The DVDTalk Comic Book Challenge thread, year 2020 and beyond
01-07-22, 10:48 AM
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Re: The DVDTalk Comic Book Challenge thread, year 2020
Originally Posted by majorjoe23
I'm reading Sex Criminals right now. I wish there was an adaptation, then I could count it!
01-07-22, 06:23 PM
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Re: The DVDTalk Comic Book Challenge thread, year 2020
Originally Posted by Trevor
Maybe Jack Black and Mos Def can make one for you?
01-23-22, 08:51 AM
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Re: The DVDTalk Comic Book Challenge thread, year 2020
Didn’t want to jinx myself too early (so doing so now I guess), but I’m sticking with my minimum one physical issue and one appearance of Swamp Thing per day.
Still struggling with the best way to track my reading. Keep hand written notes. Have a spreadsheet to track reading that I started in December. Also have this and another comics forum (Classic Comics) where the post formatting is mostly similar, so plan to post in both for accountability.
But now I’m also planning to finally buy CLZ to catalog my collection, and it likely has a reading tracker too perhaps. Paralyzed with too many options as usual….
Still struggling with the best way to track my reading. Keep hand written notes. Have a spreadsheet to track reading that I started in December. Also have this and another comics forum (Classic Comics) where the post formatting is mostly similar, so plan to post in both for accountability.
But now I’m also planning to finally buy CLZ to catalog my collection, and it likely has a reading tracker too perhaps. Paralyzed with too many options as usual….
01-23-22, 09:22 AM
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Re: The DVDTalk Comic Book Challenge thread, year 2020
Originally Posted by Trevor
Didn’t want to jinx myself too early (so doing so now I guess), but I’m sticking with my minimum one physical issue and one appearance of Swamp Thing per day.
Still struggling with the best way to track my reading. Keep hand written notes. Have a spreadsheet to track reading that I started in December. Also have this and another comics forum (Classic Comics) where the post formatting is mostly similar, so plan to post in both for accountability.
But now I’m also planning to finally buy CLZ to catalog my collection, and it likely has a reading tracker too perhaps. Paralyzed with too many options as usual….
Still struggling with the best way to track my reading. Keep hand written notes. Have a spreadsheet to track reading that I started in December. Also have this and another comics forum (Classic Comics) where the post formatting is mostly similar, so plan to post in both for accountability.
But now I’m also planning to finally buy CLZ to catalog my collection, and it likely has a reading tracker too perhaps. Paralyzed with too many options as usual….
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02-01-22, 09:13 AM
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Re: The DVDTalk Comic Book Challenge thread, year 2020 and beyond
I didn’t want to post until I knew I had accomplished at least close to my goals, as I seem to fail my reading goals every year. Notes and piles are still a mess so a detailed list is not soon coming, but I seem to have accomplished my four main goals for the year so far.
1 - read one issue/appearance of Swamp Thing a day
2 - read one recent physical single issue a day
3 - complete my usual monthly checklist of ~30 genres/publishers/formats that I collect or subscribe to and want to read monthly to try to ‘get my money’s worth’
4 - almost by default, completing the above three goals should put me at 100+ comics per month (OGNs and large issues are counted as one comic per 20 pages)
1 - read one issue/appearance of Swamp Thing a day
2 - read one recent physical single issue a day
3 - complete my usual monthly checklist of ~30 genres/publishers/formats that I collect or subscribe to and want to read monthly to try to ‘get my money’s worth’
4 - almost by default, completing the above three goals should put me at 100+ comics per month (OGNs and large issues are counted as one comic per 20 pages)
02-07-22, 08:30 AM
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Re: The DVDTalk Comic Book Challenge thread, year 2020 and beyond
Daily template:
day of week month date
physical single issue, Swamp Thing full reading order, then any others
issue and # - notes
issue and # - notes
issue and # - notes
day of week month date
physical single issue, Swamp Thing full reading order, then any others
issue and # - notes
issue and # - notes
issue and # - notes
03-14-22, 02:35 PM
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Re: The DVDTalk Comic Book Challenge thread, year 2020 and beyond
Comic reading January 2022
Daily template:
day of week month date
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
physical single issue - notes
Swamp Thing # - notes
monthly checklist genre/format - issue # - notes, (x) where x equals equivalent number of 20 page comics if over 1, for counting purposes, goal is to always top 100 each month
January 2022
Saturday January 1st
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Beyond the Breach #1 - good enough to keep reading
House of Mystery #195 - issue released after HoS 92, but was done a few years earlier; contains a Bernie Wrightson story with a Swamp Thing prototype, later brilliantly brought into continuity by Alan Moore
Holiday - Adventures of Superman #474 - New Year’s story
Action #810 - New Year’s story
dollar/giant - World’s Greatest Super-Heroes Holiday Special - this 2018 Walmart 100-pager had one new Flash story and then several Rebirth-era reprints
Sunday January 2nd
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
No Holds Bard #1 - can see this gimmick bothering me in time, but for at least one issue, I had a ton of fun with this book written in iambic pentameter. Shakespeare and his page have secret superhero identities and must rescue the Queen. Behemoth has been mostly a miss as a publisher for me, but I enjoyed this one and will check out at least one more issue.
