The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
Holiday Comic 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. Read something from my: Boom - Comixology - Dark Horse digital - DC - Digests - FCBD books - Groupees bundles - Humble bundles - Image - magazine - Marvel - original graphic novel - physical collection - physical single issue - 3D comic - treasury edition - TwoMorrows - |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
Public domain links
Comic Book Plus, 1620 hits in 2018 http://comicbookplus.com/search/?cx=...=2371j730179j9 Digital Comics Museum, 63 mostly Dell hits in 2018 http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?ACT=dosearch As always, all holidays count, not just these major seasonal ones. Earlier years for ideas: Year One https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...1-02-15-a.html Year Two https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...1-02-16-a.html Year Three https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...1-02-17-a.html Year Four https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...1-02-18-a.html Year Five https://forum.dvdtalk.com/comic-book...1-02-19-a.html |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
I picked up Action Comics #762 thinking of this very challenge. Supes takes on the Demon who is...impersonating a mall Santa. Saw the Christmas-themed cover in the bin and had to grab it.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...931077bbf5.jpg |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
(Post 13648726)
I picked up Action Comics #762 thinking of this very challenge. Supes takes on the Demon who is...impersonating a mall Santa. Saw the Christmas-themed cover in the bin and had to grab it.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...931077bbf5.jpg |
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
Some Marvel holiday freebies on Comixology, including a couple I didn’t have.
|
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
Originally Posted by davidh777
(Post 13658327)
Some Marvel holiday freebies on Comixology, including a couple I didn’t have.
|
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
I’m on the board with, of all things, The Secret Diary of Bettie Page: Red Christmas, a short comic that appeared in Playboy (no nudity tho) and was included in the first volume of Dynamite’s BP series. Not sure why I decided to read it as I don’t know much about Page other than the Mol biopic, but it was free on CMX U, and it was pretty entertaining to have Page as an agent/crime-fighter. I’d read more free issues.
|
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
Closed my reading year with a great one-shot from DC, The Batman Adventures Holiday Special. Nice little set of Christmas and New Year’s Eve stories from Paul Dini and Bruce Timm and gang.
|
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
That’s a nice-looking issue. I probably have at least the Harley Quinn issue somewhere.
|
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
I was thinking about this - any particular comic book issues set during New Year's?
|
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
There’s a DC Prometheus New Year’s Special. I’m sure there’s more, but on my way out the door.
|
Re: The 6th Annual DVDTalk Holiday Comic Book Challenge - 11/24/19 to 01/02/20
Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
(Post 13663494)
I was thinking about this - any particular comic book issues set during New Year's?
80 page book with ten stories, several of them New Year’s specific. Started last night and will finish today. |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:35 PM. |
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.