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[Arsic]

It seems a lot of threads regarding books, manga, comics, etc have died or barely stumble on… at least from my searching.

So similar to the "What are you currently playing" thread over in gaming, perhaps a thread like this can consolidate discussion for reading GAF.

This could be a good spot if it maintains momentum to discuss all things you're reading, post images of pick ups, and discuss recommendations.

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I'll start in my next post.

 

[Arsic]

NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt and I DM often for things we are reading; which sparked the thread idea.

I just got an iPad this weekend so I can read digital comics and let go of my physical love and insane costs.

I've been loving Absolute Batman and Flash but also just started Detective Comics from 1090 onwards. Also Batman 2025 is fantastic so far two issues in.

 

[Artistic]

Currently reading this. Only read the introduction but been sitting on it as was a secret Santa gift from last year.

 

[Chittagong]

This is my current shelf. I have read about half a dozen of these now. Just finished the Murakami, and now enjoying the Galgut.

I am really bad in picking up fiction, so I have resorted to legends, Nobel winners and Booker prizes. It has served me well, no regrets.

I lost my Kindle a year and a half ago. While I waited for a new gen to drop I bought physical books. Turns out I enjoy the physical format so much I never got a Kindle again.

 

[Arsic]

Currently reading this. Only read the introduction but been sitting on it as was a secret Santa gift from last year.

That cover is amazing.

 

[jshackles]

A bit of a guilty pleasure of mine over the years, but I've been reading the new Dan Brown Robert Langdon novel, The Secret of Secrets.

I'm enjoying it so far (about a third of the way through it) but it's got a weird "Lupin III" quality to it. The first book in the series, Angels and Demons, released in 2000 - 25 years ago, at which point the main character was a middle-aged Harvard professor. Since this is all contemporary fiction, the book used modern technology of the time. In the new book, the same character is still going on adventures and jet-setting to various European locales solving puzzles and mysteries, but it's 2025 and the character is now presumably 25 years older. It's speculated that Robert Langdon is a stand in for the author (born in the same city on the same date, went to the same university) and the author is 61 now.

I guess it's not too dissimilar to something like an aged Harrison Ford in the latest Indiana Jones movie, just feels like the character is strangely past their prime or somehow living fictionally out of time like Lupin and the gang does.

 

[Arsic]

This is my current shelf. I have read about half a dozen of these now. Just finished the Murakami, and now enjoying the Galgut.

I am really bad in picking up fiction, so I have resorted to legends, Nobel winners and Booker prizes. It has served me well, no regrets.

I lost my Kindle a year and a half ago. While I waited for a new gen to drop I bought physical books. Turns out I enjoy the physical format so much I never got a Kindle again.

That's my issue. I love physical so much. But with comics you can binge 10+ issues in one sitting no problem. When that's $8 average per issue that's $80 a day you could spend…

My game plan is to just go digital with detective comics, absolute flash, but remain physical with absolute Batman and Batman 2025.

There a month delay between digital comics and physical, and I don't want to wait a month on those.

I'm planning to binge a ton of detective comics, Batman Hush 2024 series, the old mark weid flash run, some booster gold, some green latern. Then turn off the sub and go back to some marvel to catch up on a ton of x men comics galore.

 

[Baemono]

A bit disappointing, doesn't go anywhere

 

[Arsic]

A bit disappointing, doesn't go anywhere

A world class writer. Sounds like something Todd Howard would say about Starfield.

 

[Baemono]

A world class writer. Sounds like something Todd Howard would say about Starfield.

No but that's correct, he's one of my favourite authors ever, and the first one I even started to read in OG japanese.

But this one is far from being his best work

 

[Chittagong]

That's my issue. I love physical so much. But with comics you can binge 10+ issues in one sitting no problem. When that's $8 average per issue that's $80 a day you could spend…

My game plan is to just go digital with detective comics, absolute flash, but remain physical with absolute Batman and Batman 2025.

There a month delay between digital comics and physical, and I don't want to wait a month on those.

I'm planning to binge a ton of detective comics, Batman Hush 2024 series, the old mark weid flash run, some booster gold, some green latern. Then turn off the sub and go back to some marvel to catch up on a ton of x men comics galore.

Totally understandable for comics. I have been thinking whether a Kindle Colorsoft Scribe would be the perfect comic machine.

