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So, with some of us dropping titles , what is the state of your current pull list? I was just working on mine since DCBS updated with the current Previews and these are the titles on my current pull list:

WALKING DEAD
FALLEN ANGEL
JONAH HEX
SUPERGIRL
TEEN TITANS
WARLORD
SUPERMAN BATMAN
TESTAMENT
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES
52
SECRET SIX
ASTONISHING X-MEN
SHE-HULK 2
ALL NEW OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z
MOON KNIGHT
LAURELL K HAMILTON'S ANITA BLAKE
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST
JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST

Including two each of 52 (there are five issues in August) and two of SLoSH I'm spending less that $55 before shipping on my books each month. That's down from nearly $200 a month a little over a year ago when I was still buying from a local shop.

1 IDW title, 1 from Image, 1 Vertigo, 8 from DC, a whopping 4 from Marvel, 3 from Archie and 2 indies. Twenty books a month, about a low as I've gone while actively collecting. But that only averages out to about $2.75 a book.

This doesn't include any specials or one of's that I may get sometimes, just my regular pulls. But I'm still far beneath what I was spending in 2004/2005.

Actually, counting the double issues, I'm only spending about $1.82 a title. Far less than the average cover price.

And just to make me spend more money, I added three more titles after going through the Previews for August.

Fevre Dream - An adaption of George RR Martin's vampire novel. Just a preview now, not sure when the series will start.

Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars - A five issue mini of the first novel of ERB's John Carter of Mars series. My most loved series of novels growing up. Gotta have it.

CSI: Dying in the Gutters - I had forgotten about this one until seeing it again in Previews. Any comic that combines CSI, a comic convention and the 'death' of Rich Johnston deserves to be added to my pull list.

And there were two new Showcases from DC for August too. One for Batman and one for Challengers of the Unknown. But both were at a 50% discount making them only $8.49 each. Plus I've gotten every one so far and there wasn't one scheduled for July so I can justify two this month.

52
Aquaman
Birds of Prey
Creeper
Green Arrow
Hawkgirl
Ion
Jonah Hex
Legion of Super-Heroes
Nightwing
Secret Six

X-factor
Cable & Deadpool

Cyberforce
Casefiles- Sam & Twitch (Andreyko’s writing it)
MouseGuard


I’ll be routinely checking on the marquee titles (Bats, X-Men, etc) through their trades. It’s not like they need my money; plus trades are cheaper. That cuts out about half my list, saving me money and leaving me room for a few other titles.

By the by Scott, did you get Marvel’s Poe adaptation?

My pull list is embarrassingly small:

SLOSH
52

To which will eventually be added:

Justice League of America

And possibly:

Wonder Woman
The All-New Atom
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters

I just don't have the disposable income these days.

Funny, I just changed/updated my pull list last week at my comic shop. Here's what it looks like as of now:

52
S&LSH
Teen Titans
Robin
Outsiders (this is on the bubble. I'm giving it 2 more issues to convince me to keep it)
Nightwing (teetering on the brink of extinction! I'm month to month on this one.)
Ion (6 issue trial)
Blue Beetle (6 issue trial)
Bludhaven mini ==> Freedom Fighters
Secret Six (6 issue trial)
Checkmate (6 issue trial)
Shadowpact (6 issue trial)
Invicible
Hunter Killer (if it ever publishes again)
Vice (if it ever publishes again)
Young Avengers
New Mutants / Academy
Ultimate X Men

I'm picking up the first issue, especially since it is a Niles book but haven't officially added it to my pull list yet.

Oh yeah. If it is Poe (Poe and Burroughs, the two Edgars, are always on my search list when I go through Previews) I'm getting it. The first issue just came in with my mid-May shipment but I haven't read it yet. Probably this weekend. I enjoyed Richard Corben's "Fall of the House of Usher" that Creepy(?) put out way too many years ago and was glad to see him doing this adaption too.

I picked up the first issue. It wasn't bad, but I'm not use to seeing Poe done creepy. I always thought he was more psychological than creepshow. With only 3 issues, I'm in til the end.

Off the top of my head:

Fantastic Four
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
Young Avengers

Supergirl
Battle for Bludhaven
52 (for now)
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters (might depend on how BFB turns out)
The Blue Beetle (for now)
Justice League of America
Justice Society of America
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Teen Titans

Magician: Apprentice
Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake

Seems like I'm missing some stuff, but I'm not sure what.

<singsongs> And WEEEE know THE col-or-ist...

