Once again, an attempt to keep track of films seen and books read… I know I missed a lot of graphic novels when you count the collected editions (since I read a fair number for review purposes in serialized formats), as well as for the various zines I’ve read. This was a hectic year in terms of school and this fell to the wayside a bit. I added a bunch in at the end of the year but still, I’m sure there were some big holes. Unsurprisingly, the numbers went down because of graduate school.

Movies:

1. The Wolf of Wall Street
2. Philomena
3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
4. The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014: Live Action
5. The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014: Animated
6. The Lego Movie
7. Stranger by the Lake
8. The Grand Budapest Hotel
9. Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
11. Under the Skin
12. Late Spring [晩春 Banshun]
13. The Immigrant
14. 112 Weddings
15. 1971
16. Deor and I
17. Art and Craft
18. Snowpiercer
19. Obvious Child
20. Magic in the Moonlight
21. Boyhood
22. To Be Takei
23. Guardians of the Galaxy
24. The Skeleton Twins
25. Gone Girl
26. Nightcrawler
27. Foxcatcher
28. Human Capital [Il capitale umano]
29. Two Days, One Night [Deux jours, une nuit]
30. Falling Star [Stella cadente]

Plays/Performances:

1. Richard III
2. Welcome to Night Vale: The Librarian
3. The Importance of Being Earnest
4. Henry IV Part 1
5. Wicked
6. La Boheme
7. NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour Live Show: December 2014

Books:

1. The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan
2. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
3. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
4. This is Oakland: A Guide to the City’s Most Interesting Places by Melissa Davis
5. Organizing Knowledge: An Introduction to Managing Access to Information by J.E. Rowley
6. The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan
7. Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi
8. The Process of Legal Research by Christina L. Kunz
9. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
10. Management Basics for Information Professionals by G. Edward Evans
11. Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. Butler
12. The Old Funny Stuff (Author’s Choice Monthly #1) by George Alec Effinger
13. Emphatically Not SF, Almost (Author’s Choice Monthly #15) by Michael Bishop
14. True Minds (Author’s Choice Monthly #12) by Spider Robinson
15. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
16. Understories by Tim Horvath
17. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
18. Who’s 50: 50 Doctor Who Stories To Watch Before You Die – An Unofficial Companion by Graeme Burk and Robert Smith?
19. The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst
20. Digital Curation by Ross Harvey
21. Miguel Covarrubias Caricatures by Beverley J. Cox
22. Metadata for Digital Collections: A How-To-Do-It Manual by Steven J. Miller
23. Cruddy by Lynda Barry

Fiction Magazines, Chapbooks, and Zines:

1. Kinfolk Vol. 10
2. Lucky Peach Vol. 6
3. Kinfolk Vol. 11
4. Lucky Peach Vol. 12
5. Kinfolk Vol. 12

Graphic Novels:

