My current "to read" list...

[JohnMayo]

I've fallen a bit behind on my comic book reading recently...

Here is what is currently (as of 2008-04-04) on my "to read" list for new comics:

(Note that I'm setting aside things like the Wildstorm universe and a few other things and note including them on this list. This is only the "new comics" portion of my "to read" list.)

To read for Weekly Comics Spotlight #33 - 2008-03-26:
Bushi Tales #1, #2 and #3.
Countdown to Adventure #7 and #8.
Mighty Avengers #10 and #11.
Star Trek: New Frontier #1.

To read as soon as possible:
Abyss #3.
Afterburn #2.
All New Atom #21.
All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #9.
All Star Superman #10.
Amazing Spider Girl #18.
Amazing Spider Man #552, #553 and #554.
Angel: After the Fall #4 and #5.
Annihilation Conquest #5.
Astounding Wolf Man #5.
Atomic Robo #6.
Avengers: The Initiative #10.
Batman #674.
Batman and the Outsiders #5.
Batman Confidential #13, #14 and #15.
Birds of Prey #116.
Black Panther #35 and Annual #1.
Blue Beetle #25.
Booster Gold #7.
Boys #16.
Brave and the Bold #11.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12.
Captain America #36.
Captain Marvel #4.
Catwoman #76 and #77.
Checkmate #24.
Clandestine #2.
Countdown to Final Crisis #8, #7, #6 and #5.
Countdown to Mystery #6.
Countdown: Lord Havok and the Extremists #5 and #6.
Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood #5.
Dan Dare #5.
Daredevil #105 and #106.
Dark Ivory #1.
DC Special: Raven #1.
Death of the New Gods #7.
Detective Comics #842.
Drafted #5 and #6.
Dynamo 5 #11.
Echo #1.
Empowered volume 3 Trade Paperback.
End League #2.
Ex Machina #34 and #35.
Fables #70 and #71.
Fantastic Four #555.
Flash #237 and #238.
Franklin Richards: Spring Break #1.
G.I. Joe: America's Elite #33.
Ghosting #5.
Gotham Underground #6.
Green Arrow/Black Canary #6.
Green Lantern #28 and #29.
Green Lantern Corps #22.
House of M: Avengers #5.
Immortal Iron Fist #13.
Infinity Inc #7.
Invincible #48 and #49.
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve #2.
Iron Man #26 and #27.
Iron Man: Enter Mandarin #6.
Jack of Fables #20 and #21.
JLA Classified #53 and #54.
JSA Classified #35 and #36.
Justice For Hire #2.
Justice League of America #18 and #19.
Justice League: The New Frontier #1.
Kick (bleep) #1.
Knights of the Dinner Table #137.
Legion of Super Heroes #39 and #40.
Logan #1.
Lone Ranger and Tonto #1.
Madame Mirage #5.
Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury #295.
Marvel Atlas #2.
Marvel Comics Presents #7.
Marvel Zombies #5.
Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 #3.
Ms Marvel #25.
Nearly Infamous Zango #1.
Neozoic #3.
New Avengers #39.
New Exiles #3.
New Warriors #9 and #10.
Nightwing #142.
Ninety Nine #6.
Nova #11.
Order #9.
Pax Romona #2.
Penance: Relentless #5.
Powers #28.
Proof #5 and #6.
PS238 #29.
Punisher War Journal #17.
PVP #38 and #39.
Rasl #1.
Robin #172.
Runaways #29.
Salvation Run #5.
Savage Dragon #135.
Shadowpact #22 and #23.
Shark Man #2.
She Hulk #26 and #27.
Simon Dark #6.
Speed Racer: Chronicles of the Racer #2 and #3.
Spider Man: With Great Power #2 and #3.
Spooks #2.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #26.
Stranded #2 and #3.
Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag #7.
Supergirl #27.
Superman/Batman Annual #2.
Sword #6.
Teen Titans #56 and #57.
Teen Titans: Year One #3.
Thor #7.
Thunderbolts #119.
Thunderbolts: International Incident #1.
Tiger and Crane #1.
Twelve #3.
Twenty Four: Cold Warriors #1.
Ultimate Fantastic Four #51 and #52.
Ultimate Human #2 and #3.
Ultimate Iron Man #4.
Ultimate Spider Man #119 and #120.
Ultimate X Men #91 and #92.
Ultimates #3.
Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #6.
Uncanny X Men #496.
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #6 and #7.
Walking Dead #47.
Wolverine #63.
Wolverine: First Class #1.
Wolverine: Origins #22 and #23.
Wonder Girl #6.
Wonder Woman #18.
World War Hulk: Aftersmash: Damage Control #2 and #3.
World War Hulk: Aftersmash: Warbound #3 and #4.
X Factor #29.
X Force #2.
X Men: First Class #9 and #10.
X Men: Legacy #208 and #209.
Young Avengers Presents #2.
Youngblood #2.

