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DC versus Marvel Reading Challenge 2015

Huntress/ The Catcher in the Rye / 3. Revenge
Read a book where the main character is morally ambiguous. / 1 of 3
Holden Caulfield dabbles in both the moral and immoral throughout the book.

Flash / Slaughterhouse-Five / 2. Scarlet Speedster, Read a book with a predominantly red cover / 2 of 3

The Thing/Touched by an Alien/It's Clobbering Time!/3 of 3/The Thing recruited!
The Invisible Woman/Alien Tango/Flirt with Namor/2 of 3
Dr. Strange/Alien in the Family/Eye of Agamoto/2 of 3
Deadpool/Alien Proliferation/Hack, Slash/2 of 3
Invisible Woman/Alien Diplomacy/Force Field/3 of 3/ Invisible Woman recruited!
I love this series!
Death Masks/The Thing/It's clobberin' Time/ 3 of 3
Harry slogs it out with one of Nicodemus' goons.
The Thing recruited.
Harry slogs it out with one of Nicodemus' goons.
The Thing recruited.

The Táin/ Superman / 1. Man of Steel, Read a book with an invincible character in it. / 1 of 3
Cúchulainn cannot be killed.
Hana C./Team DC
Sand/Green Lantern/1. Power of the Lantern/1 of 3
Multiple characters carry around dive lights.
The Name of the Wind/Green Lantern/2. Gaurdians of Oa/2 of 3
Main character has several differnt mentors during this very, very, very long novel :-/
Four Nights With the Duke/Flash/Fast, Faster,Flash/1 of 3
Both main characters are involved in a horse race.
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet/Kang the Conqueror/1. Nathaniel Richards
Memior written in first person by Neil deGrasse Tyson (he's also on the cover).
Sand/Green Lantern/1. Power of the Lantern/1 of 3
Multiple characters carry around dive lights.
The Name of the Wind/Green Lantern/2. Gaurdians of Oa/2 of 3
Main character has several differnt mentors during this very, very, very long novel :-/
Four Nights With the Duke/Flash/Fast, Faster,Flash/1 of 3
Both main characters are involved in a horse race.
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet/Kang the Conqueror/1. Nathaniel Richards
Memior written in first person by Neil deGrasse Tyson (he's also on the cover).

Wonder Woman/ Steelheart / 3. Invisible Airplane, Read a book where a character becomes invisible. / 1 of 3
Wonder Woman / Moriarty / 2. Lasso of Truth
Read a book where a hidden truth is revealed within the story. / 2 of 3
Hana C./Team DC
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs/Batman/3. Battarang/3 of 3
Main character is a vampire.
Batman recruited!
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs/Batman/3. Battarang/3 of 3
Main character is a vampire.
Batman recruited!

Batman / The Ice Dragon/ Read a book where one of the settings is a cave / 2 of 3
Adara hides in a cave at one point in the story.

Flash / The Lightning Thief / 1. Fast, Faster, Flash, Read a book with a flash/lightning on the cover / 3 of 3
Flash recruited!

Huntress /Colours: Ireland - From Bombs to Boom / 1. Huntresses are from Gotham, Read a book with a city on the cover or which plays in an urban modern setting. / 2 of 3

Kill the Dead/Huntress/Huntresses are from Gotham/3 of 3
Huntress Recruited
Need to find next hero to work on now :D

Batman/ Dracula / 3. Battarang, Read a book with a bat on the cover or where the main character is a vampire. / 3 of 3
Batman recruited! (secretly excited about having recruited Batman)
Hana C./Team DC
Angles of Attack/Green Lantern/3. Green Lantern Corps/3 of 3
The main character of this military sci-fi novel is a staff-seargent in the North American Commenwealth fleet.
Green Lantern recruited!
Angles of Attack/Green Lantern/3. Green Lantern Corps/3 of 3
The main character of this military sci-fi novel is a staff-seargent in the North American Commenwealth fleet.
Green Lantern recruited!