1. Yotsuba&! Vol. 12 by Kiyohiko Azuma
2. Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain by Carl Barks
3. QU33R edited by Robert Kirby
4. Wandering Son Vol. 6 by Shimura Takako
5. Alone Forever: The Singles Collection by Liz Prince
6. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
7. The Summit of the Gods Vol. 4 by Jiro Taniguchi and Baku Yumemakura
8. Super Spy by Matt Kindt
9. Super Spy: The Lost Dossiers by Matt Kindt
10. Vinland Saga Vol. 1 by Makato Yukimura
11. Bloodhound Vol. 2: Crowbar Medicine by Dan Jolley and Leonard Kirk
12. Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth by Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell, and Alex Toth
13. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo: The Roses Of Berlin by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill
14. Hilda and the Black Hound by Luke Earson
15. Sunny Vol. 2 by Taiyo Matsumoto
16. Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Trail of the Unicorn by Carl Barks
17. Sex Criminals Vol. 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
18. Nobrow 8: Hysteria edited by Alex Spiro
19. The Unwritten Vol. 6: Tommy Taylor and the War of Words by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
20. The Unwritten Vol. 7: The Wound by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
21. The Unwritten Vol. 8: Orpheus in the Underworld by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
22. Hellboy: The Midnight Circus by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo
23. Cast Away on the Letter A: A Philemon Adventure by Fred
24. Theseus and the Minotaur by Yvan Pommaux
25. An Age of License: A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley
26. Heck by Zander Cannon
27. Radiator Days by Lucy Knisley
28. Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley
29. Stitches by David Small
30. Goliath by Tom Gauld
31. Unterzakhn by Leela Corman
32. Crater XV by Kevin Cannon
33. The Cute Girl Network by M.K. Reed, Greg Means, and Joe Flood
34. Johnny Hiro: Half Asian, All Hero by Fred Chao
35. Johnny Hiro: The Skills to Pay the Bills by Fred Chao
36. Sunny Vol. 3 by Taiyo Matsumoto
37. Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney
38. Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez
39. This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
40. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie
41. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
42. Wandering Son Vol. 7 by Shimura Takako
43. The Unwritten Vol. 9: The Unwritten Fables by Mike Carey, Bill Willingham, Peter Gross, and Mark Buckingham
44. Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 28: Red Scorpion by Stan Sakai
45. Over Easy by Mimi Pond
46. Life With Mr. Dangerous by Paul Hornschemeier
47. Aquaman Vol. 5: Sea of Storms by Jeff Parker and Paul Pelletier
48. X-Men: Battle of the Atom by Various
49. All-New X-Men Vol. 3: Out of Their Depth by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen
50. All-New X-Men Vol. 4: All-Different by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen
51. Guardians of the Galaxy/All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen
52. All-New X-Men Vol. 5: One Down by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen
53. Superman – Action Comics Vol. 4: Hybrid by Andy Diggle, Tony S. Daniel, Scott Lobdell, and Tyler Kirkham
54. Superman – Action Comics Vol. 5: What Lies Beneath by Greg Pak and Aaron Kuder
55. Animal Man Vol. 5: Evolve or Die! by Jeff Lemire and Steve Pugh
56. Batman and Robin Vol. 4: Requiem for Damian by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason
57. Batman and Robin Vol. 5: The Big Burn by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason
58. Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year – Dark City by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
59. Batman Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
60. Batwoman Vol. 5: Webs by Marc Andreyko and Jeremy Haun
61. Daredevil Vol. 6 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
62. Daredevil Vol. 7 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
63. Daredevil Vol. 1: Devil at Bay by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
64. Daredevil Vol. 2: West-Case Scenario by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
65. Detective Comics Vol. 5: Gothtopia by John Layman and Jason Fabok
66. Detective Comics Vol. 6: Icarus by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato
67. Fatale Vol. 4: Pray for Rain by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
68. Fatale Vol. 5: Curse the Demon by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
69. Hawkeye Vol. 3: L.A. Woman by Matt Fraction and Annie Wu
70. Justice League Vol. 4: The Grid by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis
71. Justice League Vol. 5: Forever Heroes by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis
72. Justice League Vol. 6: Injustice League by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis
73. Lazarus Vol. 2: Lift by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark
74. Suicide Squad Vol. 5: Walled In by Matt Kindt and Patrick Zircher
75. New Suicide Squad Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan and Jeremy Roberts
76. Swamp Thing Vol. 5: The Killing Field by Charles Soule and Jesus Saiz
77. Swamp Thing Vol. 6: The Sureen by Charles Soule and Jesus Saiz
78. The Sixth Gun Vol. 6: Ghost Dance by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt
79. The Sixth Gun Vol. 7: Not the Bullet, But the Fall by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt
80. The Superior Foes of Spider-Man Vol. 2: The Crime of the Century by Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber
81. Thief of Thieves Vol. 3: Venice by Andy Diggle and Shawn Martinbrough
82. Wonder Woman Vol. 5: Flesh by Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, and Goran Sudzuka
83. Wonder Woman Vol. 6: Bones by Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, and Goran Sudzuka

Previous Years’ Tallies:

• 2006 (movies only)
• 2007 (movies only)
• 2008 (movies only)
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013