House of Secrets #92 - the story that started it all, C
Alien - Alien: Dead Orbit #1 - such amazing art
Avengers - #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Monday January 3rd
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Black Manta #1 - not completely sure what’s going on, and think I regret buying the first five issues without reading the first
Swamp Thing #1 - volume 1 obviously
Bone - #1 - have started this wonderful series many times and always get distracted a few trades in, gonna finish it this time
Boom - Adventure Time #1
Tuesday January 4th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Shadow Doctor #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #2 - notes
Comixology - Mage #1 - notes
Comixology Unlimited - Peacemaker #1 - love the new TV series; this, not so much
Wednesday January 5th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Shadow Doctor #2 - notes
Swamp Thing #3 - notes
Conan - Conan the Barbarian #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Creepy/Eerie - Creepy #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Thursday January 6th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Me You Love in the Dark #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #4 - notes
Dark Horse Digital - Resident Alien #1, Stranger Things #1 - notes
Friday January 7th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Strange Attractors #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #5 - notes
DC - Shazam #1 - C
digest - Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun #39 (5)
Saturday January 8th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Almost American #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #6 - notes
FCBD - Stranger Things (2019)
Sunday January 9th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Beyond the Breach #2 - notes
Swamp Thing #7 - notes
Grendel - Grendel: Devil by the Deed - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Groupees - Red Sonja: Break the Skin (2)
Monday January 10th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Elvira Meets Vincent Price #1 - campy fun
Swamp Thing #8 - notes
Halloweenfest - Hawkeye (2021) - notes
Hellboy - Seed of Destruction #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Tuesday January 11th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Dark Ages #1 - not sure why I bought this Marvel event book, but it was alright
Swamp Thing #9 - notes
Hoopla - I Luv Halloween volume 1 (9) - notes
horror - Harrow County #1
Wednesday January 12th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Last Book You’ll Ever Read #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #10 - notes
Hulk - Immortal Hulk #1 - notes
Thursday January 13th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Lucky Devil #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #11 - notes
humor - Plop #1 - my gateway into collecting comics
Friday January 14th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Marvel Voices Heritage #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #12 - notes
Humble Bundle - Revival #1 - Chunky app
Saturday January 15th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Giga #1 - beautiful
Swamp Thing #13 - notes
Image - Nailbiter #1 - C
Sunday January 16th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Giga #2 - notes
Swamp Thing #14 - notes
Justice League - The Brave and the Bold #28 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Monday January 17th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Giga #3 - notes
Swamp Thing #15 - notes
magazine - Mad #22 - notes
Tuesday January 18th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Giga #4 - engaging story and jaw dropping art
Swamp Thing #16 - notes
manga - Astro Boy vol 1-2, pg 1-205 (10) - DH app
Wednesday January 19th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Thor #20 - Bought this for a friend who couldn’t find it at cover price. It’s one of those silly ‘new character introduction so let’s charge quadruple on day one’ books. Decent, but not worth more than cover.
Swamp Thing #17 - notes
Marvel - Hawkeye #1 - C
Thursday January 20th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Nita Hawe’s Nightmare Blog #1 - Enjoyed it, but will likely wait for digital sales/collections.
