2023 Recommended Reading Challenge - Progress Thread

[Mike, Host & Producer of IRCB!]

Use this thread to keep track of your progress on IRCB's 2023 Recommended Reading Challenge.

How to:
1) Copy and paste the list below into a new comment on this thread.
2) When you've finished a book on the list, click "edit" on your comment and check off the book you finished with an "x"
3) Optional: keep track of anything else you'd like on your list, like the rating you gave, the date you finished it, etc.

Also see:
Discussion Thread: to get all the challenge info, ask questions, and discuss challenge books
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Remove the * from the book markup to make them into links!

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - [*book:Batman: One Dark Knight|60260964]
[ ] Erin - [*book:Ballad for Sophie|56705963]
[ ] Kait L - [*book:The Arrival|920607]
[ ] Kate S - [*book:Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands|59069071]
[ ] Mike - [*book:Aquaman: Andromeda|61216564]
[ ] Nick - [*book:Kaya, Volume 1|62806739]
[ ] Paloma - [*book:Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas|58291425]
[ ] Paul - [*book:The River at Night|43317505]
[ ] Tia - [*book:Dracula, Motherf**ker!|53236911]

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - [*book:One Hundred Demons|29011]
[ ] Stephanie - [*book:Broken Frontier: Anthology|29483001]
[ ] CK - [*book:Promethea, Book One|18896971]
[ ] Paul G - [*book:Through a Life|42073516]
[ ] Matt - [*book:Stray Dogs|57286506]
[ ] Geoff - [*book:PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001|37460491]

Theme of the Month:
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

[Tom]

From The Podcast Crew:
[X] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight 4 Stars
[X] Erin - Ballad for Sophie 5 Stars
[X] Kait L - The Arrival The Arrival 4 Stars
[X] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands 5 Stars
[X] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda 4 Stars
[X] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1 4 Stars
[X] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas 3 Stars
[X] Paul - The River at Night 3 Stars
[X] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! 4 Stars

Patreon Supporters
[X] Tom - One Hundred Demons 4 Stars
[X] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology 3 Stars
[X] CK - Promethea, Book One 4 Stars
[X] Paul G - Through a Life Stray Dogs 4 Stars
[X] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001 4 Stars

Theme of the Month:
[X] February: Supergirl: Being Super (2016-2017): 2018 Edition 4 Stars
[X] March: March: Book One 5 Stars
[X] April: Strangers in Paradise Vol. 1 4 Stars
[X] May: The Batman Chronicles, Vol. 1 4 Stars
[X] June: Reynard's Tale: A Story of Love and Mischief 4 Stars
[X] July: Frank Herbert's Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 4 StarsRevenge of the Librarians
[X] August: The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite 4 Stars
[X] September: Revenge of the Librarians 3 Stars
[X] October: The Mysteries 4 Stars
[X] November: Friday, Book Two: On a Cold Winter's Night 4 Stars
[X] December: Wasted Space, Vol. 1 3 Stars

[Mike, Host & Producer of IRCB!]

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[ ] Kait L - The Arrival
[ ] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[ ] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[ ] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[ ] Matt - Stray Dogs
[ ] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

[Paul]

From The Podcast Crew:
[x] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight ★★★
[x] Erin - Ballad for Sophie ★★★★★
[x] Kait L - The Arrival ★★★★
[x] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands ★★★★★
[x] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda ★★★
[x] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1 ★★★★
[x] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas ★★★★
[x] Paul - The River at Night ★★
[x] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! ★★★★

Patreon Supporters
[x] Tom - One Hundred Demons ★★★
[x] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology ★★★
[x] CK - Promethea, Book One ★★★★
[x] Paul G - Through a Life ★★★★★
[x] Matt - Stray Dogs ★★★★★
[x] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001 ★★★★

Theme of the Month:
[x] January: Nuclear Winter Vol. 1 ★★
[x] February: Your Black Friend and Other Strangers ★★★★
[x] March: Stepping Stones ★★★★
[x] April: Reynard's Tale: A Story of Love and Mischief ★★★★★
[ ] May:
[x] June: Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio ★★★★★
[x] July: Drops of God, Vol. 1 ★★★★
[x] August: Gotham Academy, Volume 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy ★★★
[x] September: The Human Target, Volume 1 and The Human Target: Volume 2 ★★★★★
[x] October:
The Yattering and Jack ★★★★★
Dread Graphic Novel ★★★★★
Revelations Graphic Novel ★★★
Son of Celluloid ★★★★★
The Life of Death ★★★★
Rawhead Rex ★★★★★
(Some ratings inflation just because of my Barker fanhood, and joy at owning these. As comics, they tend to fall short: The art is often fumetti-like and even ugly; there is way too much narration text left in the adaptation, and the lettering itself has lots of design/contrast issues that hurt legibility.)

