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The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Horror 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 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Old threads for ideas:
The first horror challenge, and our first comic Challenge here. http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...er-2014-a.html Year two http://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book-...er-2015-a.html Year three https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2016-a.html Year four https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2017-a.html Year five https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...er-2018-a.html |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Figured I’d start this one early to coincide with all the Horror DVD Challenge talk getting serious.
Happy 6 year anniversary to the four people still occasionally participating in these Challenges! I’m doing 100 horror books next month for sure. |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
I have the first six trades of the New 52 Swamp Thing to start reading for this challenge.
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Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
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I have the first six trades of the New 52 Swamp Thing to start reading for this challenge.
Maybe I’ll join you in read thru. |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Did we decide in a previous challenge that Gaiman’s Sandman is dark fantasy rather than horror? |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Originally Posted by davidh777
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Did we decide in a previous challenge that Gaiman’s Sandman is dark fantasy rather than horror? |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Lax rules are the best kind of rules! :dance: |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
I have an A to Z of Marvel Monsters on Google Play, and hopefully should be able to find some horror on the DC Universe app. Maybe Hellblazers is on there. It reminds me of a couple issues I used to have. When I was a kid, my parents bought me some comic books at a flea market. Forget the title, but one of them was a horror comic. I remember one of the stories was about a demonic rock band, and another had an archeologist possessed by a mask. Another one I used to have wasn’t a whole comic book, but it was a year book of sorts that had I think a Sleepwalker story. |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Now that Walking Dead is over, perhaps this month would be a good month to finally finish that series. Well, no way I’ll finish, as I’m like 100 issues behind. Heck, I’ll probably just start at the beginning again.
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Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
^I was a few trades behind on TWD before catching up this summer then reading the last few issues as singles. Currently reading Mort Cinder, a gorgeous Argentinian b&w comic strip. |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Going to try to make some progress on Revival again. Loved the first few issues but put it aside and will have to restart.
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Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Spoiler personal ramble:
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Hopefully I’ll still binge read a few things this month. Broke open my Walking Dead hardcover the other day. |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
It's an ambitious goal but I can see how that can start interfering with more productive activity.
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Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
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It's an ambitious goal but I can see how that can start interfering with more productive activity.
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Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Horror Comic Book Challenge - October 2019
Originally Posted by Trevor
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Spoiler personal ramble:
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