And, just for the heck of it, I've tossed up an audio version of the list created using a text to speech program.

[jkarguth]

I picture this like a Christmas list in cartoons, it rolls clean off the monitor and down to the floor and just keeps going. Best of luck, John.

[Wood]

Stop typing. Get reading!

[JohnMayo]

Stop typing. Get reading!

Can't. I'm stuck at work...

[Paul]

I'm so glad to see that I'm not alone in this. I haven't alphabetized my list, but I have a Rubbermaid container and a drawer box full of "on-deck" books!

I've fallen a bit behind on my comic book reading recently...

Here is what is currently (as of 2008-04-04) on my "to read" list for new comics:

(Note that I'm setting aside things like the Wildstorm universe and a few other things and note including them on this list. This is only the "new comics" portion of my "to read" list.)

To read for Weekly Comics Spotlight #33 - 2008-03-26:
Bushi Tales #1, #2 and #3.
Countdown to Adventure #7 and #8.
Mighty Avengers #10 and #11.
Star Trek: New Frontier #1.

To read as soon as possible:
Abyss #3.
Afterburn #2.
All New Atom #21.
All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #9.
All Star Superman #10.
Amazing Spider Girl #18.
Amazing Spider Man #552, #553 and #554.
Angel: After the Fall #4 and #5.
Annihilation Conquest #5.
Astounding Wolf Man #5.
Atomic Robo #6.
Avengers: The Initiative #10.
Batman #674.
Batman and the Outsiders #5.
Batman Confidential #13, #14 and #15.
Birds of Prey #116.
Black Panther #35 and Annual #1.
Blue Beetle #25.
Booster Gold #7.
Boys #16.
Brave and the Bold #11.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12.
Captain America #36.
Captain Marvel #4.
Catwoman #76 and #77.
Checkmate #24.
Clandestine #2.
Countdown to Final Crisis #8, #7, #6 and #5.
Countdown to Mystery #6.
Countdown: Lord Havok and the Extremists #5 and #6.
Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood #5.
Dan Dare #5.
Daredevil #105 and #106.
Dark Ivory #1.
DC Special: Raven #1.
Death of the New Gods #7.
Detective Comics #842.
Drafted #5 and #6.
Dynamo 5 #11.
Echo #1.
Empowered volume 3 Trade Paperback.
End League #2.
Ex Machina #34 and #35.
Fables #70 and #71.
Fantastic Four #555.
Flash #237 and #238.
Franklin Richards: Spring Break #1.
G.I. Joe: America's Elite #33.
Ghosting #5.
Gotham Underground #6.
Green Arrow/Black Canary #6.
Green Lantern #28 and #29.
Green Lantern Corps #22.
House of M: Avengers #5.
Immortal Iron Fist #13.
Infinity Inc #7.
Invincible #48 and #49.
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve #2.
Iron Man #26 and #27.
Iron Man: Enter Mandarin #6.
Jack of Fables #20 and #21.
JLA Classified #53 and #54.
JSA Classified #35 and #36.
Justice For Hire #2.
Justice League of America #18 and #19.
Justice League: The New Frontier #1.
Kick (bleep) #1.
Knights of the Dinner Table #137.
Legion of Super Heroes #39 and #40.
Logan #1.
Lone Ranger and Tonto #1.
Madame Mirage #5.
Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury #295.
Marvel Atlas #2.
Marvel Comics Presents #7.
Marvel Zombies #5.
Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 #3.
Ms Marvel #25.
Nearly Infamous Zango #1.
Neozoic #3.
New Avengers #39.
New Exiles #3.
New Warriors #9 and #10.
Nightwing #142.
Ninety Nine #6.
Nova #11.
Order #9.
Pax Romona #2.
Penance: Relentless #5.
Powers #28.
Proof #5 and #6.
PS238 #29.
Punisher War Journal #17.
PVP #38 and #39.
Rasl #1.
Robin #172.
Runaways #29.
Salvation Run #5.
Savage Dragon #135.
Shadowpact #22 and #23.
Shark Man #2.
She Hulk #26 and #27.
Simon Dark #6.
Speed Racer: Chronicles of the Racer #2 and #3.
Spider Man: With Great Power #2 and #3.
Spooks #2.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #26.
Stranded #2 and #3.
Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag #7.
Supergirl #27.
Superman/Batman Annual #2.
Sword #6.
Teen Titans #56 and #57.
Teen Titans: Year One #3.
Thor #7.
Thunderbolts #119.
Thunderbolts: International Incident #1.
Tiger and Crane #1.
Twelve #3.
Twenty Four: Cold Warriors #1.
Ultimate Fantastic Four #51 and #52.
Ultimate Human #2 and #3.
Ultimate Iron Man #4.
Ultimate Spider Man #119 and #120.
Ultimate X Men #91 and #92.
Ultimates #3.
Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #6.
Uncanny X Men #496.
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #6 and #7.
Walking Dead #47.
Wolverine #63.
Wolverine: First Class #1.
Wolverine: Origins #22 and #23.
Wonder Girl #6.
Wonder Woman #18.
World War Hulk: Aftersmash: Damage Control #2 and #3.
World War Hulk: Aftersmash: Warbound #3 and #4.
X Factor #29.
X Force #2.
X Men: First Class #9 and #10.
X Men: Legacy #208 and #209.
Young Avengers Presents #2.
Youngblood #2.

