CCL #483 – Collecting Controversy
5 years ago
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Waiting for the trade
Today, I culled my comic book pull list to two titles. Stuff of Legend and Blackest Night. Henceforth, I will be waiting for the trade. I have created a Google calendar to track what books are coming out when. As long as I keep it to one trade a week, it should work out.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Project: Blue Beetle
Found a chronology of Blue Beetle appearances. This is going to make my resolution so much easier. Oddly, I feel like I own half of these in collected form already.
The list (titles I own are crossed out):
Secret Origins Vol. 2 #2 (May 1986): "Echoes of Future Past!"
Blue Beetle #2 (August 1967): "The End is a Beginning" [Flashback]
Captain Atom #83/2 (November 1966): [No Title]
Captain Atom #84/2 (January 1967): [No Title]
Captain Atom #85/2 (March 1967): [No Title]
Captain Atom #86/2 (June 1967): [No Title]
Blue Beetle #1 (June 1967): "The Blue Beetle Bugs the Squids"
Blue Beetle #2 (August 1967): "The End is a Beginning"
Blue Beetle #3 (October 1967): "The Madmen"
Blue Beetle #4 (December 1967): "The Men of the Mask"
Blue Beetle #5 (November 1968): "The Blue Beetle Faces the Destroyer of Heroes"
Charlton Portfolio #1 (1974): "A Specter is Haunting Hub City"
Charlton Bullseye Vol. 2 #1 (June 1981): "The Enigma"
Americomics #3 (August 1983): "Return From Pago Island"
Americomics #3/2 (August 1983): "To Live Again"
Americomics Special #1 (August 1983): [No Title]
Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (April 1985): "The Summoning!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 (May 1985): "Time and Time Again!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #3 (June 1985): "Oblivion Upon Us"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 (September 1985): "3 Earths! 3 Deaths!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (October 1985): "Beyond the Silent Night"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985): "War Zone" [Behind the scenes]
Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986): "Death at the Dawn of Time!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 (February 1986): "Aftershock"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986): "Final Crisis"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #1 (June 1986): "Out From The Ashes!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #2 (July 1986): "This City's Not For Burning!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #3 (August 1986): "If This Be Madness...!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #4 (September 1986): "The Answer Is Alchemy!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #5 (October 1986): "Ask The Right Question!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #6 (November 1986): "Face-Off!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #7 (December 1986): "Gang War!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #8 (January 1987): "Henchman!"
Legends #2 (December 1986): "Breach of Faith!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #9 (February 1987): "Timepiece!"
Legends #4 (February 1987): "Cry' Havoc...!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #10 (March 1987): "Time on His Hands"
Legends #5 (March 1987): "Let Slip the Dogs of War"
Legends #6 (April 1987): "Finale!"
Captain Atom #2 (April 1987): "Captain Atom... A True American Hero?"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #11 (April 1987): "Havoc Is... The Hybrid!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #12 (May 1987): "Man In the Middle"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #13 (June 1987): "Prometheus Unbound!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #14 (July 1987): "The Phantom of Pago Island!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #15 (August 1987): "In Combat With... Carapax!"
Justice League #1 (May 1987): "Born Again"
Justice League #2 (June 1987): "Make War No More!"
Justice League #3 (July 1987): "Meltdown"
Justice League #4 (August 1987): "Winning Hand"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #16 (September 1987): "Anywhere I Hang My Head Is Home!"
Justice League Annual #1 (September 1987): "Germ Warfare"
Fury of Firestorm #63 (September 1987): "Rogue Hero"
Fury of Firestorm #64 (October 1987): "Through the Gauntlet"
Firestorm, The Nuclear Man Annual #5 (1987): "Ground Zero"
Weird #1 (April 1988): "Conception"
Weird #2 (May 1988): "Questions"
Weird #3 (June 1988): "Confrontation!"
Weird #4 (July 1988): "...Armageddon!"
Justice League #5 (September 1987): "Gray Life Gray Dreams"
Justice League #6 (October 1987): "Massacre In Gray"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #7 (November 1987): "Justice League... International!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #17 (October 1987): "The Way the Brawl Bounces!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #18 (November 1987): "...And Death Shall Have No Dominion!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #19 (December 1987): "A Matter of Animus!"
Booster Gold #22 (November 1987): "Tortured Options"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #8 (December 1987): "Moving Day"
Millennium #1 (January 1988): "Over"
Flash Vol. 2 #8 (January 1988): "Purple Haze"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #9 (January 1988): "Seeing Red"
Millennium #2 (January 1988): "Under"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #20 (January 1988): "Iran Scam"
Millennium #3 (January 1988): "Back"
Green Lantern Corps #220 (January 1988): "Sacred Identities" [Behind the scenes]
Millennium #4 (January 1988): "Forth"
Millennium #5 (February 1988): "In"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #10/2 (February 1988): "...Back at the Ranch"
Millennium #6 (February 1988): "Out"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #21 (February 1988): "If This Works, It'll Be A Miracle"
Millennium #7 (February 1988): "Down"
Booster Gold #25 (February 1988): "The End"
Millennium #8 (February 1988): "The Rising and Advancing of Ten Spirits"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #22 (March 1988): "A Question of Time!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #11 (March 1988): "Constructions!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #12 (April 1988): "Who Is Maxwell Lord?"
