Issue One Reading History
Below is a complete record of the comic story arcs that have been officially selected for discussion during the group's history.
The group uses a five star rating system, with the average of all member scores recorded as our final rating for each selection. Ratings are, of course, entirely subjective and can be based on whatever factors are deemed appropriate by each member.
01/18
Wonder Woman: The Golden Age
All-Star Comics #8, Sensation Comics #1-7, Wonder Woman #1-3
1942-1943
William Moulton Marston & H.G. Peter
★★★★
02/18
Saga, Volume 1
Saga #1-6
2012
Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
★★★★★
03/18
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet
Black Panther #1-12
2016-2017
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Brian Stelfreeze
★★★★ ½
04/18
Conan: Rogues in the House
Conan #41-44
2007
Timothy Truman, Cary Nord & Tomás Giorello
★★★★
05/18
Bitch Planet, Volume 1: Extraordinary Machine
Bitch Planet #1-5
2014-2015
Kelly Sue DeConnick & Valentine De Landro
★★★★
06/18
Hunter × Hunter, Volume 1: The Day of Departure
Hunter × Hunter #1-8
1998
Yoshihiro Togashi
★★★★
07/18
Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 1
Saga of the Swamp Thing #20-27
1984
Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette & John Totleben
★★★★★
08/18
Planetes, Omnibus Volume 1
Planetes #1-12
2001
Makoto Yukimura
★★★★ ½
09/18
Transmetropolitan, Volume 1: Back on the Street
Transmetropolitan #1-6
1997-1998
Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson
★★★ ½
10/18
Beasts of Burden, Volume 1: Animal Rites
Collected Dark Horse Stories, Beasts of Burden #1-4
2003-2009
Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson
★★★★ ½
11/18
The Vision
The Vision #1-12
2015-2016
Tom King & Gabriel Walta
★★★★
12/18
The Coldest City
2012
Antony Johnston & Sam Hart
★★★ ½
01/19
Ouran High School Host Club, Volume 1
Ouran High School Host Club #1-3, Extra Episode
2003
Bisco Hatori
★★★ ½
02/19
Whiteout
Whiteout #1-4
1998
Greg Rucka & Steve Lieber
★★★★ ½
03/19
Doctor Strange: The Oath
Doctor Strange: The Oath #1-5
2006-2007
Brian K. Vaughan & Marcos Martin
★★★★
04/19
From Hell
Taboo #2-7, From Hell #1-11
1989 - 1998
Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell
★★★ ½
05/19
Black Panther: Panther’s Rage
Jungle Action #6-18
1973 - 1975
Don McGregor, Rich Buckler, Billy Graham & Gil Kane
★★★★ ½
06/19
Planet of the Apes: Visionaries
2018
Dana Gould & Chad Lewis
★★★★
07/19
The Sandman, Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
The Sandman #1-8
1989
Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones III
★★★★★
08/19
Watchmen
Watchmen #1-12
1986 - 1987
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
★★★ ½
09/19
Hellboy, Volume 1: Seed of Destruction
Hellboy #1-4
1994
Mike Mignola & John Byrne
★★★★
10/19
Uzumaki
Uzumaki Volumes #1-3
1998 - 1999
Junji Ito
★★★★★
11/19
Sub-Mariner: The Depths
Sub-Mariner: The Depths #1-5
2008 - 2009
Peter Milligan & Esad Ribic
★★★ ½
12/19
Snowpiercer (Le Transperceneige), Volume 1: The Escape
1982
Jacques Lob & Jean-Marc Rochette
★★★★
01/20
Locke & Key, Volume 2: Head Games
Locke & Key: Head Games #1-6
2009
Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez
★★★ ½
02/20
Strangers in Paradise, Book 1
Strangers in Paradise, Vol. 1 #1-3, Vol. 2 #1-13
1993 - 1996
Terry Moore
★★★★
03/20
Hunter × Hunter, Volume 2: A Struggle in the Mist
Hunter × Hunter #9-17
1998
Yoshihiro Togashi
★★★★
04/20
Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals
Wonder Woman (Vol. 2) #1-7
1987
George Pérez, Greg Potter & Len Wein
★★★★★
05/20
Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 2
Saga of the Swamp Thing #28-34
1984 - 1985
Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette & John Totleben
★★★★
06/20
Black Hole
1995 - 2005
Charles Burns
★★★★ ½
07/20
The Sandman, Volume 2: The Doll’s House
The Sandman #9-16
1989 - 1990
Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones III
★★★ ½
08/20
Marvels
Marvels #0-4
1994
Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross
★★★★★
09/20
March: Book One
2013
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
★★★★
10/20
Gyo
Gyo Volumes #1-2
2002
Junji Ito
★★★★
11/20
Black Lightning, Volume 1
Black Lightning #1-11, World’s Finest Comics #260
1977 - 1978
Tony Isabella, Vince Colletta, Frank Springer & Trevor Von Eeden
★★★★
12/20
Paper Girls, Volume 1
Paper Girls #1-5
2015 - 2016
Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang
★★★★ ½
01/21
Beasts of Burden, Volume 2: Neighborhood Watch
