2016 9th Annual Graphic Novel/Manga Challenge Sign-Ups

I did this one for the first time last year and got 10 books (Level 1). Will try for the same next year.  Sign up here.

designed by Nicola Mansfield

It's time to start signing up for the 2016 challenge.  No changes this year, but if anyone has any ideas for the big 10-year celebration next year get in touch with me.

• Please write a sign-up post on your blog and then sign-up below with a link to yourspecific sign-up post (NOT to your home page).  

• What counts:  graphic novels, collected trade editions, manga, comic strip collections, comic books or combinations of text and bubbles all in the same book. In print or digital. Anything else you feel is suitable.  My personal criteria is if it has either frames OR speech bubbles it counts.  I'm not going to be the comic police but if you are unsure, ask me in the comments any given month.

• You must write a review and link to it for it to count towards the challenge. Reviews may be posted on your blog or goodreads or similar places. Several reviews may be gathered and posted in one link on your blog, but each book must be linked back here in the monthly linkies to count. Come back every month to record your progress.

Here is how the Challenge plays out:

runs from Jan.1 - Dec. 31, 2016

Levels

Modern Age: read and review 12 books during the year (that's only 1 book a month)

Bronze Age: read and review 24 books during the year (Can you handle 2 books a month.)

Silver Age: read and review 52 books during the year (Are you up to a book a week!)

Here is what I am reading:

1. Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen--Rachel Renee Russell
2. Kitchen Princess Omnibus Volume 1--Natsumi Ando
3. Werewolves of New Idria--John Chadwell
4. Persepolis--Marjane Satrapi
5. Persepolis 2--Marjane Satrapi
6. Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me--Ellen Forney
7. Hyperbole and a Half--Allie Brosh
8. Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter--Rachel Renee Russell
9. Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You Vol. 1--Karuho Shiina
10. Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You Vol.2--Karuho Shiina
11. Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You Vol. 3--Karuho Shiina
12. Dear Dumb Diary: Let's Pretend This Never Happened--Jim Benton
13. The Misadventures of Max Crumbly Locker Hero--Rachel Renee Russell
14. Anya's Ghost--Vera Brogsol
15. Soul Eater: Vol. 1--Atsushi Ohkubo

Challenge completed on November 10