Go, Ronda. Go, Ronda. <Pov-vage Patch Dance>

My Pull list as of the moment.

All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder
All Star Superman
Superman/Batman
Warlord
Jonah Hex
JSA
Superman
Birds of Prey
Batman
Catwoman
Blue Beetle
Green Lantern
Hawkgirl
Supergirl
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Teen Titans
Secret Six
Aquaman Sword of Atlantis
Robin
JSA Classified
JLA Classified
Green Arrow
Shadowpact
Manhunter (soon to be gone)
Action Comics
Detective Comics
Nightwing
Firestorm The Nuclear Man
Batman Legends of the Dark Knight
Justice
Sgt Rock: the Prophecy

upcoming Dc that will go on the list:

Seven Soliders (Finally #1 comes out soon)
The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive
The Atom
Wonder Woman
Justice League of America
Justice Society of America
Green Lantern Corps

Vertigo
Bite Club: Vampire Crime Unit
Y The Last Man

Marvel
The Amazing Spider-Man
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Sensational Spider-Man
Captain America
Ms. Marvel
Exiles
Moon Knight
Runaways
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimates
Ultimate Extinction
Ultimate Wolverine vs The Hulk
Fantastic Four
Four
Astonishing X-Men
Squadron Supreme - on the chopping block
The Incredible Hulk
The New Avengers
Young Avengers
She-Hulk
Spider-Girl (soon to be gone)

Moonstone
The Phantom

Dynamite
Red Sonja
The Lone Ranger (soon to be added)

Ah! Forgot to post mine:

DC
AQUAMAN (yes, Aquaman)
CATWOMAN
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES
BIRDS OF PREY
JUSTICE SOCIETY of AMERICA
MANHUNTER (To the bitter end... )
52
SECRET SIX
U.S. & the FREEDOM FIGHTERS
All-STAR SUPERMAN
DESOLATION JONES
EX MACHINA
JONAH HEX
FABLES
LOVELESS

MARVEL
ASTONISHING X-MEN
RUNAWAYS
SHE-HULK
BOOK OF LOST SOULS
CAPTAIN AMERICA
NEXT WAVE
EXILES
X-FACTOR
YOUNG AVENGERS
KABUKI

Indies
MOUSE GUARD
ROCKETO
FALLEN ANGEL
FELL
INVINCIBLE
CSI:DitG

52
Iron Man
Green Lantern
X-Factor
She-Hulk
Powers
Nextwave
Daredevil
Birds of Prey
The New Avengers
Young Avengers
Squadron Supreme
Supergirl & the Legion of Super-Heroes
Astonishing X-Men
Moon Knight
Captain America
Annihilation: Nova
Thunderbolts
Civil War
Ultimates 2
Ultimate Extinction
JSA
BPRD

All-Star Superman should be on my list as well. But since there hasn't been one scheduled in the last couple of Previews it didn't come up on my pull list.

Thanks Drake,

You reminded me of 3 more.

Ultimate Extincion
Ultimates
and Ultimate Wolverine vs The Hulk

DC
52
Action Comics/Superman-- just for the Up, Up and Away crossover
Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis
Birds of Prey
Blue Beetle
Checkmate
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man-- I can't seem to drop it... I don't know why
Green Arrow-- on the fence, especially now that Mia and Conner are gone
Green Lantern
Hawkgirl-- leaning toward drop
Ion - Guardian of the Universe
JLA Classified
JSA-- will be replaced by Justice Society of America
JSA Classified
Justice
Justice League of America-- when it comes out
Justice League Unlimited
Manhunter-- 'til the mighty end
Nightwing-- also close to drop
Outsiders
Robin
Secret Six
Shadowpact
Solo-- 'til the mighty end
Supergirl-- on the fence, we'll see
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Superman/Batman-- giving the new team a shot
Teen Titans
Teen Titans Go!
The Battle for Blüdhaven (and maybe Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters when it arrives)-- on the fence
The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive-- when it comes out. Seriously, was there a doubt? Ever?
The Spectre
Wonder Woman-- when it comes out

Marvel
Ares
Astonishing X-Men
Black Panther-- Please, don't ask. >< But everyone should read this. Seriously. Seriously.
Cable/Deadpool
Captain America
Civil War
Daredevil
Daughters of the Dragon
Exiles
Fantastic Four
Marvel Adventures - The Avengers-- trying it out
Marvel Team-Up-- on the fence
New Excalibur-- leaning toward drop
New X-Men-- on the fence
Nextwave
Runaways
She-Hulk
Storm
The Thing
Ultimate Extinction
Ultimate Fantastic Four-- bit unimpressed lately but still moderately hopeful
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimates 2
Uncanny X-Men-- Bru will save it!!
X-Factor
X-Men-- giving Carey a shot
X-Men Unlimited-- whenever the spirit moves me
X-Men - Fairy Tales
Young Avengers

Dag, that's a long list. But, in my defense, a number are limited series and things of that nature. And... and... shh. Don't judge.

