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[DoctorTeeth]

Okay, folks, I've done a little sorting and matching and here are the forum categories. I got a lot of great suggestions:not enough for everyone to have their own unique category, but I did settle on four topics that I thought were pretty good. Here's what I've come up with:

Category One: My Golden Age. (Revisit your favorite era in comics.)
Andrew a.k.a. Fist-of-Khonshu
Brian N.
evaD
JasonP
Jtobin
krelyan

Category Two: Host Picks. (Ask each of the hosts to pick 3 or 4 books and then read 9 of them.)
Jordan
Lesson_25
Lukeh
Ryan 'gobo' C.
S. Earl
whirlwindx

Category Three: Copycat. (Pick a category someone else has and fill in books of your own that fit that theme.)
DoctorTeeth
erikh42
ford
Jeppe
JoeyN
Thanos.doom

Category Four: Potpourri. (Pick one book from nine different categories - one category from each of nine different participants.)
Felipe!!!
Jon O
Night (Travis) Nurse
petedrags
RickV
Rustyautoparts (Russ Otto)

I may have missed a few people when putting these lists together, so let me know if I missed you and I'll slot you in. And if you're looking in on this challenge for the first time, you still have a week to sign up! The challenge begins on April 1, so let me know if you're interested and we'll set you up.

Thanks for the great participation so far, folks!

[evaD]

Looks great! We're starting on April 1st?

I hope this isn't an elaborate April Fool's joke.

[JoeyN]

Copycat category is fine by me 

[Ryan 'gobo' C.]

Alright hosts, let's see your 3-4 books!  Bring it on!

[David]

Are we picking sequential art books or prose?  Or does it matter?

[whirlwindx]

Now this is interesting. I wonder how weird things the hosts will pick 

[RickV]

Hmmm this category should be easy but is deceptively difficult

Potpourri
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)
Hellsing Vol 1-X(I am not sure if once I begin I will stop)(Guns, Boobs, and Manga, Jeppe)
From Hell (Blind Spots, erikh42)

[VinceB]

Category Two: Host Picks:

All of the books cited as 'Not yet released' are scheduled to ship very soon.

From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell (I wanted to pick A Disease of Language, but the damn thing is out of stock at Top Shelf)

Monster Men Bureiko Lullaby by Takashi Nemoto from PictureBox

Kramer's Ergot 8 by Various

Alec: The Years Have Pants by Eddie Campbell from Top Shelf

The Sincerest Form of Parody: The Best 1950s MAD-Inspired Satirical Comics by various from Fantagraphics

Is That All There Is? by Joost Swarte from Fantagraphics

Sammy the Mouse by Zak Sally from La Mano Books

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and Other Stories by Jason Thompson

Bob Powell's Terror: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics Volume 2 by Bob Powell and Craig Yoe from IDW

Zombies: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics Vol. 3, various from Craig Yoe and IDW (Not yet released.)

Eerie Presents HUNTER: The Classic Warren Publishing Hero's Complete Adventures, various from Dark Horse

Showcase Presents Sea Devils volume one by Various, DC Comics (Not yet released.)

Spirit World by Jack Kirby, DC Comics (Not yet released.)

American Barbarian from Tom Scioli and AdHouse

Maggots from Brian Chippendale, PictureBox Books

Batman, Inc. volume one, by Grant Morrison and company, DC Comics (Not yet released.)

Prose:

Horus Rising by Dan Abnett

Cities of the Red Night William S. Burroughs

Beyond the Valley of the Apocalypse Donkeys by Jordan Krall

The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich

Despite Everything: A Cometbus Omnibus by Aaron Cometbus

More as they come to me...

[Jeppe]

YES! Now I can blatantly copy Jon O's "Strippers" category and not feel guilty, perfect   

[Chris]

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1 - (My favorite comic of all time)

Alien Legion Omnibus Vol. 1 - (My favorite series growing up)

Queen & Country Definitive Edition Vol. 1 - (Best real world espionage fiction I've read, prose or otherwise)

The King - (A comic that all Elvis fans should read

The Darkness Vol. 1 (Phil Hester's overlooked run is awesome)

Petrograd - (If you haven't read it yet, here's your last reminder)

Cuba: My Revolution (See Above)

Now my novel...

