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DC 52 Action Comics/Superman-- just for the Up, Up and Away crossover Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis Birds of Prey Blue Beetle Checkmate Firestorm: The Nuclear Man-- I can't seem to drop it... I don't know why Green Arrow-- on the fence, especially now that Mia and Conner are gone Green Lantern Hawkgirl-- leaning toward drop Ion - Guardian of the Universe JLA Classified JSA-- will be replaced by Justice Society of America JSA Classified Justice Justice League of America-- when it comes out Justice League Unlimited Manhunter-- 'til the mighty end Nightwing-- also close to drop Outsiders Robin Secret Six Shadowpact Solo-- 'til the mighty end Supergirl-- on the fence, we'll see Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Superman/Batman-- giving the new team a shot Teen Titans Teen Titans Go! The Battle for Blüdhaven (and maybe Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters when it arrives)-- on the fence The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive-- when it comes out. Seriously, was there a doubt? Ever? The Spectre Wonder Woman-- when it comes out
Marvel Ares Astonishing X-Men Black Panther-- Please, don't ask. >< But everyone should read this. Seriously. Seriously. Cable/Deadpool Captain America Civil War Daredevil Daughters of the Dragon Exiles Fantastic Four Marvel Adventures - The Avengers-- trying it out Marvel Team-Up-- on the fence New Excalibur-- leaning toward drop New X-Men-- on the fence Nextwave Runaways She-Hulk Storm The Thing Ultimate Extinction Ultimate Fantastic Four-- bit unimpressed lately but still moderately hopeful Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk Ultimate X-Men Ultimates 2 Uncanny X-Men-- Bru will save it!! X-Factor X-Men-- giving Carey a shot X-Men Unlimited-- whenever the spirit moves me X-Men - Fairy Tales Young Avengers
Dag, that's a long list. But, in my defense, a number are limited series and things of that nature. And... and... shh. Don't judge.
-------------------- Abin: You know what to do with a Cali sandwich? No but neither do Cobie and CJ! CJ: Yeah, we do. She's smiling, isn't she?
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From: Sunny Cali-- er, Planet Earth? | Registered: Jun 2005
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DC 52 Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Detective Comics Batman Robin Nightwing Catwoman Superman/Batman Superman Action Comics Supergirl Supergirl & the Legion of Super-Heroes Wonder Woman Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis Flash Green Lantern Green Lantern Corps Ion Green Arrow Birds of Prey Hawkgirl Atom Firestorm: the Nuclear Man Blue Beetle Captain Atom: Amraggedeon Manhunter Mystery in Space Tales of the Unexpected Justice League of America JLA Classified JSA --> Justice Society of America JSA Classified Teen Titans Outsiders Shadowpact Checkmate Secret Six Spectre Battle for Bludhaven --> Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters Creeper Martian Manhunter All-Star Superman All-Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder Justice SGT Rock: the Prophecy Jonah Hex Warlord Final Issue of (7) Soldiers (got them all) Final Sergio Aragones issue of SOLO (got them sparringly)
Basically, all of the DC titles except Omac & Trials of SHAZAM. This includes minis, non-super hero titles, etc. It helps to split the entire thing 50/50...
Marvel Fantastic Four Captain America Iron Man Amazing Spider-Man Sensational Spider-Man Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Daredevil She-Hulk Thing Hulk Wolverine Wolverine: Origins (not safe) Black Panther Spider-Woman (when it comes out - but not safe) New Avengers Young Avengers Runaways Astonishing X-Men Uncanny X-Men X-Men X-Factor Marvel Team-Up Ant-Man Heroes for Hire Sentry Ares Civil War Annhilation Nova Super Skrull (not safe) Ronin (not safe) Silver Surfer (not safe) Ultimate Extinction Ultimate Fantastic Four Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimates 2 *I'll also buy any Thor product produced *On the fence about picking up Ms. Marvel or Moon Knight
Independents Fallen Angel Powers Kurt Busiek's Astro City (when its published) *Considering revamped Wildstorm stuff
Vertigo Fables Y: the Last Man
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Fables LSH 52 Planetary Seven Soldiers Solo
Mouse Guard Rex Libris Times of Botchan Strangehaven (comes out about once a year) Berlin (ditto)
I may get others when I'm in the store(like Marvel Romance Redux, Detective, Secret Six) and I pre-order specific independents/GNs, so my monthly bill hasn't declined much.