For me:
After the recent drop of a few:

DC
52
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
Detective Comics
Batman
Robin
Nightwing
Catwoman
Superman/Batman
Superman
Action Comics
Supergirl
Supergirl & the Legion of Super-Heroes
Wonder Woman
Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis
Flash
Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps
Ion
Green Arrow
Birds of Prey
Hawkgirl
Atom
Firestorm: the Nuclear Man
Blue Beetle
Captain Atom: Amraggedeon
Manhunter
Mystery in Space
Tales of the Unexpected
Justice League of America
JLA Classified
JSA --> Justice Society of America
JSA Classified
Teen Titans
Outsiders
Shadowpact
Checkmate
Secret Six
Spectre
Battle for Bludhaven --> Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters
Creeper
Martian Manhunter
All-Star Superman
All-Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder
Justice
SGT Rock: the Prophecy
Jonah Hex
Warlord
Final Issue of (7) Soldiers (got them all)
Final Sergio Aragones issue of SOLO (got them sparringly)

Basically, all of the DC titles except Omac & Trials of SHAZAM. This includes minis, non-super hero titles, etc. It helps to split the entire thing 50/50...

Marvel
Fantastic Four
Captain America
Iron Man
Amazing Spider-Man
Sensational Spider-Man
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Daredevil
She-Hulk
Thing
Hulk
Wolverine
Wolverine: Origins (not safe)
Black Panther
Spider-Woman (when it comes out - but not safe)
New Avengers
Young Avengers
Runaways
Astonishing X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
X-Men
X-Factor
Marvel Team-Up
Ant-Man
Heroes for Hire
Sentry
Ares
Civil War
Annhilation
Nova
Super Skrull (not safe)
Ronin (not safe)
Silver Surfer (not safe)
Ultimate Extinction
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimate Spider-Man
Ultimates 2
*I'll also buy any Thor product produced
*On the fence about picking up Ms. Marvel or Moon Knight

Independents
Fallen Angel
Powers
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (when its published)
*Considering revamped Wildstorm stuff

Vertigo
Fables
Y: the Last Man

Fables
LSH
52
Planetary
Seven Soldiers
Solo

Mouse Guard
Rex Libris
Times of Botchan
Strangehaven (comes out about once a year)
Berlin (ditto)


I may get others when I'm in the store(like Marvel Romance Redux, Detective, Secret Six) and I pre-order specific independents/GNs, so my monthly bill hasn't declined much.

The only one I've cancelled recently is Rex Mundi; the story doesn't seem to be moving along that quickly and I'm not too keen on the new artist.

My pull list:
Supergirl & the Legion of Superheroes
Hawkgirl
Manhunter (everyone should read this book!)
G0dland
Fell
Casanova
Doomed (yeah its not technically a monthly but who cares. Anthologies rule by gum.)
Seven Soldiers (which would be finished by now if people had kept to the schedule. =P )

Thats DC 3, Image 3 IDW 1 and Marvel 0. I don't buy Marvel monthly, but I do buy trades.

Series I buy when they are Traded
Batman(Morrison and Dini... DC wants my money)
Superman(Busiek. Big Blue. 'Nuff Said.)
Captain America (as long as the Bru writes I shall read)
She-Hulk
Marvel Team-up(KIRKMAN!)
Walking Dead(Ditto!)
Invincible(see a trend?)
Y the Last Man
Fables
Lucifer(here I discovered the joy of Mike Carey)
Conan
X-men(Carey and Bachalo!)
Uncanny X-men(or at least when the Bru takes over)
Astonishing X-men
X-Factor
Ultimate FF (the year chunk HCs)
Ultimate Spider-Man(same)
Ultimate X-men(Same)

I make for my monthly pamphlet list with the ammount I buy in Trades! Woof.

Nick, who do you purchase your trades from? If you are paying cover price or even 10% less, you should check out Instock Trades (run by DCBS who I buy my books from). They offer up to 35% off and free shipping on all orders over $50.

