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Heya, whats up? If your new or just want to introduce yourself to us and jolt a few things down below!

Hi all! You might see me around as I have a tendency to use Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ to organize my personal graphic novel library (and a few books that I picked up from Libraries or read and ditched because I couldn't complete the series or didn't like them.)

Just want to say as a reminder that this group, although the goal is 100+ graphic novels read in a year, that the way I see it is more about promoting reading through the graphic medium so said number is just an example and never a hard goal. The important thing to remember is to read at your own pace and enjoy the magnitudes of worlds shown in various graphic novels that match any variety found in normal literature and movies.

Have a great day. :)

Hi everyone! I'm new here and excited to join this challenge. I haven't been reading manga and graphic novels lately, so this is perfect for me. Aiming to read 50+ books because I'm starting this challenge in the middle of the year. Looking forward to recommendations and discussions in the group.

Hi Anusha! I am glad you have joined this happy little group.

This year we have been doing additional color challenges for covers but like the main challenge for the group the challenge is completely optional and only a tool to help people read (and hopefully enjoy) more graphic novels. Making a goal of 50 Panels is fine goal indeed and I wish you the best toward completing your challenge. :)

As for recommendations what are you looking for specifically out of curiosity? I can see you have a lot of books on your shelves and a lot of different interests but different people have different tolerance levels when dealing with fan service, violence, and themes for what they are looking for.

Maybe something like ?oku: The Inner Chambers, Volume 1 would be of interest being set in an alternative history of Japan where a plague targeting only men forces changes in the patriarchal society while some of the supposedly best men are hidden away from the red death within the Inner Chamber.

Doc wrote: "Hi Anusha! I am glad you have joined this happy little group.

This year we have been doing additional color challenges for covers but like the main challenge for the group the challenge is comple..."

I read pretty much everything except horror and violence. Fan service does put me off, but it is okay if it isn't over the top. Thanks for recommending Ooku. It sounds interesting.

Welcome to our group!


Doc wrote: "Hi Anusha! I am glad you have joined this happy little group.

This year we have been doing additional color challenges for covers but like the main challenge for the group the challenge is comple..."

Hi there, I stumbled across this group and this looks like it could be a fun challenge for next year. Plus it would be a great way to keep track of the manga/comics I read and get ideas for new things to read.

Gord wrote: "Hi there, I stumbled across this group and this looks like it could be a fun challenge for next year. Plus it would be a great way to keep track of the manga/comics I read and get ideas for new thi..."

Hi Gord. I hope you find all sorts of good recommendations based on our lists and have fun trying to make the 100 volume challenge in 2021. :)

Don't worry about rules about what can and cannot be counted toward your goal. The important thing is to have fun and perhaps someday you can inspire someone else to read a graphic novel outside of their own comfort zone.

yup yup... and welcome!

Doc wrote: "Gord wrote: "Hi there, I stumbled across this group and this looks like it could be a fun challenge for next year. Plus it would be a great way to keep track of the manga/comics I read and get idea..."

I participate in a lot of reading challenges here on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and the spread of rules when it comes down to comics/graphic novels is interesting. It ranges from a book is a book is book regardless of what it is to we accept everything but manga/comics. Most fall in the middle somewhere usually with higher page requirements than a normal novels. I've had to explain some interesting things to get books accepted or rules changed though.

Gord wrote: "Doc wrote: "Gord wrote: "Hi there, I stumbled across this group and this looks like it could be a fun challenge for next year. Plus it would be a great way to keep track of the manga/comics I read ..."

You could add Light novels technically and artbook if you wanted to (for example Usagi Yojimbo: 35 Years of Covers.) At least one member reads online comics (like the Korean ones that are long so they are easy to read on a phone) and counts them. I suppose you could even count regular books without pictures but not being even remotely a graphic novel it might as well be a normal reading objective rather then a challenge. :)

Light novels, there is an interesting can of worms to open in general. Glad to see that things are so open here. I'll stick to only counting things that are comic like (comics/manga/manhwa/web comics) for this challenge. I've got other challenges for books in general including all the novels I read.

Gord wrote: "Light novels, there is an interesting can of worms to open in general. Glad to see that things are so open here. I'll stick to only counting things that are comic like (comics/manga/manhwa/web comi..."

Are you looking for any specific types or genres of graphic novels? On a lark I picked up some Power Pack Team Ups on Kindle (many don't remember or know of the Power Pack from Marvel comics I can imagine.)

Honestly, I'm all over the place. One day I'll read Ichi the Killer and love the depravity of it and other days I'll read LumberJanes or Laid Back Camp and love the chill comfy vibe I'm getting. Right now I'm reading Sailor Moon. Shaman King, Girl From the Other Side, and Battle Angel Alita. Kind of all over the place as usual.

