Book of the Month - October 2015

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Which Book Was Best?

Poll ended at Wed Dec 02, 2015 6:53:46 am

Bloodshot Reborn #7
2
4%
Book of Death #4
6
13%
Book of Death: The Fall of X-O Manowar #1
5
11%
Imperium #9
13
29%
Ivar, Timewalker #10
4
9%
Ninjak #8
4
9%
Rai #11
3
7%
Unity #23
1
2%
X-O Manowar #41
5
11%
GIN-GR Snaps (literally) Ice Cream
2
4%
 
Total votes: 45

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Book of the Month - October 2015

Post by Keith »

Last month, Book of Death: The Fall of Harbinger #1 beat Imperium #8 by 7 votes to win September.

Which book was the best for October?

Feel free to rank this month's books in your post.

You are allowed two votes, so ring in your top 2 books this month. This should help determine which books were best.
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Re: Book of the Month - October 2015

Post by Brapbrap »

no standout books this month for me, i voted for bloodshot reborn

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Re: Book of the Month - October 2015

Post by agent_graves »

BOD:LOTG #4... This was hands down, the Book of the Month!! Instead of ice cream, this book should've been added to the list, from day one.

Imperium #9
Ninjak #8
Unity #23
Bloodshot Reborn #7
Book of Death #4
Book of Death: The Fall of X-O Manowar #1

Rai #11 Haven't read yet...
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Re: Book of the Month - October 2015

Post by Dallow Spicer1 »

Solid month but with a couple of books not quite living up to the high expectations...

Top of the class:

1) XO #41
2) Ninjak #8
3) Imperium #9
4) Rai #11
5) Bloodshot Reborn #7

Decent reads:

6) BOD Fall of XO Manowar #1
7) Unity #23

Disappointing:

8) Book of Death #4 (low ranking mainly due to the art but story wasnt the best either)

Don't read Timewalker (will pick up cheap down the line). Waiting for reasonably priced LOTG!

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Re: Book of the Month - October 2015

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agent_graves wrote:BOD:LOTG #4... This was hands down, the Book of the Month!! Instead of ice cream, this book should've been added to the list, from day one
+1 - this was an excellent issue & a tremendous end to the LotG mini-series. Would have been my top choice this month as well.

Otherwise;

1) Imperium #9
2) Ninjak #8
3) Ivar Timewalker #10
4) RAI #11
5) XO #41
6) Bloodshot Reborn #7
7) BoD: Fall of XO #1
8) Book of Death #4
9) Unity #23
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Re: Book of the Month - October 2015

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1) Book of Death: The Fall of X-O Manowar - Just worked and played to both Venditti and Henry's strengths.
2) X-O Manowar #41 - It gets real.
3) Book of Death #4 - Very good if oddly paced. Can't help but wonder what FVL or Lemire would have done with this series.
4) Ivar, Timewalker #10 - Madcap fun.
5) Book of Death: Legends of the Geomancer #4 - I never clicked with this series.
6) Bloodshot Reborn #7 - Totally decent read, just not much forward momentum like all of the issues above.
7) Unity #23 - First enjoyable issue of Unity... ever?
8) Ninjak #8 - A monologued flashback about how he's not a bad guy. Very, very done with Kindt's painfully repetitive storytelling approach.
9) Imperium #9 - Bored. Bored. Bored.
10) Rai #11 - Even with the months-long break between arcs, Crain's art looks rushed in spots and NOTHING happens (except for the last page).
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Re: Book of the Month - October 2015

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Behind in my reading, but my ranking would be:

Imperium #9
Ivar, Timewalker #10
Rai #11
X-O Manowar #41
Bloodshot Reborn #7
Book of Death #4
Book of Death: The Fall of X-O Manowar #1
Ninjak #8
Unity #23
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