I Read Comic Books discussion

It's the last month of the year! What comics are you reading before the decade ends forever? Have you finished the IRCB Reading Challenge??!

I forgot to Update what I read in November.

so here is Nov and this first weekend in December.

Gideon Falls, Vol. 3: Stations of the Cross - This book is great and scary and confusing.
The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry - This was our book club selesction for Nov.
Murder Falcon - LOVE THIS BOOK! Go read it.
Immortal Hulk, Volume 3: Hulk In Hell
Immortal Hulk Vol. 4: Abomination
Immortal Hulk, Volume 5: Breaker of Worlds - I caught up with Hulk because i was going to meet Al Ewing.
Hellboy, Vol. 3: The Chained Coffin and Others - 2019 Reading Challenge

Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter
Thor: Latverian Prometheus
Siege: Thor - These last 3, are Kieron Gillen's marvel work. So far so good.

Some more stuff for the reading Challenge

Heavy Vinyl, Vol. 1 - Love this book ALOT!! I am glad to rad the book will continue in 2020
Jem and the Holograms, Vol. 1: Showtime - I love Thompson but this book was not for me. Glad I read it, had some cool are, just didnt connect to any of the characters
The Massive, Vol. 1: Black Pacific - This book was ok, It was a little hard to separate the author from the book but I got thru it.

Caught up in trade on Giant Days, next up for me is Lemonade Summer--a comic I backed on Kickstarter :D

I just read Klaus by Grant Morrison. Art 4.5 stars. Story, 0.2 stars. (This is unrelated to the Netflix series Klaus, except that they are both supposedly about St. Nicklaus.)

And Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal. Cute story about women after all the men have died off. Each page, or sometimes 2 pages, is a semi-independent joke, so it reads best in small doses. Also available as a webcomic.

I forgot to post on monday, so here is my reading week:

-Dr. Stone, vols. 1 & 2
-No Longer Human, vols. 1-3
-One Piece, vol. 36
-Rachel Rising, vol. 7
-Seven Days, vols. 1 & 2

Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 1: Power and Responsibility

Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Villains
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Heroes

Forthencho Pacino wrote: "Is OP vol 36 the same as OP 964?"

Do you mean chapter 964? If so, then no. I'm only on chapter 347. It's such a long journey lol.

Yeah, I have a major problem with impatience when it comes to catching up. There are too many long running mangas that I feel like I should have finished years ago. Time is my ultimate enemy. So I set up a yearly schedule / goals to make myself feel a little better. I have less than a month left to get to One Piece 50. :/ And I'm not super excited to read it. It's good but it's missing something for me.

My reading week:
-Angel #6 & 7
-Buffy #9 & 10
-Die #6 & 7
-Hit Girl Season 2 #10
-Jughead: the Hunger vs Vampironica #1-3
-Welcome Back to the Hellmouth #1 & 2
-Wonder Woman (new 52), vol. 1


Forthencho Pacino wrote: "I can try and sum it up for you, if you want, Whitney."

Thanks but it only counts if I read it :D

I just received my copy of Bad Mask by Jon Chad.

I'm feeling a little intimidated by the amount of material to read. Just look at all that content:
https://images.gr-assets.com/photos/1...

Comic book + magazine + newspaper + trading cards + file folder ...

Its been a slower month for me so far but I have got some reading in

Basketful of Heads (2019-) #2 has me hooked even though its a little slow

Something is Killing the Children #3 also has me hooked and I really want to binge this but I have to wait

November Volume I was ok, i will likely pick up the next one but i was left not really getting where it was going but i love the art style

and finally i just started Welcome to Lovecraft which is my current read

does any one know when Joker: Killer Smile #2 is planned for release? i haven't done a massive search but nothing imediately jumped out at me EDIT** its December 18th

anyway enjoy your reading guys!

Biggsy wrote: "Its been a slower month for me so far but I have got some reading in

Basketful of Heads (2019-) #2 has me hooked even though its a little slow

[book:Something is Killing the Child..."

Locke & Key! <3 enjoy

Just finished This Land is My Land: A Graphic History of Big Dreams, Micronations, and Other Self-Made States, which is OK, but short.

And Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale. This is a pretty good horror story that is OK for kids. I'd say they should probably be 12 or older, but my library puts it in the "kids" section rather than "teen" section. Whatever. It is fun and bizarre.

Oh, and also, Grosz, which is a nearly-wordless biography of the painter Grosz, told in caricatures. I'm surprise that a wordless biography can work, but it does!

I finished this year's reading challenge yesterday by re-reading Heathen Vol. 1. I'm really glad I went back to give this another read. I remember loving it the first time around, but there were a bunch of elements that I forgot about. Now I'm excited to read the second volume.

Other recent highlights include:

Bloodshot (2019) Book 1 - When I found out Tim Seeley was involved in this new series, I was super excited. I don't think it disappoints. A lot of what happens in the book might seem like typical comic book fare. It fits the character very well and like any good book I was left wanting more.
Black Science, Vol. 2: Welcome, Nowhere - I really need to pick up more of this series.
Descender, Vol. 2: Machine Moon - A re-read to prime myself for finishing the series.
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury - So much nostalgia.

I am sad to learn that Howard Cruse has passed away.

http://www.tcj.com/howard-cruse-1944-...

One of my former roommates had 3 of the original pages from Wendel framed on our living room wall. I'm not normally a fan of stealing, but I was reallllll tempted by those! They were big, too. I don't know what size people draw in today, but these were about 18X24 inches.

I guess I'll console myself by reading The Other Sides of Howard Cruse which I've had sitting around for a while.

