Heroes Reborn #1-7, Heroes Return #1 + 10 tie-in oneshots: a great example on how to do an event. It didn't seem like this one made much of a splash, but I really enjoyed it. Also, Marvel really knows how to use Squadron Supreme whenever they do. DC should take note on their Crime Society appearances. I am, however, kind of confused by the premise here, but I imagine it spun out of something else?
Hollow Heart #3: The first 2 issues of this almost entirely consist of the main having a conversation with the experiment in the lab. This issue, with him being removed from the lab and put into "ordinary life," you REALLY see the limitations of the artist. If someone draws really cool weird looking creatures, they NEED to be able to convey some semblance of normal reality for others if they want to interest me in their story. The art just doesn't do it for me.
Home #2: Much the same with this one. Hard to get past the art.
Imogen of the Wyrding Way: this was a fun little one shot from the Mignola Outerverse. Fun!
Infinite Frontier #1: this was really fun.
Iron Man #9: the best Iron Man has been in a really long time.
Justice League Last Ride #1, 2: this was decent. I'll finish it off
Karmen #3, 4: This is getting old.
Maestro War and Pax #5: fun ending
Man Goat/The Bunnyman #2: dumb fun
Man-Bat #4, 5: like the rest of the series, uneven. Looking back, wouldn't have bothered. He's a favourite character in Justice League Dark, and this serves as a ridiculous prequel to him being in that series.
Maniac of New York #4, 5: so good
Mister Miracle The Source of Freedom #1, 2: not sure how to feel about this.
Moths #1: really not for me.
North Force #0: I'm so far past reading the issue this contains at least parts of, but I swear this has new content. This is the Canadian Government superteazm in Canada in the Savage Dragon universe (arguably the Chicago and Toronto of the Image Universe). Fun, regardless.
Nottingham #3, 4: this series rules.
Nuclear Family #4, 5: I wonder if the plan is a follow up series, but there should be one already since I'm so behind. I liked this series, but I sort of wish it was either an issue less or a 20 issue run like baby teeth. This left me a little disappointed.
Out of Body #1: this is really cool.
Phantom on the Scan #2, 3: this turned into something quite close to a work in progress of mine. I'll have to finish it to see if I can go forward. Haha! Goddamn it! That's happened like three times this year already.
PlanetSize X-men #1: this was fine
Radiant Black #4, 5: this kicks ass so much.
Razorblades The Horror Magazine #1-3: oh shit, this rules!
Red Room #1: Wow! Did not know Ed Piskor had this in him.
Red Sonja 1982: meh
Reptil #1, 2: The dialogue in this is absolute dogs hit. Zero personality.
Shit. I guess the edit didn't take...I read exactly 24 comics, of which, few I could remember. The first couple issues of The Good Asian (decent) and it's pretty bad if I couldnt'. 2 more issues of Spider-man The Spider's Shadow. That's some good shit. Finished that Cimmerian mini (not so great). A couple issues of Suicide Squad and the Teen Titans Academy issue they cross over with.
Newer stuff I do remember (and haven't deleted):
The invincible Red Sonja #1, 2: this turned into something fun.
The Joker #3, 4: Holy shit. This got good. I had no idea that there was a Lady Bane, but it doesn't matter. This is a really cool angle for this series to take.
Mount Pleasant #1: a collection of dirty cartoons from my friend Robin Bougie. Great and playfully weird smut. I'll call this a graphic novel.
The Mighty Valkyries #2, 3: this is a little jumbled but pretty fun at times still.
The Nice House on the Lake #1: this is not where I thought it was going. I knew it was going somewhere. But not here. Incredibly intrigued.
The Secret Land #1: Ponderous, man. Fucking ponderous!
The Silver Coin #2, 3: So good.
The Swamp Thing #3, 4: fine.
The Union #5: good ending.
Catwoman Annual #1: this is from 1994, for the Patreon exclusive Elseworld podcast. But...yikes.
The Worst Dudes #1: This was...fine. I'll give it one more.
Two Moons #4: fuck, this is good.
Vampirella 1992: Fuck, this is awful.
W.E.B. of Spider-man #1: Yeah, pass.
Way of X #2: This was good. Can anyone reading this tell me who Charles is? Is this the Ultimate Universe version or something?
X-Corp #1: ugh. this was awful
X-men Curse of the Man-Thing #1: great ending. Usually nervous about "Ted" coming up in a Man-Thing story (that Werewolf-By-Night MCU special? bleach!), but this crossover handled it very well. Good stuff. That trade is out now.
X-Men #20, 21: I keep waffling back and forth on X-Men books. Dropping them by the sackload.
Young Hellboy The Hidden Land #4: This was so fun. Saved my love of Hellboy.
Beta Ray Bill #4: fuck, this is so good.
Black Knight Curse of the Ebony Blade #4: Ironic to read this alongside Beta Ray Bill. Very simpatico thematically.
Blue Flame #1: no thank you
Crossover #7: this is fucking crazy. Just wild, man. Chip Zdarsky writes this issue and he is the main character of the story. The antagonist? The comic book version of Chip Zdarsky. It's about as meta as a comic gets. Funny little nods to other pretentious guest writing gigs. Great issue.
