C3G Comic Book Club READING Period till 7/21

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Welcome to the C3G Comic Book Club!

What is it?

The idea is to have a new book to read and discuss every 2-4 weeks. This can help us maybe fill out the ranks of C3G, get more people in the know about potential designs, and just have fun discussing comics with one another.

Anyone can participate in this and the discussions! Our goal is to always try and find things to read that are as accessible as possible!

This post will always contain current happenings, including currently nominated books, and links to the start of discussion of current and past choices!

What's going on now?

Current read:
Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Action Comics #858–863)


What has been read?

Past choices:
New Mutants Vol. 3

What are some reads others are interested in?

Old Man Logan
Civil War
Crisis on Infinite Earths
House of M
Identity Crisis
A Study in Emerald
Justice League Dark
Green Lantern: New Guardians
Swamp Thing: Protector Of The Green
Plastic Man

Where can I find the books?

Here are some digital resources:

DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
Comixology Unlimited - $5.99/month, DC + Marvel + Image + Dark Horse + Valiant + More, spotty collection for most publishers
DC Universe - $7.99/month, all DC comics more than 12 months old, also includes TV shows
Marvel Unlimited - $9.99/month, all Marvel comics more than 6 months old
Comicblitz - $7.99/month, Valiant + IDW + other Indy publishers

FREE WITH LIBRARY CARD
ComicsPlus - Dark Horse, IDW, Dynamite, other indies
Hoopla - All publishers[/QUOTE]

You can also check out your favorite places to buy comics, like Amazon, Comixology, InStockTrades, Barnes and Noble, or your Local Comic Shop!

Just got here? Take our survey!

Here is an interest survey. Feel free to suggest things both for the survey or for the group. We are just starting out and LOVE suggestions! Feel free to respond to this and suggest a read.

Spoiler Alert!

What publishers are of interest to you? (Rank 1-10)

• Marvel
• DC
• Dark Horse
• Image
• IDW
• Valiant
• Top Cow
• Boom
• 2000AD
• Willing to try pretty much anything

What types of stories would you prefer to read? (Rank 1-5)

• Crossovers
• One Off Stories
• Volumes of a Full Series
• Anything Self-Contained
• Full Events

Any goals you value for the readings? (Rank 1-6)

• Reading new things in general
• Trying new publishers
• Reading new characters
• Reading more of known characters
• Filling out C3G factions/characters
• General fun discussion

Preferred method of deciding books:

• Group vote
• Rotating person picking

How do I pick a book to read?

Want to be a rotating person to choose a book? Go ahead and leave a comment or send me a PM and I can add you to the list. We do ask that you partake in discussions at times if you want to be on the list.

No book in mind yet? Don't worry! I'll remind you to pick when it's near your turn.

Think you've got a suggestion? Great! Double check with these tips before you share:

Spoiler Alert!

1. Accessibility: See if you can find the book on some of the free services like Hoopla, Comixology Unlimited, or the services like Marvel Unlimited or DC Universe. If it isn't available there, check out how much it might cost to purchase it.

2. Universe: People seem generally pretty willing to try out new things, and the general consensus seems to be a preference to new things and new characters, so maybe see if you have something you're more excited about before choosing Batman Story #387. Unless its a really good one we haven't read. If we get a lot of Indy books, we may try and spread them out, as the Big Two are some of the primary interests of many interested folks.

3. Readability: General preferences seem to lean toward more self-contained stories, so definitely lean toward that. For example, Final Crisis doesn't read super well on its own without tie-ins, so it probably isn't a good call either. It doesn't hurt to have "supplemental reading" in mind, as you never know what kind of new interest might be piqued in your fellow readers!

4. C3Gability: This one is obviously not a requirement here, as some are more interested in the fun of discussing that the potential benefit to the project. If you're choosing a book because of a design you have coming up, let me know! I can try and make it a bit earlier in the queue. If you have no design in mind but think it would be cool to workshop one together, maybe pick a character from the book you're choosing so that we might all read with workshopping in mind!

Special credit to MrNobody for thinking up the idea!