Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

Starts: 01.01.2016
Ends: 31.12.2016

Players are welcome to join in whenever they want during the year, as long as the event is running.

Rules:

-Each player decides, if he wants to compete for the DC or the Marvel team.

-DC players are trying to complete the DC roster challenge, Marvel players trying to complete the Marvel roster challenge.

-There are going to be 12 characters on each roster, each represented by 3 challenges based on that characters traits and powers.

-For each trait challenge you're able to complete, your team is awarded 1 point.

-If you manage to complete all three trait challenges you "recruit" that character completely, which is awarded with 3 additional points.

-With 12 characters and 3 trait challenges per character, you need to read 36 books for the maximum of 72 points from the recruitment part of the challenge.

-The books for the recruitment challenge can be read at any point during 2016.

-Each book can only count toward one trait challenge, so you can't complete multiple challenges by just reading one book, even if the book would technically qualify for more then one challenge.

-For a book to count, it should have at least 100 pages. Graphic Novels do not count for the challenge.

-In addition to the recruitment part, each month a supervillain will be revealed. Like the heroes, each villain will have 3 trait challenges.
For each completed challenge you're rewarded with 1 point, if you manage to "beat" the villain by completing all 3 related challenges, you're arwarded with an additional 3 points.

-Villains will only be active for one month each and you can't score from their challenges afterwards. But of course you can complete them for fun.

-Villains should be revealed 2-3 days before the end of the month, so you get a little bid of time ahead to think about potential books to beat them.

-IMPORTANT:The books required for the villain challenges have to be read completely within the timeframe the villain is active. A book started 2 days prior the villain goes active, can't be counted for the challenge.

-Beating each villain within the given amount of time would result in an additional maximum of 72 points you're able to earn for your team.

-IMPORTANT:To be able to keep up the score, it would great, if you could use a new post for each new book read, maybe like this: book link/character name/challenge name/number of challenges completed for that character
Example: Dune/Captain America/Shield Toss/2 of 3
Of course you can additionally use a huge post, where you can schedule your books for all the challenges.
And it would be extremely helpful, if you would write "x recruited" within the post you completed the final trait challenge for a hero, or "x defeated" respectively for beating a villain.

- Portal Heroes:
Beast and Martian Manhunter are trying to recruit help for their teams and are trying to open portals to other comic universes to recruit heroes from their.
That means that we will have 6 additional heroes this year. But to be able to to score from them, they need to be brought through the portal by the teams.
How does that work? Every time a player reads one of the Dragons & Jetpacks Books of the Month, this book counts towards an "Energy Cell" counter for his team. After the counter (30 for the first portal) is filled the team can unlock 1 of the 6 outer-dimensional heroes. After the decision is made, the hero belongs either to the DC or Marvel team and can't be unlocked by the other side. When the second team opens a portal, they choose from the remaining 5 heroes.

-For the portal heroes, only books count that are read after the time the hero was unlocked, so if a hero is unlocked in April, you can't use books read prior to that date.
Also, players who join a team during the year can only make books count for those outer-dimensional heroes after they've joined the challenge. This restriction only counts for these heroes, the normal roster can be recruited retrospectively by new players.

-After we see how fast the teams manage to open the first portal, the amount of Energy Cells needed to open the second portal might be adjusted to a lower or higher number.

-It is up to the players to decide when they read a botm, if they want to have it count towards a normal challenge or as an energy cell. Please include that information in your posts

-So, that's how you can play. I hope you're going to enjoy this challenge. :)

DC Heroes

Supergirl



1. She's a supergirl
Read a book with “super” or “girl” in the title or with a one singular female pov main character.

2. I believe I can fly
Read a book with a flying character on the cover or where a character has the ability to fly on their own (can be through a technical gadget, but no aircrafts etc.).

3. She's my Kryptonite
Read a book with a green colored cover or where the main character is an alien living on Earth in disguise.


Batgirl



1. Daughter of the Commissioner
Read a book with “Daughter” in the title or where the father of a female character works for the police.

2. Crimefighting Librarian
Read a book with a library on the cover or where the characters visit a library.

3. Oracle
Read a book with a crystal globe or where one of the characters sits in a wheelchair.


Black Canary



1. Canary Cry
Read a book with a bird on the cover or where a character owns a bird.

2. Martial Arts Expert
Read a book with a hand-to-hand fight cover or where the main character is a martial arts expert.

3. Sherwood Florist
Read a book with flowers on the cover or where a character owns a flower shop.


Atom



1. Atomic Size
Read a book with “atom” in the title or where a character is very small (dwarves and halflings are fine).

2. Dr. Ray Palmer
Read a book with a character wearing a lab coat on the cover or where the main character is a scientist.