[x] November: Lovers' Lane: the Hall-Mills Mystery ★★★★
[x] December: Hadrian's Wall ★★★★

[Erin]

From The Podcast Crew:
[X] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight ★★★
[X] Erin - Ballad for Sophie ★★★★★
[X] Kait L - The Arrival ★★★
[X] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands ★★★★★
[X] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda ★★★★
[X] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1 ★★★★
[X] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas ★★★
[X] Paul - The River at Night ★★★
[X] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! ★★★★

Patreon Supporters
[X] Tom - One Hundred Demons ★★★★★
[X] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology ★★★★
[X] CK - Promethea, Book One ★★★
[X] Paul G - Through a Life ★★★★
[X] Matt - Stray Dogs ★★★★★
[X] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001 ★★★★

Theme of the Month:
[X] February: Abbott: 1973 by Saladin Ahmed ★★★★
[X] March: Fox Bunny Funny ★★★
[X] April: Dinosaur Sanctuary, Vol. 2 ★★★★★
[X] May: Batman, Vol. 1: Their Dark Designs ★★★★
[X] June: Incredible Doom: Volume 2 ★★★★★
[X] July: The Hellbound, Vol. 1 ★★★★
[X] August: Boys Over Flowers: Hana Yori Dango, Vol. 1 ★★★
[X] September: Chivalry ★★★★★
[X] October: Killadelphia, Vol. 1: Sins of the Father ★★★★
[X] November: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? ★★★★
[X] December: Invisible Kingdom, Vol. 1: Walking the Path ★★★★

[Kyle]

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[ ] Kait L - The Arrival
[ ] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[ ] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[x] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[ ] Matt - Stray Dogs
[ ] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

[kaitlphere]

[-] = read previously

From The Podcast Crew:
[X] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight (hoopla)
[X] Erin - Ballad for Sophie (hoopla)
[-] Kait L - The Arrival
[X] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (KDL, req.)
[X] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[X] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1 (release March 28)
[X] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas (KDL, req.)
[X] Paul - The River at Night (Melcat, req.)
[X] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! (hoopla)

Patreon Supporters
[X] Tom - One Hundred Demons (Melcat, req.)
[X] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology (Melcat, req.)
[X] CK - Promethea, Book One (hoopla)
[X] Paul G - Through a Life (Melcat, req.)
[X] Matt - Stray Dogs (hoopla)
[X] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001 (KDL, req.)

Theme of the Month:
[X] February: Heartwood: Non-binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy
[X] March: Drama
[X] April: ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット 4 Boys Run the Riot 4
[X] May: Batman, Vol. 1: Their Dark Designs
[X] June: Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
[X] July: Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles, Vol. 1
[X] August: New Kid
[X] September: The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
[X] October: Earthdivers, Vol. 1: Kill Columbus
[X] November: Blacksad - Volume 4 - Silent Hell
[X] December: The Hard Switch

[Geoff]

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight (DC)
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie (Hoopla)
[ ] Kait L - The Arrival (Hardcopy)
[ ] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Digital)
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda (DC)
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1 (Digital)
[ ] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas (Hardcopy)
[ ] Paul - The River at Night (Digital)
[ ] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! (Hoopla)

Patreon Supporters:
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons (Digital)
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology (Digital)
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One (Hoopla)
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life (Hardcopy)
[ ] Matt - Stray Dogs (Hoopla)
[X] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001 (Hardcopy)

Theme of the Month:
[X] January: Nuclear Winter Vol. 1
[X] February: Alienation
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

[Jeremy]

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[ X] Erin - Ballad for Sophie - ✭✭✭✭✭ - This book was amazing. Thanks Erin!
[X ] Kait L - The Arrival - ✭✭✭ - Great art, simple story.
[X ] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands - ✭✭✭✭ - This book is one of those books I never want to read again. Makes me feel bad about the human race.
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[X ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1 - ✭✭✭✭ - Reminds me of Bone.
[ ] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[ ] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
[ X] Tom - One Hundred Demons - ✭✭✭ - Slice of life with different art.
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[ X] Matt - Stray Dogs - ✭✭✭ - Felt too cookie cutter for me.
[ ] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[ X] February: They Called Us Enemy - ✭✭✭✭
[ X] March: Black Bolt, Vol. 1: Hard Time - ✭✭✭✭
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

[Jessica]

