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August 1st, 2011  Posted at   The Stack
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July was an exceptional month for reading. For the first time since January, I am completely caught up on new material and the Reading Project. (It also tied January as the most productive month of the year, for what it’s worth.) I am hesitant to say that it won’t be a problem keeping up from here on out, but with my books getting cut drastically come September, obstacles are seemingly fewer.

Here’s July:

Action Comics #901-902
Adventure Comics #527
All New Batman: Brave and the Bold #8
Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search For Swamp Thing #1
Green Lantern (Vol. 4) #66
Green Lantern Corps (Vol. 2) #60
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #10-11
Hulk-Sized Mini-Hulks #1
Steel #38-44
Superboy (Vol. 3) #39-45
Superboy and the Ravers #9-15
Superboy Annual (Vol. 2) #4
Superboy Plus #2
Supergirl (Vol. 4) #9-15
Supergirl (Vol. 5) #64-65
Supergirl Annual #2
Superman #712
Superman/Batman #84-85
Tiny Titans #40-41
Young Justice (Vol. 2) #4-5
Showcase Presents: Superman Family Vol. 3

Total: 50 comics, 1 trade (Year total: 248 comics, 8 trades)

I started the Showcase volume back in May, but just finished it up. It was an excellent volume, though. It is, maybe, my favorite Showcase Presents volume so far. It is certainly my favorite of the non-pure Superman volumes. There are many classic and iconic stories in it.

The Reading Project is coming along nicely. I’m more than one-third of the way through now. STEEL and SUPERBOY AND THE RAVERS will be dropping off soon, and YOUNG JUSTICE will be added. None of those are likely to happen in August, but we will see. While we are on the subject, SUPERBOY AND THE RAVERS is a fun title. It’s unfortunate people pass on it because the dated (and kind of silly) title. Coincidentally, this era of Kon-El also gets passed on because of a dated costume and haircut. If you haven’t read it, you’re missing some fun stuff, folks.

HULK-SIZE MINI HULKS was… interesting. I don’t normally read Marvel titles outside of trades, but this looked cute. And it was, but also rather repetetive. It was also odd that the creators names were on every page.

My award for Best Book of the Month (which isn’t a real award, but I’m deeming it such for this post) goes to SUPERMAN #712, written by Kurt Busiek. It has taken its place as my favorite story of Kurt Busike’s run, topping out “The Best Day” from SUPERMAN ANNUAL #13. Not only was it an excellent done-in-one, it was extremely touching story. If you are a dog owner and don’t feel at least a twinge of emotion reading this, I might be lead to question your humanity. I might be sharing my thoughts on it more in an upcoming episode of “The Thrilling Adventures of Superman,” so keep an ear there.

And speaking of done-in-ones, GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS #11 was a nice one, with Guy Gardner in the lead role. Though I like him more these days than ever before, I never cared just a whole lot for Guy. That’s not to say he’s a bad character… just not my flavor. However, I enjoyed this story… even more because it was a self-contained, one-issue story. Comics need more of those these days.

June 1st, 2011  Posted at   The Stack
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May brought a slight rebound in the ol’ comics reading. Still not where it was, but with the comics I read for “The Thrilling Adventures of Superman” and “Legends of the Batman,” which aren’t included in The Stack, this may be what is now a normal month. Here’s May:

Action Comics #899
Brightest Day #23
Eradicator #1-3
Fallen Angel: Return of the Son #3
Green Lantern (Vol. 4) #64
Green Lantern Corps (Vol. 2) #58
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #8
Jimmy Olsen #1
JLA 80-Page Giant 2011
Justice League of America/The 99 #6
Steel #29-33
Superboy (Vol. 3) #30-32
Superboy and the Ravers #1-2
Superboy Annual (Vol. 2) #3
Supergirl (Vol. 4) #1-3
Supergirl (Vol. 5) #62
Superman/Batman #82
Batman Chronicles, Vol. 4 trade paperback

Total: 28 comics, 1 trade (Year total: 153 comics, 7 trades)

That’s not a complaint, mind you. I love doing both shows. It just has the unfortunate consequence of cutting into my regular reading.

I also started reading SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY, Vol. 3. (Oddly, this is my first SHowcase volume of the year!) But, it has been great Silver Age goodness from Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane titles. It’s a shame this is the last Superman Family volume to date (and that the Showcase Presents line has slowed period, as there is a lot more material DC could use for future volumes).

But, hey, look at that there reading project! ERADICATOR, SUPERGIRL (Vol. 4) and SUPERBOY AND THE RAVERS finally made the list this month. I’m only three issues in, but enjoying SUPERGIRL just as much this time around. Good stuff. Even SUPERBOY AND THE RAVERS is again enjoyable, which surprised me.

Last month, I mentioned I might be dropping the Green Lantern titles post-“War of the Green Lanterns” if that story didn’t renew my interest. I’m only three parts in, but have really been enjoying it. So far, it’s done a lot to reinvigorate my interest in those titles. So if the rest of the story holds up, I’ll be sticking around. We’ll see.

March 1st, 2011  Posted at   The Stack
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So, this idea of keeping track of what I read may end up being pretty pointless if there are many more months like this one. I’m not sure what happened, but my reading time got cut way back in February, so this month’s list is considerably shorter than normal.

Here’s February:

Action Comics #896
Adventure Comics #522
All New Batman: Brave and the Bold #3
Brightest Day #17-18
Fallen Angel: Return of the Son #1
Flash (Vol. 3) #8
Green Lantern (Vol. 4) #61
Green Lantern Corps (Vol. 2) #56
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #6
Justice League of America/The 99 #3
R.E.B.E.L.S. #24
Steel Annual #2
Steel #18-20
Superboy (Vol. 3) #18-20
Superboy Annual (Vol. 2) #2
Supergirl (Vol. 5) #60
Superman #707
Superman/Batman #80
Tiny Titans #35-36
Young Justice (Vol. 2) #0

Total: 26 comics (Year total: 76 comics, 1 trade)

In February, I also continued reading through the BATMAN CHRONICLES Vol. 3 trade paperback. I’m nearly done with it, so, barring any calamities, it should be on next month’s list.

On the reading project front, I’m still working though the re-read of the Superman Family titles from the 90s. Assuming I keep pace in March, I’ll be starting on the earliest issues of SUPERBOY AND THE RAVERS and SUPERGIRL (Vol. 4) in March. I’m looking forward to starting on those SUPERGIRL issues again, and seeing if I enjoy them as much this time around.

The new books I read regularly will be shrinking it number soon. I’ve decided to drop FLASH, rather than invest in the whole “Flashpoint” event. That’s not commentary on the story… it sounds interesting. But it’s hard for me to justify spending the money on all the tie-ins and such, when I firmly believe shorter, stronger stories are what the industry needs. So, I’m walking away from it.

But moreover, it seems R.E.B.E.L.S. will come to an end with issue #28 in May. It should be no surprise to those who keep an eye on sales numbers. But, still, I was disappointed because it has been a consistently fun read for me month-in-and-out. And that says something coming from a guy who’s very picky about the comics he reads that don’t involve characters with ‘S’s on their chests. Unless something steps up to take its place, it will also mark the end of the DC’s loose “space epic,” which started all the way back in 2004 with ADAM STRANGE by Andy Diggle and Pascual Ferry.


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