And, just for the heck of it, I've tossed up an audio version of the list created using a text to speech program.

[comicm]

I feel it as well. I am about 8-10 long boxes behind in current stuff and back issues. I am at the point where I don't think I can catch up but I can't stop. Man I need help.

[JohnMayo]

I feel it as well. I am about 8-10 long boxes behind in current stuff and back issues. I am at the point where I don't think I can catch up but I can't stop. Man I need help.

I'm so far behind on my back issues and trades it isn't even funny. I've got an entire short box of just the Wildstorm reboot waiting to be read plus another four Drawer Boxes of back issues and stacks and stacks of trades.

The problem I'm having is that the backlog of new issues means that instead of only having to read three or four comics for an episode of the Weekly Comics Spotlight I'm having to read about a dozen. And while I enjoy reading them all, I also like to sleep on occasion...

[HassanT]

Wow. Just wow. I thought I was behind.

Between family vacation, work, and other interests, I have been so behind of my reading as well that I have 75% of short box filled with comics to read. I actually have given up on catching up until the summer when things should slow down for me.

Besides reading the comics for the show, how do you decide what to read next? I put my favorites throughout the box so I don't read all the best comics firsts and I put anything Countdown related toward the back, trying to delay the eventual disappointment

[Wood]

UGH...I have 7 long boxes of unread back issues and 20 trades right now to be read; that's on top of two short boxes full of current stuff.

YIKES

[JohnMayo]

I read the following items this morning for the Weekly Comics Spotlight:

Bushi Tales #1, #2 and #3.
Countdown to Adventure #7 and #8.
Mighty Avengers #10 and #11.
Star Trek: New Frontier #1.

That is 8 down, 185 to go...

[HassanT]

UGH...I have 7 long boxes of unread back issues and 20 trades right now to be read; that's on top of two short boxes full of current stuff.

YIKES

I think a sign that you are a true Comic Book Fan is that no matter of how much unread material that you have, you still continue to buy more

I probably have 30 trades that I haven't read, half of which are Omnibus/Absolute or Showcases/ Essentials, but I continue to buy more.

[Skyhawke]

What I am following behind is bagging my books and putting them away. I have this stack sitting on my desk that I want to go through and make sure people entered into Comicbookdb.com before I bag them.

[JohnMayo]

What I am following behind is bagging my books and putting them away. I have this stack sitting on my desk that I want to go through and make sure people entered into Comicbookdb.com before I bag them.

I'm massively behind on that too. I have at least 2,518 to file plus the 1,092 in the various "to read" groups.

Even worse, I think I've gotten to the point that I'll have to double check the inventory before putting the backlog into the Drawer Boxes. I'm starting to suspect that at least one week worth of comic didn't make it into the inventory and I know that at least two or three shipments of back issues haven't been inventoried.

For that matter, my entire process of tracking my comics is the most disorganized it has been in about a decade. I haven't had the time over the past few months to update my "on order" list to prepare the data for moving into the inventory file. I'm having to do that before I can process the shipment I got this week. And some of this is the data I use to generate the image for the next Weekly Comics Spotlight episode. So, I have to find the time to update the file before the end of the weekend.

[Skyhawke]

Maybe after Bob's wife is done with his collection next year, you can hire her to start helping you catch up on organizing your collection.

[JohnMayo]

At this point I just want the time to start reading some of the recent comics that have come out...