Swamp Thing #18 - notes
Micronauts/Rom - Micronuts #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Friday January 21st
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Tales from the Dead Astronaut #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #19 - notes
Nexus - Nexus #1 - DH app
Saturday January 22nd
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
My Bad #1 - more Mark Russell humor; I’m sure I’ll overdose on it eventually, but haven’t read much of his stuff yet
Swamp Thing #20 - notes
original graphic novel - Zatanna and the House of Secrets () - too small
Sunday January 23rd
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Shadow Doctor #3 - loving this series
Swamp Thing #21 - notes
physical collection - The A-Team: Shotgun Wedding - slightly entertaining, but going into the trade/sell pile
Monday January 24th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Elvira Meets Vincent Price #2 - notes
Swamp Thing #22 - notes
promotional - DC Sampler #1 (1983) - notes
Tuesday January 25th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Elvira Meets Vincent Price #3 - notes
Swamp Thing #23 - notes
Scout - A King’s Vengeance #1 - notes
Star Trek - Star Trek: Boldly Go #1
Wednesday January 26th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Elvira Meets Vincent Price #4 - notes
Swamp Thing #24 - notes
Star Wars - Star Wars #1 - notes
Story Bundle - Twilight Zone #1-5 (5)
3D - Speed Racer 3-D #1
Thursday January 27th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Bolero #1 (2) - Blind buy based on a recommendation of my LCBS owner. Very interesting story setup, and lovely art. I’m in for another.
Brave and the Bold #122 - Swampy’s first appearance outside his own book, not counting his ‘House of’ precursors
treasury - SuperFriends () - notes
Twomorrows - Back Issue #1 ()
Friday January 28th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Duck Tales #1 - finding these reprints of recent IDW material at Dollar Tree
Challengers of the Unknown #83 - notes
Usagi - Usagi Yojimbo Classics #1 (2) - notes
Valiant - Harbinger #0-1 (2)
Saturday January 29th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Rise of Ultraman #1 - notes
Challengers of the Unknown #84 - notes
issue # - notes
Sunday January 30th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Rise of Ultraman #2 - notes
Challengers of the Unknown #85 - notes
issue # - notes
Monday January 31st
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Rise of Ultraman #3 - notes
[b]Challengers of the Unknown #86[/ b] - notes
issue # - notes
Daily template:
day of week month date
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
physical single issue - notes
Swamp Thing # - notes
monthly checklist genre/format - issue # - notes, (x) where x equals equivalent number of 20 page comics if over 1, for counting purposes, goal is to always top 100 each month
January 2022
Saturday January 1st
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Beyond the Breach #1 - good enough to keep reading
House of Mystery #195 - issue released after HoS 92, but was done a few years earlier; contains a Bernie Wrightson story with a Swamp Thing prototype, later brilliantly brought into continuity by Alan Moore
Holiday - Adventures of Superman #474 - New Year’s story
Action #810 - New Year’s story
dollar/giant - World’s Greatest Super-Heroes Holiday Special - this 2018 Walmart 100-pager had one new Flash story and then several Rebirth-era reprints
Sunday January 2nd
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
No Holds Bard #1 - can see this gimmick bothering me in time, but for at least one issue, I had a ton of fun with this book written in iambic pentameter. Shakespeare and his page have secret superhero identities and must rescue the Queen. Behemoth has been mostly a miss as a publisher for me, but I enjoyed this one and will check out at least one more issue.
