The Pull List

Rose and Bay Awards

2024-01-02T06:01:55Z

Posted by: ysabetwordsmith

The 2024 Rose and Bay Awards are now open for nominations, honoring excellence in cyberfunded creativity, aka crowdfunding! Please make your nominations and pass the word to all the crowdfunders you know and encourage them to participate. It would be especially helpful for folks you know via places like Kickstarter or Patreon, as I'm not on those sites.

These are the handlers for the 2024 award season:

Art: ysabetwordsmith Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: ysabetwordsmith Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: nsfwords Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: nsfwords Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: fuzzyred Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron: fuzzyred Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!

If any of the comics you read or create are crowdfunded, check to see if they're eligible! Paper comics go in this category too, it's just called "webcomics" because that's most of what gets nominated.

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JON KENT: reading list

2023-06-24T19:28:56Z

Posted by: knave_of_swords

This list covers Jon Kent, son of Clark Kent, after he's been aged up and has taken on the mantle of being Superman. His adventures as Superboy are not covered in this list.

( Superman (Jon Kent) )

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CASSANDRA CAIN & STEPHANIE BROWN: reading list

2023-06-23T01:59:55Z

Posted by: luckyzukky

( short stephcass recs! )

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AMERICA CHAVEZ: reading list

2019-05-18T02:18:16Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

( Where to start reading America Chavez? )

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AMADEUS CHO: reading list

2019-05-18T02:13:51Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

( Where to start reading Amadeus Cho? )

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ALEX POWER: reading list

2019-05-18T02:08:46Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

( Where to start reading Alex Power? )

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JOHN CONSTANTINE: reading list

2019-05-14T10:35:14Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

( Hellblazer Reading List )

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ALEX SUMMERS: reading list

2019-05-14T10:28:07Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

( Where to start reading Havok/Alex Summers? )

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ALANA JOBSON: reading list

2019-05-14T10:24:26Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

( Where to start reading Alana Jobson (Jackpot)? )

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AHURA BOLTAGON: reading list

2019-05-14T10:19:34Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

( Where to start reading Ahura Boltagon? )

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AGENT VENOM: reading list

2019-05-14T10:08:40Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

*note: this is focused only on flash as agent venom

( Where to start reading Agent Venom? )

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ADAM WARLOCK: reading list

2019-05-14T09:55:36Z

Posted by: kylerayner

by lornahs

( Where to start reading Adam Warlock? )

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EMIKO QUEEN: reading list

2019-01-01T04:51:20Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended emiko issues )

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JADE: reading list

2019-01-01T04:24:04Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended jade issues )

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IROQUE: reading list

2019-01-01T04:20:05Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended iroque issues )

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SODAM YAT: reading list

2019-01-01T04:16:01Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended sodam issues )

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GUY GARDNER: reading list

2019-01-01T04:13:50Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended guy issues )

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SORANIK NATU: reading list

2019-01-01T03:50:58Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended soranik issues )

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JESSICA CRUZ: reading list

2018-12-28T12:01:08Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended jessica issues )

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KYLE RAYNER: reading list

2018-12-28T11:40:31Z

Posted by: glc

NOTE: if i had to pick the character that would make for the easiest time getting into lanterns, it would probably be him. the corps have just been completely destroyed when kyle comes onto the scene, he has no idea what's going on in the beginning, and, if you're just starting, you don't either. it's perfect!

( recommended kyle issues )

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JOHN STEWART: reading list

2018-12-22T14:08:17Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended john issues )

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SIMON BAZ: reading list

2018-12-22T13:42:28Z

Posted by: glc

( recommended simon issues )

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ROBOTECH: the Titan Comics reboot

2018-12-13T14:42:13Z

Posted by: taichara

Robotech's got itself quite a bit of history, being a new story and back history written to be fitted onto the footage from three originally-unrelated anime series back in the first half of the 80s.