3. Powers from a white dwarf star
Read a book with a star on the cover (star shaped or light in the night sky) or where a character is exposed to radiation.


Blue Beetle



1. I'm blue
Read a book with a predominantly blue cover or where a character gets wasted with alcohol.

2. Beetlejuice
Read a book with a beetle on the cover or where beetles/insects play a role in the story (plague/threat/ etc).

3. Power of the Scarab
Read a book with “Scarab” in the title or where Egypt is one of the settings.


Alfred Pennyworth



1. Butler
Read a book with “butler” or “valet” in the title or where one of the main character works as a servant.

2. Guardian to the Bat
Read a book with “guardian” in the title or where a character raises a child that is not their own.

3. Actor on the stage
Read a book with a performance on a stage on the cover or where a character is an actor.


Commissioner Gordon



1. To protect and serve
Read a book with a policeman on the cover or where the main character works for the police.

2. Bat Signal
Read a book with a searchlight on the cover or where the main character is a detective/private investigator.

3. Fighting the Mob
Read a book with “mob” or “mafia” in the title or where a crime organisation plays a significant role in the story.


Firestorm



1. Red Hot Fire
Read a book with fire on the cover or where a fire occurs within the story.

2. Dual Identity
Read a book with “dual” or “identity” in the title or where two minds live in one body or a character is possessed.

3. Regeneration
Read a book with “regeneration” in the title or where a character has the power to regenerate.


Hawkman



1. A Winged Hero
Read a book with a winged character on the cover or where a character has wings.

2. Mace
Read a book with a mace/hammer on cover or where the main character's weapon is a mace/hammer.

3. The ninth metal
Read a book with “nine” or “ninth” in the title or which is the 9th book in a series.


Katana



1. Katana
Read a book with a sword on the cover or where one of the main characters is using a sword as a weapon.

2. Mask
Read a book with a masked character on cover or where one of the characters wears a mask.

3. Birds of Prey
Read a book with only female characters (at least two) on the cover or where all povs (at least two) are from female characters.


Lobo



1. Hook and Chain
Read a book with a hook or chain the cover or where one of the characters is imprisoned.

2. Motorcycle Mayham
Read a book with a motorcycle on cover or where a character owns a motorcycle.

3. Cigar Smoke
Read a book with a smoking character on the cover or where the main character is a smoker.


Swamp Thing



1. It came from the Swamp
Read a book with a swamp on the cover or where a swamp is one of the settings.

2. Monster
Read a book with a monster on cover or where a monster is one of the main characters.

3. Back to the roots
Read a book with roots on the cover or with a character learns something significant about their past.

Marvel Heroes

Nova



1. Nova Corps
Read a book with a soldier on the cover or where the main character is a soldier.

2. Space Cop
Read a book with a planet on the cover or where the characters travel through space.

3. Cancerverse
Read a book with “cancer” in the title or where the characters travel to another dimension/alternate reality.


Thor



1. Goddess of Thunder
Read a book with storm/lightning on the cover or where one of the characters is a god.

2. To Asgard we fly
Read a book with a viking on the cover or which includes elements of norse mythology.

3. Dr. Jane Foster
Read a book with “doctor” or “Dr.” in the title or where a character is a doctor.


Ms. Marvel



1. Marvelous Girl
Read a book with “Miss” or “Ms.” or “Marvel” in the title or where a character has a secret identity.

2. Fangirl
Read a book with a fan (it can be the device as well) on the cover or where a character is the fan of someone/something.

3. Nobody understands me
Read a book with “parents” in the title or where a character has issues with their parents.


Vision



1. Android
Read a book with “android” in the title or where an android/robot is one of the characters.

2. Married to a witch
Read a book with a characters in wedding attire on the cover or where a character related to the main character has magical powers, but not the main character.

3. Laser Beams
Read a book with laser beams on the cover or where a characters uses laser beams as a weapon.


Squirrel Girl



1. Squirrels
Read a book with a squirrel on the cover or where a small rodent is one of the characters.

2. Squirrel Tail
Read a book with a character with a tail on the cover or where a character has a tail.

3. Tippy-Toe
Read a book with a slip knot/bow on the cover or where a character can talk to animals.


Blade



1. Daywalker
Read a book with a sun on the cover or where a character is a vampire.

2. Cool Shades
Read a book where a character wears sunglasses on the cover or where a character wears sunglasses in the story.

