Friday, December 31st, 2010
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December 31, 2010
My final familiar challenge will be the 2011 Graphic Novels Challenge.
1. The challenge starts January 1, 2011 and ends December 31, 2011. You can start anytime you want to especially if you want to start early.
2. The level of participation: Beginner (3 comics or graphic novels), Intermediate (3-10 books), or Expert (10+)
3. Overlaps with other challenges is definitely okay
4. Re-reads count
5. Feel free to post your list at any time
I’m aiming again for Expert level with 11 comics. I just got my mitts on the Terminator omnibuses so I’ll be torturing you with more reviews from that franchise. Mwhahaha!
1. Terminator Omnibus vol. 1
- The Terminator: Tempest
- The Terminator: One Shot
- The Terminator: Secondary Objectives
- The Terminator: Enemy Within
2. Terminator Omnibus vol. 2
- The Terminator: Hunters and Killers
- The Terminator: Endgame
- The Terminator: Suicide Run
- The Terminator: Death Valley
- The Terminator: The Dark Years
3. Matrix Comics vol. 2
4, Lone Wolf and Cub vol. 1: The Assassin’s Road
5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer vol 5: Predators and Prey
6, Buffy the Vampire Slayer vol 6: Retreat
7, Serenity: Those Left Behind
8, Serenity: Better Days
9, Angel: After the Fall, vol 1
10, Angel: After the Fall, vol 2: First Night
11, Angel: After the Fall, vol 3
12, Spike: After the Fall
13, Tom Strong: Book One
14, Tom Strong: Book Two
15, Astonishing X-Men vol. 1: Gifted
16, Astonishing X-Men vol. 2: Dangerous
17, Astonishing X-Men vol. 3: Torn
18, Astonishing X-Men vol. 4: Unstoppable
19, Avengers: The Korvac Saga
December 31, 2010
Next will be the 2nds Challenge 2011 hosted by A Few More Pages.
The guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don’t need a blog to participate. If you’re not a blogger, leave your information in the comments.
2. There are four levels to choose from in this challenge:
* Just a spoonful – Read 3 books that are 2nd in a series or the second time you’ve read the author.
* A few more bites – Read 6 books that are 2nd in a series or the second time you’ve read the author.
* A full plate – Read 12 books that are 2nd in a series or the second time you’ve read the author.
* All you can eat – Read 20 books (or more) that are 2nd in a series or the second time you’ve read the author.
You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you. Any genre counts.
3. You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2011. Don’t start reading until January.
4. If you’re a blogger, write up a sign-up post that includes the URL to this post so that others can join in. Feel free to use the button above. When you sign up in the Linky, put the direct link to your 2nds Challenge sign-up post.
I’ll aim for the full plate with 12 books.
1, Marjorie M. Liu: Darkness Calls
2, Seanan McGuire: A Local Habitation
3, Tara Maya: Taboo
4, Kerry Greenwood: Flying Too High
5, Tim Powers: On Stranger Tides
6, Kristine Kathryn Rusch: City of Ruins
7, Ben Bova: Vengeance of Orion
8, Layton Green: The Egyptian
9, Jocelynn Drake: Dayhunter
10, Susan Wright: Star Trek: Dark Passions, Book 2
11, C. J. Cherryh: The Faded Sun: Shon’Jir
12, Peter Clines: Ex-Patriots
13, Linda Hawley: Guardian of Time
14, Elizabeth Bear: By the Mountain Bound
15, Carrie Vaughn: Kitty Goes to Washington
16, Baroness Orczy: The Elusive Pimpernel
17, Elizabeth Bear: Chill
December 31, 2010
I’m going to sign up for two more familiar challenge. First is 1st in a Series Challenge 2011 hosted by A Few More Pages.
The rules:
1. Anyone can join. You don’t need a blog to participate. If you’re not a blogger, leave your information in the comments.
2. There are four levels for this challenge:
* Series Novice: Read 3 books that are the first in any series.
* Series Lover: Read 6 books that are the first in any series.
* Series Expert: Read 12 books that are the first in any series.
* Series Fanatic: Read 20 books that are the first in any series.
You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you. Any genre counts.
3. The challenge runs from January 1 through December 31, 2011.
4. You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2011.
I’m going to get eight books just from the TBR and Urban fantasy and horror challenges so I’m going to aim for Expert level with 12 books.
1, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
2, Seanan McGuire: Rosemary and Rue
3, Tara Maya: the Unfinished Song: Initiate
4, Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
5, Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass
6, Ben Bova: Orion
7, Kerry Greenwood: Cocaine Blues
8, Amanda Quick: Second Sight
9, Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest
10, Evangeline Walton: Prince of Annwn
11, Jon Courtenay Grimwood: the Fallen Blade
12, Philippa Ballantine: Geist
13, Joe Haldeman: the Forever War
14, Linda Hawley: Dreams Unleashed
15, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro: Hôtel Transylvania
16, C. J. Cherryh: Gate of Ivrel
17, Raymond Rose: The Fire Inside
18, Elizabeth Bear: All the Windwracked Stars
19, C. J. Cherryh: Faded Sun: Kesrith
20, Susan Wright: Star Trek: Dark Passions, Book 1
21, Jacqueline Carey: Kushiel’s Scion
22, Donna Andrews: Murder with Peacocks
23, Julia Spencer-Fleming: In the Bleak Midwinter
24, Peter Clines: Ex-Heroes
25, Cherie Priest: Boneshaker