House of Secrets #92 - the story that started it all, C
Alien - Alien: Dead Orbit #1 - such amazing art
Avengers - #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Monday January 3rd
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Black Manta #1 - not completely sure what’s going on, and think I regret buying the first five issues without reading the first
Swamp Thing #1 - volume 1 obviously
Bone - #1 - have started this wonderful series many times and always get distracted a few trades in, gonna finish it this time
Boom - Adventure Time #1
Tuesday January 4th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Shadow Doctor #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #2 - notes
Comixology - Mage #1 - notes
Comixology Unlimited - Peacemaker #1 - love the new TV series; this, not so much
Wednesday January 5th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Shadow Doctor #2 - notes
Swamp Thing #3 - notes
Conan - Conan the Barbarian #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Creepy/Eerie - Creepy #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Thursday January 6th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Me You Love in the Dark #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #4 - notes
Dark Horse Digital - Resident Alien #1, Stranger Things #1 - notes
Friday January 7th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Strange Attractors #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #5 - notes
DC - Shazam #1 - C
digest - Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun #39 (5)
Saturday January 8th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Almost American #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #6 - notes
FCBD - Stranger Things (2019)
Sunday January 9th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Beyond the Breach #2 - notes
Swamp Thing #7 - notes
Grendel - Grendel: Devil by the Deed - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Groupees - Red Sonja: Break the Skin (2)
Monday January 10th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Elvira Meets Vincent Price #1 - campy fun
Swamp Thing #8 - notes
Halloweenfest - Hawkeye (2021) - notes
Hellboy - Seed of Destruction #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Tuesday January 11th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Dark Ages #1 - not sure why I bought this Marvel event book, but it was alright
Swamp Thing #9 - notes
Hoopla - I Luv Halloween volume 1 (9) - notes
horror - Harrow County #1
Wednesday January 12th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Last Book You’ll Ever Read #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #10 - notes
Hulk - Immortal Hulk #1 - notes
Thursday January 13th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Lucky Devil #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #11 - notes
humor - Plop #1 - my gateway into collecting comics
Friday January 14th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Marvel Voices Heritage #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #12 - notes
Humble Bundle - Revival #1 - Chunky app
Saturday January 15th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Giga #1 - beautiful
Swamp Thing #13 - notes
Image - Nailbiter #1 - C
Sunday January 16th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Giga #2 - notes
Swamp Thing #14 - notes
Justice League - The Brave and the Bold #28 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Monday January 17th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Giga #3 - notes
Swamp Thing #15 - notes
magazine - Mad #22 - notes
Tuesday January 18th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Giga #4 - engaging story and jaw dropping art
Swamp Thing #16 - notes
manga - Astro Boy vol 1-2, pg 1-205 (10) - DH app
Wednesday January 19th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Thor #20 - Bought this for a friend who couldn’t find it at cover price. It’s one of those silly ‘new character introduction so let’s charge quadruple on day one’ books. Decent, but not worth more than cover.
Swamp Thing #17 - notes
Marvel - Hawkeye #1 - C
Thursday January 20th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Nita Hawe’s Nightmare Blog #1 - Enjoyed it, but will likely wait for digital sales/collections.
Swamp Thing #18 - notes
Micronauts/Rom - Micronuts #1 - starting a monthly read through of the classic originals
Friday January 21st
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Tales from the Dead Astronaut #1 - notes
Swamp Thing #19 - notes
Nexus - Nexus #1 - DH app
Saturday January 22nd
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
My Bad #1 - more Mark Russell humor; I’m sure I’ll overdose on it eventually, but haven’t read much of his stuff yet
Swamp Thing #20 - notes
original graphic novel - Zatanna and the House of Secrets () - too small
Sunday January 23rd
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Shadow Doctor #3 - loving this series
Swamp Thing #21 - notes
physical collection - The A-Team: Shotgun Wedding - slightly entertaining, but going into the trade/sell pile
Monday January 24th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Elvira Meets Vincent Price #2 - notes
Swamp Thing #22 - notes
promotional - DC Sampler #1 (1983) - notes
Tuesday January 25th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Elvira Meets Vincent Price #3 - notes
Swamp Thing #23 - notes
Scout - A King’s Vengeance #1 - notes
Star Trek - Star Trek: Boldly Go #1
Wednesday January 26th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Elvira Meets Vincent Price #4 - notes
Swamp Thing #24 - notes
Star Wars - Star Wars #1 - notes
Story Bundle - Twilight Zone #1-5 (5)
3D - Speed Racer 3-D #1
Thursday January 27th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Bolero #1 (2) - Blind buy based on a recommendation of my LCBS owner. Very interesting story setup, and lovely art. I’m in for another.
Brave and the Bold #122 - Swampy’s first appearance outside his own book, not counting his ‘House of’ precursors
treasury - SuperFriends () - notes
Twomorrows - Back Issue #1 ()
Friday January 28th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
Duck Tales #1 - finding these reprints of recent IDW material at Dollar Tree
Challengers of the Unknown #83 - notes
Usagi - Usagi Yojimbo Classics #1 (2) - notes
Valiant - Harbinger #0-1 (2)
Saturday January 29th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Rise of Ultraman #1 - notes
Challengers of the Unknown #84 - notes
issue # - notes
Sunday January 30th
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Rise of Ultraman #2 - notes
Challengers of the Unknown #85 - notes
issue # - notes
Monday January 31st
physical single issue, then Swamp Thing full reading order, monthly checklist item(s), then any others
The Rise of Ultraman #3 - notes
[b]Challengers of the Unknown #86[/ b] - notes
issue # - notes
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