That said…

 

[p_xavier]

I'm currently reading Dragon Ball Super manga (half done) and alternating with The Rose Of Versailles (nearly done). I'm not a fan of novels in general so I stick with Belgian comics and Japanese mangas.

 

[JimmyRustler]

So I recently discovered the "A Very Short Introduction series". Have already over 100 of them wishlisted. Damn… There is always something to learn.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Currently Reading

BOOKS

The Rose Fields by Philip Pullman (The Book of Dust Trilogy #1)

I just started this and this is a priority read for me due to loving the previous two books and the author previous trilogy His Dark Materials. It's still weird to read about a grown up Lyra Silvertongue but the previous trilogy is what got me into reading. So far I've been loving this book

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time Trilogy Book 1)

I'm about halfway through, I'm really liking the spider chapters especially

The Long Walk by Stephen King

I never drop a book but this book hasn't been grabbing me. It's not bad but I think I still have King burnout from last year when I read five books of his back to back. I'm around halfway through and thankfully this is one of of King shorter works

Shift by Huge Howey (Silo Trilogy Book 2)

Again this book hasn't been grabbing me, I'm around halfway through. I think it's the fact that this is more of a prequel

My first book of 2026 is likely gonna to be Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book 3)


MANGA

I'm currently catching up on Getsuyoubi no Tawawa, I'm loving it and it's a good filter for the tourist

Other manga I keep up to date on

Berserk
Made In Abyss
One Piece
Dandadan
Chainsaw Man
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings In Russian
DEAD Tube
Sasha-Chan To Classmate Otaku-Kun
Tengoku Daimakyou
The Ancient Magus Bride
Blue Box
Boruto Two Blue Vortex

When it comes to manga for next year, I want to read through Detective Conan and Hunter X Hunter. They are currently ongoing I know, but once I get to the newest chapters, I'll add them to my list of ongoing manga I read

When it comes to complete manga I'm looking to read

Toyko Ghoul
Heaven's Lost Property
2.5 JIgen no Risen
Call of the Night
Golden Kamuy
Food Wars
Ubel Blatt
Oh My Goddess!

Just to name a few


COMICS

I'm currently still on Hickman's X-Men Krakoa Era. I'm loving it but it's looking more and more likely I'll be able to finish reading this in November. After I finish everything from Krakoa Era I'm done with Comics for this year. I have 217 Issues left to read. When it comes to reading Marvel Comics I've using this app called Marvel Unlimited. Saves me lot of money too. I have DC Universe Unlimited too.

I'll be reading Marvel Cosmic Annilihilation Era next year and it'll most likely be the first comic I read for 2026

When it comes to DC Comics, I'm likely to start reading the DC Absolute Line next year and I'm usually not a fan of thier non Batman stuff but I'm willing to give everything a shot. I've been hearing lot of good things about this Line.

 

[Arsic]

Currently Reading

BOOKS

The Rose Fields by Philip Pullman (The Book of Dust Trilogy #1)

I just started this and this is a priority read for me due to loving the previous two books and the author previous trilogy His Dark Materials. It's still weird to read about a grown up Lyra Silvertongue but the previous trilogy is what got me into reading. So far I've been loving this book

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time Trilogy Book 1)

I'm about halfway through, I'm really liking the spider chapters especially

The Long Walk by Stephen King

I never drop a book but this book hasn't been grabbing me. It's not bad but I think I still have King burnout from last year when I read five books of his back to back. I'm around halfway through and thankfully this is one of of King shorter works

Shift by Huge Howey (Silo Trilogy Book 2)

Again this book hasn't been grabbing me, I'm around halfway through. I think it's the fact that this is more of a prequel

My first book of 2026 is likely gonna to be Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book 3)


MANGA

I'm currently catching up on Getsuyoubi no Tawawa, I'm loving it and it's a good filter for the tourist

Other manga I keep up to date on

Berserk
Made In Abyss
One Piece
Dandadan
Chainsaw Man
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings In Russian
DEAD Tube
Sasha-Chan To Classmate Otaku-Kun
Tengoku Daimakyou
The Ancient Magus Bride
Blue Box
Boruto Two Blue Vortex

When it comes to manga for next year, I want to read through Detective Conan and Hunter X Hunter. They are currently ongoing I know, but once I get to the newest chapters, I'll add them to my list of ongoing manga I read

When it comes to complete manga I'm looking to read

Toyko Ghoul
Heaven's Lost Property
2.5 JIgen no Risen
Call of the Night
Golden Kamuy
Food Wars
Ubel Blatt
Oh My Goddess!