Justice League America Annual #9 (1995): "Justice League Year One: In 30 Seconds"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #23 (April 1988): "Don't Get Mad, Get Even!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #24 (May 1988): "If, At First, You Don't Succeed...!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #13 (May 1988): "Collision Course"
Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #13 (May 1988): "Battle Lines"
Captain Atom #16 (June 1988): "The Big Blowout"
Captain Atom #17 (July 1988): "Battle Beyond the Green"
Captain Atom #20 (October 1988): "The Silver Age"
Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 #1 (May 1988): "Fever Dream"
Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 #2 (June 1988): "Burning Bright"
Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 #4 (August 1988): "Welcome Home"
DC Bonus Book #7 (October 1988): "Raising the Roof!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #14 (June 1988): "Shop ...Or Die"
Justice League International Annual Vol. 1 #2 (1988): "Hit Or Miss!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #15 (July 1988): "Gnort And South!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #16 (August 1988): "Bialya, My Bialya"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #17 (September 1988): "Only the Dead Know Bialya!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #18 (October 1988): "Where No League Has Gone Before!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #19 (November 1988): "No More Mr. Nice-Guy!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #20 (December 1988): "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Apokolips!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #21 (winter 1988): "Apokolips... Wow!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #22 (Holiday 1988): "Little Murders"
Captain Atom #24 (Holiday 1988): "War-Day"
Invasion! #2 (1988): "Invasion! Book Two: Battleground Earth"
Captain Atom #25 (January 1989): "Slow Burn"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #23 (January 1989): "Gross Injustice"
Invasion! #3 (1988): "Invasion! Book Three: World Without Heroes"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #24 (February 1989): "The Road Less Travelled"
DC Bonus Book #13 (February 1989): "Hostage!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #24/2 (February 1989): "Across a Crowded Room..."
Justice League International Vol. 1 #25 (April 1989): "Repossessions"
Captain Atom #26 (February 1989): "Captain Atom: Exposed!"
Captain Atom #27 (March 1989): "Truth and Consequences"
Captain Atom #28 (April 1989): "Final Conflict"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #7 (August 1989): "Just Another Day!"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #8 (September 1989): "With an Ivo Here, an Ivo There, an Ivo, Ivo, Everywhere!!"
Justice League America #26 (May 1989): "Slice and Dice!"
Justice League America #27 (June 1989): "Mindsnap"
Justice League America #29 (August 1989): "Nabu In My Head"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #10 (November 1989): "This Town Isn't Big Enough for Both of Us!"
Justice League America #31 (October 1989): "Crossed Wires!"
Justice League Europe #7 (October 1989): "Teasdale Unbound!"
Justice League America #32 (November 1989): "Breaking Point!"
Justice League Europe #8 (November 1989): "Showdown..."
Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #28 (December 1989): "Labyrinths"
Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #29 (January 1990): "The Kingdom of No"
Justice League America #33 (December 1989): "Nitwits, Knuckleheads & Poozers!"
Justice League America #34 (January 1990): "Club JLI"
Justice League America #35 (February 1990): "Lifeboat"
Time Masters #1 (February 1990): "Time Won't Let Me"
Justice League America #36 (March 1990): "Gnort By Gnortwest"
Justice League International Special #1 (1990): "The Show Must Go On... And On... And On... And On"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #13 (March 1990): "A Fine Kettle of Fish"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #14 (April 1990): "Eating Pain"
Justice League America #37 (April 1990): "Furballs!"
Justice League Europe #13 (April 1990): "Furballs II"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #15 (May 1990): "Power Fantasy"
Justice League America #39 (June 1990): "Blow Up"
Justice League America #40 (July 1990): "Hell On Earth"
Justice League America #42 (September 1990): "Solicitations"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #19 (September 1990): "Mutants"
Justice League Europe Annual #1 (1990): "Bialya Blues"
Justice League Quarterly #1 (winter 1990): "Corporate Maneuvers (and Leveraged Buyouts)"
Justice League America #43 (October 1990): "If You Play Your Card Right..."
Justice League America #44 (November 1990): "Pastiche"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #9 (February 1991): "The Two and Only!"
Justice League America #45 (December 1990): "A Date With Density, Part 2: Hell On Ice!"
Justice League America #47 (February 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 2] "General Glory Fights Again!"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #25 (March 1991): "Bad N' Beautiful: The Babes of Bodyslam!" [Between panels of Justice League America #47]
Justice League America #48 (March 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 3] "The Last Giant Nazi Robot Story!"
Justice League America #49 (April 1991): "Glory-Bound, Part 4: Glory and Shame"
Justice League America #50 (May 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 5] "A Blaze of Glory!"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #26 (April 1991): "Food for Villainy"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #27 (May 1991): "Party Up!"
Justice League America #51 (June 1991): "My Dinner With G'Nort"
Justice League Quarterly #3 (summer 1991): "When You Wish..."
Justice League Europe #27 (June 1991): "The Vagabond King"
Justice League Europe #28 (July 1991): "The Man Who Wears the Stars"
Justice League America #52 (July 1991): "The Battle of the Month?"
Justice League America Annual #5 (1991): "Tomorrow's League Today!"
Justice League America #53 (August 1991): [Breakdowns Part 1] "Blown Away"
Justice League Europe #29 (August 1991): [Breakdowns Part 2] "Turning and Turning"
Justice League America #54 (September 1991): [Breakdowns Part 3] "The Boot!"
Justice League Europe #30 (September 1991): [Breakdowns Part 4] "The Widening Gyre"
Justice League America #55 (October 1991): "Breakdowns Part 5: Bialya Blues"
Justice League Europe Annual #2 (1991): "Too Much Time"
Justice League Europe #31 (October 1991): "Breakdowns Part 6: Things Fall Apart"
Justice League America #56 (November 1991): [Breakdowns Part 7] "Look Homeward Leaguers"
Justice League Europe #32 (November 1991): "Breakdowns Part 8: The Center Cannot Hold"
Justice League America #57 (December 1991): [Breakdowns Part 9] "The Descent of... Despero"
Justice League Europe #33 (December 1991): "Breakdowns Part 10: Mere Anarchy"
Justice League America #58 (January 1992): "Breakdowns Part 11: Mayhem"
Justice League Europe #34 (January 1992): "Breakdowns Part 12: Blood-Dimmed Tide"
Justice League America #59 (February 1992): "Breakdowns Part 13: Ex-Factor"
Justice League Europe #35 (February 1992): "Breakdowns Part 14: The Ceremony of Innocence"
Justice League America #60 (March 1992): [Breakdowns Part 15] "Swansong"
Justice League Europe #36 (March 1992): "Breakdowns: Postscript (Part 16 of 15)"
Superman Vol. 2 #65 (March 1992): [10] "Panic In the Sky! Second Strike: Head Man"
Adventures of Superman #488 (March 1992): [11] "Panic In the Sky! Third Strike: Counter Strike!"