My reading week:

-Afterlife with Archie, vols. 1 & 2
-Archie #699
-Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, vol. 1 + #6 - 8
-Die #8
-Dr. Stone, vol. 3
-Hellmouth #3
-Hit Girl Season 2 #11
-Joker: Killer Smile #1
-Jughead: the Hunger vs. Vampironica #4 & 5
-Oblivion Song #21 & 22
-One Piece, vol. 37
-Sabrina #4 & 5
-Vampironica: New Blood #1

This week:

-Criminal Vol. 1
-Ice Cream Man Vol 1
-Black Monday Murders Vol 2

BMM was so good - I want to read the minutes of every single board meeting ever.

Forthencho Pacino wrote: "-Bereserk Vol 23-30
......
I need to get back in touch with other manga......"

You're getting so close to vol. 40 (the last one released). Berserk is so intense; I don't know if you should take a break or just charge through lol.

Whitney wrote: "My reading week:

-Afterlife with Archie, vols. 1 & 2
-Archie #699
-Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, vol. 1 + #6 - 8
-Die #8
-Dr. Stone, vol. 3
-Hellmouth #3
-Hit Girl Season 2 #11
-Joker: Killer Sm..."

Came across Lady Mechanika? And if so - I wonder if you enjoyed it as much as I have?

Catching up and devouring The Punisher Max. But every volume after the 4th looks like some fan art... Frank Castle belongs to Garth Ennis.

Hadrian's Wall
Last Sons of America
Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Allegiance

Doomsday Clock Part 1
Doomsday Clock Part 2

Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Heroes
Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Villains

Also read these 2 to listen to Kara and Brian's "I read Star Wars Comics"

I am completely obsessed with Giant Days. THANK YOU to whoever recommended it a few times on the podcast. It's my new favorite series, I'm five volumes in and can't get enough of Daisy, Esther and Susan.

I've also read a bunch of stuff over my travels and winter break, including Runaways vol 4, our pick of the month Comics For a Strange World, Mech Cadet Yu vol 3, and the first volume of Rachel Rising.

My December reads:

The Death of Superman- Finally read this classic book with a cool countdown of panels as Superman "dies". We all know Superman does not stay dead, and that very fact sucks the gravitas out of the whole story.
Avengers vs X-Men- The whole premise was the tired trope of teammates fighting each other. Cyclops came off very poorly in this story, although typically I'm more an X-Men fan.
Comics for a Strange World- Sly humor with minimalist drawings
Spawn Kills Everyone- Baby Spawn happily kills everyone with the help of his turd babies. Very juvenile humor.

Looking forward to reading the two concluding volumes of Bone Parish this weekend!

Margrethe wrote: "Whitney wrote: "My reading week:

-Afterlife with Archie, vols. 1 & 2
-Archie #699
-Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, vol. 1 + #6 - 8
-Die #8
-Dr. Stone, vol. 3
-Hellmouth #3
-Hit Girl Season 2 #11
-..."

OMG. I looked up Lady Mechanika and it looks SO good. I need to read it lol. Thanks for the rec!!

Kait! look, we have more Lady Mechanika readers :D

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I've been slow on reading the last few days, but I did read through most of とんがり帽子のアトリエ 4 Tongari Boushi no Atelier 4 (Witch Hat Atelier vol. 4), which continues to be intriguing and adorable.

I finally finished off Transmetropolitan, Vol. 10. It ends strong with the horrible corrupt president finally getting what he deserves.

I'm finally back and reading comics!

Witch Hat Atelier v1
Pluto v6-8
Golden Kamui v1

-Low Moon
-Head Lopper Volume 3
-Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron


Will get back to normal once I can get Ice Cream Man out of my head...

Forthencho Pacino wrote: "There's a comic called Ice Cream Man?"

Yes. Its more creepy than it's name suggests

My last 2 weeks:
-Archie 1941
-Archie by Nick Spencer, vol. 1 & #705-709
-The Archies, vols. 1 & 2
-Blossoms 666, vol. 1
-Dr. Stone, vols. 4 & 5
-Gantz (reread), vols. 5-17
-Joker: Killer Smile #2

Edit: I am SOOO excited for making a TBR list for 2020! I'm planning to read less because of (maybe) time constraints. But I should be able to plan out 400 books minimum.

Today I read Rachel Rising Vol. 1-7. It's a kickass story. Terry Moore is a creator everyone should read.

James wrote: "I'm finally back and reading comics!

Witch Hat Atelier v1
Pluto v6-8
Golden Kamui v1"
Good choices!

Forthencho Pacino wrote: "I now have....158 comics and manga to read.
@Whitney, how's Gantz? Some of my friends have read it but gave mixed reviews. So now I need professional advice."

Gantz....it's a series that should be read. It's wild and fun. Lots of boobs (the author is obsessed!) Lots of brutal violence and gore. I love it. Yeah, it can be really silly and ridiculous but that's part of why it's so fun. Also, the story is very consistent and leads to a really good conclusion. It does a go-big-or-go-home for the whole series.

edit: professional? LOL you flatter.

Chad wrote: "Today I read Rachel Rising Vol. 1-7. It's a kickass story. Terry Moore is a creator everyone should read."

I agree. So glad I read this series. It's now a favorite.

Forthencho Pacino wrote: "Whitney wrote"edit: professional? LOL you flatter"
T'is the truth.
You got more manga than me. Plus, you introduced me to the wonderous world of horrible nightmares that is Junji Ito. Ergo, you're ..."

Aww, that makes me feel special. <3