Wonder Woman / Sea of Monsters / Read a book based on Greek Mythology/ 3 of 3
Wonder Woman recruited!!
Wonder Woman 3- Invisible Airplane Area 51 - Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America's Secret Aviation Base 3/3
Wonder Woman Recruited!
Wonder Woman Recruited!
Team DC took the win away in a wekk, where we had a huge amount of points, due to various recruitments. For Team DC Hana C recruited Batman (achievement unlocked) and Green Lantern, Wayland recruited Wonder Woman, Clarkiep recruited Huntress and Kevin recruited Batman, Flash and Wonder Woman.
For Team Marvel Invisible Woman was recruited by Shawnie and Sara and Thing was recruited by Sara and Lel.
Team DC also acquired 3 Energy cells.
For Team Marvel Invisible Woman was recruited by Shawnie and Sara and Thing was recruited by Sara and Lel.
Team DC also acquired 3 Energy cells.
We also had our new villain revealed as Gorilla Grodd will try to turn our lovely group into Gorilla City!
Shawnie: I seem to lack zombies in my collection and without reading them I'm not sure if they eat brains. :( Any recommendations?
Shawnie: I seem to lack zombies in my collection and without reading them I'm not sure if they eat brains. :( Any recommendations?
My Life as a White Trash Zombie is a fun series, and these characters only eat brains. I plan to read #3 in the series for the challenge. :)
Hana C./Team DC
/Kang the Conqueror/2. Time Ship/ 2 of 3
Going for clock on cover- the University of Montana's clock tower is on the cover of this book- but it's tiny on goodreads and hard to see- so here's a piture of the same building with the clock easier to see:
Clock

Going for clock on cover- the University of Montana's clock tower is on the cover of this book- but it's tiny on goodreads and hard to see- so here's a piture of the same building with the clock easier to see:
Clock
Dead Beat/Human Torch/Spidey team up/3 of 3
Butter or Thomas could work as the sidekick.
Human Torch recruited
Butter or Thomas could work as the sidekick.
Human Torch recruited
Kang 2- Time Ship The Phantom Tollbooth There's a big ol' clock on Tock's side on the cover.
3/3 Kang Defeated
And I have my Grodd books picked out.
3/3 Kang Defeated
And I have my Grodd books picked out.
Martian Manhunter 2-J'Onn J'Onzz Doctor Who: Beautiful ChaosIt's a Dr Who book. He's definitely an alien. 1/3 for Martian Manhunter.
Mpauli wrote: "Team DC took the win away in a wekk, where we had a huge amount of points, due to various recruitments. For Team DC Hana C recruited Batman (achievement unlocked) and Green Lantern, Wayland recruit..."
FYI, I recruited Batman back in February, just want to make sure I got credit for the recruitment...
FYI, I recruited Batman back in February, just want to make sure I got credit for the recruitment...
Knew I wasn't the first- I mark on my tracker when someone has done a recruitment-
Here's the leg work: Roger's posts are 137, 252, and 424 (The last on feb 28th)
Here's the leg work: Roger's posts are 137, 252, and 424 (The last on feb 28th)
Roger wrote: "FYI, I recruited Batman back in February, just want to make sure I got credit for the recruitment... "
Just checked and this one somehow slipped past me, so I awarded the 3 points and changed the achievement.
Just checked and this one somehow slipped past me, so I awarded the 3 points and changed the achievement.
Mpauli wrote: "Roger wrote: "FYI, I recruited Batman back in February, just want to make sure I got credit for the recruitment... "
Just checked and this one somehow slipped past me, so I awarded the 3 points an..."
Thanks and thanks Hana for looking it up :)
Just checked and this one somehow slipped past me, so I awarded the 3 points an..."
Thanks and thanks Hana for looking it up :)

Robin / Something Wicked This Way Comes & A Sound of Thunder / Read a book with a circus on the cover or one that is set in a circus / 3 of 3
Robin recruited!

Kang defeated!
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