Reading Roundup Wrapup: December 2014

Pick of the month: Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale. I'd read this before, but not as an Absolute Edition, and Tim Sale's artwork is gorgeous at the overlarge scale, of course. But Loeb's writing holds up, too-- this is a tale about the early Batman in the best possible way, about the man who believes he can save the city is he does everything right. And Harvey Dent, and Jim Gordon, and all the rest. This is the eleventh of the "Batman's early years" tales I've read so far, and it is surely among the best.

All books read:
1. Doctor Who, Volume 4: Dead Man’s Hand by Tony Lee
2. Adverbs by Daniel Handler
3. The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences by Michel Foucault
4. Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time, Volume 1 by Scott & David Tipton
5. Batman: Rules of Engagement by Andy Diggle
6. Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity by Matt Wagner
7. Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale
8. Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time, Volume 2 by Scott & David Tipton
9. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
10. Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time, Volume 3 by Scott & David Tipton
11. Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey by Elaine Cunningham
12. Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream by Aaron Allston
13. The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution by H. G. Wells
14. The New Doctor Who Adventures: Nightshade by Mark Gatiss
15. The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception by Michel Foucault
16. Star Wars Adventures: Boba Fett and the Ship of Fear by Jeremy Barlow

All books acquired:
1. Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, Vol. 2 by Jonathan Hickman
2. Star Wars, Volume Four: A Shattered Hope by Brian Wood with Zack Whedon
3. Star Wars Manga: Black edited by Rob Tokar
4. Star Wars Manga: Silver edited by Rob Tokar
5. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
6. Return to Tomorrow: The Filming of Star Trek: The Motion Picture: An Oral History by Preston Neal Jones
7. Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Volume 3 by Edmond Hamilton and Jerry Siegel
8. Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Volume 4 by Jerry Siegel, Edmond Hamilton, and Otto Binder
9. The New Doctor Who Adventures: Nightshade by Mark Gatiss
10. Doctor Who: The First Doctor: A Big Hand for the Doctor by Eoin Colfer
11. Doctor Who: The Second Doctor: The Nameless City by Michael Scott
12. Doctor Who: The Third Doctor: The Spear of Destiny by Marcus Sedgwick
13. Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor: The Roots of Evil by Philip Reeve
14. Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor: Tip of the Tongue by Patrick Ness
15. Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor: Something Borrowed by Richelle Mead
16. Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor: The Ripple Effect by Malorie Blackman
17. Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor: Spore by Alex Scarrow
18. Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor: The Beast of Babylon by Charlie Higson
19. Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor: The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage by Derek Landy
20. Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor: Nothing O’Clock by Neil Gaiman
21. Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor: Lights Out by Holly Black
22. Complete Short Story Omnibus by H. G. Wells
23. The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
24. Science: A Four Thousand Year History by Patricia Fara
25. Electronic Mediations, Volume 40: Summa Technologiae by Stanisław Lem
26. In The Dust of This Planet [Horror of Philosophy, vol 1] by Eugene Thacker
27. Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler
28. Double Dutch by Sharon M. Draper
29. One for the Money by D. B. Borton
30. If I Never Get Back by Darryl Brock
31. The Cruel Sea: Collected Comic Strips from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine by Gareth Roberts & Clayton Hickman, Mike Collins, Robert Shearman, Scott Gray, and Steven Moffat
32. Saga, Book One by Brian K. Vaughan
33. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, Book One: 1985-1987 by Bill Watterson
34. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, Book Two: 1987-1989 by Bill Watterson
35. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, Book Three: 1990-1992 by Bill Watterson
36. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, Book Four: 1992-1995 by Bill Watterson

Too many books!

Books remaining on "To be read" list: 594