Lists of Bookage

In 2008 I decided to join the 50 Books A Year challenge, which is a group on goodreads.com for people who want to be challenged to read 50 books in one year. I barely completed 50 books in 2008, and for 2009 I decided to up the challenge to 100.  Below are the current and past lists of my yearly challenges (*= favorites):

List so far for 2009’s 100 Books: Year Challenge:

1. Batman: Batman and Son by Grant Morrison, Andy Kubert, John Van Fleet
2. Batman: Year One Hundred by Paul Pope
3. Fox Bunny Funny by Andy Hartzell
4. Peanutbutter & Jeremy’s Best Book Ever by James Kochalka
5. ACME Novelty Library #19 by Chris Ware *
6. Batman: The Black Glove by Grant Morrison *
7. Teen Titans Vol 3: Beast Boys and Girls by Geoff Johns, Justiniano, Mike McKone, Tom Grummett
8. Scott Pilgrim, Vol 1: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O’Malley
9. Scott Pilgrim, Vol 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World by Bryan Lee O’Malley
10. The Amityville Horror: A True Story by Jay Anson
11. Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O’Malley
12. Locke & Key, Vol 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez *
13. Echo: Moon Lake by Terry Moore
14. House of Mystery: Room and Boredom by Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham, Luca Rossi *
15. (reread) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson *
16. Wide Awake 666 edited by J Chris Campbell
17. Fables Vol 11: War and Pieces by Bill Willingham
18. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
19. Night Shift by Stephen King *
20. Cerebus vol 1 by Dave Sim
21. White Flower Day by Steven Weissman
22. Zombie Tales vol 2: Oblivion by Joe R Lansdale, et al
23. Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse vol 1 by Ben Templesmith
24. Blue Pills by David Lapham *
25. Sliverfish by Frederik Peeters
26. Hater by  David Moody *
27. Creepy Archives vol 1 ed. Shawna Gore *
28. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
29. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
30. House of Mystery vol 2 by Matthew Sturges, Luca Rossi
31. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
32. Zot!: The Complete Black and White Stories by Scott McCloud *
33. Welcome to Dead House by R. L. Stine
34. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *
35. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born by Peter David, Jae Lee
36. The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home by Peter David, Jae Lee
37. The Dark Tower: Treachery by Peter David, Jae Lee
38. Tiny Bubbles by James Kochalka
39. You’ll Never Know by C. Tyler *
40. Isolation and Illusion by P. Craig Russell
41. Hellcity by Macon Blair
42. Too Cool To Be Forgotten by Alex Robinson
43. (reread) The Monster’s Ring by Bruce Coville
44. Hatter M vol. 1 The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor, Ben Templesmith, Liz Cavalier
45. Rasl vol 1: The Drift by Jeff Smith
46. Emily The Strange by Rob Reger
47. Funny Misshapen Body: A Memoir by Jeffrey Brown
48. Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson*
49. Scott Pilgrim vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O’Malley
50. The Three Paradoxes by Paul Hornschemeier
51. The Fate of the Artist by Eddie Campbell
52. Batman: The Resurrection of Ra’s Al Ghul by Grant Morrison, Fabian Nicieza, Paul Dini
53. Batman R.I.P. by Grant Morrison, Tony Daniel, Sandu Florea
54. X-23: Innocence Lost by Craig Kyle, Billy Tan, Christopher Yost*
55. (reread) Jennifer Murdley’s Toad by Bruce Coville
56. Angel: Revelations by Roberto  Aguirre-Sacasa, Adam Pollina*
57. The Astounding Wolf-Man by Robert Kirkman, Jason Howard*
58. BOP! [More Box Office Poison] by Alex Robinson
59. (reread) Strangers in Paradise vol 1 by Terry Moore*
60. Amphigorey by Edward Gorey*
61. (reread) Strangers in Paradise vol 2: I Dream of You by Terry Moore*
62. (reread) Strangers in Paradise vol 3: It’s A Good Life by Terry Moore
63. (reread) Strangers in Paradise vol 4: Love Me Tender by Terry Moore
64. (reread) Strangers in Paradise vol 5: Immortal Enemies by Terry Moore
65. The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack by Nicholas Gurewitch
66. X-Men: Magneto Testament by Greg Pak, Carmine Di Giandomenico
67. Fables vol 12: The Dark Ages by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, James Jean
68. Teen Titans vol 4: The Future is Now by Geoff Johns, Mike McKone, Mark Waid
69. The House With A Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs
70. (reread) Strangers in Paradise vol 6: High School by Terry Moore
71. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games book 2) by Suzanne Collins*
72. Uncanny X-Men The New Age vol 4: End of Greys by Chris Claremont, Chris Bachelo
73. Strangers in Paradise vol 7: Sanctuary by Terry Moore
74. Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis, Gabrielle Dell’Otto
75. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
76. New Mutants vol. 1: Back To School by Nunizo De Filippis, Christina Weir, Josh Middleton

Final list from 2008’s 50 Books: Year Challenge:

1. Shortcomings by Adraian Tomine
2. Scary Stories ed. Peter Glassman
3. The Best American Short Stories 2007 ed Stephen King
4. Bookhunter by Richard Shiga
5. Daybreak vol. 1 by Brian Ralph
6. The ACME Novelty Library 16 by Chris Ware *
7. The ACME Novelty Library 17 by Chris Ware *
8. Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue by Joseph Maddrey
9. The Clouds Above by Jordan Crane
10. Short Cuts: Selected Stories by Raymond Carver
11. In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot by Graham Roumieu
12. Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir by Graham Roumieu
13. American Elf Vol 1 by James Kochalka *
14. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester *
15. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware
16. Let Us Be Perfectly Clear by Paul Hornschemeier
17. Flink by Doug Tennapel
18. Vampire Loves by Joann Sfar
19. Batman: Gotham County Line by Steve Niles
20. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
21. Bigfoot: I Not Dead by Graham Roumieu *
22. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
23. Black Hole by Charles Burns
24. House by Josh Simmons
25. Fables vol. 10: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham *
26. Hack/Slash vol 1: First Cut by Tim Seeley *
27. The ACME Novelty Library 18 by Chris Ware *
28. Uzumaki Vol 1 by Junji Ito *
29. Nightmares & Fairy Tales vol 3: 1140 Rue Royale by Serena Valentino
30. Death Valley 1 by Andrew Cosby, Johanna Stokes
31. City of Others by Steve Niles, Berni Wrightson
32. Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa
33. Peculia by Richard Sala
34. Horror Fiction: An Introduction by Gina Wisker
35. Sight Unseen by Robert Tinnell
36. Supernatural Horror in Literature by H.P. Lovecraft
37. Nightmares & Fairy Tales vol 2 by Serena Valentino
38. Old Boy vol 1 by Garon Tsuchiya
39. Uzumaki vol 2 by Junji Ito
40. Y: The Last Man vol 10: Whys and Wherefores by Brian K. Vaughan
41. Hell House by Richard Matheson *
42. Marvel Zombies by Robert Kirkman
43. Mother Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier
44. Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson *
45. The Cute Manifesto by James Kochalka
46. Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography by Roland Barthes
47. The Escapists by Brian K Vaughn, Jason Alexander, Steve Rolston
48. The Joker: Dark Night by Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo
49. Teen Titans vol 1: A Kids Game by Geoff Johns
50. Teen Titans vol 2: Family Lost by Geoff Johns, Mike McKone

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