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A Brief, Messy Reflection on My Comics Reading in 2014

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This thing I am now trying to write has seen more restarts than the DC universe, and it hasn't even been posted online. Until now, that is. This seemed a logical debut piece for my new comics blog. I mean, it is January and all, and for media lovers the world around, January is a month-long reflection period for art lovers wherein they talk about, and write about, all the art they loved most the previous year, and discuss about what they want to see in the coming year. Summing up an entire year's worth of comics in one blog post is daunting; arguably even fruitless. I tried first to discuss each of the memorable comics I had read in 2014, but you either wind up with a book, or not doing justice to the art you claim to love. A blog post of nothing but synopses and review blurbs? This post was almost that, so let's be thankful I came to my senses. I also contemplated making a Best Of list, but I was never any good at arbitrarily ranking items. 2014 was an important ye