I woke up one morning and had a dream... Could I own every single issue of Detective Comics, Batman and all of the other subtitles in the Gotham universe?
Insane? Stupid? Inspired?
This can only end in obsession and financial chaos.

Monday, 1 August 2011

The Batman Quest: The Haul July 2011

Batman: 561, 562, 696, 697, 698, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707,
'Tec: 716, 819, 820, 824. 836, 865, 866
LotDK: 182, 188, 194, 199, 200, 202, 208 COMPLETED!
Batman: Street of Gotham:1-21 COMPLETED!
Batman Inc: #7:
Red Robin: 6
Bruce Wayne The Road Home: Red Robin
Huntress
(vol1): 1, 2, 3, 4,
Robin: 135, 136, 138, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 175, 176, 180,
Robin Annual: #7 (2007)
Nightwing: 35, 107, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 147, 148, 149, 151,

There were more than a few milestones in the Quest this month:

1. I finished the longest comic book series I've ever attempted: The Legends of the Dark Knight. I started this book during the early nineties with Issues 2, 3, 4, and 5. Over the years I've trawled eBay and comic shops to finish it. And now I have proof that it is possible to pull together nearly 20 years of a title.
2. Using the last of my eBay+ points (and this little incentive will be greatly missed by me) I was able to pick up a complete 21 issue set of Batman: Streets of Gotham, a load of Nightwing, Robins and Huntress for a very decent price.
3. By visiting the Manchester Comic Con over the weekend, more on that tomorrow, I was able to push my longest consequential B(40) run up to 150 issues, while my uninterrupted Detective Comics run is pushed up to 151 issues. Sad, I know, but for me these cricket score facts make me believe that I may actually be making progress in this Quest.