Since then, it's had comic book adaptations of the original run, comics for the uncompleted Sentinels sequel, other comics filling in bits of back history (or sometimes just wildly making up crazy stories that barely fit into the Robotech universe, but why not) ... all sorts of bits and bobs and adaptations and sequels and prequels and inter-quels and I'm not sure what some of the later Third Gen-set stuff thought it was, lol. But that's okay, because we're not here to talk about those :Db

No sir, we're here for the Robotech reboot currently being published by Titan Comics (#15 just hit this week, even)! And boy howdy, this series is definitely overturning some apple carts in the name of changing things up. While still recognizable as "Robotech", there are changes to characters, changes to characters' fates, tinkerings with the back story -- such that has been revealed so far -- and events are definitely careening towards something that's radically different from the original, and I feel like, as a Robotech veteran, I am legit excited to see where all these swerves are going to lead.

A fresh off the presses interview with Simon Furman on the series can be read here:
Ramping Up Robotech

And hey, if you just want to see some scifi antics happening on the funny pages, it's still not a bad choice, says I ;3 It has Mysterious Technology, giant aliens, and mecha dogfights in it ~

Publication History:

Robotech (2017-ongoing): #01-15

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MARVEL CHRONOLOGY PROJECT

2018-12-10T09:47:33Z

Posted by: jasongrace

The marvel chronology project is a website listing every single appearance of every single marvel character, which I'm sure you can imagine, is very useful if you're wanting to start reading marvel. Can be a bit confusing, seeing as the titles are all acronyms and you have to use the key to figure out what theyre talking about, but that's still easier than going in blind and just hoping you're reading everything in the right order!

One caveat, though. If you're looking for a character like, say, Captain America or Wolverine, who've been around for ages, you're going to be better off trying to hunt down some recommended reading rather than just tackling everything they've ever been in through this because there's some long lists on here. This site is best if you're looking to get into lesser-known characters who don't have as many gratuitous cameos

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TEAM FORTRESS 2: Series Rec/Recommended Reading List

2018-12-08T21:03:31Z

Posted by: delphi

Team Fortress 2 is a video game that was released by Valve in 2007. It's a team-based first-person shooter that became free to play in 2011 and remains one of the most popular online action games of all time. Jokingly referred to as America's #1 war-themed hat simulator, the game doesn't take itself seriously in the least. You play as one of nine classes of mercenary hired to fight over a New Mexico gravel mine in an alternative version of the late 1960s/early 1970s in which Australia has long ruled as the world's technological superpower thanks to its deposits of wonder-element Australium. Mostly, you strategize with your team, shoot at the opposing side, and collect funny hats.

The game is a hoot, but it didn't spawn such a passionate fandom on its own. As staff at Valve put it:

TF2 didn't start with a lot of story. There wasn't room for one. But as the updates got more ambitious, we found the perfect way to explore the mercs' world: comics. Over the years, the comics have spawned ancillary characters, then assistants to the ancillary characters. Companies mentioned in passing became global empires three generations old. The game that started as a handful of guys in a desert shooting at each other slowly blossomed into the most labyrinthine story in Valve history.

This labyrinthine story includes century-long revenge plots, secret parentage, wizard roommates, Welsh crooner Tom Jones, corporate takeovers, classic comic homages, friendship, romance, loyalty, cross-species male pregnancy, and a whole lot of naked mercenaries (occasionally slathered in honey).

Along with a series of several official animated shorts, the online comics have gone beyond supplementary material and proved to be a hit with readers who have never played the game. Because, as team handler Miss Pauling discovers while trying to get the mercenaries on board with Dungeons & Dragons one Hallowe'en, games just aren't everybody's thing.

The comics are all available for free at TeamFortress.com, and the webpage handily separates the collection into two categories. There's TF Comics, which is a plotty seven-issue miniseries (six issues published to date) in which a usurper has taken over the mercenaries' company and Miss Pauling needs to get the team back together to save the day. The other category is Update Comics, which are short one-shots released to accompany new items or events in the game.

( Nothing But Plot: The TF Comics Miniseries )

( The Scenic Route: Selected Game Update Comics )

Once again, the full collection of comics can be found online for free here, and I'm happy to field any questions about the series if your interest has been piqued or your fancy tickled.

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