The 2019 Reading Thread — The August “Wake Me Up When September Comes” Edition
nweathington
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It’s too damn hot outside. So stay inside and read comics
The Rules
Log everything you've read this year. Just edit your existing post or you (and we) will get confused trying to keep up. At the end of each month, I'll start a new thread and you can pick a "winner" from your favorite books. You can focus on just trades, or just write about the good stuff you've read.
The Rules
Log everything you've read this year. Just edit your existing post or you (and we) will get confused trying to keep up. At the end of each month, I'll start a new thread and you can pick a "winner" from your favorite books. You can focus on just trades, or just write about the good stuff you've read.
Comments
February Winner: Astro City #47-52
March Winner: Black Hammer '45 #1
April Winner: Astro Hustle #2
May Winner: Paper Girls #28
June Winner: Grand Abyss Hotel OGN
July Winner: Sea of Stars #1
August Books
Archie #706
Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others #1-2
Berserker Unbound #1
Death’s Head #1
Freedom Fighters #8
House of Whispers #3-6
Manor Black #1
Paper Girls #30
Sabrina the Teenage Witch #4
Sea of Stars #2
August "Only 3 more months of summer" edition
The Boys vol. 2 (digital)
Initial D vol 1 (digital)
January Winner: Shazam #1 (DC) - Huge bias I know but it was good!
February Winner: Sally the Sleuth (Bedtime Press)
March Winner: Urusei Yatsura (Viz)
April Winner: George Perez' Sirens (Boom) - In honor of his retirement
May Winner: Revolutionary War (Marvel)
June Winner: Eve x Eve (Seven Seas)
June Winner: Punchline Vol. 1 (Antarctic) - This is an Antarctic book?!?
August Books:
Blade Bunny Vol. 1 (Antarctic)
Wonder Woman: The Once and Future Story (DC)
Blade Bunny Vol. 2 (Antarctic)
Blade Bunny Vol. 3 (Antarctic)
Frank Thorne's Lann HC (Heavy Metal)
The Trials of Shazam TPB (DC) - Better than I remember it being
The Saga of Tanya the Evil Vol. 7 (Yen Press)
Harukana Receive Vol. 4
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World Vol. 2
Wonder Woman Vol. 9 (DC)
What in the heck is blade bunny?
For the most part, Antarctic has its niche and its rep, and you either enjoy it or hate it. Punchline is the shit, though.
So next to Punchline are three trades for a book called "Blade Bunny" which seemed more in line with what Antarctic is known for (American-produced Japanese-influenced books), but you can't go wrong with a female semi-brainless bunnygirl who can kick your ass with whatever happens to be lying around. I doubt it'll give Watchmen a run for its money on the "Comics is SERIOUS, people!" chart, but it's pretty funny.
So I scooped them up as my "Oh what the hell" purchase. Full disclosure: You put a bunnygirl on your book, and I'll probably buy it. Even Watchmen. :D
March Winner: Thirteen going on Eighteen #27 (1969)
April Winner: Viaggio a Tulum (Trip to Tulum) (1989)
May Winner: FCBD Dragonfly & Dragonflyman (Ahoy Comics) (2019)
June: Spider-man: Life Story 4: The '90s (2019)
July: The New Frontier (2016 edition)
Harvey Comics
Casper Space Ship #5 (1973)
Little Lotta #68 (1966)
Richie Rich #128 (1974)
Richie Rich Fortunes #18 (1974)
Marvel Comics
Captain America #12 (2019)
Fantastic Four #12 (2019)
Invisible Woman #2 (2019)
True Believers: Spider-man-The Wedding of Aunt May & Doc Ock #1 (2019)
Sit Comics
The Blue Baron Binge Book #1 (2018)
Graphic Novels, Trades, Collections, etc.
Tonta by Jaime Hernandez [Fantagraphics] (2019)
February Winner: Daredevil #1-2
March Winner: Mister Miracle (King)
April Winner: Spider-Man: Life Story #2
May Winner: Exorsisters Vol. 1
June Winner: Sara 1-6
July Winner: Fairlady #4 - This book is great. Single issue stories, over sized books, and a really neat world they're building peripheral to the main plot. Worth picking up.
August Books
New Books (2019)
American Carnage #9
Analog #7
Batman #76
Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1
Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2
Batman: Secret Files #2
Batman Who Laughs #7
Bitter Root Red Summer Special #1
Black Hammer Vol. 3
Crowded #8
Daredevil #9-10
DCeased #4
Die Vol. 1
Fairlady #5
Faithless #5
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #9-10
Green Lantern Annual #1
Green Lantern #10
Gideon Falls #16
House of X #1-2
Killer Groove #3
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #9
Murder Falcon Vol. 1
Outcast #42
Paper Girls #30
Powers of X #1-3
Rat Queens #17
Rumble #15
Ryuko Vol. 1
Section Zero #5
Stranger Things: Six #3
Thumbs #3
Vindication Vol. 1
Walk Through Hell #12
Old Books (Pre-2019)
X-Men vs. The Avengers #3-4
Last week with lots of heat so stay inside and read lots of comics bump.