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[Jeppe]

Non Comic Books ( We will see if I can knock one out a month on some of these…)
Blood Meridian
The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (long overdue)

Awwww yeah 

[JoeyN]

I'm already doing my normal yearly challenge with a friend, so why the hell not get in on this one. I have plenty of stuff to fill out categories. Will work it out before the challenge begins and post here.

[RickV]

This sounds fun so since we are doing it from X-Rest of the Year. I should have a big enough mix of interesting things to do. This is a gonna be a large % of stuff I have already read.

So tentative categories.

Frank Miller
Ronin
Daredevil Vol 1-3
Born Again
Elektra Assassin*
DKR
DKSA
Hard Boiled
Big Guy & Rusty
Holy Terror

Moebius + Friends
Upon a Star*
Arzach*
The Airtight Garage*
The Long Tomorrow*
The Gardens of Aedena*
Pharagonesia*
Incal
Metabarons
Manara Library Vol 1

Interesting titles from the Big Two Subsidiaries & Side Projects
The Winter Men*
Casanova
Enigma
100%
Planetary*
Umbrella Academy
Desolation Jones
Deadpool MAX
SOLO #12


Moore & Morrison dueling Magicians
JLA Deluxe Vol 4*
Watchmen*
All Star Superman
V For Vendetta
The Filth
Top Ten*
Seven Soldiers of Victory*
LoEG*
Seaguy & Mickey Eye

Nu Image REVOLUTION
Bulletproof Coffin
Orc Stain
King City
Butcher Baker The Righteous Maker
Haunt
Saga
Prophet
Glory
Manhattan Projects

Those snobby art comix
Prison Pit 1-3
SF #2
Zegas #1-2*
Kramer's Ergot #7
Is That All There Is?*
Krazy & Ignatz: First Sundays 1916-1924
Ganges #1-4*
The Marquis*
Rohan at the Louvre*

B.P.R.D Digital catch up Blow Out
1946*
The Warning*
The Black Goddess*
War on Frogs*
1947*
King of Fear*
Being Human*
New World*
Gods & Monsters*

Book, Books (My old movie category was too much of a cheat)
Gravity's Rainbow (finally have an excuse to finish it)
Dune
Dune Messiah
Children of Dune
God Emperor of Dune
Heretics of Dune
Chapterhouse Dune (I reread these 6 books every couple years)
A Dance with Dragons
???????????

Potpourri (Form category)
Wednesday Comics (Anthologies, kreylan)*
Infinite Kung Fu(Top Shelfed, JoeyN)
MW (Manga, Lesson_25)*
Scud The Disposable Assassin: The Whole Shebang (LITTLE ROBOT BOY, lukeh)
Final Crisis (Superheroes, whirlwindx)
Batman Year 100 (6 - ALTERNATE WORLDS, Andrew)
Immortal Iron Fist Omnibus (Marvel Omniboo, Brian)
Appleseed #1-4 (Guns, Boobs, and Manga, Jeppe)*
From Hell (Blind Spots, erikh42)




Took out the manga one because most of that stuff I had read REALLY recently. 99.9% finished now fully updated.

[Andrew a.k.a. Fist-of-Khonshu]

Moore & Morrison dueling Magicians

Can I steal this category please? I like it!

[erikh42]

Alright - here's my first run through for a list

Preacher
Preacher Vol. 1-9

Y: The Last Man
Y, vol: 1-10
(Ii'll short one other category)

Manga
Lone Wolf and Cub vol. 1
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 1
Battle Royal vol 1, 2
Akira vol. 1
Blade of the Immortal, vol. 1
Oishinbo: Izakaya Pub Food
Whatever series I'm enjoying most I will read two additional volumes.

Not the Big Two
Bone, the complete epic
Feynman
King City
Last of the Greats
Skullkickers, vol. 2
Judge Dread, Mega City Stories
Ex Machina, Vol 8,9, 10

Blind Spots
Daredevil - Born Again
Avengers - Kree-Skrull Ware
The Longbow Hunters
Morrison Doom Patrol, vol. 1
Punisher: Welcome Back Frank
Beanworld - Vol. 1
Elfquest - vol.1
- Short one book to make up for 10 volumes of Y-

Non-Comics
The Making of a Chef, by Michael Rulman
Kingdom of Gods, by N.K. Nesmin
Redshirts, by John Scalzi
The Progress Principle, by Theresa Amible
(I'm going to add to this category over time - my non-comics reading doesn't stack up the same way my comic book reading does and I don't really plan ahead).

You've got to be kidding me - I'll never get to these books
Footnotes in Gaza
The Adventures of Luther Arkwright
Ducan the Wonderdog
Simmonson, Thor Omnibus
Spawn - Ultimate Collection, vol. 1
Spawn - Ultimate Collection, vol. 2
Morrison, New X-Men Omnibus
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (Lee/Claremont) - vol. 1
Uncanny X-Men Omnibux (Lee/Claremont) - vol. 2

No Capes
Like a Sniper Lining up His Shot
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol 1 & 2
Yossel
Crossed: Pyschopath
Unwritten, vol. 5
A Small Killing
Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine
Pixu: The Mark of Evil
Baltimore, The Plauge Ships, vol. 1

Community Pick - Copycat category
I CAN'T STOP
Avengers Children's Crusade
8 more to buy from DCBS or Amazon

[DoctorTeeth]

Non Comic Books ( We will see if I can knock one out a month on some of these…)
Blood Meridian

Awwww yeah 

Oh man, I don't know how I missed Blood Meridian. I have that on my non-Comics category, too!

[Brian N.]

Should we post reviews/thoughts/progress here or start a new thread?