The only one I've cancelled recently is Rex Mundi; the story doesn't seem to be moving along that quickly and I'm not too keen on the new artist.
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My pull list: Supergirl & the Legion of Superheroes Hawkgirl Manhunter (everyone should read this book!) G0dland Fell Casanova Doomed (yeah its not technically a monthly but who cares. Anthologies rule by gum.) Seven Soldiers (which would be finished by now if people had kept to the schedule. =P )
Thats DC 3, Image 3 IDW 1 and Marvel 0. I don't buy Marvel monthly, but I do buy trades.
Series I buy when they are Traded Batman(Morrison and Dini... DC wants my money) Superman(Busiek. Big Blue. 'Nuff Said.) Captain America (as long as the Bru writes I shall read) She-Hulk Marvel Team-up(KIRKMAN!) Walking Dead(Ditto!) Invincible(see a trend?) Y the Last Man Fables Lucifer(here I discovered the joy of Mike Carey) Conan X-men(Carey and Bachalo!) Uncanny X-men(or at least when the Bru takes over) Astonishing X-men X-Factor Ultimate FF (the year chunk HCs) Ultimate Spider-Man(same) Ultimate X-men(Same)
I make for my monthly pamphlet list with the ammount I buy in Trades! Woof.
-------------------- -Nick-
Is Civil War over with yet?
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Nick, who do you purchase your trades from? If you are paying cover price or even 10% less, you should check out Instock Trades (run by DCBS who I buy my books from). They offer up to 35% off and free shipping on all orders over $50.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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I counted 90 titles in Cobie's list. To allow for limited series (probably replaced by new series), let's figure $2.50 per title per month. I'll also be conservative by only counting "52" once per month.
That's $225 per month or $2700 per year, minimum, and apart from sales taxes or box fees. And 1,080 issues, or roughly three to read per day, every single day.
How do you manage this? You clearly don't have a mortgage. Do you read a newspaper? Do you ever get out of the house, amigo? It stuns me, to have this much paper flowing into anyone's life. Whether it's all read or not ... and if you don't read some of it, I have to think that becomes a waste.
I'm not trying to simply be critical. It's just so far from my experience -- where I am swamped if I manage to read two titles per month consistently -- that I simply cannot comprehend it. I'm more stunned than anything else.
From: Starhaven Consulate, City of Angels | Registered: Jul 2003
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Working from memory here. If I forget something, I guess I should drop it, eh? This list does include some book that that have not been published yet, but which I have already begun ordering.
DARK HORSE COMICS The Goon
DC COMICS 52 Action Comics All-New Atom Batman Detective Comics Flash, the Fastest Man Alive Hawkgirl Justice League of America Justice Society of America Shadowpact The Spirit Archives Superman Supergirl Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Sword of Aquaman Teen Titans Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters Wonder Woman
IMAGE COMICS Age of Bronze Rocketo
MARVEL COMICS Age of Atlas Captain America Daredevil
From: Sumner, ME | Registered: Jul 2003
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The list before the summer comic purge/paring rite...
DC, Vertigo, Wildstorm 52 American Way Cartoon Network Block Party (daughter #3) Elfquest The Discovery (wife & daughter#2) Ex Machina Fables (wife) Justice Looney Tunes (daughter #1) Outsiders (in serious danger...next issue decides) Supergirl & the Legion of Super Heroes Teen Titans (in danger...2-3 issues decides) Teen Titans Go (daughter#2)
Marvel, Icon Astonishing X-Men Civil War Eternals (will check out) New X-Men (in serious danger...next issue decides) Powers (in danger...2-3 issues decides) Runaways Squadron Supreme Young Avengers
Image, IDW, Indies, etc. Clive Barker's Great and Secret Show Dorothy Elsinore Fallen Angel Girls (in serious danger...next issue decides) Walking Dead tpbs
Might add? Emissary (Image. Picked up #1...will look at #2) Manifest Eternity (DC/Wildstorm. Picked up #1...will look at #2) Talent (Boom Studios. Picked up #1...will look at #2)
quote:Originally posted by Greybird: I counted 90 titles in Cobie's list. To allow for limited series (probably replaced by new series), let's figure $2.50 per title per month. I'll also be conservative by only counting "52" once per month.
That's $225 per month or $2700 per year, minimum, and apart from sales taxes or box fees. And 1,080 issues, or roughly three to read per day, every single day.