Action Comics #675 (March 1992): [12] "Panic In the Sky! Fourth Strike: Divide and Conquer"
Superman Vol. 2 #66 (April 1992): [14] "Panic In the Sky! Final Strike: Our Army At War"
Justice League Spectacular #1 (1992): "Team Work"
Justice League America #61 (April 1992): "Born Once Again"
Justice League America #62 (May 1992): "Pawns"
Justice League America #63 (June 1992): "Almerac Or Bust!"
Justice League America #64 (July 1992): "The Revenge of Starbreaker"
Justice League America #65 (August 1992): "Of Ashes and Justice"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #25 (June 1992): "Prize Fight"
Justice League America Annual #6 (1992): "Maximum Eclipse"
Eclipso: The Darkness Within #2 (October 1992): "Brilliant Men"
Justice League America #66 (September 1992): "Together Again"
Justice League America #67 (October 1992): "Transitions, Transmissions and Transactions"
Justice League America #68 (November 1992): "Actions, Admissions and Acquisitions"
Guy Gardner #1 (October 1992): "A New Guy In Town"
Guy Gardner #2 (November 1992): "What's a Guy to Do?"
Justice League America #69 (December 1992): "Down for the Count"
Superman Vol. 2 #74 (December 1992): [46] "Countdown to Doomsday!"
Justice League America #70 (January 1993): "Grieving"
Justice League America #71 (February 1993): "A New Look"
Justice League America #74 (May 1993): "Destiny's Hand Part 3"
Justice League America #75 (June 1993): "Destiny's Hand Finale"
Justice League America #76 (early July 1993): "Blood Secrets Part One"
Justice League America #77 (late July 1993): "Blood Secrets Part Two"
Justice League America #78 (early August 1993): "Lives In the Balance"
Justice League America #79 (late August 1993): "Extreme Measures"
Justice League America #80 (September 1993): "Running From Justice"
Justice League America #81 (October 1993): "Do the Right Thing"
Justice League America #83 (December 1993): "The Trouble With Guys"
Guy Gardner #15 (December 1993): "Collateral Damage"
Showcase '94 #2/3 (February 1994): "Caged City Chapter One: Bug Out"
Showcase '94 #3/3 (March 1994): "Caged City Chapter Two: A Bug in the System"
Showcase '94 #4/3 (April 1994): "Caged City Chapter Three: Bug War"
Justice League America #89 (June 1994): "Judgment Day Part 1: D-Day"
Justice League Task Force #13 (June 1994): "Judgment Day, Part 2: Split Decision"
Justice League International Vol. 2 #65 (June 1994): "A Whole New Ball Game"
Justice League America #90 (July 1994): "Judgment Day Part 4: The Shadow of Death"
Justice League Task Force #14 (July 1994): "Judgment Day, Part 5: The Longest Yard"
Justice League International Vol. 2 #66 (July 1994): "All Out of Time"
Justice League America #91 (August 1994): "Heroes Passage"
Extreme Justice #0 (January 1995): "With A Bang"
Extreme Justice #1 (February 1995): "Mad Dogs and Superheroes"
Extreme Justice #2 (March 1995): "High Stakes"
Extreme Justice #3 (April 1995): "Extreme Reaction"
Steel #11 (January 1995): "Fire Power"
Steel #12 (February 1995): "Showdown"
Steel #13 (March 1995): "The Great Escape"
Extreme Justice #4 (May 1995): "The Brave and the Crazy"
Extreme Justice #5 (June 1995): "Atomic Nights"
Extreme Justice #6 (July 1995): "Housekeeping"
Extreme Justice #7 (August 1995): "The Once and Future Monarch"
Extreme Justice #8 (September 1995): "Look Before You Quantum Leap!"
Extreme Justice #9 (October 1995): "Extremities!"
Extreme Justice #10 (November 1995): "Sapphire Blues"
Extreme Justice #11 (December 1995): "Creation For Two"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #69 (December 1995): "Bargains"
Underworld Unleashed #2 (early December 1995): "The Devil To Pay"
Underworld Unleashed #3 (late December 1995): "Seduction of the Innocent"
Extreme Justice #12 (January 1996): "Kings Healing"
Extreme Justice #13 (February 1996): "King's Heeling"
Extreme Justice #14 (March 1996): "King's Revealed and King's Revealing"
Extreme Justice #15 (April 1996): "Duel of Duals"
Extreme Justice #16 (May 1996): "..So Now What Do We Do?"
Extreme Justice #17 (June 1996): "Live Evil"
Extreme Justice #18 (July 1996): "Deathmatch Doom"
Justice League Task Force #37 (July 1996): "Rejoice"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #39 (February 1996): "Merriment, Mistletoe, and Mayhem!"
Final Night #1 (November 1996): "The Final Night, Ch. 1: Dusk"
Final Night #3 (November 1996): "The Final Night, Ch. 3: Keeping Hope Alive"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #81 (December 1996): "Funeral For A Hero"
Total Justice #1 (October 1996): "Tim"
Total Justice #2 (early November 1996): "Mike"
Superboy and the Ravers #8 (April 1997): "Road Trip: The Romance of the Road"
DC One Million #1 (November 1998): "Riders on the Storm"
DC One Million #2 (November 1998): "The Day After Tomorrow"
JLA #27 (March 1999): "The Bigger They Come..."
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #1 (September 1999): "Avatar Rising"
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #2 (October 1999): "The Way of the Warrior"
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #3 (November 1999): "The Past is Always Present"
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #4 (December 1999): "Martial L.A.W."
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #5 (January 2000): "To Serve And Protect"
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #6 (February 2000): "The L.A.W. ...And Order!"