[erikh42]

Oh man, I don't know how I missed Blood Meridian. I have that on my non-Comics category, too!

Man, I must be the only person out there who does not care for McCarthy's writing.

[Robert]

With Jason and Devin's blessing, I'd like to follow the The Bookhouse Boys Podcast simultaneously to fulfill the non-comic category.

[Robert]

Man, I must be the only person out there who does not care for McCarthy's writing.

Completely understandable, though.  Although I find his language lyrical, even poetic, the subject matter can be downright depressing at times.

[DoctorTeeth]

With Jason and Devin's blessing, I'd like to follow the The Bookhouse Boys Podcast simultaneously to fulfill the non-comic category.

Not only is that an excellent idea, but something I'd endorse for anyone! You should check them out on Goodreads.

[DoctorTeeth]

Should we post reviews/thoughts/progress here or start a new thread?

Good question. I kind of think I should start a new thread starting April 1, but I'm also still thinking about doing a group Tumblr or something. What do you folks think?

[Farrell]

With Jason and Devin's blessing, I'd like to follow the The Bookhouse Boys Podcast simultaneously to fulfill the non-comic category.

Yeah, that's what I'm planning to do for the non comics category.  I know I'm not reading two books a month! I'm lazy

So...I suppose you want to know titles those are going to be?  Um, I'll get back to you?  

Not only is that an excellent idea, but something I'd endorse for anyone! You should check them out on Goodreads.

Aw, thanks guys! 

[Robert]

Not only is that an excellent idea, but something I'd endorse for anyone! You should check them out on Goodreads.

Good call, Devin.

I realized that my link doesn't mention the forum at Goodreads, as was my actual intention.  Good call, sir, and thanks for organizing this! 

[erikh42]

Good question. I kind of think I should start a new thread starting April 1, but I'm also still thinking about doing a group Tumblr or something. What do you folks think?

Maybe one thread for everyone's lists and then another thread for reviews?  Group tumblr is great, but takes things away from the forum.  

[Brian N.]

Good question. I kind of think I should start a new thread starting April 1, but I'm also still thinking about doing a group Tumblr or something. What do you folks think?

I'm pretty open, but I think we should leave stuff here as much as possible.  That way it encourages community participation outside those actively in the challenge.

I've already got one of mine down (Sonic Genesis, read it today) and will probably have two more done this weekend.  Starting out with some of the quicker ones.  I'll have a novel done and probably Mega Man.  Next week will be a few manga volumes and an Omnibus at least.

[whirlwindx]

Preliminary List

Multi-Volume Manga
20th Century Boys Vol.17-19
Gantz Vol.19-21
Bakuman Vol.1-3

International (Euro + Manga)
Blacksad
Madwoman of the Sacred Heart
Like a Sniper Lining up his Shot
The Nikopol Trilogy
The Incal
7 Billion Needles Vol.1
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol.10-11
Saturn Apartments Vol.1

Crime Comics
Pistol Whip
The Shadow: Blood & Judgement
Punisher:In the Blood
Scalped Vol.6-8
Stray Toasters
The Killer Vol.3
The Losers Book 2

FUN!
Reed Gunther Vol.1
Orc Stain
Jack Kirby's OMAC
Mega Man Megamix Vol.1
Gladstone's School for World Conquerors Vol.1
Love & Capes Vol.1
Adventures of Tin Tin: The Blue Lotus
Shadow Land:Power Man
Red Hulk: Planet Red Hulk

Superheroes
The Mighty Thor Vol.1
Legion Lost
Spider-Man: Grim Hunt
Spider-Man: Origin of the Species
Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man
Power Girl: Old Friends
Justice League: Generation Lost Vol.1-2
Flash by Geoff Johns Vol.1

The Horror! The Horror!
Green Wake Vol.1
Heathentown
American Vampire Vol.1
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol.1
Blackest Night: Green Lantern
Blackest Night: Green Latern Corps
Blackest Night
Hellboy Library Edition Vol.3
Proof Vol.6

No Super-Heroes Allowed!
De:Tales
Morning Glories Vol.2
The Unwritten Vol.4-5
Northlanders Vol.5: Metal and other stories
Howard Chaykin's American Flagg Vol.1
Conan Vol.11: Road of Kings
Revolver
Doc Bizzare M.D.
Prince Valiant Vol.1

[Robert]

Preliminary List

The Horror! The Horror!
Green Wake Vol.1
Heathentown
American Vampire Vol.1
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol.1
Blackest Night: Green Lantern
Blackest Night: Green Latern Corps
Blackest Night
Hellboy Library Edition Vol.3
Proof Vol.6

Great category title.  I was going to do the same! 

[DoctorTeeth]

Maybe one thread for everyone's lists and then another thread for reviews?  Group tumblr is great, but takes things away from the forum. 

I'm pretty open, but I think we should leave stuff here as much as possible.  That way it encourages community participation outside those actively in the challenge.

I've already got one of mine down (Sonic Genesis, read it today) and will probably have two more done this weekend.  Starting out with some of the quicker ones.  I'll have a novel done and probably Mega Man.  Next week will be a few manga volumes and an Omnibus at least.

Fair enough, I'll start another forum topic on April 1, when the challenge officially begins. Brian N, you have a bit of a head start, but I suppose an extra week isn't so bad!

[DoctorTeeth]

FUN!
Reed Gunther Vol.1
Orc Stain
Jack Kirby's OMAC
Mega Man Megamix Vol.1
Gladstone's School for World Conquerors Vol.1
Love & Capes Vol.1
Adventures of Tin Tin: The Blue Lotus
Shadow Land:Power Man
Red Hulk: Planet Red Hulk

Wow, that DOES look like fun. Love & Capes is a great series, I hope you like it.