The Sisters Brothers - (Best western I've ever read)

[JTobin]

Category One: My Golden Age. (Revisit your favorite era in comics.)


Sweet. Perfect category for me because I really need to go back and re-read the stuff that made me fall in love with comics.

Thanks Dr. Teeth!

[Ryan 'gobo' C.]

Looks like it's Petrograd and Alien Legion for me from Chris' batch, looking forward to seeing everyone else's. Vince's is tough to pick from

[whirlwindx]

Looks like it's Petrograd and Alien Legion for me from Chris' batch, looking forward to seeing everyone else's. Vince's is tough to pick from

Vince's is awesome I have some of it and I'm getting some at TCAF. Easy to do.

[Ryan 'gobo' C.]

Vince's is awesome I have some of it and I'm getting some at TCAF. Easy to do.

Agreed, that's why it's tough to pick

Chris' was easier because I read a bunch of it already

[DoctorTeeth]

Are we picking sequential art books or prose?  Or does it matter?

I don't think it matters; feel free to do some of each if you feel like it!

[DoctorTeeth]

I just realized that I haven't posted MY list yet! Bad organizer. No cake.

Here's what I've come up with so far:

Non-Comics
The Grifters
Machine of Death
How To Read Superhero Comics & Why
Last Words: A Memoir
Jesus for the Non-Religious
Ubik
The Man With The Getaway Face
All Quiet On The Western Front
Blood Meridian

Essentials & Showcases
Showcase Presents: Challengers of the Unknown V.1
Showcase Presents: Doom Patrol V.1
Showcase Presents: War that Time Forgot
Showcase Presents: Adam Strange
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes V.1
Essential Killraven
Essential Luke Cage, Power Man V.1
Essential Man-Thing V.1
Essential Howard The Duck

Los Bros Hernandez
The Girl from HOPPERS
Perla la Loca
Penny Century
Beyond Palomar
Amor y Cohetes
Esperanza
Love & Rockets: New Stories, Vol. 1
Love & Rockets: New Stories, Vol. 2
Love & Rockets: New Stories, Vol. 3

Koike & Kojima
Lone Wolf & Cub 4
Lone Wolf & Cub 5
Lone Wolf & Cub 6
Lone Wolf & Cub 7
Lone Wolf & Cub 8
Lone Wolf & Cub 9
Samurai Executioner 3
Samurai Executioner 4
Samurai Executioner 5

Dark Horse Archives
Nexus Archives 2
Nexus Archives 3
Nexus Archives 4
Nexus Archives 5
Magnus Archives 2
Creepy Archives 2
Eerie Archives 2
Turok Archives 2
Herbie Archives

Blind Spots
Strangers in Paradise Pocket Book V.1
LOSH: The Great Darkness Saga
Box Office Poison
TMNT
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
Zot!
Usagi Yojimbo
Starman V.1
The Question #1-12

Anthologies
Acts of Violence: An Anthology of Crime Comics
Anthology Project
Anthology Project 2
Popgun Vol. 2
Popgun Vol. 3
Popgun Vol. 4
Scatterbrain
Escapist Vol. 1
Escapist Vol. 2

Single Issues (haven't picked specific issues yet but here's what I'm going with)
Checkmate
Dr. Fate
Flash
Green Arrow
Suicide Squad
Excalibur
Power Pack
Alias
FF #1-14

Potpourri (still in progress)

[DoctorTeeth]

YES! Now I can blatantly copy Jon O's "Strippers" category and not feel guilty, perfect   

I'm definitely going to take something from that category as well. That was a sweet idea, Jon O!

[petedrags]

Well here's my first go-round, unfinalized list... Doing this off the top of my head without looking at my Regina so I reserve the right to change books/categories.

