trade during the Halloween challenge, then put it aside once November hit. An interesting spin on Jack The Ripper

The Flash Season Zero 3-5: I really love the show, but I'm mostly reading this for the set of Phil Hester. Sadly, he didn't draw issue 5.

March 2
Hellblazer 56

March 3
Hellblazer 57: I think this was Steve Dillion's first issue wih Garth Ennis. I could be wrong.

Batgirl (2011) Annual 1 14-16: I bought the rest of Gail Simone's run during a sale after getting the first two trades for $3 each on Kindle.

March 4
Wednesday Comics 1-2: Well, actually the Batman and Kamandi stories, but the original Wednesday Comics were 12 pages each, one page of each story each week. They're collected by story in the huuuuuge hardcover, so I'll just count each character's story as one issue.

WC was a pretty unique experiment in terms of size and frequency, I wouldn't mind seeing DC try it again.

March 5
Wednesday Comics 3-4: The Superman and Deadman stories. It's interesting how the creators try to tell a complete story in 12 issues. The Batman story seemed very episodic, jumping around to different moments, while Superman and Deadman flowed better. So far Kamandi is the one that feels most like a weekly Sunday comic.

March 6
Wednesday Comics 5: The Green Lantern story. I'm not familiar with the artist, but he fit well with Kurt Busiek's story.
Hellblazer 58-59: 58 wrapped up an arc that demonstrated a recurring weakness of Ennis's work, overuse of coincidence. I get that weird things are always happening around Constantine, but sometimes it seems a bit much.

March 7
Hellblazer 60-61
Final Crisis 1-7
Final Crisis Superman Beyond 1-2
I had heard a lot of "Final Crisis is impossible to understand" complaints, but I didn't find that to be an issue until the last issue. I need to re-read that one when I've had fewer beers.

March 8
Batgirl 17-26: There were 2 issues in here not written by Gail Simone. I was wondering what was up, then remembered she was briefly fired, then quickly rehired. I'm enjoying the tension between Batgirl and Comissioner Gordon In this run.

Wednesday Comics 6-7: the Metamorpho and Teen Titans stories. Titans was meh, but Metamorpho by Gaimen and Allred was a highlight.

March 9-10
Batgirl 27-30. Some weird supernatural stuff in these. Not sure if there was some kind of editorial mandate or what. Especially odd because one of them seemed to be a fill in issue by another writer.

March 11-13
Batgirl Annual 2, 31-32. I've slowed down a bit with my reading this week. I had a few late nights working that have thrown me off.

March 14-15
Batgirl 33-34: More or less finishing off Gail Simone's run. There's still a Futures End issue that I may check out at some point. I've read about half the first issue of the relaunch and I'm curious to read more. I'll wait for a sale.
Batman & Robin 1: I'm going to try to finish off Morrison's Batman run this month. I've read the first 12 issues or so of this series before, but it's been long enough that I had forgotten most of it.

March 16
Batman & Robin 2-4: The shift from Frank Quitely to Phillip Tan was kind of jarring. Professor Pyg was also pretty disturbing.

March 17
Batman & Robin 5-6

March 18
Batman & Robin 7-8.

March 19
Batman & Robin 9-10

March 20
Batman & Robin 11-12. With that, I've finished the physical issues of Morrison's Batman run I own. On to digital!
Flash Season 0 6

March 21
Batman & Robin 13-14
Fables 130-132. Man, it's been a long time since I read Fables.

March 22
Batman & Robin 15-16
Batman Incorporated 1-3 I've really been looking forward to this series. The concept is pretty cool.
Fables 133-34

March 23-24
Batman Incorporated 4-5
Fables 135-136

March 25-27
Batman Incorporated 6-8 and Leviathan Strikes, which I'm counting as 2 issues
Fables 137-140

March 28-29
Batman Inc. Vol 2 1-10, 0 (Not sure why I had been referring to this as Batman Unlimited)
The first Batman/Punisher crossover. 48 pages, so I'm counting it as 2 issues.

March 30
Batman Inc. Vol 2 11-12
The second Batman/Punisher crossover. 48 pages, so I'm counting it as 2 issues.
Wednesday Comics 8, the Adam Strange issue

March 28
Zero Hour #4

March 27
Superman: Red Son #1-3 The soviet aspect didn't seem as relevant as I expected but overall a good Superman story with a stellar Batman battle.

March 26
Future's End 0-1 I can't decide if I hate how corny much of the dialogue is and how much it clones Terminator or admire the scope; could have been much better (so far) but it is cool to see Batman Beyond.
Flashpoint 1-5 Nicely mysterious with disposable elsewhere backdrop but some nice dramatic weight; apparently it helps to know less going it.
Flashpoint: Reverse Flash Backstory from old continuity; I am still trying to figure out if I need to know anything more to prep for Flashpoint
Flash v3 8-12[Road to Flashpoint] - time paradox stuff in Flash seems like the best part yet..
Infinite Crisis 4-7 - nice action packed final act; but it seems too chaotic and manipulated to advance an overarching agenda outside the story itself. Worst 'crisis' yet.

March 25
Infinite Crisis 2-3 - gets more accessible but it's hard to "buy" that the Infinite Earths heroes are suddenly less heroic.

March 24
Infinite Crisis 1 - difficult to understand at first glance without being familiar with all the buildup.
Green Lantern (2005) 36-38 [Rage of the Red Lanterns] - as much as I appreciate good plot twists it feels like there's too much packed in without much buildup.