From The Podcast Crew:
[X] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[X] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[X] Kait L - The Arrival
[X] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[X] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[X] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[X] Paul - The River at Night
[X] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
[X] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[X] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[X] CK - Promethea, Book One
[X] Paul G - Through a Life
[ ] Matt - Stray Dogs
[X] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[X] February: Nubia: Real One
[X] March: The Seeds
[X] April: Your Lie in April, Vol. 1
[X] May: Flash Comics #86 in The Black Canary: Bird of Prey
[X] June: Nuclear Winter Vol. 1
[X] July: Sweet Tooth, Vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods
[X] August: So, You Think You Can Hip-Hop
[X] September: Superman: Space Age
[X] October: Ghost/Hellboy Special
[X] November: Sex Criminals, Vol. 4: Fourgy!
[X] December: Joyride Vol. 1

Finished!

[Ashleigh]

21/24

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[X] Kait L - The Arrival ✪✪✪✪ ♡
[X] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands ✪✪✪.5
[X] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda ✪✪✪
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[X] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[X] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! ✪✪✪

Patreon Supporters
[X] Tom - One Hundred Demons ✪✪✪
[X] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology ✪✪✪
[X] CK - Promethea, Book One ✪✪✪.5
[X] Matt - Stray Dogs ✪✪✪✪
[X] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001 ✪✪✪.5 ♡ (Read the entire series)

Theme of the Month:
[X] January 2023 BotM : Nuclear Winter Vol. 1 ✪✪✪✪
[X] February: Farmhand #1 ✪✪✪✪
[X] March: The Encyclopedia of Early Earth ✪✪✪✪
[X] April: Sensor ✪✪✪
[X] May: Chews Your Destiny ✪✪
[X] June: Séance Tea Party ✪✪✪✪
[X] July: The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel ✪✪✪✪
[X] August: Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun 1 ✪✪✪
[X] September: Lore Olympus: Volume One ✪✪✪
[X] October: Fragments of Horror ✪✪✪✪
[X] November: PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 2 ✪✪✪✪
[ ] December:

[Matt]

From The Podcast Crew:
[x] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[x] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[x] Kait L - The Arrival
[x] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
[x] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[x] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[x] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[x] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[x] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[x] Matt - Stray Dogs
[x] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[x] February: The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History
[x] March: Do A Powerbomb #1
[x] April:Whiteout
[x] May: Captain Marvel (2012-2013) #[book:Stray Dogs: Dog Days14|27137790]
[x] June: A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance, Vol. 1
[x] July:I Kill Giants
[x] August:Wolverine and the X-Men, Vol. 1
[x] September: Public Domain, Volume 1: Past Mistakes
[x] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

[Max]

From The Podcast Crew:
[x] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[ ] Kait L - The Arrival
[ ] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[ ] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[x] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[ ] Matt - Stray Dogs
[ ] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[x] January: Nuclear Winter Vol. 1
[x] February: Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business
[x] March: The Seeds
[x] April: Batman Black and White, Vol. 1
[x] May: Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 2: The War Machines
[x] June: Godzilla in Hell
[x] July: Kingsman: The Secret Service
[x] August: Giant Days, Vol. 5
[x] September: Do a Powerbomb
[x] October: The Red Mother Vol. 1
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

[Evilblacksheep]

[-] = read previously

From The Podcast Crew:
[x] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[x] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[-] Kait L - The Arrival
[x] Kate S -Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[x] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[x] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[ ] Matt - Stray Dogs
[x] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[x] January 2023 BotM : Nuclear Winter Vol. 1
[x] February: Writer and/or artist is a person of color
      Bingo Love
      Hmong
      L'Âme au bord des cheveux
      The Magic Fish
      Aya de Yopougon - L'Intégrale 1 (Tomes 1 à 3)
[x] March: The Moral of the Story Is…
      En camino
      Tranquila
      Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
      When Stars Are Scattered
[x] April: Black & White Comics
      March: Book One
      Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1
      Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 2
      March: Book Two
      The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood
[x] May: First Appearances in Big 2 Comics
      Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief
[x] June: 2022 Favourites/Recs
      Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
[x] July:
      Nimona
[x] August:
      Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
      New Kid
[x] September: Eisner Awards 2023 winners
      Batman - One Bad Day: The Riddler
      The Human Target, Volume 1
      The Human Target Vol. 2
      Revenge of the Librarians
[x] October: Horror Comics
      Through the Woods
      Basketful of Heads
      The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 1
      The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 2
      The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 3
      The Closet
      Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?
      The Ghoul Next DoorThe Great British Bump-Off
      Slash Them All
      Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 14
[x] November: Crime
      Green River Killer: A True Detective Story
      The Great British Bump-Off
      Bodies
[x] December: Set in Space
      Sentient

[Stephanie]

Excited for another year of the reading challenge, especially because these are almost entirely new books for me.

