Comic Collecting Journal
I'm not including trades or back issues - just the current issues I picked up for the month.
September 2015
*Began collecting Star Wars: Shattered Empire
*Month's Favorite: Darth Vader #9
*Month's Favorite: Darth Vader #9
August 2015
Month's Favorite: Superman #43
July 2015
*Began collecting "Star Wars: Lando"
*Dropped "Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe"
*Month's Favorite: Superman #42
*Dropped "Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe"
*Month's Favorite: Superman #42
June 2015
*Last issue of the Princess Leia mini series
*Month's Favorite: Superman #41
*Month's Favorite: Superman #41
May 2015
*Last issue of "Snake-Eyes: Agent of Cobra"
*Month's Favorite: Darth Vader #5
*Month's Favorite: Darth Vader #5
April 2015
*Began collecting Star Wars: Kanan
*Last issue of G.I. Joe Volume 4
*Month's Favorite: Snake-Eyes #4
*Last issue of G.I. Joe Volume 4
*Month's Favorite: Snake-Eyes #4
March 2015
*Bought two covers for G.I. Joe: ARAH #212
*Began collecting the new Princess Leia mini-series, which released issues #1 and #2
*Month's Favorite: Star Wars #3
*Began collecting the new Princess Leia mini-series, which released issues #1 and #2
*Month's Favorite: Star Wars #3
February 2015
*Some of these issues were late, coming out in March, though they were intended as the February issues
*Began collecting the new Darth Vader series, which opened strong, releasing two issues for the month
*Picked up two covers for G.I. Joe: ARAH #211 and Darth Vader #1
Month's Favorite: Superman #39
*Began collecting the new Darth Vader series, which opened strong, releasing two issues for the month
*Picked up two covers for G.I. Joe: ARAH #211 and Darth Vader #1
Month's Favorite: Superman #39
January 2015
Began collecting the "Snake-Eyes: Agent of Cobra" mini series and the new "Star Wars" ongoing.
Month's Favorite: Superman #38
Month's Favorite: Superman #38
December 2014
Month's Favorite: Superman #37
(picked up two covers for G.I. Joe #209)
(picked up two covers for G.I. Joe #209)
November 2014
Dropped Rocket Raccoon. Superman Unchained comes to an end.
Month's Favorite: Superman #36
Month's Favorite: Superman #36
October 2014
Month's Favorite: Superman #35
September 2014
Began collecting the new G.I. Joe reboot series
Month's Favorite: Superman Unchained #8
Month's Favorite: Superman Unchained #8
August 2014
Began collecting Rocket Raccoon. Last issue of Star Wars.
Month's Favorite: G.I. Joe: ARAH #205
Month's Favorite: G.I. Joe: ARAH #205
July 2014
"Superman Unchained" finally returns, and began collecting "Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe"
Month's Favorite: Superman #33
Month's Favorite: Superman #33
June 2014
Decided to give the main Superman title another chance.
Month's favorite: Batman #32
Month's favorite: Batman #32
May 2014
Month's favorite: Batman #31
April 2014
G.I. Joe (Reboot Volume 3) and G.I. Joe: Special Missions come to an end.
Month's Favorite: Batman #30
Month's Favorite: Batman #30
March 2014
Picked up three covers for both G.I. Joe #200 and Transformers #100. Superman Unchained #6 finally comes out after a two month absence.
Month's Favorite: Batman #29
Month's Favorite: Batman #29
February 2014
Month's Favorite: Star Wars #14
January 2014
Month's Favorite: Star Wars #13
December 2013
Last issue of "G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files"
November 2013
After a 2-month absence, "Superman Unchained" finally returns.
October 2013
Dropped the main Superman title. Returned to Reboot G.I. Joe volume 3 and The Cobra Files.
September 2013
Picked up covers A and B for G.I. Joe #194. DC didn't release their regular titles this month, so no Batman or Superman this time.
August 2013
Dropped "Cobra Files" and "Batman Superman" but I'll probably keep up with both of these titles by trade collections.
July 2013
Dropped "G.I. Joe" (reboot main title volume 3)
June 2013
Began collecting "Superman Unchained" and "Batman Superman"
May 2013
April 2013
Dropped "Action Comics." Began collecting "G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files."
March 2013
Dropped "Popeye" and "Superboy." Began collecting the new "G.I. Joe: Special Missions" series.
February 2013
Began collecting G.I. Joe (Reboot) Volume 3
January 2013
Started collecting the new Star Wars ongoing and Superboy. I also came back to the "Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow" title for its final issue.
December 2012
November 2012
Began collecting "Superman: Action Comics"
October 2012
September 2012
I dropped "Justice League" and "Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow" this month due to the changes in art. (Jim Lee left JL and Robert Atkins left SE&SS)
August 2012
The Superman Annual in addition to the 7 titles
July 2012
With the official opening of "Transformers: Regeneration One" I'm now collecting seven ongoings - definitely a record for me!
