Can’t Believe I Still Haven’t Read 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 - MYOC or 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.

For what little it’s worth in this particular Challenge, here are our former Aprils:
Year one - Avengers
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...il-2015-a.html
Year two - DC Trinity
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...il-2016-a.html
Year three - Cosmic
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...il-2017-a.html
Year four - Girl Power
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...il-2018-a.html

I’ve said this in past Challenges, probably each August, but darn it I’m finally going to finish Bone.

I think I’ve read the first 6 issues several times, and the first 15 or so once, but I need to get it done.

So did we settle on one idea for April?

“can’t believe I’ve never read”

Read Bone issue 1 yesterday, and plan to just read an issue or three a day to savor the experience all month.

Not sure what else I’ll add to it, but your Alpha Flight reasons pretty much apply to me too!

I've been going through the John Constantine Hellblazer TPBs over the past few months. Just finished Volume 16 (Mike Carey run). Enjoying it much more than the Azzarello run (which felt like Constantine fanfic).

Very slow going this month. Slow progress on Bone, and finally re-reading Ronin is about all I’ve done.

I've been reading some of Dixon's Birds of Prey trades. I imagine we'll get pretty much every Birds of Prey collected with the upcoming movie.