March 23
Final Crisis 5-7 - I think I get it but there's a lot of plot threads that feel dangling, seems like it would benefit from a second read. It feels like most of the series is about one thing then suddenly there's this other thing.
Batman 682-683 [Final Crisis] - cool reflections on the Batman character reviewing his history with a psychedelic slant, this is the sort of examination I wish would have been in Sinestro Corps Tales.
Final Crisis: Submit + 4 - great apocalyptic vibe using small scale heroes.
Final Crisis: Rise of the Red Lanters - doesn't seem to tie into Final Crisis, feels redundant and like "too much" following Sinestro Corps War.

March 22
Final Crisis: Rogue's Revenge #1-3 - builds nicely on recent Flash events highlighting the complexities with The Rogues with brutal but interesting character development that sets The Rogues as central in Final Crisis (though they may not reappear).
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2 - interesting mix of hard to follow tidbits that build together nicely, goes from being wonderfully abstract to sort of "oh... that" plus the Superman worship seems like "too much."
Final Crisis #1-3 - there are a lot of dangling subplots, maybe it would have helped to read Countdown first, nice sci fi craziness but the narration feels fragmented with vignettes not as fleshed out.
DC Universe #0
Green Lantern (2006) #26-28 - a lot of stuff has happened quickly over this title; Alpha Lanterns feels redundant hampering new ideas rather than building on them but some of the mortality dissection is good.

March 21
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Ion [Sinestro Corps War] - the new Ion character is one of my least favorite things from Sinestro Corps War
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #18 [Sinestro Corps War]
Green Lantern (2005) #25 [Sinestro Corps War] - epic conclusion to the storyline, which was altogether a nice highlight.
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #17-18 [Sinestro Corps War]
Green Lantern (2005) #24 [Sinestro Corps War]

March 20
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman Prime [Sinestro Corps War] - the Superman tales are general character reviews filled with spoilers and not introducing much new.
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman [Sinestro Corps War]
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax [Sinestro Corps War] - disposable but nice character development
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #16 [Sinestro Corps War]
Green Lantern (2005) #23 [Sinestro Corps War]

March 19
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #15 [Sinestro Corps War] - Sinestro Corps Wars has been really gripping, great stuff.
Green Lantern (2005) #22 [Sinestro Corps War]
Green Lantern Corps (2006) #14 [Sinestro Corps War]
Green Lantern (2005) #21 [Sinestro Corps War]

March 18
Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special [Sinestro Corps War] - builds nicely off of the Rebirth arc.
Green Lantern: Rebirth #1-6 - wow, this was some of the best stuff I'd read in a while...

March 17
Crisis on Infinite Earths #10-12 - filled with fun mindbending twists, if felt like the storyline ended before it did but this provided a compelling epilogue.

March 16
Crisis on Infinite Earths #8-9 - I love all the twists the series has taken evolving to epic scale; issues 8 was not as "epic" as I had anticipated, but seemed to pay off more later on.

March 15
Crisis on Infinite Earths #6-7 - an impactful story with nice progress some of the deadending plot threads that refer you back to a tangential comic are annoying. The Supergirl bit was great.

March 14
Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 - awesome when the villain reveal only confirms what you already knew about the story; nice material about multiple realities/times merging.

March 13
The Flash v1 #123 - fun retro sci-fi meta spin connecting old and new Flashs.
Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 - story picks up but remains mysterious.

March 12
The Flash v2 #91 - interesting twist on hero morality.
The Flash v2 #56 - cute story with a challenging premise.

March 11
Crisis on Infinite Earths #3 - gets a tad bogged down in showcasing multiverse stuff.Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 - nice scope showing distant past to far future.

March 10
Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 - it feels weighty and like a lot is going on with a sci-fi precision. I'm not as familiar with DC comics so might be missing some stuff but good mystery and scope with nice writing. I think I understand DC's 'continuity be damned' multi-verse angle a little better.
Adventures of Superman #497 [Death of Superman trade] - overall the Death of Superman storyline feels drawn out and too abrupt despite it's epic impact, in retrospect I think the mysterious 4 Superman following it were more interesting but don't have access to those issues to re-read.
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #19 [Death of Superman trade]
Action Comics #683 [Death of Superman trade]
Superman (1987) #75 [Death of Superman trade] - the bookend issue was dramatic with nice whole page graphics and good writing then just sort of ended.

March 9
Justice League of America (1987) #69 [Death of Superman trade] - strange to see an odd b-list Justice League team and the issue throws everything at making Doomsday look too perhaps too far to the extreme.
Superman (1987) #74 [Death of Superman trade] - nicely turning back to the Superman on Doomsday action with a interesting focus on parallel citizens in trouble.

March 8
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #18 [Death of Superman trade] - slow start with some unintentionally funny Doomsday rage.

March 7
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 3-4 - uses future context nicely with good twists and interplay between Batman and Superman.

March 5
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 2 - meh, some of elements here have been rehashed and feel redundant; the focus on Commissioner Gordon is nice. New Robin feels too abrupt without backstory or obvious motive.

March 1
Green Lantern (1990) 48-50 - crams a lot of stuff into just three issues so while a great idea doesn't feel as deep a look into Hal's psyche as I'd prefer.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 - interesting mix of media subtext, aging, and redemption; weighty.