Hellboy/Beasts of Burden: Sacrifice, Dark Horse Presents #4, #6, #8, Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, What the Cat Dragged In, The Presence of Others #1-2
2010 - 2019
Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson & Benjamin Dewey
★★★★★
02/21
Captain America, Volume 1: Winter in America
Captain America #1-6
2018
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Leinil Francis Yu
★★★
03/21
The Sandman, Volume 3: Dream Country
The Sandman #17-20
1990
Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess, Colleen Doran & Malcolm Jones III
★★★★ ½
04/21
Bone: Vernal Equinox (Volumes 1-3)
Bone #1-19
1991 - 1996
Jeff Smith
★★★★ ½
05/21
Y: The Last Man, Book 1
Y: The Last Man #1-10
2002 - 2003
Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
★★★★
06/21
Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 3
Saga of the Swamp Thing #35-42
1985
Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette & John Totleben
★★★★ ½
07/21
Hunter × Hunter, Volume 3: Resolution
Hunter × Hunter #18-26
1998
Yoshihiro Togashi
★★★★
08/21
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Volume 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-7, Raphael One-Shot
1984 - 1986
Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird
★★★★
09/21
Bubble
2021
Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan & Tony Cliff
★★★★
10/21
Tomie
Tomie Volumes #1-3
1987 - 2000
Junji Ito
★★★★ ½
11/21
James Bond, Volume 1: VARGR
James Bond #1-6
2015 - 2016
Warren Ellis & Jason Masters
★★★ ½
12/21
Paper Girls, Volume 2
Paper Girls #6-10
2016
Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang
★★★★
01/22
Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men
Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men #1-4
2018
Evan Dorkin, Benjamin Dewey & Nate Piekos
★★★★
02/22
Black Hammer, Volume 1: Secret Origins
Black Hammer #1-6
2016
Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston & Dave Stewart
★★★★★
03/22
Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 1
Delicious in Dungeon #1-7, Miscellaneous Monster Tales #1
2015
Ryōko Kui
★★★★★
04/22
The Sandman, Volume 4: Season of Mists
The Sandman #21-28
1990 - 1991
Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Malcolm Jones III, Mike Dringenberg & Matt Wagner
★★★
05/22
Bone: Solstice (Volumes 4-6)
Bone #20-37
1997 - 1999
Jeff Smith
★★★★ ½
06/22
Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 4
Saga of the Swamp Thing #43-50
1985 - 1986
Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben & Stan Woch
★★★ ½
07/22
Hunter × Hunter, Volume 4: End Game
Hunter × Hunter #27-35
1999
Yoshihiro Togashi
★★★★
08/22
March: Book Two
2015
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
★★★★
09/22
Y: The Last Man, Book 2
Y: The Last Man #11-23
2003 - 2004
Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
★★★★
10/22
Hellboy, Volume 2: Wake the Devil
Hellboy #7-11
1996
Mike Mignola
★★★ ½
11/22
James Bond, Volume 2: Eidolon
James Bond #7-12
2016
Warren Ellis & Jason Masters
★★★
12/22
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
1989
Grant Morrison & Dave McKean
★★★★ ½
01/23
Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory
Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory #1-4
2021
Evan Dorkin, Benjamin Dewey, Sarah Dyer & Nate Piekos
★★★★
02/23
Black Hammer, Volume 2: The Event
Black Hammer #7-11, #13
2017
Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, David Rubin & Dave Stewart
★★★★ ½
03/23
March: Book Three
2016
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
★★★★
04/23
Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 2
Delicious in Dungeon #8-14, Miscellaneous Monster Tales #2
2015
Ryōko Kui
★★★★ ½
05/23
Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith
2022
Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer
★★★
06/23
Bone: Harvest (Volumes 7-9)
Bone #38-55
2000 - 2004
Jeff Smith
★★★★ ½
07/23
The Sandman, Volume 5: A Game of You
The Sandman #32-37
1991 - 1992
Neil Gaiman, Shawn McManus, Colleen Doran, Bryan Talbot, Stan Woch & George Pratt
★★★★
08/23
Paper Girls, Volume 3
Paper Girls #11-15
2017
Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang
★★★★ ½
09/23
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1-8
2021 - 2022
Tom King & Bilquis Evely
★★★★★
10/23
Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 5
Saga of the Swamp Thing #51-56
1986 - 1987
Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, John Totleben & Alfredo Alcala
★★★
11/23
Hunter × Hunter, Volume 5: Family Matters
Hunter × Hunter #36-44
1999
Yoshihiro Togashi
★★★
12/23
Y: The Last Man, Book 3
Y: The Last Man #24-36
2004 - 2005
Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
★★★★