June 2012
After a month absence, Popeye #2 finally came out. I bought the "Batman: Court of Owls" trade and got hooked! So yeah, I'm collecting "Batman" now.
May 2012
Dropped "Cobra" and began collecting "Justice League." (After buying the JL trade volume 1, I wanted more!) Also the Snake-Eyes title changed its name to "Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow." I'm still collecting "Popeye" but the title took this month off. I also picked up the free Transformers issue, prepping us for "Transformers: Regeneration One" which will continue the original TF story from the Marvel run.
April 2012
Dropped the main G.I. Joe reboot title, and started collecting "Popeye" and "Superman."
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
I bought two copies of the main title of the Joe reboot so I could scratch the helmet off one of them - ha ha - I'm such a sucker!
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
Another one of the few times that I fall for the multiple cover gimmick - bought two covers of "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero!" #169
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
Three new series began this month that belong to the Joe "Reboot" continuity. "G.I. Joe" (volume 2), "Snake-Eyes" and "Cobra." The Hamaverse carried on without missing a beat with #166.
April 2011
Hamaverse #165 and "G.I. Joe #0" (giving an intro to the three new "reboot" series that would begin in May)
March 2011
February 2011
Last issues of "G.I. Joe" (reboot volume 1) and "G.I. Joe: Cobra"
January 2011
Last issue of "G.I. Joe: Origins"
December 2010
Tracked down the Hama sketch cover for Hamaverse #161. (Had to travel to a larger comic shop farther away, and had to pay $7 for it, but hey, I really wanted it!)
November 2010
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
Decided to drop "G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds" two issues before the mini ended. Good series, but three issues is enough for me.
July 2010
The Hamaverse officially reopens with #156, and I'm a sucker and buy both cover A and cover B - but they're both so great! Month's Favorite: G.I. Joe: ARAH #156
June 2010
"G.I. Joe: Cobra" #5 comes out (IDW drops the "II" from the title)
Month's Favorite: Cobra #5
Month's Favorite: Cobra #5
May 2010
A five issue mini, "G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds" begins. I bought the Barnes & Noble exclusive red cover just to support Joe branching out into the major chain. I also picked up "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero! (aka Hamaverse) #155.5, the free comic that FINALLY gives us Larry Hama's continuation of his original Marvel Joe series - the series will officially reopen with #156 in July. The Hamaverse is alive again!!
Month's Favorite: G.I. Joe: ARAH #155.5
Month's Favorite: G.I. Joe: ARAH #155.5
April 2010
Originally "G.I. Joe: Cobra II" #4 was going to be the final issue, but it is announced that the series is being upgraded to an ongoing - it will take a month off, and then return in June with #5.
March 2010
Dropped "The Transformers"
Month's Favorite: Cobra II #3
Month's Favorite: Cobra II #3
February 2010
Month's Favorite: Cobra II #2
January 2010
The "G.I. Joe: Cobra II" mini begins!
Month's Favorite: Cobra II #1
Month's Favorite: Cobra II #1
December 2009
The main Joe title releases two issues this month
Month's Favorite: G.I. Joe #13
Month's Favorite: G.I. Joe #13
November 2009
Dropped the Snake-Eyes movie tie-in mini after only one issue. Began collecting the new Transformers ongoing.
October 2009
A movie tie-in Snake-Eyes mini-series begins.
Month's Favorite: Origins #8
Month's Favorite: Origins #8
September 2009
Month's Favorite: Origins #7
August 2009
"G.I. Joe: Origins" is promoted to an ongoing, after taking one month off.
Month's Favorite: Helix Special
Month's Favorite: Helix Special
July 2009
June 2009
"G.I. Joe: Cobra" mini and the movie tie-in prequel mini both come to an end. Mean while, "G.I. Joe: Origins" was originally going to conclude this month as well, but there was a change of plans...
Month's Favorite: Origins #5
Month's Favorite: Origins #5
May 2009
Month's Favorite: Origins #4
April 2009
Month's Favorite: Cobra #2
March 2009
"G.I. Joe: Cobra" mini begins. A movie tie-in prequel mini begins.
Month's Favorite: Cobra #1
Month's Favorite: Cobra #1
February 2009
"G.I. Joe: Origins" mini begins
Month's Favorite: Origins #1
Month's Favorite: Origins #1
January 2009
The main G.I. Joe reboot title begins. I pick up covers B and C
November 2008
Went to my local comic shop for the first time in several months to pick up "G.I. Joe #0" (IDW's debut Joe issue that introduced an all-new continuity.) I also picked up an IJ comic, just on a whim. The last time I had bought a comic was DDP's "Storm Shadow #7," so it had been a while.