JLA #38 (February 2000): "World War Three, Part 3"
JLA #39 (March 2000): "World War Three, Part 4"
JLA #41 (May 2000): "World War Three, Part 6: Mageddon"
Birds of Prey #19 (July 2000): "Masks" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #22 (October 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part One" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #23 (November 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part Two" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #24 (December 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part Three: Conclusion" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #25 (January 2001): "Old Habits"
Birds of Prey #33 (September 2001): "The Courtship"
Birds of Prey #34 (October 2001): "The Heartbreaker!"
Birds of Prey #35 (November 2001): "The Shout"
Birds of Prey #36 (December 2001): "Canary Caged"
Robin Vol. 2 #95 (December 2001): "Book of the Dead"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #63 (January 2002): "Red, Fright and Blue"
Birds of Prey #37 (January 2002): "Red, Black and Blue"
Robin Vol. 2 #96 (January 2002): "The Big Cats"
Birds of Prey #39 (March 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Five] "The Gun"
Birds of Prey #40 (April 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Twelve] "Switchback" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #41 (May 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Two] "Felony Matters" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #42 (June 2002): "Karen's Story" [As Ted Kord]
Superman: Day of Doom #1 (January 2003): "Doomsday"
Formerly Known as the Justice League #1 (September 2003): "A[Nother] New Beginning"
Formerly Known as the Justice League #2 (October 2003): "Deja Vu All Over Again"
Formerly Known as the Justice League #3 (November 2003): "Dead Man's Hand"
Formerly Known as the Justice League #4 (December 2003)
Formerly Known as the Justice League #5 (January 2004)
Formerly Known as the Justice League #6 (February 2004)
JLA: Classified #4 (April 2005): "This Guy... This -- Gardner!"
Action Comics #824 (April 2005): "Old Man, New World"
Identity Crisis #1 (August 2004): "Coffin"
Flash Vol. 2 #215 (December 2004): "The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Two: Reformed"
Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 (2005): "Countdown to Infinite Crisis"
OMAC Project #1 (June 2005): "The Eye in the Sky" [Deceased]
Whew! That's a lot of books.
Also, picked up a Blue Beetle action figure at Target today as my totemic reminder of my resolutions!
The list (titles I own are crossed out):
Secret Origins Vol. 2 #2 (May 1986): "Echoes of Future Past!"
Blue Beetle #2 (August 1967): "The End is a Beginning" [Flashback]
Captain Atom #83/2 (November 1966): [No Title]
Captain Atom #84/2 (January 1967): [No Title]
Captain Atom #85/2 (March 1967): [No Title]
Captain Atom #86/2 (June 1967): [No Title]
Blue Beetle #1 (June 1967): "The Blue Beetle Bugs the Squids"
Blue Beetle #2 (August 1967): "The End is a Beginning"
Blue Beetle #3 (October 1967): "The Madmen"
Blue Beetle #4 (December 1967): "The Men of the Mask"
Blue Beetle #5 (November 1968): "The Blue Beetle Faces the Destroyer of Heroes"
Charlton Portfolio #1 (1974): "A Specter is Haunting Hub City"
Charlton Bullseye Vol. 2 #1 (June 1981): "The Enigma"
Americomics #3 (August 1983): "Return From Pago Island"
Americomics #3/2 (August 1983): "To Live Again"
Americomics Special #1 (August 1983): [No Title]
Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (April 1985): "The Summoning!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 (May 1985): "Time and Time Again!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #3 (June 1985): "Oblivion Upon Us"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 (September 1985): "3 Earths! 3 Deaths!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (October 1985): "Beyond the Silent Night"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985): "War Zone" [Behind the scenes]
Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986): "Death at the Dawn of Time!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 (February 1986): "Aftershock"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986): "Final Crisis"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #1 (June 1986): "Out From The Ashes!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #2 (July 1986): "This City's Not For Burning!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #3 (August 1986): "If This Be Madness...!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #4 (September 1986): "The Answer Is Alchemy!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #5 (October 1986): "Ask The Right Question!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #6 (November 1986): "Face-Off!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #7 (December 1986): "Gang War!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #8 (January 1987): "Henchman!"
Legends #2 (December 1986): "Breach of Faith!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #9 (February 1987): "Timepiece!"
Legends #4 (February 1987): "Cry' Havoc...!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #10 (March 1987): "Time on His Hands"
Legends #5 (March 1987): "Let Slip the Dogs of War"
Legends #6 (April 1987): "Finale!"
Captain Atom #2 (April 1987): "Captain Atom... A True American Hero?"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #11 (April 1987): "Havoc Is... The Hybrid!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #12 (May 1987): "Man In the Middle"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #13 (June 1987): "Prometheus Unbound!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #14 (July 1987): "The Phantom of Pago Island!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #15 (August 1987): "In Combat With... Carapax!"
Justice League #1 (May 1987): "Born Again"
Justice League #2 (June 1987): "Make War No More!"
Justice League #3 (July 1987): "Meltdown"
Justice League #4 (August 1987): "Winning Hand"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #16 (September 1987): "Anywhere I Hang My Head Is Home!"
Justice League Annual #1 (September 1987): "Germ Warfare"
Fury of Firestorm #63 (September 1987): "Rogue Hero"
Fury of Firestorm #64 (October 1987): "Through the Gauntlet"
Firestorm, The Nuclear Man Annual #5 (1987): "Ground Zero"
Weird #1 (April 1988): "Conception"
Weird #2 (May 1988): "Questions"
Weird #3 (June 1988): "Confrontation!"
Weird #4 (July 1988): "...Armageddon!"
Justice League #5 (September 1987): "Gray Life Gray Dreams"
Justice League #6 (October 1987): "Massacre In Gray"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #7 (November 1987): "Justice League... International!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #17 (October 1987): "The Way the Brawl Bounces!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #18 (November 1987): "...And Death Shall Have No Dominion!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #19 (December 1987): "A Matter of Animus!"
