So it's time for me to add up just how much I've bought over the year and compare it to how much I've read. I actually started this process in 2012 in a (vain) attempt to try to get a balance. So far I've failed every year but the gap has been closing, Have I done better this year?
But before I make the lists, I wanted to record that I've found this year to be a hard one. Losing both parents six weeks apart and then also friends/ celebs together with terrible election results and awful football performances have just made this year a year of bad news.
However, two great holidays and some really good comics, games and movies have helped me through. Star Wars Rogue One and the new Marvel comics have been very good. I've got into Doctor Strange and enjoyed that movie and I'm finally getting to read some New Teen Titans which is generally regarded as a classic Bronze Age comic series. My collections of Cap, Daredevil and Thor are nearly complete which the purchase of some excellent collections. So it's been a good year for my hobbies.
So what did I buy in 2016
| Darth Vader vol 2 |
| Giant-size Spider-man 1 |
| Giant-size Spider-man 3 |
| Daredevil 155 |
| Iron Man 90 |
| X-Men annual #7 |
| Star Wars Vol 2 |
| Daredevil mark Waid Vol 4 |
| Batman Brubaker 1 |
| atomic Robo omnibus 2 |
| Superior foes of Spider-man |
| Harley Quinn |
| Harley & Ivy |
| Miracleman Book 4 |
| Harley Quinn and Power-girl |
| Thor Masterworks 13 |
| Thor masterworks 14 |
| Daredevil masterworks 9 |
| Vader down |
| Starfire |
| Criminal Deadly Hands |
| Gotham Central omnibus |
| Daredevil mark Waid Vol 5 |
| Black Science 4 |
| Thor Masterworks 9 |
| Thor Masterworks 15 |
| Tales of the Batman Alan Brennet |
| All New Powers |
| Cap masterworks 8 |
| Damage Control |
| Harley Quinn 4 |
| Saga vol 6 |
| Daredevil Masterworks 4 |
| Atomic Robo omnibus 3 |
| Cap & Batman |
| NTT vols 1-5 |
| Velvet Vol 3 |
| Graphic Ink Darwyn Cooke |
| The Fade Out Omnibus |
| Harley Quinn 5 |
| MTIO 14 & 15 |
| Edena |
| Doc Strange Epic Collection |
| DKR slipcase edition |
| Thor Epic Collection Titans Clash |
| Rat Queens vol 2 |
| DKR prelude |
| Star Wars Vol 3 |
That equates to 25 trades, 6 masterworks, 2 Epic Collections, 10 Omnibus/ over-size collections and 8 actual comics.
I've actually read;
| Astrix and the Missing Scroll |
| Rat Queens 1 |
| Star Wars vol 1 |
| Star Wars vol 2 |
| Superior foes |
| of Spider-man Omnibus |
| Fatale vols 1-5 |
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| Broken Homes |
| Foxglove Summer |
| Railway Adventure |
| Darth Vader vol 1 |
| Darth Vader vol 2 |
| Peter Kay Sound of Laughter |
| Batman/ Cap |
| Doc Strange masterworks |
| Giant-size Superheroes |
| Giant-size Spider-man 1 |
| New Teen Titans Vol 1 |
| Giant-size Spider-man 2 |
| Giant-size Spider-man 3 |
| New Teen Titans Vol 2 |
| Giant-size Spider-man 4 |
| Giant-size Spider-man 5 |
| Edena |
| New Teen Titans Vol 3 |
| DKR prelude |
Which equates 15 trades, 1 masterworks, 0 Epic Collections, 1 Omnibus/ over-size collections and 5 actual comics. Plus 3 books and 5 films. So my "To read" pile is still getting bigger.
However, my wants list is smaller. There are still new Harley Quinn collections to buy and there will be the odd Epic Collection which fits into my collection neatly ( Hulk, Thor and Daredevil etc.) but I really do think this year I will tip the balance in my favour.
We shall see.
Here's to a much improved 2017 and some more great comics.
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