The world of the BPRD
Hellboy, V1 - Seed of Destruction
Hellboy, V2 - Wake the Devil
Hellboy, V3 - The Chained Coffin
BPRD, V1 - Hollow Earth
BPRD, V2 - The Soul of Venice
Abe Sapien: The Drowning
Witchfinder: Lost and Gone Forever
Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus
Hellboy:Emerald Hell (Prose by Piccirilli)

Vertigo Catchup
Fables Issues TBD
Scalped Issues TBD
Hellblazer Issues TBD
Unwritten Issues TBD
American Vampire Issues TBD
Sweet Tooth Issues TBD
DMZ, V1 - On the Ground
DMZ, V2 - Body of a Journalist
DMZ, V3 - Public Works

[Blindspot] Eurogold
Manara Library, V1
Manara Library, V2
Judge Dredd Complete Case Files, V1
Judge Dredd Complete Case Files, V2
D.R. & Quinch
Grandville
Grandville Mon Amour
Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot
Blacksad: Silent Hell

"I am not a human being!
I am an Animal! "
Elephantman, V00 -  Armed Forces
Elephantman, V01 -  Wounded Animals
Elephantman, V02 -  Fatal Diseases
Elephantman, V03 - Dangerous Liasions
Elephantman, V04 - Questionable Things
TMNT Ultimate Collection, V01
Usagi Yojimbo, Book 1 - The Ronin
Usagi Yojimbo, Book 2 - Samaurai
Usagi Yojimbo, Book 3 - The Wanderer's Road

Kirby Krackle
Four Worlds Omnibus, V1
Four Worlds Omnibus, V2
Four Worlds Omnibus, V3
Four Worlds Omnibus, V4
Kamandi Omnibus, V1
The Demon Omnibus, V2
Devil Dinosaur Omnibus
Kirby: King of Comics (Evanier)
Godland Celestial Edition, V1

My wife.... (stuff she will be reading and asking questions about during the challenge- I haven't read these in awhile so I will re-read)
Ultra - Ultimate Collection (she read and enjoyed Girls)
Beasts of Burden collected (animals!)
Absolute Sandman V1 (hey, Tori Amos and Goths everywhere love it)
Local (I figure the Mpls issue may get her interested)
Daytripper (Simply amazing)
Invincible, Ultimate Collection V1 (loves Walking Dead comic, so maybe Kirkman on this)
Morning Glories HC (Not sure, I think its great)
Absolute Promethea V1 (Gotta have a Moore on here - she's read and enjoyed V and Watchmen)
Locke and Key V1 (Again, I think its going to be a modern classic, and she likes the horror)

Vertigo Crime
Filthy Rich
Dark Entries
The Chill
The Bronx Kill
Area 10
The Executor
Fogtown
A Sickness in the Family
Rat Catcher

[Prose] Crime/Crime-related Short Stories
Speed Chronicles,
Cocaine Chronicles,
Brooklyn Noir,
Twin Cities Noir
 Sweet Justice:Short Stories from 2000AD/Dredd Annuals
Hellboy: Oddest Jobs (c'mon, its got a Bruen story)
TBD
TBD
TBD

Potpourri
Damn there Sexy –or- Hot, dirty women of comics-Empowered 1 (Night(Travis)Nurse)
BLACK AND WHITE (Lukeh)-BeanWorld 1
That's un-American! (evaD)-20th Century Boys V1
[inspired by] Strippers (Jon O)-Rip Kirby V1
Indy Central (JoeyN)-Rocketeer Collection
Previously On... (krelyan)-Parker: The Score (barring some delay)
Independent Exposure (vernson)-Logicomix
Please Sir, May I have some Moore? (Felipe!!!)-Saga of the Swamp Thing V1
B&W Indie (Rustyautoparts(Russ Otto))-Duncan the Wonderdog

[Jon O]

I'm glad every one likes that category.  Comic strips don't get near enough love. 

[Brian N.]

Still thinking about my final category (personal golden age) but I figure it will be 80s Marvel/DC, when I started reading comics as a kid.

Righht now I have:

Magik limitd series
Mephisto vs
Justice League International 1-8
Jutice League Europe 1-4
Aquaman Time and Tide
Secret Wars Omnibus
Power Pack
Avengers Under Seige
New Mutants (Claremont)
A few others I can't remember.