You could make a very convincing argument that with the Grant Morrison Batman Annotations I’m working my way (very slowly) through, the preparation for the next podcast series, and the time sink that is research for the book I’m writing (or at the very least, intend to write!), in addition to my actual job and my actual social life, that the last thing I need is another Give Me Comics or Give Me Death project. Yet here we are.
In a move that may shock no-one who has listened to the podcast - particularly the episode where we discuss what comics we read as kids - I’m now staring down the barrel of my half-century. Yes, in a couple of years I will be the big five-oh. And what better way to celebrate than reading a ton of graphic novels? But for such a prestigious/depressing [delete are appropriate] milestone I felt something a bit different had to be done. So I introduce you to me new blog series: 50 to 50. The premise is simple, I read 50 graphic novels, one from each year of my life. So starting in 1978 and, reading roughly two a month, I should be landing with some cool new release in March 2028. Go big or go home!
I’ve already compiled a provisional list. I intend to stick with it as well as I can - though some of the early ones may depend on availability and affordability. The 50 I’ve picked cover a pretty broad range of the medium. I don’t think I’ve got anything by the same creator(s) twice, and it’s pretty close to 50 different publishers as well. I had a blast compiling the list, throwing in comics I’ve had on my ‘must-read’ list for years, whilst also taking a chance on some stuff I know nothing about. If I can manage to drag some meaningful analysis from my soon-to-be senile brain, I might actually be able to wrap it all up with a look at how graphic novels have changed over my lifetime.
So stay tuned for the first entry in the series, as we journey back to the heady days of 1978!
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