How do you manage this? You clearly don't have a mortgage. Do you read a newspaper? Do you ever get out of the house, amigo? It stuns me, to have this much paper flowing into anyone's life. Whether it's all read or not ... and if you don't read some of it, I have to think that becomes a waste.
I'm not trying to simply be critical. It's just so far from my experience -- where I am swamped if I manage to read two titles per month consistently -- that I simply cannot comprehend it. I'm more stunned than anything else.
Grey, the only real way it works is that its not just my collection/hobby, I share it with my Dad and brother.
We have a 30% discount on all titles, and split the comics three ways. It basically comes out to about $40 a week, which is then split b/t the three of us.
As for reading them, I actually really do read almost all of them. There was a time when I'd read all the DC and Marvel's in the first day of the week, but I'm too busy now .
I read some sections of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, but not like I did in college. I read the WSJ b/c I get a free subscription at work, and then I'm basically just looking for stock tips to invest my 401(k) (yay Caterpillar Corp.! Good return in last year's third quarter!). When I read the NYT, I really like their International News section, which I feel is better than most anything else you can get in print so easily. Their sports section is great too since I'm a Yankees fan, and they have a great Monday football section during football season.
Now, when I was a grad student, I'd read two full books a week, on top of alternative reading for research papers, on top of all those comics, tons of time on this website, and other odd things. I don't really watch TV, so maybe that helps
And I still go out at least four times a week to party
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Versus a year ago I've actually cut back in a major way. With the cost at my local CBS translating to 50-pesos to 1 US$, it's a struggle to choose to buy comics over petrol.
Ongoing - 1. Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes 2. Young Avengers...season 2 better come soon
Limited Series - 1. 52...just curious how it all turns out 2. Eternals...that old Gaiman magic just pulled me in wallet-first 3. Justice...great story + art 4. SOLO...up to the very end indeed! 5. All-Star Superman...the hint of an LSH appearance + great stories + excellent art = pull list!
Maybe - 1. Justice League of America...I intend to get #0 & #1 but I'm being very cautious. As before, I'm purposely avoiding the mainstream/21st century DC universe. I guess I'm just too exhausted from the whole crossover madness that's been running for almost 3 years. I prefer the sanctuary of the 31st century.
TPs & Books - 1. Absolute Sandman...kick @$$! 2. Any new Fables TPBs...great, great series + art! 3. Any new Y: The Last Man TPBs...great concept + stories allegedly ending at #60
-------------------- Igee The Mighty!
From: Manila, The Philippines | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: And just to make me spend more money, I added three more titles after going through the Previews for August.
Fevre Dream - An adaption of George RR Martin's vampire novel. Just a preview now, not sure when the series will start.
Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars - A five issue mini of the first novel of ERB's John Carter of Mars series. My most loved series of novels growing up. Gotta have it.
CSI: Dying in the Gutters - I had forgotten about this one until seeing it again in Previews. Any comic that combines CSI, a comic convention and the 'death' of Rich Johnston deserves to be added to my pull list.
And there were two new Showcases from DC for August too. One for Batman and one for Challengers of the Unknown. But both were at a 50% discount making them only $8.49 each. Plus I've gotten every one so far and there wasn't one scheduled for July so I can justify two this month.
FEVRE DREAM!?!!
I MUST HAVE THAT!!!!
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Versus a year ago I've actually cut back in a major way. With the cost at my local CBS translating to 50-pesos to 1 US$, it's a struggle to choose to buy comics over petrol.
What he said! It's a major drain on the old wallet; and I don't even have the benefit of a salary yet!
My current pull list? Just Supergirl and the Legion. Like Igee, planning to get JLA 0 and 1, then I'll play it by ear.
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I actually got JLA#0 and I'm like "Wha-huh?"
I'll try to read it again but I'm not sure where it was headed except possibly to show what the "timeline" is for the JLA post-Infinite Crisis. We'll see if #1 merits buying #2.
-------------------- Igee The Mighty!
From: Manila, The Philippines | Registered: Jul 2003
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Agents of Atlas Annihilation Astonishing X-Men Captain America Civil War Civil War Frontline Eternals Fantastic Four Iron Man Moonknight Ms Marvel New Avengers New Excalibur New X-Men Nextwave Supreme Squadren Ultimates Uncanny X-men X-Factor X-Men Most of the Essential books.
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