The 5th Annual DVDTalk Funny Book Challenge - November 2018
 

Funny Book 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.

Re: The 5th Annual DVDTalk Funny Book Challenge - November 2018
 

Previous years for ideas:

4th year
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2017-a.html
3rd year
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2016-a.html
2nd year
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2015-a.html
1st year
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2014-a.html

Re: The 5th Annual DVDTalk Funny Book Challenge - November 2018
 

This will give me a chance to read one of my collections of comic strips

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Plop! 1-4

Re: The 5th Annual DVDTalk Funny Book Challenge - November 2018
 

Good idea! Maybe I’ll dig out my Far Side hardcovers this month.

Re: The 5th Annual DVDTalk Funny Book Challenge - November 2018
 

I started reading The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes today. I think it will be a month long affair as it's a big book.

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Read It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown! Pretty much a rehash of classic Peanuts jokes and situations, but it might be of interest to less-seasoned readers who want to learn about Japan.

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353320779l/14498274.jpg

Re: The 5th Annual DVDTalk Funny Book Challenge - November 2018
 

Finished Holidaze Vol. 1 by Dave Dellecese and Andrew Cieslinski (illustrator) from Dandy Press.

Re: The 5th Annual DVDTalk Funny Book Challenge - November 2018
 

That’s been on my reading pile for years. How was it?

Re: The 5th Annual DVDTalk Funny Book Challenge - November 2018
 

I liked and was entertained by it. Some interesting ideas and easter eggs too. (they list some of the latter at the end of the digital volume I linked). I would pick up the second volume if/when it will come out.

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^ Thanks. The Holiday Challenge is now active too, so I’ll read it for some double credit.