Booster Gold #22 (November 1987): "Tortured Options"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #8 (December 1987): "Moving Day"
Millennium #1 (January 1988): "Over"
Flash Vol. 2 #8 (January 1988): "Purple Haze"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #9 (January 1988): "Seeing Red"
Millennium #2 (January 1988): "Under"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #20 (January 1988): "Iran Scam"
Millennium #3 (January 1988): "Back"
Green Lantern Corps #220 (January 1988): "Sacred Identities" [Behind the scenes]
Millennium #4 (January 1988): "Forth"
Millennium #5 (February 1988): "In"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #10/2 (February 1988): "...Back at the Ranch"
Millennium #6 (February 1988): "Out"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #21 (February 1988): "If This Works, It'll Be A Miracle"
Millennium #7 (February 1988): "Down"
Booster Gold #25 (February 1988): "The End"
Millennium #8 (February 1988): "The Rising and Advancing of Ten Spirits"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #22 (March 1988): "A Question of Time!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #11 (March 1988): "Constructions!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #12 (April 1988): "Who Is Maxwell Lord?"
Justice League America Annual #9 (1995): "Justice League Year One: In 30 Seconds"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #23 (April 1988): "Don't Get Mad, Get Even!"
Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #24 (May 1988): "If, At First, You Don't Succeed...!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #13 (May 1988): "Collision Course"
Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #13 (May 1988): "Battle Lines"
Captain Atom #16 (June 1988): "The Big Blowout"
Captain Atom #17 (July 1988): "Battle Beyond the Green"
Captain Atom #20 (October 1988): "The Silver Age"
Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 #1 (May 1988): "Fever Dream"
Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 #2 (June 1988): "Burning Bright"
Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 #4 (August 1988): "Welcome Home"
DC Bonus Book #7 (October 1988): "Raising the Roof!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #14 (June 1988): "Shop ...Or Die"
Justice League International Annual Vol. 1 #2 (1988): "Hit Or Miss!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #15 (July 1988): "Gnort And South!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #16 (August 1988): "Bialya, My Bialya"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #17 (September 1988): "Only the Dead Know Bialya!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #18 (October 1988): "Where No League Has Gone Before!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #19 (November 1988): "No More Mr. Nice-Guy!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #20 (December 1988): "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Apokolips!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #21 (winter 1988): "Apokolips... Wow!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #22 (Holiday 1988): "Little Murders"
Captain Atom #24 (Holiday 1988): "War-Day"
Invasion! #2 (1988): "Invasion! Book Two: Battleground Earth"
Captain Atom #25 (January 1989): "Slow Burn"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #23 (January 1989): "Gross Injustice"
Invasion! #3 (1988): "Invasion! Book Three: World Without Heroes"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #24 (February 1989): "The Road Less Travelled"
DC Bonus Book #13 (February 1989): "Hostage!"
Justice League International Vol. 1 #24/2 (February 1989): "Across a Crowded Room..."
Justice League International Vol. 1 #25 (April 1989): "Repossessions"
Captain Atom #26 (February 1989): "Captain Atom: Exposed!"
Captain Atom #27 (March 1989): "Truth and Consequences"
Captain Atom #28 (April 1989): "Final Conflict"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #7 (August 1989): "Just Another Day!"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #8 (September 1989): "With an Ivo Here, an Ivo There, an Ivo, Ivo, Everywhere!!"
Justice League America #26 (May 1989): "Slice and Dice!"
Justice League America #27 (June 1989): "Mindsnap"
Justice League America #29 (August 1989): "Nabu In My Head"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #10 (November 1989): "This Town Isn't Big Enough for Both of Us!"
Justice League America #31 (October 1989): "Crossed Wires!"
Justice League Europe #7 (October 1989): "Teasdale Unbound!"
Justice League America #32 (November 1989): "Breaking Point!"
Justice League Europe #8 (November 1989): "Showdown..."
Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #28 (December 1989): "Labyrinths"
Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #29 (January 1990): "The Kingdom of No"
Justice League America #33 (December 1989): "Nitwits, Knuckleheads & Poozers!"
Justice League America #34 (January 1990): "Club JLI"
Justice League America #35 (February 1990): "Lifeboat"
Time Masters #1 (February 1990): "Time Won't Let Me"
Justice League America #36 (March 1990): "Gnort By Gnortwest"
Justice League International Special #1 (1990): "The Show Must Go On... And On... And On... And On"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #13 (March 1990): "A Fine Kettle of Fish"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #14 (April 1990): "Eating Pain"
Justice League America #37 (April 1990): "Furballs!"
Justice League Europe #13 (April 1990): "Furballs II"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #15 (May 1990): "Power Fantasy"
Justice League America #39 (June 1990): "Blow Up"
Justice League America #40 (July 1990): "Hell On Earth"
Justice League America #42 (September 1990): "Solicitations"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #19 (September 1990): "Mutants"
Justice League Europe Annual #1 (1990): "Bialya Blues"
Justice League Quarterly #1 (winter 1990): "Corporate Maneuvers (and Leveraged Buyouts)"
Justice League America #43 (October 1990): "If You Play Your Card Right..."
Justice League America #44 (November 1990): "Pastiche"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #9 (February 1991): "The Two and Only!"
Justice League America #45 (December 1990): "A Date With Density, Part 2: Hell On Ice!"
Justice League America #47 (February 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 2] "General Glory Fights Again!"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #25 (March 1991): "Bad N' Beautiful: The Babes of Bodyslam!" [Between panels of Justice League America #47]
Justice League America #48 (March 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 3] "The Last Giant Nazi Robot Story!"
Justice League America #49 (April 1991): "Glory-Bound, Part 4: Glory and Shame"
Justice League America #50 (May 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 5] "A Blaze of Glory!"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #26 (April 1991): "Food for Villainy"
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #27 (May 1991): "Party Up!"
Justice League America #51 (June 1991): "My Dinner With G'Nort"
Justice League Quarterly #3 (summer 1991): "When You Wish..."
Justice League Europe #27 (June 1991): "The Vagabond King"
Justice League Europe #28 (July 1991): "The Man Who Wears the Stars"
Justice League America #52 (July 1991): "The Battle of the Month?"
