The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Exploring New Horizons Comic Book Challenge - September 2017
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The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Exploring New Horizons Comic Book Challenge - September 2017
Exploring New Horizons Challenge
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.
Spoiler:
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Exploring New Horizons Comic Book Challenge - September 20
Previous years threads for ideas:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...er-2015-a.html
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...er-2016-a.html
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...er-2015-a.html
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...er-2016-a.html
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Exploring New Horizons Comic Book Challenge - September 20
AKA the Outside Your Comfort Zone challenge. Maybe I should read some of my Fairy Tail humble bundle.
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Exploring New Horizons Comic Book Challenge - September 20
Based on his recent centennial and the current film in my player, I think I'm finally going to read Kirby's 2001.
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Re: The 3rd Annual DVDTalk Exploring New Horizons Comic Book Challenge - September 20
If I read anything that qualified, I don't remember. I'll do a couple today just for my OCD.
Next month:
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2017-a.html
Next month:
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2017-a.html