The 2014 Reading List Thread - August

Torchsong

Moving into the second half of the year now! July was a bit of a drag but now's as good a time as any to jump back on board!

Links to Previous Reading List Threads:
January - http://thecomicforums.com/discussion/2596/the-2014-reading-list-thread-january#latest
February - http://thecomicforums.com/discussion/2662/the-2014-reading-list-thread-february#latest
March - http://thecomicforums.com/discussion/2723/the-2014-reading-list-thread-march#latest
April - http://thecomicforums.com/discussion/2774/the-2014-reading-list-thread-april#latest
May - http://thecomicforums.com/discussion/2839/the-2014-reading-list-thread-may#latest
June - http://thecomicforums.com/discussion/2899/the-2014-reading-list-thread-june#latest
July - http://thecomicforums.com/discussion/2945/the-2014-reading-list-thread-july#latest

As always - there are no real rules - just keep a list of what you read - singles or trades or whatever. I bold the top 5 or 6 books and pick a "winner" each month, but that's just me.

Above all - Have fun! That is why we read these things, isn't it? :)

Torchsong

January Winner: Marada the She-Wolf (Titan)
February Winner: Will Eisner's The Spirit: Femme Fatales TPB (DC)
March Winner: Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega (IDW)
April Winner: Cannon (Fantagraphics)
May Winner: Nelvana of the Northern Lights (Kickstarter)
June Winner: Android Angels (Gen Manga)
July Winner: Death Sentence HC (Titan)

So halfway through the year I look at these six books and yes...that's a damn fine pantheon of worthy reads right there. Any of these would be easy desert island books (although I'd want all the other Locke & Key Volumes with me on that island!)

August Books:
Monster Musume Vol. 1 (Seven Seas)
Unmasked: Signal (Kickstarter)
Monster Musume Vol. 2 (Seven Seas)
Monster Musume Vol. 3 (Seven Seas)
A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 8 (Seven Seas)
Good Dog (Fantagraphics)
Arpeggio of Blue Steel (Seven Seas)
Sally of the Wasteland #1 (Titan) - a rogue single issue makes it onto my list! :)
The Weirding Willows (Titan)
The Sacred Blacksmith Vol. 5 (Seven Seas) - a good if disturbing volume in the series
No Matter How I Look At It It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular Vol. 4
Bad Girls (DC)
Nisekoi: False Love Vol. 4 (Viz)
Lazarus Vol 2 (Image)
A Certain Scientific Railgun Vol. 9 (Seven Seas)
Doc Unknown - Winter of the Damned and other Stories (Crowdsourced)
Supergirl Vol. 4 (New 52)(DC)
Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery (Image)
Doc Unknown Vol. 1 (Crowdsourced)
Ame-Comi Girls Vol. 2 (DC)
Justice League International Vol. 5 (DC)
X-O Manowar (Valiant)
Justice League International Vol. 6 (DC)
Elektra: Frenzy
Unwritten Vol. 1 (DC - Vertigo)
Fear Itself: Journey into Mystery (Marvel)
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 (Archaia)
The Witching Hour TPB (DC/Vertigo)

fredzilla

January Winner: Wonder Woman #1-24 (digital)
February Winner: Hawkeye #1-11 (digital)
March Winner: Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem
April Winner: Boxers & Saints
May Winner: Amazing Spider-Man #1
June Winner: Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #1
July Winner: The Guns of Shadow Valley

August List:
Single Issues/Digital:
Saga #21
Star Wars (Ongoing) #19
Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #3
Grayson #1
Samurai Jack #10
Ragnarök #1
Silver Surfer #4
Daredevil #5-6
The Amazing Spider-Man #4
The Amazing Spider-Man #1.3
Spider-Man 2099 #1
Nova #6-8, 10 (digital)
Detective Comics #27 - Special Edition
Locke & Key: Alpha #1-2 (digital)
Saga #22
The Ultimates #6
Samurai Jack #11
Grayson #2
Star Wars (Ongoing) #20
Clockwork Angels #4

Collected HC/TPB/Digital
Abe Sapien Vol. 4: The Shape of Things to Come
Dead Boy Detectives Vol. 1
Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Death of the Family
Joe Hill's The Cape Collection (digital) - man, that was dark. Good read, but dang.
Joe Hill's The Cape: 1969 Collection (digital)

School starts this month and I'm back to working full time this year. That's really going to eat into my comic reading time...

mwhitt80

The End of Summer Daze Edition
Jan Winner TMNT vol 1 (IDW new series)
Feb Winner Snow Piercer
Mar Winner Complete Dan Slott's She-Hulk vol 1
Apr Winner Pathfinder 1-12
May Winner Andre the Giant Life & Legend
June Books Five Weapons vol 1
July Winner there is no July

Aug
Lucky Luke vol 22 Emperor Smith
Complete Dan Slott's She-Hulk vol 2

Torchsong

A bump to keep it in the public eye

mwhitt80

I didn't get blanked this month TS

luke52

Sorry guys I've dropped off the pace too much and am now out of this fun.

I will try my upmost to do a full year, next. For now I'm still enjoying seeing what you guys are reading though!

Greg

Okay, I will try to do a better job in August than I did in July. Right now I've just been reading anything that is free or on sale on Comixology, a lot of #1's just checking series I had missed, passed over or didn't know about.

All-Star Squadron #1-5
New Teen Titans #1-5
Batman and the Outsiders #1-5
Journey Into Mystery #84
Pathfinder: City of Secrets #2, 3
Pretty Deadly #5
Red Sonja: Sanctuary

Torchsong

It's not a perfect science - those of you who dropped off. Jump back on anytime!

Torchsong

We needs us a bump to get us back up on the front page

CageNarleigh

Well, I haven't ever participated in one of these things, so I may as well now.

'I Was the Cat' TPB from Oni Press
Multiversity #1
Doctor Spektor #3
Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland #1
Relative Heroes #1-6

mwhitt80

I've gone and read 2 books this month. That doubles my 2 month total.