Justice League America Annual #5 (1991): "Tomorrow's League Today!"
Justice League America #53 (August 1991): [Breakdowns Part 1] "Blown Away"
Justice League Europe #29 (August 1991): [Breakdowns Part 2] "Turning and Turning"
Justice League America #54 (September 1991): [Breakdowns Part 3] "The Boot!"
Justice League Europe #30 (September 1991): [Breakdowns Part 4] "The Widening Gyre"
Justice League America #55 (October 1991): "Breakdowns Part 5: Bialya Blues"
Justice League Europe Annual #2 (1991): "Too Much Time"
Justice League Europe #31 (October 1991): "Breakdowns Part 6: Things Fall Apart"
Justice League America #56 (November 1991): [Breakdowns Part 7] "Look Homeward Leaguers"
Justice League Europe #32 (November 1991): "Breakdowns Part 8: The Center Cannot Hold"
Justice League America #57 (December 1991): [Breakdowns Part 9] "The Descent of... Despero"
Justice League Europe #33 (December 1991): "Breakdowns Part 10: Mere Anarchy"
Justice League America #58 (January 1992): "Breakdowns Part 11: Mayhem"
Justice League Europe #34 (January 1992): "Breakdowns Part 12: Blood-Dimmed Tide"
Justice League America #59 (February 1992): "Breakdowns Part 13: Ex-Factor"
Justice League Europe #35 (February 1992): "Breakdowns Part 14: The Ceremony of Innocence"
Justice League America #60 (March 1992): [Breakdowns Part 15] "Swansong"
Justice League Europe #36 (March 1992): "Breakdowns: Postscript (Part 16 of 15)"
Superman Vol. 2 #65 (March 1992): [10] "Panic In the Sky! Second Strike: Head Man"
Adventures of Superman #488 (March 1992): [11] "Panic In the Sky! Third Strike: Counter Strike!"
Action Comics #675 (March 1992): [12] "Panic In the Sky! Fourth Strike: Divide and Conquer"
Superman Vol. 2 #66 (April 1992): [14] "Panic In the Sky! Final Strike: Our Army At War"
Justice League Spectacular #1 (1992): "Team Work"
Justice League America #61 (April 1992): "Born Once Again"
Justice League America #62 (May 1992): "Pawns"
Justice League America #63 (June 1992): "Almerac Or Bust!"
Justice League America #64 (July 1992): "The Revenge of Starbreaker"
Justice League America #65 (August 1992): "Of Ashes and Justice"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #25 (June 1992): "Prize Fight"
Justice League America Annual #6 (1992): "Maximum Eclipse"
Eclipso: The Darkness Within #2 (October 1992): "Brilliant Men"
Justice League America #66 (September 1992): "Together Again"
Justice League America #67 (October 1992): "Transitions, Transmissions and Transactions"
Justice League America #68 (November 1992): "Actions, Admissions and Acquisitions"
Guy Gardner #1 (October 1992): "A New Guy In Town"
Guy Gardner #2 (November 1992): "What's a Guy to Do?"
Justice League America #69 (December 1992): "Down for the Count"
Superman Vol. 2 #74 (December 1992): [46] "Countdown to Doomsday!"
Justice League America #70 (January 1993): "Grieving"
Justice League America #71 (February 1993): "A New Look"
Justice League America #74 (May 1993): "Destiny's Hand Part 3"
Justice League America #75 (June 1993): "Destiny's Hand Finale"
Justice League America #76 (early July 1993): "Blood Secrets Part One"
Justice League America #77 (late July 1993): "Blood Secrets Part Two"
Justice League America #78 (early August 1993): "Lives In the Balance"
Justice League America #79 (late August 1993): "Extreme Measures"
Justice League America #80 (September 1993): "Running From Justice"
Justice League America #81 (October 1993): "Do the Right Thing"
Justice League America #83 (December 1993): "The Trouble With Guys"
Guy Gardner #15 (December 1993): "Collateral Damage"
Showcase '94 #2/3 (February 1994): "Caged City Chapter One: Bug Out"
Showcase '94 #3/3 (March 1994): "Caged City Chapter Two: A Bug in the System"
Showcase '94 #4/3 (April 1994): "Caged City Chapter Three: Bug War"
Justice League America #89 (June 1994): "Judgment Day Part 1: D-Day"
Justice League Task Force #13 (June 1994): "Judgment Day, Part 2: Split Decision"
Justice League International Vol. 2 #65 (June 1994): "A Whole New Ball Game"
Justice League America #90 (July 1994): "Judgment Day Part 4: The Shadow of Death"
Justice League Task Force #14 (July 1994): "Judgment Day, Part 5: The Longest Yard"
Justice League International Vol. 2 #66 (July 1994): "All Out of Time"
Justice League America #91 (August 1994): "Heroes Passage"
Extreme Justice #0 (January 1995): "With A Bang"
Extreme Justice #1 (February 1995): "Mad Dogs and Superheroes"
Extreme Justice #2 (March 1995): "High Stakes"
Extreme Justice #3 (April 1995): "Extreme Reaction"
Steel #11 (January 1995): "Fire Power"
Steel #12 (February 1995): "Showdown"
Steel #13 (March 1995): "The Great Escape"
Extreme Justice #4 (May 1995): "The Brave and the Crazy"
Extreme Justice #5 (June 1995): "Atomic Nights"
Extreme Justice #6 (July 1995): "Housekeeping"
Extreme Justice #7 (August 1995): "The Once and Future Monarch"
Extreme Justice #8 (September 1995): "Look Before You Quantum Leap!"
Extreme Justice #9 (October 1995): "Extremities!"
Extreme Justice #10 (November 1995): "Sapphire Blues"
Extreme Justice #11 (December 1995): "Creation For Two"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #69 (December 1995): "Bargains"
Underworld Unleashed #2 (early December 1995): "The Devil To Pay"
Underworld Unleashed #3 (late December 1995): "Seduction of the Innocent"
Extreme Justice #12 (January 1996): "Kings Healing"
Extreme Justice #13 (February 1996): "King's Heeling"
Extreme Justice #14 (March 1996): "King's Revealed and King's Revealing"
Extreme Justice #15 (April 1996): "Duel of Duals"
Extreme Justice #16 (May 1996): "..So Now What Do We Do?"
