The 2016 Reading Thread - April
Torchsong
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The Better Late Than Never Edition
The "rules" are simple: Keep a post/log of everything you read and list it on here. At the end of each month pick a "winner" (ie. the book you enjoyed the most for that month) and post it in the next month's thread. Refer to the 2015 or 2014 versions creeping around here for a solid example. I tend to focus on trades, but if you want to log your single issues, go for it. Don't start a new post each time you want to add something - simply edit your existing post. I tend to bold the issues/books that really stood out each month.
New This Year: Just to mix things up...the list seems to focus on quantity, so let's add quality into the mix. If you read a book that really knocked your socks off - put a sentence or two out from it that clues the rest of us in that this might be a book worth checking out. You don't have to do it for every book, and it's probably a good idea just to keep it to a sentence or two, but I think this'll add some fun to it and maybe generate a discussion or three.
January Lists: http://thecomicforums.vanillaforums.com/discussion/3679/the-2016-reading-thread-january#latest
February Lists: http://thecomicforums.vanillaforums.com/discussion/3699/the-2016-reading-thread-february#latest
March Lists: http://thecomicforums.vanillaforums.com/discussion/3712/the-2016-reading-thread-march#latest
The "rules" are simple: Keep a post/log of everything you read and list it on here. At the end of each month pick a "winner" (ie. the book you enjoyed the most for that month) and post it in the next month's thread. Refer to the 2015 or 2014 versions creeping around here for a solid example. I tend to focus on trades, but if you want to log your single issues, go for it. Don't start a new post each time you want to add something - simply edit your existing post. I tend to bold the issues/books that really stood out each month.
New This Year: Just to mix things up...the list seems to focus on quantity, so let's add quality into the mix. If you read a book that really knocked your socks off - put a sentence or two out from it that clues the rest of us in that this might be a book worth checking out. You don't have to do it for every book, and it's probably a good idea just to keep it to a sentence or two, but I think this'll add some fun to it and maybe generate a discussion or three.
January Lists: http://thecomicforums.vanillaforums.com/discussion/3679/the-2016-reading-thread-january#latest
February Lists: http://thecomicforums.vanillaforums.com/discussion/3699/the-2016-reading-thread-february#latest
March Lists: http://thecomicforums.vanillaforums.com/discussion/3712/the-2016-reading-thread-march#latest
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February Winner: Blast Furnace: Recreational Thief! (Indie)
March Winner: Multiversity: Collected HC (DC)
April Books:
Justice League: The Darkseid War Part 1 (DC)
Batman: Superheavy (DC) - God help me I actually like Jim Gordon as Batman.
Princess Jellyfish Vol. 1 (Kodansha)
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life Vol. 1 (Vertical) - A spiritual successor to Azumanga Daioh, with enough weirdness to make it its own beast.
Justice League 3001 Vol. 1 (DC)
Nisekoi Vol. 14 (Viz) - Gets props for a hilarious Tsukumi storyline at the end. Every time I think about dropping this marathon of a series, something makes me laugh and I put it right back on the order form.
Paper Girls Vol. 1 (Image)
Dorohedoro Vol. 18 (Viz)
My Love Story Vol. 8 (Viz)
DC's Bombshells Vol. 1 (DC)
Gotham Academy Vol. 2 (DC)
February winner: New Teen Titans Omnibus vol 1
March Winner: Black Widow #1
April Books:
DC Showcase Blue Beetle
Black Panther by C. Priest vol 1
Suicide Squad (80's version) vol 1
MMW The Mighty Thor vol 1 - issue 90 of Journey into Mystery included in this book has perhaps the worst art I have seen published by Marvel
Finally I've read some books. Now let's talk comics.
Appleseed Book 1: The Promethean Challenge (digital)- I've never read or seen anything Appleseed, but comixology had a sale. I can't say I loved the book, and it was difficult to follow. The art was nice though, so I'll give book 2 a try.
Johnny Boo: Best Little Ghost in the World vol 1 (digital)- I'm all in on Johnny Boo, and more importantly James Kochalka's kids books. He might write the most fun kids comics in the world.
Black Panther #1 (digital)
Powerman & Ironfist #2 (digital)
Bob's Burgers #1-5 - I was excited to read this after falling head over heels for Rick & Morty. Boy did it fall pretty flat.
Shaft #1-6 (digital)- This is a solid borrow. It wasn't bad, it just sorta is.
School of Judgement vol 1 (digital)- I liked it okay there were some fun moments, but I feel like there was something that got lost in translation. Maybe there were some other mangas I should have read to be in on the joke idk.
The Fix #1 (digital)- Mobbed up Cops, an activist underworld Boss that doesn't mind craving up people, and a cliff hanger involving the toughest cop on the force? I liked this comic; I'll most likely stick with this series through the first arc.
The Tithe vol 1 (digital)
February Winner: Unity #14
March Winner: Sex Criminals #14
April Issues:
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman vol. 8 HC
Bloodshot Deluxe vol. 1 HC
Saga #35
Bloodshot Reborn Annual #1
Ghostbusters Deviations - such a fun read, had me laughing out loud multiple times. A great What If comic. @mwhitt80 did you read this one?
Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #5
Legends of Tomorrow #1-2
All New All Different Avengers #7
Swamp Thing #4
Bloodshot Reborn #12
Ninjak #14
Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #6
Divinity 2 #1
The Mighty Thor #6
Rai #1-4
DC Bombshells #9-10
Dr Strange #7 & Last Days of Magic one shot
February Winner: Strange Fruit #1-2 - Has Mark Waid every written a stinker? (CGS Best Writer of 2015!)
March Winner: Spider-Man #1 - Miles Morales is back! YEAH!
April List:
Single Issues/Digital:
The Amazing Spider-Man #1.4, 9
Daredevil #5
Darth Vader #17-18
Star Wars #17
Doctor Strange #6 - One of the best books out there right now.
Extraordinary X-Men #8
Spider-Gwen #6
Spider-Man 2099 #8
Southern Bastards #12-13 (digital)
Collected HC/TPB/Digital
Baba Yaga's Assisstant
Brain Camp
Peanut - These three are books I got from the library. They were all a lot of fun and worth the time. They're YA Lit graphic novels, so they're relatively quick reads.
Nimona
Drowned city : Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans
Batman: Death by Design
The Eternal Smile - I think this one did its job. I had a smile on my face after reading it. Clever book, by the affable Gene Luen Yang
DC Archives Hawkman vol 1 (Silver Age)
Manhattan Projects vol 3
Injustice Gods Amoung Us Y5 #3-7
Black Widow #2