From The Podcast Crew:
[x] Danny - [*book:Batman: One Dark Knight|60260964]
[x] Erin - [*book:Ballad for Sophie|56705963]
[x] Kait L - [*book:The Arrival|920607]
[x] Kate S - [*book:Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands|59069071]
[x] Mike - [*book:Aquaman: Andromeda|61216564] - I read the three issues instead of the trade, but still
[x] Nick - [*book:Kaya, Volume 1|62806739]
[x] Paloma - [*book:Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas|58291425]
[x] Paul - [*book:The River at Night|43317505]
[x] Tia - [*book:Dracula, Motherf**ker!|53236911]

Patreon Supporters
[x] Tom - [*book:One Hundred Demons|29011]
[x] Stephanie - [*book:Broken Frontier: Anthology|29483001]
[x] CK - [*book:Promethea, Book One|18896971]
[x] Paul G - [*book:Through a Life|42073516]
[x] Matt - [*book:Stray Dogs|57286506]
[x] Geoff - [*book:PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001|37460491]

Theme of the Month:
[x] February: They Called Us Enemy
[x] March: Amazing Spider-Man #96-98 - 'drugs are bad'
[x] April: Akira volume 2
[x] May: Essential Amazing Spider-Man volume 1. The first appearance of Spider-Man plus many of his core villains. Great to revisit this one.
[x] June: Cheer Up: Love and Pom-poms
[x] July: I read two books for this month's theme: Nimona and American Born Chinese
[x] August: Reading 'school themed' books felt like the perfect opportunity to read Heartstopper. So I read volumes 1-3
[x] September: Heart Stopper vol 4 won an Eisner this year and I enjoyed it a lot.
[x] October: I read Flinch vol 1, a horror anthology. Not for me
[x] November: Basketful of Heads; maybe a crime/horror mix? Not for me anyway
[x] December: A comic set in space? Time to reread Far Sector.

[Jade]

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[X] Kait L - The Arrival★★★★
[X] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands★★★★
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[ ] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[X] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! ★★★★

Patreon Supporters
[X] Tom - One Hundred Demons ★★★
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[X] Matt - Stray Dogs ★★★★
[ ] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[X] February: Bingo Love ★★★★
[X] March: When Stars Are Scattered ★★★★★
[X] April: Welcome to St. Hell ★★★★★
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

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[Beantown]

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[ ] Kait L - The Arrival
[ ] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[X] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas ★★★★★
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[X] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! ★★

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[X] Matt - Stray Dogs ★★★★ (RE-READ)
[ ] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[ ] January:
[X] February: Writer and/or artist is a person of color
Victor LaValle's Destroyer ★★★★★
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine ★★★★
[X] March: The moral of the story is...
Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle★★★★★
[ ] April: Black and White Comics
[ ] May: First Appearances in Big 2 Comics
[ ] June: Favorite read from 2022
[ ] July: Made into a movie or show
[ ] August: Back to School
[ ] September: 2023 Eisner Award winners
[ ] October: Horror Comics
[ ] November: Crime!
[ ] December: Set in Space

[Kate]

From The Podcast Crew: 3/9
[ ] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[X] Kait L - The Arrival ★★★★★
[X] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands ★★★★★
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[ ] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[X] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! ★★★★

Patreon Supporters: 0/6
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[ ] Matt - Stray Dogs
[ ] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month: started in August
[X] August - Back to School: Clash ★★★ & Making Friends ★★★
[ ] September - 2023 Eisner Award winners:
[ ] October - Horror Comics:
[ ] November - Crime!:
[ ] December - Set in Space:

[Canavan]

 

Canavan’s 2023 Recommended Reading Challenge

Because of the ridiculously compulsive way that I detailed my challenge entries this year, I’m embarrassed to say that I wound up breaking the Goodreads per-comment character limit. To get around this problem I’ve opted to break my list into parts.

«Links to Canavan’s 2023 entries»

• Podcast Crew and Patreon Selections
• Theme of the Month Selections, January - June
• Theme of the Month Selections, July - November
• Theme of the Month Selections, December

[Canavan]

 

Canavan’s 2023 Recommended Reading Challenge

«Podcast Crew and Patreon Selections»

««Podcast Crew Selections»»