Extreme Justice #17 (June 1996): "Live Evil"
Extreme Justice #18 (July 1996): "Deathmatch Doom"
Justice League Task Force #37 (July 1996): "Rejoice"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #39 (February 1996): "Merriment, Mistletoe, and Mayhem!"
Final Night #1 (November 1996): "The Final Night, Ch. 1: Dusk"
Final Night #3 (November 1996): "The Final Night, Ch. 3: Keeping Hope Alive"
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #81 (December 1996): "Funeral For A Hero"
Total Justice #1 (October 1996): "Tim"
Total Justice #2 (early November 1996): "Mike"
Superboy and the Ravers #8 (April 1997): "Road Trip: The Romance of the Road"
DC One Million #1 (November 1998): "Riders on the Storm"
DC One Million #2 (November 1998): "The Day After Tomorrow"
JLA #27 (March 1999): "The Bigger They Come..."
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #1 (September 1999): "Avatar Rising"
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #2 (October 1999): "The Way of the Warrior"
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #3 (November 1999): "The Past is Always Present"
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #4 (December 1999): "Martial L.A.W."
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #5 (January 2000): "To Serve And Protect"
L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) #6 (February 2000): "The L.A.W. ...And Order!"
JLA #38 (February 2000): "World War Three, Part 3"
JLA #39 (March 2000): "World War Three, Part 4"
JLA #41 (May 2000): "World War Three, Part 6: Mageddon"
Birds of Prey #19 (July 2000): "Masks" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #22 (October 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part One" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #23 (November 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part Two" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #24 (December 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part Three: Conclusion" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #25 (January 2001): "Old Habits"
Birds of Prey #33 (September 2001): "The Courtship"
Birds of Prey #34 (October 2001): "The Heartbreaker!"
Birds of Prey #35 (November 2001): "The Shout"
Birds of Prey #36 (December 2001): "Canary Caged"
Robin Vol. 2 #95 (December 2001): "Book of the Dead"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #63 (January 2002): "Red, Fright and Blue"
Birds of Prey #37 (January 2002): "Red, Black and Blue"
Robin Vol. 2 #96 (January 2002): "The Big Cats"
Birds of Prey #39 (March 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Five] "The Gun"
Birds of Prey #40 (April 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part Twelve] "Switchback" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #41 (May 2002): [Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part Two] "Felony Matters" [As Ted Kord]
Birds of Prey #42 (June 2002): "Karen's Story" [As Ted Kord]
Superman: Day of Doom #1 (January 2003): "Doomsday"
Formerly Known as the Justice League #1 (September 2003): "A[Nother] New Beginning"
Formerly Known as the Justice League #2 (October 2003): "Deja Vu All Over Again"
Formerly Known as the Justice League #3 (November 2003): "Dead Man's Hand"
Formerly Known as the Justice League #4 (December 2003)
Formerly Known as the Justice League #5 (January 2004)
Formerly Known as the Justice League #6 (February 2004)
JLA: Classified #4 (April 2005): "This Guy... This -- Gardner!"
Action Comics #824 (April 2005): "Old Man, New World"
Identity Crisis #1 (August 2004): "Coffin"
Flash Vol. 2 #215 (December 2004): "The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Two: Reformed"
Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 (2005): "Countdown to Infinite Crisis"
OMAC Project #1 (June 2005): "The Eye in the Sky" [Deceased]
Whew! That's a lot of books.
Also, picked up a Blue Beetle action figure at Target today as my totemic reminder of my resolutions!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
2010 Resolutions
With the quick approach of the 2nd decade of the 21st century, I have decided that 2010 is to be a very productive year. The last 5 years of the Aughts have been the single best 5 years of my life. I'm happy. I'm madly in love. I have 3 wonderful children. I have an amazing job. I am losing weight.
I want to build off the last 5 years and have decided to come up with 10 resolutions for the new year. I will blog about my journey (conveniently, one of my resolutions is to blog daily) and detail my successes and my challenges.
1) Continue losing weight. I have lost 60 pounds and am still considered obese. I am at 225.1 pounds as of this morning. I would love to be at 185 pounds. Lose 40 pounds.
I realize this may be a tough goal to hit as I feel I have lost all the "easy" weight. I am at the lowest weight I have been since the early 1990's. To make the final push, I need to...
2) Exercise. I'm hoping to devote 30 minutes 3 times a week to some kind of exercise. Whether it's 30 minutes of Wii Fit or taking a walk on my lunch break, I need to get in shape. As the year progresses, I hope to add cycling and/or hiking to this list. 155 work-out sessions of 30+ minutes.
A fit body is all well and good, but I need to exercise my brain more also. I find myself forgetting things and the synapses are not firing as quick as they used to. I see signs in my both my parents of very early Alzheimer-like symptoms and I don't want that to happen to me.
3) Read more. Currently, 80% of what I read is comic books/graphic novels. There's nothing wrong with that, I just need to re-expand my reading horizons. One year in the mid-Aughts I read over 50 prose books in one year. Since my time at Barnes & Noble, though, I have lost the love of reading that marked the first 30+ years of my life. I doubt I could read a book a week, but I think a book every two weeks is an achievable goal. Read 25 prose books.
4) Research my family tree. I have dabbled with my family tree, tracing my paternal branch all the way back to France in the 1600's. I have traced other branches back to upstate New York in the mid 1800's, Lithuania in the late 1800's and Central Massachusetts in the mid 1800's. I want to spend at least five hours each month devoted to genealogy. Ideally, I would love to give family trees to my family for X-Mas next year. 60 hours of genealogy research.
5) Write a novel (or a collection of short stories). I have always fancied myself a writer, but don't have much to show for it. I don't hazard to think I am publishable, but I would love to be able to point to something and say "I wrote this." Write a book.