Eternals #5: this is probably an issue longer than it needs to be.
Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man Chameleon Conspiracy #1: I forgot that Kraven and Chameleon are brothers.
Razorblades The Horror Magazine #4: fuck. So good.
Red Room #2: nowhere near as readable as the first issue.
Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook: this was pretty fun. I have a new favourite DC character. Stitch rules. The magically animated rag doll apprentice of Dr. Fate. I have a weird feeling that this is going to have the same twist as Avengers Academy. They can't do that, can they?
That Texas Blood #7: New arc. I'm intrigued.
The Mighty Crusaders: The Shield #1: This is Rob Liefeld doing The Shield. His art is about as good as it's ever been. Honestly. Looks good with this colouring approach. That guy should get paid more. This is pretty bad, though. Because Liefeld also writes it.
The United States of Captain America #1: cool concept they've toyed with before, and I am gonna dig seeing where it's gonna go.
Two Moons #5: so fucking good.
Vinyl #1: weird and fun. I'm in for more.
Way of X #3: this is fine..
X-Men Legends #4: this was pretty fun.
Venom by Cullen Bunn Complete Collection: this is 500+ pages of Bunn writing Flash Thompson as Agent Venom. I wanted to read Donny Cates' run, but thought I'd try this first. Really enjoyed it. Similar feel to Frankencastle or Jason Aaron's Ghost Rider. Really glad I tried this.
Babyteeth #19: aaaaaaggghhhh! One more issue? Wild. Not sure how I feel about the Frank Millering of the covers, but whatever. One of the better horror series of the past few years.
Black's Myth #1: a lot going on here, but little explanation. I'll give it one more. The world seems interesting enough.
DC Horror Presents The Conjuring The Lover #1: this was decent. I'll try more.
Extreme Carnage Alpha: fuck...undeniably, the best stuff at Marvel over the past few years has involved symbiotes.
Fire Power #13: this is low-key a GREAT comic series. Best Kung Fu series I've maybe read ever.
Fight Girls #1: Ok, Frank Cho drawing a story with almost solely women in booty shorts and half shirts that still manages to be a halfway decent story. I'll try more.
Geiger #4: this series is great. Truly great post apocalyptic fantasy.
Hellboy and the BPRD The Secret of Chesbro House #1: this was fine
Green Lantern #4: Great issue!
Justice League Infinity #1: Oh, this is the sequel to the animated JLU show. Great first issue. Very easy to read it in the voice actors' voices.
Basilisk #2: Yeah, very similar to a WIP that I've probably already abandoned, but interesting enough to keep reading.
Black Hammer:Visions #6: Cthu-Lou! My favourite character in this universe!
Bunny Mask #2: ok, I am fucking IN
Cold Dead War #2: yeah, I'm out. This is dumb.
Karmen #5: ok, this happened. I think this was the end. It was interesting. Could have been three issues, for sure. Love the art.
Man-Goat & Bunnyman #3: this was fun.
Masters of the Universe Revelation #1: no thanks.
Ordinary Gods #1: very similar to something I'd write/sort of am writing
Out of Body #2: this one kind of lost me
Skybound X #1: whoooo this sucked.
Suicide Squad #5: this was just ok.
The Good Asian #3: loved the first two, but this one bored me to tears.
The Nice House on the Lake #2:this fucking ruled
The Swamp Thing #5: just not into this.
The Worst Dudes #2: off....yeah this is awful.
X-Men #1: I'll give this a couple issues. I wasn't wowed. But I like Ben Urich...
Carnage: Black, White and Blood #4: fun issue here.
Extreme Carnage Scream #1: having just read the Bunn run on Venom, it was pretty funny seeing the supporting character in that run now have a symbiote. Because of course she does.
Eve #3: still pretty great. I don't love the art, but Lavalle can keep telling stories for the rest of my life and I'll be reading them.
Iron Man #10: excellent issue.
Justice League Last Ride #3: really good.
Ninjak #1: the art is different than you'd expect. Almost Tintin-esque at times.The story is solid though. And the art wore me down. I get it.
Infinite Frontier #2: this is wild. Lots of fun.
Nottingham #5: great series.
Rorschach #10: this series is definitely loooooonnnnng in the tooth.
Sinister War #1: ok.
Spider-Man Spider-s Shadow #4: interesting to see where it goes at the end. One more issue to go!
The Cimmerian Man Eaters of Zamboula #1: this was solid, but probably a couple pages longer than it needed to be.
The Silver Coin #4: some nice sci fi/horror here. Love this anthology series.
The Invincible Red Sonja #3: this one was a little iffy.
Way of X #4: oof. Rough one. I'm gonna quit on this, I think.
The Joker #5: sort of documents the first meeting between Gordon and Joker. But it's a fill-in, is what it is.
X-Men '92 vol 1 The World is a Vampire: this was a hell of a lot of fun. I'm not entoirely sure how much time should have passed between the show and the start of this series, but the Generation X kids are there as students as well as the X-Statix characters. Lots of fun Marvel callbacks, including a jaw dropping reveal for fans of Tomb of Dracula. *raises hand*
Issues: 382
Trades: 5
Omnibus: 3
Graphic Novel: 3