[x] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight , Mark Simpson (as by Jock) (2022/2022) ✭✭½
[x] Erin - Balada para Sophie (Ballad for Sophie) , Filipe Melo (Author) & Juan Cavia (Illustrator) (2020/2021 trans.) ✭✭✭✭½
[x] Kait L - The Arrival , Shaun Tan (2006) ✭✭✭✭
[x] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands , Kate Beaton (2022) ✭✭✭✭½
[x] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda , Ramnarayan Venkatesan (as by Ram V) (Author) & Christian Ward (Artist) (2022/2023) ✭✭✭½
[x] Nick - Kaya, Vol. 1 , Wes Craig (Author & Artist) & Jason Wordie (Colorist) (2022-2023/2023) ✭✭✭½
[x] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas , Ed Brubaker (Author), Marcos Martín (Artist), & Muntsa Vicente (Colorist) (2020-2021/2021) ✭✭✭✭
[x] Paul - Glen Ganges in: The River at Night , Kevin Huizenga (2006-2016/2019) ✭✭
[x] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker! , Alex de Campi (Author) & Erica Henderson (Illustrator) (2020) ✭½

««Patreon Selections»»

[x] Tom - One! Hundred! Demons! , Lynda Barry (2002) ✭✭✭✭✭ ❤️
[x] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology , Frederik Hautain & Tyler Chin-Tanner (Eds.) (2016) ✭½
[x] CK - Promethea, Book 1 , Alan Moore (Writer), J. H. Williams III (Penciller), & Mick Gray (Inker) (1999-2000/2000) ✭✭✭
[x] Paul G - Through a Life , Tom Haugomat (2018) ✭✭✭✭½
[x] Matt - Stray Dogs , Tony Fleecs (Writer), Trish Forstner (Artist), & Brad Simpson (Colorist) (2021/2021) ✭✭✭
[x] Geoff - プルートウ (Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Volume 1), Naoki Urasawa (Author & Illustrator) & Takashi Nagasaki (Author) (2004/2009 trans.) ✭✭✭✭

[Canavan]

 

Canavan’s 2023 Recommended Reading Challenge

«Theme of the Month Selections, January - June»

[x] January: Comic selected by finishers of the 2022 challenge.

• Nuclear Winter, Volume One , Caroline Breault (as by Cab) (2018) ✭✭½

[x] February: Comics where one or more creators is a person of color.

• Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story, David Alexander Robertson (Author), Scott B. Henderson (Illustrator), & Donovan Yaciuk (Colorist) (2012/2021 ed.) ✭✭✭½
• Your Black Friend and Other Strangers, Ben Passmore (2018) ✭✭✭✭½
• They Called Us Enemy, George Takei (Author), Justin Eisinger (Author), Steven Scott (Author), & Harmony Becker (Artist) (2019) ✭✭✭✭
• Superman Smashes the Klan, Gene Luen Yang (Author), Chifuyu Sasaki (Penciler & Inker), & Naoko Kawano (Colorist) (Sasaki & Kawano jointly as by Gurihiru) (2019-2020/2020) ✭✭✭✭

[x] March: Comics that teach a moral lesson.

• When the Wind Blows, Raymond Briggs (1982) ✭✭✭✭½
• Goliath, Tom Gauld (2012) ✭✭✭✭
• Mooncop, Tom Gauld (2016) ✭✭✭✭
• Dawn and the Impossible Three, Gale Galligan (Adaptor & Illustrator) & Braden Lamb (Colorist) (2017) ✭✭✭½
• Kristy's Big Day, Gale Galligan (Adaptor & Illustrator) & Braden Lamb (Colorist) (2018) ✭✭✭½
• Boy-Crazy Stacey, Gale Galligan (Adaptor & Illustrator) & Braden Lamb (Colorist) (2019) ✭✭✭½
• Bloom, Kevin Panetta (Author) & Savanna Ganucheau (Artist) (2019) ✭✭✭

[x] April: Comics with monochromatic art (including black and white).

• Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse: “Race to Death Valley”, Floyd Gottfredson, David Gerstein (Series Ed.), & Gary Groth (Series Ed.) (1930-1931/2011) ✭✭✭✭
• Cannon, Wallace Wood (1970-1973/2001/2014 ed.) ✭
• The Complete Peanuts: 1979 to 1980 , Charles M. Schulz (1979-1980/2011) ✭✭✭✭
• Maus: A Survivor's Tale, Art Spiegelman (1980-1985/1986) ✭✭✭✭✭ ❤️
• Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, II: And Here My Troubles Began , Art Spiegelman (1986-1991/1991) ✭✭✭✭½
• Tales of Error, Thomas Ott (1989) ✭✭
• Greetings from Hellville, Thomas Ott (1995) ✭✭✭½
• Batman Black and White, Vol. 1, Mark Chiarello & Scott Peterson (Original Eds.) & Dale Crain (Collection Ed.) (1996/1998/2007 ed.) ✭✭✭½
• Dead End, Thomas Ott (1996) ✭✭✭½
• La bête à cinq doigts (The Beast with Five Fingers), Thomas Ott (1996) ✭✭✭
• La Douane (Customs), Thomas Ott (1996) ✭✭✭
• Exit, Thomas Ott (1997) ✭✭✭½
• Vent litt... (Hey, Wait...), John Arne Sæterøy (as by Jason) (1998-1999/2001 trans.) ✭✭✭✭
• Recuerdos de México (Souvenirs from Mexico), Thomas Ott (2000) ✭✭✭
• Blankets, Craig Thompson (2003) ✭✭✭✭✭ ❤️
• Cinema Panopticum, Thomas Ott (2005) ✭✭✭✭
• The Number 73304-23-4153-6-96-8, Thomas Ott (2008) ✭✭✭
• Dark Country, Thomas Ott (Illustrator) & Tab Murphy (Author) (2012) ✭✭✭
• On the Ropes, James Vance (Author) & Dan Burr (Artist) (2013) ✭✭✭✭½
• Fangs, Sarah Andersen (2020) ✭✭✭✭
• La forêt (The Forest) , Thomas Ott (2020/2022 ed.) ✭✭✭✭

[x] May: Comics (DC or Marvel) in which a now-established character first appears.

• “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate”, Bill Finger (Author) & Bob Kane (Artist), in: Detective Comics, Vol. 1, No. 27 , Vincent A. Sullivan (Ed.) (May 1939) ✭✭ [The first appearance of the Batman.]
• “Origin of the Flash”, Gardner Fox (Author) & Harry Lampert (Artist), in: Flash Comics, Vol. 1, No. 1, Sheldon Mayer (Ed.) (January 1940) ✭½ [The first appearance of the first Flash, Jay Garrick.]
• “The Cat”, Bill Finger (Author), Bob Kane (Penciller), & Sheldon Moldoff (Inker), in: Batman, Vol. 1, No. 1, Whitney Ellsworth (Ed.) (March 1940) ✭✭½ [The first appearance of the Cat, later rechristened Catwoman.]

[x] June: Favorite comic read in 2022.

• Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter, Darwyn Cooke (2009) ✭✭✭✭½ [Recommendation from Paul Goracke.]
• Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke (2010) ✭✭✭✭ [Recommendation from Paul Goracke.]
• Be Prepared, Vera Brosgol (Author & Artist) & Alec Longstreth (Colorist) (2018) ✭✭✭✭½ [Recommendation from Evilblacksheep.]
• Incredible Doom, Vol. 2, Matthew Bogart (Author & Illustrator) & Jesse Holden (Author) (2022) ✭✭✭✭ [Recommendation from Paul Goracke.]

[Canavan]

 

Canavan’s 2023 Recommended Reading Challenge

«Theme of the Month Selections, July - November»

[x] July: Comics that have been adapted for the screen.

• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1, Alan Moore (Author) & Kevin O’Neill (Artist) (1999-2000/2000) ✭✭✭✭½
• La Mort de Staline (The Death of Stalin), Fabien Nury (Author) & Thierry Robin (Artist) (2010–2012/2017 trans.) ✭✭✭✭
• Wilson, Daniel Clowes (2010) ✭✭✭✭
• Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander, Frank Miller (Author & Artist) & Alex Sinclair (Colorist) (2018/2019) ✭

[x] August: Comics set in/around school.

• Tom Brown’s School Days, Thomas Hughes, Alfred Sundel (Adaptor), & John Tartaglione (Artist) (1952) ✭✭✭
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Giorgio Cambriotti (Penciller) & Mario Pedrazzi (Inker) (1970) ✭
• New Kid, Jerry Craft (Author & Artist) & Jim Callahan (Colorist) (2019) ✭✭✭✭
• Class Act, Jerry Craft (Author & Artist) & Jim Callahan (Colorist) (2020) ✭✭✭½
• School Trip, Jerry Craft (Author & Artist) & Jim Callahan (Colorist) (2023). ✭✭✭

[x] September: Comics/individuals who were recipients of an Eisner Award in 2023.