All work and no play makes Mad Dog madder, so I should do something about that too.
6) Re-connect with my peeps. With us moving to Central Mass and the two little ones, it's far too easy to not see our friends. Kim and I both have the best group of friends in the world, but we never ever get to see them. So in 2010, I am going to make a concerted effort for us to see our friends. In addition to our monthly board game night (first Friday of the month, unless it's a holiday-You're invited!), I would like to make plans to socialize once a month.
7) Censored.
8) Adopt a comic book character. As I said earlier, 80% of what I currently read is graphic novels and comic books. One of the podcasts I listen to is the Collected Comics Library. Chris Marshall, the host, "adopts" a comic book character each year attempting to read all the storylines that the character is in. I really like the idea and hae decided to borrow it. I will be attempting to collect every DC Comics story that the Silver Age Blue Beetle appears. Collect a complete run of Blue Beetle appearances.
9) On the comic book front, I have collected comics off and on for 30 years. At times I find myself buying both the monthly comic (for instant gratification) and then getting the collected edition (for permanency). This has been a constant struggle as I end up paying double for my fixes. I don't "collect" comics, so much as I collect the collections. I do have 7 short boxes of comics, but for the most part these are all un-collected storylines and/or have sentimental value. I need to cull my pull list of monthly books and wait for the trade. The only exception to this will be the Blackest Night storyline that is currently being published.
Doing this in some part save me some money, which isn't a bad idea...
10) Start saving. I would like to be more financially secure. I think putting aside $20 a week isn't asking too much. It'll take a bit to get into this habit, but it would be nice have $1000 in the bank by the end of the year.
All this fun has to be paid for, so I should concentrate on work...
11) Last year, my store won Store of the Year. This year, we had a very good year, but not up to Store of the Year standards. It's be nice to bring Bricky back to Burlington in 2011. Win Store of the Year.
And finally,
12) Blog about it all.
I started out hoping to get 10 and finished with 12 resolutions. Not bad. We'll see how it goes!
I want to build off the last 5 years and have decided to come up with 10 resolutions for the new year. I will blog about my journey (conveniently, one of my resolutions is to blog daily) and detail my successes and my challenges.
1) Continue losing weight. I have lost 60 pounds and am still considered obese. I am at 225.1 pounds as of this morning. I would love to be at 185 pounds. Lose 40 pounds.
I realize this may be a tough goal to hit as I feel I have lost all the "easy" weight. I am at the lowest weight I have been since the early 1990's. To make the final push, I need to...
2) Exercise. I'm hoping to devote 30 minutes 3 times a week to some kind of exercise. Whether it's 30 minutes of Wii Fit or taking a walk on my lunch break, I need to get in shape. As the year progresses, I hope to add cycling and/or hiking to this list. 155 work-out sessions of 30+ minutes.
A fit body is all well and good, but I need to exercise my brain more also. I find myself forgetting things and the synapses are not firing as quick as they used to. I see signs in my both my parents of very early Alzheimer-like symptoms and I don't want that to happen to me.
3) Read more. Currently, 80% of what I read is comic books/graphic novels. There's nothing wrong with that, I just need to re-expand my reading horizons. One year in the mid-Aughts I read over 50 prose books in one year. Since my time at Barnes & Noble, though, I have lost the love of reading that marked the first 30+ years of my life. I doubt I could read a book a week, but I think a book every two weeks is an achievable goal. Read 25 prose books.
4) Research my family tree. I have dabbled with my family tree, tracing my paternal branch all the way back to France in the 1600's. I have traced other branches back to upstate New York in the mid 1800's, Lithuania in the late 1800's and Central Massachusetts in the mid 1800's. I want to spend at least five hours each month devoted to genealogy. Ideally, I would love to give family trees to my family for X-Mas next year. 60 hours of genealogy research.
5) Write a novel (or a collection of short stories). I have always fancied myself a writer, but don't have much to show for it. I don't hazard to think I am publishable, but I would love to be able to point to something and say "I wrote this." Write a book.
All work and no play makes Mad Dog madder, so I should do something about that too.
6) Re-connect with my peeps. With us moving to Central Mass and the two little ones, it's far too easy to not see our friends. Kim and I both have the best group of friends in the world, but we never ever get to see them. So in 2010, I am going to make a concerted effort for us to see our friends. In addition to our monthly board game night (first Friday of the month, unless it's a holiday-You're invited!), I would like to make plans to socialize once a month.
7) Censored.
8) Adopt a comic book character. As I said earlier, 80% of what I currently read is graphic novels and comic books. One of the podcasts I listen to is the Collected Comics Library. Chris Marshall, the host, "adopts" a comic book character each year attempting to read all the storylines that the character is in. I really like the idea and hae decided to borrow it. I will be attempting to collect every DC Comics story that the Silver Age Blue Beetle appears. Collect a complete run of Blue Beetle appearances.
9) On the comic book front, I have collected comics off and on for 30 years. At times I find myself buying both the monthly comic (for instant gratification) and then getting the collected edition (for permanency). This has been a constant struggle as I end up paying double for my fixes. I don't "collect" comics, so much as I collect the collections. I do have 7 short boxes of comics, but for the most part these are all un-collected storylines and/or have sentimental value. I need to cull my pull list of monthly books and wait for the trade. The only exception to this will be the Blackest Night storyline that is currently being published.
Doing this in some part save me some money, which isn't a bad idea...
10) Start saving. I would like to be more financially secure. I think putting aside $20 a week isn't asking too much. It'll take a bit to get into this habit, but it would be nice have $1000 in the bank by the end of the year.
All this fun has to be paid for, so I should concentrate on work...
11) Last year, my store won Store of the Year. This year, we had a very good year, but not up to Store of the Year standards. It's be nice to bring Bricky back to Burlington in 2011. Win Store of the Year.
And finally,
12) Blog about it all.
I started out hoping to get 10 and finished with 12 resolutions. Not bad. We'll see how it goes!
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