Trevor

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.

Trevor

Pick Your Own Company, but not Marvel or DC

2015 thread
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...ch-2015-a.html
2016 thread
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...ch-2016-a.html

majorjoe23

I'll probably go with Image, I have a backlog to work through.

davidh777

I have backlogs for both Image and Dynamite, but I should probably catch up on TWD and Invincible.

Velvet 1-15
Fatale 1-5
Thief of Thieves vol. 1
Kill or Be Killed 5-6

Trevor

Might be a good month to choose IDW, given this new bundle:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/c...nt=cta_button0

HyperWeather

I'll probably focus on Image, already owned some and got that Humble Bundle last month.

Trevor

Trevor's Comic Reading for March 2017

Dell Four Color #1300 - The Comancheros
Personal Monthly Checklist

Personal DVDTalk Challenge Checklist

davidh777

I still haven't read my last two TWD trades, and Invincible came out this week (though I haven't hit my LCS for it), but I've read a few series this month: the complete run of Velvet (very good), the first run of Fatale (maybe not quite as awesome as I'd hoped), the first trade of Thief of Thieves (which I've wanted to read because it's Kirkman), and two more issues of Kill or Be Killed, which is not a pleasant read but it's good.

Just in time for the final day of the challenge, Comixology is having an Image Wondercon sale. No terms specified so I assume it's BOGO.

https://www.comixology.com/Image-Won...mdlQ2Fyb3VzZWw

Trevor

April will be cosmic, which I just realized ties in with the main Dynamite title I attempted to binge this month, Dreadstar.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...il-2017-a.html