• Doonesbury: The Original Yale Cartoons, G. B. Trudeau (1968-1970?/1971/1973 ed.) ✭✭
• Still a Few Bugs in the System, G. B. Trudeau (1970-1971/1972) ✭✭½
• The President Is a Lot Smarter Than You Think, G. B. Trudeau (1971/1973) ✭✭✭ [Trudeau was a 2023 inductee into the Eisners Awards’ Hall of Fame.]
• Fall Out Laughing, Beetle Bailey, Mort Walker (?/1969) ✭✭
• Hi and Lois in Darkest Suburbia, Mort Walker & Dik Browne (1969-1971?/1971) ✭✭
• Hi and Lois: Beware, Children at Play, Mort Walker & Dik Browne (1971/1979) ✭✭
• I'll Flip You For It, Beetle Bailey, Mort Walker (1972-1976/1977) ✭✭½ [Walker was a 2023 inductee into the Eisners Awards’ Hall of Fame.]
• Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary, Justin Green (1972) ✭✭✭✭ [Green was a 2023 inductee into the Eisners Awards’ Hall of Fame.]
• The World of Metropolis, Nos. 1-4, John Byrne (Writer), Win Mortimer (Penciller), Frank McLaughlin (Inker), Dick Giordano (Inker), Sal Trapani (Inker), & Tom Ziuko (Colorist) (August-November 1988) ✭✭ [Mortimer was a 2023 inductee into the Eisners Awards’ Hall of Fame.]
• Self Loathing Comics, No. 1, Aline Kominsky-Crumb & Robert Crumb (as by R. Crumb) (February 1995) ✭✭✭ [Kominsky-Crumb was a 2023 inductee into the Eisners Awards’ Hall of Fame.]
• Chivalry, Neil Gaiman (Author) & Colleen Doran (Adaptor & Artist) (2022) ✭✭✭½ [Best Adaptation from Another Medium.]
• Revenge of the Librarians, Tom Gauld (2022) ✭✭✭✭½ [Best Humor Publication.]
• Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, Tom King (Writer) & Mitch Gerads (Artist) (2022) ✭✭ [Best Single Issue/One-Shot.]

[x] October: Horror comics.

• The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt, Volume 2, Daniel Chabon (Collection Ed.) & William M. Gaines (Original Ed.) (1951-1952/2016) ✭✭✭½
• The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror, Volume 2, Daniel Chabon (Collection Ed.) & William M. Gaines (Original Ed.) (1951-1952/2022) ✭✭✭½
• Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, Mike Mignola (Plot Author & Artist), John Byrne (Script Author), Mark Chiarello (Colorist), & Matthew Hollingsworth (Colorist) (1993, 1994/1994) ✭✭✭½
• Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others, Mike Mignola (Author & Artist), James Sinclair (Colorist), Matthew Hollingsworth (Colorist), & James Sinclair (Colorist) (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998/1998) ✭✭✭½
• Hellboy: Wake the Devil, Mike Mignola (Author & Artist) & James Sinclair (Colorist) (1996/1997) ✭✭✭½
• ZombieWorld: Champion of the Worms, Mike Mignola (Author), Pat McEown (Artist), & Pamela Rambo (Colorist) (1997/1998/2005 ed.) ✭✭½
• B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth & Other Stories, Mike Mignola (Author & Artist), Christopher Golden (Author), Tom Sniegoski(Author), Brian McDonald (Author), Ryan Sook (Artist), Curtis P. Arnold (Artist), Matt Smith (Artist), Derek Thompson (Artist), James Sinclair (Colorist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (1998, 1999, 2001-2002/2003) ✭✭✭
• Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom, Mike Mignola (Author & Artist) & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (1998, 1999, 2000/2000) ✭✭✭
• Hellboy: Conqueror Worm, Mike Mignola (Author & Artist) & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2001/2002) ✭✭✭½
• B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice & Other Stories, Miles Gunter (Author), Michael Avon Oeming (Author & Artist), Brian Augustyn (Author), Geoff Johns (Author), Joe Harris (Author), Mike Mignola (Author), Scott Kolins (Author & Artist), Cameron Stewart (Artist), Guy Davis (Artist), Adam Polina (Penciller), Guillermo Zubiaga (Inker), Michelle Madsen (Colorist), Lee Loughridge (Colorist), & Dave Stewart (Artist & Colorist) (2003, 2004/2004). ✭✭
• B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs, Mike Mignola (Author), Guy Davis (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2004/2005) ✭✭✭✭
• B.P.R.D.: The Dead, Mike Mignola (Author), John Arcudi (Author), Guy Davis (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2004-2005/2005) ✭✭✭½
• B.P.R.D.: The Black Flame, Mike Mignola (Author), John Arcudi (Author), Guy Davis (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2005-2006/2006) ✭✭✭✭✭ ❤️
• B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine, Mike Mignola (Author & Artist), John Arcudi (Author), Guy Davis (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2006/2007) ✭✭✭✭
• B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls, Mike Mignola (Author), John Arcudi (Author), Guy Davis (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2007/2008) ✭✭✭✭
• B.P.R.D.: Killing Ground, Mike Mignola (Author), John Arcudi (Author), Guy Davis (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2007/2008) ✭✭✭✭
• The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch, Neil Gaiman (Author), Michael Zulli (Artist), & Todd Klein (Adaptor) (2008) ✭✭✭½
• B.P.R.D.: The Warning, Mike Mignola (Author), John Arcudi (Author), Guy Davis (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2008/2009) ✭✭✭½
• B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs, Mike Mignola (Author), John Arcudi (Author), Herb Trimpe (Artist), John Severin (Artist), Karl Moline (Artist), Peter Snejbjerg (Artist), Dave Stewart (Colorist), & Bjarne Hansen (Colorist) (2008-2009/2010) ✭✭
• Stephen King’s N., No. 1, Stephen King (Creative & Executive Director), Marc Guggenheim (Script Writer), & Alex Maleev (Artist) (May 2010) ✭✭✭✭
• Stephen King’s N., No. 2, Stephen King (Creative & Executive Director), Marc Guggenheim (Script Writer), & Alex Maleev (Artist) (June 2010) ✭✭✭½
• Stephen King’s N., No. 3, Stephen King (Creative & Executive Director), Marc Guggenheim (Script Writer), & Alex Maleev (Artist) (July 2010) ✭✭✭✭
• Stephen King’s N., No. 4, Stephen King (Creative & Executive Director), Marc Guggenheim (Script Writer), & Alex Maleev (Artist) (August 2010) ✭✭✭✭
• B.P.R.D.: King of Fear, Mike Mignola (Author & Artist), John Arcudi (Author), Guy Davis (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2010/2010) ✭✭✭½
• Neonomicon, No. 1, Alan Moore (Author), Jacen Burrows (Artist), & Juanmar (Colorist) (July 2010) ✭✭½
• Neonomicon, No. 2, Alan Moore (Author), Jacen Burrows (Artist), & Juanmar (Colorist) (August 2010) ✭½
• Neonomicon, No. 3, Alan Moore (Author), Jacen Burrows (Artist), & Juanmar (Colorist) (October 2010) ✭½
• Neonomicon, No. 4, Alan Moore (Author), Jacen Burrows (Artist), & Juanmar (Colorist) (February 2011) ✭✭
• Little Green God of Agony, Stephen King (Author) & Dennis Calero (Adaptor & Artist) (2012), in: StephenKing.com, retrieved 9/29/2023 from https://stephenking.com/promo/little_... ✭✭✭
• Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea, Mike Mignola (Author), Gary Gianni (Author & Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2017) ✭✭½
• Basketful of Heads, Joe Hill (Writer), Massimiliano Leonardo (as by Leomacs) (Artist), & Dave Stewart (Colorist) (2019-2020/2020) ✭✭✭✭½
• Friday, Book Two: On a Cold Winter’s Night, Ed Brubaker (Author), Marcos Martín (Artist), & Muntsa Vicente (Colorist) (2021-2022/2022) ✭✭✭✭