I counted 90 titles in Cobie's list. To allow for limited series (probably replaced by new series), let's figure $2.50 per title per month. I'll also be conservative by only counting "52" once per month.

That's $225 per month or $2700 per year, minimum, and apart from sales taxes or box fees. And 1,080 issues, or roughly three to read per day, every single day.

How do you manage this? You clearly don't have a mortgage. Do you read a newspaper? Do you ever get out of the house, amigo? It stuns me, to have this much paper flowing into anyone's life. Whether it's all read or not ... and if you don't read some of it, I have to think that becomes a waste.

I'm not trying to simply be critical. It's just so far from my experience -- where I am swamped if I manage to read two titles per month consistently -- that I simply cannot comprehend it. I'm more stunned than anything else.

Working from memory here. If I forget something, I guess I should drop it, eh? This list does include some book that that have not been published yet, but which I have already begun ordering.

DARK HORSE COMICS
The Goon

DC COMICS
52
Action Comics
All-New Atom
Batman
Detective Comics
Flash, the Fastest Man Alive
Hawkgirl
Justice League of America
Justice Society of America
Shadowpact
The Spirit Archives
Superman
Supergirl
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Sword of Aquaman
Teen Titans
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters
Wonder Woman

IMAGE COMICS
Age of Bronze
Rocketo

MARVEL COMICS
Age of Atlas
Captain America
Daredevil

The list before the summer comic purge/paring rite...

DC, Vertigo, Wildstorm
52
American Way
Cartoon Network Block Party (daughter #3)
Elfquest The Discovery (wife & daughter#2)
Ex Machina
Fables (wife)
Justice
Looney Tunes (daughter #1)
Outsiders (in serious danger...next issue decides)
Supergirl & the Legion of Super Heroes
Teen Titans (in danger...2-3 issues decides)
Teen Titans Go (daughter#2)

Marvel, Icon
Astonishing X-Men
Civil War
Eternals (will check out)
New X-Men (in serious danger...next issue decides)
Powers (in danger...2-3 issues decides)
Runaways
Squadron Supreme
Young Avengers

Image, IDW, Indies, etc.
Clive Barker's Great and Secret Show
Dorothy
Elsinore
Fallen Angel
Girls (in serious danger...next issue decides)
Walking Dead tpbs

Might add?
Emissary (Image. Picked up #1...will look at #2)
Manifest Eternity (DC/Wildstorm. Picked up #1...will look at #2)
Talent (Boom Studios. Picked up #1...will look at #2)

Grey, the only real way it works is that its not just my collection/hobby, I share it with my Dad and brother.

We have a 30% discount on all titles, and split the comics three ways. It basically comes out to about $40 a week, which is then split b/t the three of us.

As for reading them, I actually really do read almost all of them. There was a time when I'd read all the DC and Marvel's in the first day of the week, but I'm too busy now .

I read some sections of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, but not like I did in college. I read the WSJ b/c I get a free subscription at work, and then I'm basically just looking for stock tips to invest my 401(k) (yay Caterpillar Corp.! Good return in last year's third quarter!). When I read the NYT, I really like their International News section, which I feel is better than most anything else you can get in print so easily. Their sports section is great too since I'm a Yankees fan, and they have a great Monday football section during football season.

Now, when I was a grad student, I'd read two full books a week, on top of alternative reading for research papers, on top of all those comics, tons of time on this website, and other odd things. I don't really watch TV, so maybe that helps

And I still go out at least four times a week to party

Versus a year ago I've actually cut back in a major way. With the cost at my local CBS translating to 50-pesos to 1 US$, it's a struggle to choose to buy comics over petrol.

Ongoing
-
1. Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes
2. Young Avengers...season 2 better come soon

Limited Series
-
1. 52...just curious how it all turns out
2. Eternals...that old Gaiman magic just pulled me in wallet-first
3. Justice...great story + art
4. SOLO...up to the very end indeed!
5. All-Star Superman...the hint of an LSH appearance + great stories + excellent art = pull list!

Maybe
-
1. Justice League of America...I intend to get #0 & #1 but I'm being very cautious. As before, I'm purposely avoiding the mainstream/21st century DC universe. I guess I'm just too exhausted from the whole crossover madness that's been running for almost 3 years. I prefer the sanctuary of the 31st century.

TPs & Books
-
1. Absolute Sandman...kick @$$!
2. Any new Fables TPBs...great, great series + art!
3. Any new Y: The Last Man TPBs...great concept + stories allegedly ending at #60