Just to name a few


COMICS

I'm currently still on Hickman's X-Men Krakoa Era. I'm loving it but it's looking more and more likely I'll be able to finish reading this in November. After I finish everything from Krakoa Era I'm done with Comics for this year. I have 217 Issues left to read. When it comes to reading Marvel Comics I've using this app called Marvel Unlimited. Saves me lot of money too. I have DC Universe Unlimited too.

I'll be reading Marvel Cosmic Annilihilation Era next year and it'll most likely be the first comic I read for 2026

When it comes to DC Comics, I'm likely to start reading the DC Absolute Line next year and I'm usually not a fan of thier non Batman stuff but I'm willing to give everything a shot. I've been hearing lot of good things about this Line.

GAF needs to step up. This is real shit.

 

[Baemono]

GAF needs to step up. This is real shit.

What do you mean ?

 

[Baemono]

When it comes to manga for next year, I want to read through Detective Conan and Hunter X Hunter. They are currently ongoing I know, but once I get to the newest chapters, I'll add them to my list of ongoing manga I read

Found extremely cheap first volumes of Detective Conan so I bought the first 3. I used to watch the anime when i was a kid (and still can't believe it's still going on - I mean Shinichi would be like 45 nowadays).

And while my brother is pressuring me to read Hunter X Hunter (i have the first one in japanese), I started the manga the author wrote before Hunter X Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho. Bought the first 6 volumes.

And I know this is a book-focused topic but the music of the anime is so good I even bought the OST (which I never do).

 

[Arsic]

What do you mean ?

That's a huge list of things being read at once.

My list is small in comparison.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Found extremely cheap first volumes of Detective Conan so I bought the first 3. I used to watch the anime when i was a kid (and still can't believe it's still going on - I mean Shinichi would be like 45 nowadays).

And while my brother is pressuring me to read Hunter X Hunter (i have the first one in japanese), I started the manga the author wrote before Hunter X Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho. Bought the first 6 volumes.

And I know this is a book-focused topic but the music of the anime is so good I even bought the OST (which I never do).

When it comes to manga, I tend to just read them all online. I don't have the space or the money to buy any series. I only have the full set for Naruto and all the current volumes of Berserk

That's a huge list of things being read at once.

My list is small in comparison.

Well, with The Long Walk and Shift, I started those in January this year. As for my next year plans, they can change and I might just read some other stuff. I tend to be fluid when it comes to reading

 

[Cfh123]

I'm up to Volume 3 of the Berserk manga. I get it from the library. There are so many library holds on these books that it takes a couple months to get each volume. That's ok though because the books are expensive and take up a lot of space, so I'd rather get them from the library.

 

[Poppinfresh]

I can't read more than one book at once, but I've been on a James Ellroy kick recently.

I started with American Tabloid, then I read the entire L.A. Quartet, and now I'm on Cold Six Thousand. Suspect I'll probably take a break from Ellroy after that one and read Peter Cline's new book. Can't remember the title of it off the top of my head but it comes out in early November.

 

[jshackles]

read Peter Cline's new book. Can't remember the title of it off the top of my head but it comes out in early November.

I loved 14 and (to a somewhat lesser extent) The Fold, but the rest of his Threshold books didn't jive with me and I bounced off of both. However, if you haven't read Paradox Bound, I absolutely recommend it as a fun and sometimes whimsical time travel novel. I just looked and his new book The Broken Room seems to be about ghosts? I might have to also check that out.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

There is a new Dresden book out in a few months (this time he is serious…this time) so I started up Storm Front again this week.

Should be able to work though all of them before the end of January.

Finished up the primal hunter series last week (only doing audiobooks) and am also done with another book I started over the weekend called The mage from nowhere.

All of what I read is just pablum and i don't know what I had to do if I needed to read grown up books like most of you have listed.

 

[TexMex]

A world class writer. Sounds like something Todd Howard would say about Starfield.

Except he IS a world class writer.