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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 21:21:54 GMT -5
The most I ever read in one go was Punisher's Welcome Back Frank HC...all 12 issues....I just couldn't put it down.
Does anyone read 5,10,20 (or more) comics in one full swoop? What's your personal record?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 21:31:55 GMT -5
The most I ever read in one go was Punisher's Welcome Back Frank HC...all 12 issues....I just couldn't put it down. Does anyone read 5,10,20 (or more) comics in one full swoop? What's your personal record? I used to binge read a lot more than I do now. In the summer of '98 when I was on vacation, I pretty much spent 3 days reading comics straight except to eat, sleep and use the bathroom. In the 3 day span I read all of Doc Strange from Strange Tales vol. 1 through the end of Strange Tales Vol. 2 #19-including the second feature in all the split books*)and all the Doc series in between), pre-Moore,Moore and post-Moore Swamp Thing from Root sof the Swamp Thing #1-5 and Saga of the Swamp Thing #1-87 (including the Phantom Stranger back-up in the early Saga issues), the '87 Spectre series (1-31 plus annuals), the '92 Spectre series (1-61 plus Annual), and all the issues of the Phantom Stranger series I owned at the time (37 of the 41). I was reading 20-30 issues at time in one sitting before taking a break and coming back to read another 20-30 before taking a break. This was probably the most extreme example of my former binge reading habit. These days I am good to read 3-4 before I take a break. -M (*Strange Tales #110, 112, 114 and 114 were read from the Marvel Milestone reprint, all others actual issues of the series) |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Nov 10, 2015 21:42:26 GMT -5
I read the first 5 issues of The Walking Dead when those were coming out, then I stoped buying it since it moved a little too slowly for my tastes. 3 years ago, I borrowed the TPBs from a friend and read 1-91 in one go without break.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 10, 2015 22:29:09 GMT -5
From time to time, if I couldn't find a particular tradebook at the library, I'd read the whole thing in one sitting at Barnes & Nobles. I last did that at the beginning of the year with a Fables collection, I think it was 8-10 issues long
I'd think coke & comics, during a wired up session, would have us all beat
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 7:53:16 GMT -5
I typically cannot binge read unless it's a new modern comic. Those things have, like, 5 words in the entire book, so yeah. I read all of AVX in one 2 hour span. But that isn't really anything since, it probably had 50 words the entire event. hahahaha.
I can read, SOMETIMES, 3 silver age books in one sitting. But I don't usually have the time to just sit there and read for that long.
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Post by shaxper on Nov 11, 2015 8:14:34 GMT -5
I think I read the first 12 issues of Kamandi in a single sitting. I've definitely read 8 or more issues of Usagi Yojimbo in a single sitting; probably Cerebus and Warren Ellis' Stormwatch/Authority too. I blew through Corto Maltese: Ballad of the Salt Sea in a single sitting both times I read it.
I have a short attention span, but when a series is truly connecting for me, I just won't stop.
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Nov 11, 2015 8:18:59 GMT -5
That's a bit unfair I think : I dare you to read any issues of Sandman Overture, Promethea or Acme Novelty Library in less than 15mn. Seriously, there's ton of well crafted and meaty comics these days. Then, there's Warren Ellis comics... 3:)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 8:21:44 GMT -5
That's a bit unfair I think : I dare you to read any issues of Sandman Overture, Promethea or Acme Novelty Library in less than 15mn. Seriously, there's ton of well crafted and meaty comics these days. Then, there's Warren Ellis comics... 3:) Fair enough. I should have specified, then, that books from the Big Two are lacking in words, for the most part. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Nov 11, 2015 8:31:16 GMT -5
But you read ohter stuff as well, or...?
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 11, 2015 8:37:08 GMT -5
It's so true. The modern day comic might average 10 minutes, or certainly less than 15. A while ago I read one of the early Lee/Ditko Spider-mans and it took about 30 minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2015 8:43:44 GMT -5
But you read ohter stuff as well, or...? Other stuff from Marvel and DC or other stuff from other comic companies? Yes to both. I have SUCH a backlog, though, because I have only been actively reading comics for a few years. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 11, 2015 8:47:47 GMT -5
On January 1st of this year I subscribed to Marvel Unlimited and did a lot of binge reading. I don't know how many in a row but it's much easier to do it on a digital device . I imagine Crimebuster and thwhtguardian have some stories to tell. They used to rack up impressive reading totals in the Reading club in past years.
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Post by shaxper on Nov 11, 2015 9:01:28 GMT -5
It's so true. The modern day comic might average 10 minutes, or certainly less than 15. A while ago I read one of the early Lee/Ditko Spider-mans and it took about 30 minutes. I can spend an hour on a typical Silver Age DC book. The writing is so dense, the panels so small, and there's always more than one story. And I could easily spend more than that on a typical Golden Age book. I wonder if we can blame Kirby for comics being so short these days, introducing those dynamic panels and splash pages that created great visuals but inevitably required less story per page. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 11, 2015 9:09:51 GMT -5
It's so true. The modern day comic might average 10 minutes, or certainly less than 15. A while ago I read one of the early Lee/Ditko Spider-mans and it took about 30 minutes. I can spend an hour on a typical Silver Age DC book. The writing is so dense, the panels so small, and there's always more than one story. And I could easily spend more than that on a typical Golden Age book. I wonder if we can blame Kirby for comics being so short these days, introducing those dynamic panels and splash pages that created great visuals but inevitably required less story per page. It might be the natural evolution of the medium. The art has always been more important to comic books. But a truly great book is when the words complement the art instead of explaining what you can already see. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 11, 2015 9:13:39 GMT -5
I've been known to read an entire Essentials or Showcase volume at a sitting, which averages 20-25 floppies per book. I also seem to recall deciding to read my entire 6000+ (at the time) collection from beginning to end around 1983. Took me about 2 and a half months reading 5-6 hours a day. Wouldn't have the stamina for that today.
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