As more North American stuff I'm a lot less familiar with things. I pretty much avoid Marvel/DC just because it's giant ball of inter connected knots that I have no idea how to even crack. I've stuck my toe in a little bit and found some interesting stuff. For instance I rather enjoyed the Ms. Marvel (2014-2015) #1 run. I've tried She-Hulk, Volume 1: Single Green Female and that wasn't bad either. I'm currently also reading The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power. My biggest problem with them is the feeling that I need to read about a dozen other things outside of that run of comics to have any idea what is going on.

Outside of Marvel/DC I've enjoyed things like Lumberjanes, I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After, Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1, Hack/Slash Omnibus Volume 1

Well heck we are book kindred with Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ saying our tastes are 95% similar for the books we have both rated. However Shaman King is a bit of a sore subject toward the end of the series for me and I am hopeful the new stuff by Kodansha will remedy the rush ending a bit.

Generally I don't read Marvel or DC with some exceptions as well with having lived through a few retcons in my day and not having the time or energy to find how edgy modern heroes have become. I do recall the comic Squirrel Girl defeated Galactus though. :)

Have you tried 20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 or Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1yet? These are series I like to advise for people that want something a bit different than the norm. :)

I have read Monster before and that was a mind blowing series. I haven't read 20th Century Boys but I have heard of it. Maybe that will be one of the things on my list for next year.

Greetings. I thought I would quickly introduce myself to the group. I have rather electic interests when it comes to literature in general and graphic novels in particular. I¡¯m not sure that I can reach 100 graphic novels in the coming year, but am looking forward to the attempt. I anticipate trying to finish off a number of series that I¡¯ve been working on (e.g., ±á±ð°ù²µ¨¦¡¯²õ classic Tintin comics).

Canavan wrote: "Greetings. I thought I would quickly introduce myself to the group. I have rather electic interests when it comes to literature in general and graphic novels in particular. I¡¯m not sure that I can ..."

Welcome to the group, and I just say... dont worry about the numbers as much as just try to have fun!

Canavan wrote: "Greetings. I thought I would quickly introduce myself to the group. I have rather electic interests when it comes to literature in general and graphic novels in particular. I¡¯m not sure that I can ..."

No worries. As Barbossa might say paraphrased "The goal is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules.

Set your own goals, pick up a challenge or two if you want them, and have fun as you keep track of your progress throughout the year.

Thanks for joining and perhaps through what you read some of us will be able to discover new graphic novels we can enjoy as well. :)

Not an intro. I just wanted to quickly pop in and wish everyone a Happy New Year. ??

Happy New Year Canavan! Happy New Year Everyone!


Canavan wrote: "Not an intro. I just wanted to quickly pop in and wish everyone a Happy New Year. ??"

Hello!

I hope all of you are doing well.
I think I used to be part of this group years ago with a different account and really enjoyed it. I¡¯m trying to get back to reading after hardly being able to read anything at all for years due to OCD and severe exhaustion. I still suffer with these things and I often lose heart when I try to read, but I¡¯m hoping joining this group and challenge can help me a little¡­even though I almost definitely will fail the challenge.

Hi there Xephion.

Although the name of the group tends to include 100 titles before the end of the year it is not a rule carved into adamantium. The important thing is to enjoy the world of graphic novels while offering yourself a little bit of a challenge. If you think you might fail maybe another number instead. Try to set a goal high enough to not be super easy but not so hard you get stressed about reading which would be a tragedy.

Also if you are into single volumes of comics you can add those in your challenge too. For me personally the book has to be at least 30 or so pages to count but that is just me. :)

Also if you want a different type of challenge we also have a monthly theme challenge for the group, a spinning wheel for cover color challenge, and the Scrabble Scramble which may be a bit harder.
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Xephion wrote: "Hello!

I hope all of you are doing well.
I think I used to be part of this group years ago with a different account and really enjoyed it. I¡¯m trying to get back to reading after hardly being able..."

Welcome Xephion, its good to have you and like Doc said... just enjoy yourself! personally I run the genre challenge and use his color wheel... just have fun! We added i believe comics into the mix- anything that is a Panel!

Hi!! I¡¯m Marissa, I love manga and graphic novels, currently reading berserk as it¡¯s got me out of a reading slump. Joined for good manga recs & to connect with other nerds! I¡¯d love to join a 100 manga challenge! :)

Marissa wrote: "Hi!! I¡¯m Marissa, I love manga and graphic novels, currently reading berserk as it¡¯s got me out of a reading slump. Joined for good manga recs & to connect with other nerds! I¡¯d love to join a 100 ..."

Hi Marissa! Welcome, hope you have fun with the challenge!

If you want some extra fun, check out the monthly group challenges. They are voluntary and don't need to be done every month (at least I didn't most years lol,) but they're a fun bonus for possibly reading something you don't usually. And if reading 100 volumes seems daunting after conquering a slump, the monthly challenges can be a nice helper to the 100 goal too.
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Happy reading!