[x] November: Crime comics.

• The True Death of Billy the Kid, Rick Geary (2014) ✭✭½
• Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, No. 1, Mickey Spillane (Author), Max Allan Collins (Author), Marcelo Salaza (Artist), & Marcio Freire (Artist) (July 2018) ✭✭
• Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, No. 2, Mickey Spillane (Author), Max Allan Collins (Author), Marcelo Salaza (Artist), & Marcio Freire (Artist) (August 2018) ✭✭½
• Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, No. 3, Mickey Spillane (Author), Max Allan Collins (Author), Marcelo Salaza (Artist), & Marcio Freire (Artist) (September 2018) ✭✭½
• Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, No. 4, Mickey Spillane (Author), Max Allan Collins (Author), Marcelo Salaza (Artist), & Marcio Freire (Artist) (October 2018) ✭✭
• Al Capone, S. Meralli (Author) & P. F. Radice (Artist) (2022) ✭✭✭½

[Canavan]

 

Canavan’s 2023 Recommended Reading Challenge

«Theme of the Month Selections, December»

[x] December: Comics set in space.

• The EC Archives: Weird Science, Volume 2, Chris Warner (Collection Ed.) & William M. Gaines (Original Ed.) (1952-1953/2023) ✭✭✭
• Objectif Lune (Destination Moon), Georges Prosper Remi (as by Hergé) (1950/1953/trans. 1959) ✭✭✭
• On a marché sur la Lune (Explorers on the Moon), Georges Prosper Remi (as by Hergé) (1952-1953/1954/trans. 1959) ✭✭✭
• Serenity: Those Left Behind, Joss Whedon (Story Author), Brett Matthews (Story & Script Author), Will Conrad (Artist), & Laura Martin (Colorist) (2005/2006/2012 ed.) ✭✭✭½