3. High Stakes
Read a book with a stake on the cover or where a character risks their life for someone else.


Jessica Jones



1. Alias Investigation
Read a book with “alias” or “investigation” in the title or where the main protagonist is a private investigator.

2. Jewel
Read a book with jewellery on the cover or where jewels are an important part of the story.

3. Danielle
Read a book with a child on the cover or where on of the pov characters is a parent.


Iron Fist



1. Dragon Tattoo
Read a book with a dragon on the cover or where a main character has a tattoo.

2. Danny Rand
Read a book with a character wearing a suit on the cover or where the main character is rich.

3. K'un-L'un
Read a book with mountains on the cover or where a mountain village is one of the settings.


Agent Coulson



1. Agent of Shield
Read a book with a shield on the cover or where the main character is a spy/agent.

2. Flying Car
Read a book with a car on the cover or where the main character owns a car.

3. Cheese
Read a book with cheese on the cover or where the main character has a nickname.


She-Hulk



1. Hulk it out!
Read a book with a predominantly green cover or where a character is known to wear green.

2. Lawyer up!
Read a book with scales on the cover or where one of the characters is a lawyer.

3. Hercules is my lover
Read a book with a kissing couple on the cover or where a character has a relationship with a god.


Star-Lord



1. Peter Quill aka...
Read a book with “Star” or “Lord” in the title or where the main character is funny.

2. Elemental Guns
Read a book with a gun on the cover or where the main character uses guns.

3. Spaceship Captain
Read a book with a spaceship on the cover or where one of the main characters is a captain (can be a nautical ship as well).


Black Panther



1. Black Panther
Read a book with a panther or other predatory cat on the cover or where a feline predator (lion/tiger et.) is part of the story.

2. T'Challa
Read a book with “King” or “Queen” in the title or where one of the main characters is a king/queen.

3. Wakanda
Read a book with a jungle on the cover or where a jungle is one of the settings

Portal Heroes

Garfield

UNLOCKED BY TEAM DC



1. A Cat is a cat is a cat
Read a book with a cat on the cover or where a cat has a pov.

2. Striped like a tiger
Read a book with an orange colored cover or where a tiger appears.

3. Lasagne
Read a book with any kind of pasta on the cover or where the characters eat pasta within the story.


Snoopy

UNLOCKED BY TEAM MARVEL



1. A-Dawg
Read a book with a dog on the cover or where a dog has a pov.

2. Aviator
Read a book with a character wearing an aviator cap/helmet on the cover or where a pov character is a pilot.

3. Woodstock
Read a book with a yellow colored cover or where the characters visit a music festival/concert.


Nimona

UNLOCKED BY TEAM DC



1. Evil Sidekick
Read a book with exactly two characters on the cover or where someone has a sidekick.

2. Different shape of villain
Read a book with a humanoid character with any kind of animal features on the cover or where a servant/sidekick has a different opinion than their master/boss.

3. Society of Evil
Read a book with a lair/castle on the cover or where the characters go up against an evil society. (should be a society/organization, not a single uber-villain like Sauron)


Alana


UNLOCKED BY TEAM DC



1. Green Hair
Read a book with a green-haired character on the cover or where someone has an unusual hair-color (green, blue, pink etc.)

2. Landfall
Read a book with "land" or "fall" in the title or where characters are making a landfall on an undiscovered shore/planet.

3. Hazel's Mother
Read a book with a woman carrying a baby on the cover or where a pov character is a mother of an infant.


Marko



1. Horned Hero
Read a book with a horned character on the cover or where a character has horns.

2. Wreath
Read a book with "wreath" in the title or where characters are living on a moon.

3. Hazel's Father
Read a book with a man carrying a baby on the cover or where a pov character is a father of an infant.


Rat Queens


UNLOCKED BY TEAM MARVEL



1. Rats
Read a book with rats on the cover or where sentient rodents are characters.

2. Queens
Read a book with a crowned woman on the cover or where a pov character is a queen.

3. Quartet of Heroes
Read a book with exactly four characters on the cover or exactly four povs. (excluding prologues and epilogues. It's fine, if those are from different povs, but the main narrative should have exactly four.)

The Villains of the Month

The Penguin

Active from 01/01/2016 - 31/01/2016



1. Top Hat
Read a book with a character wearing a top hat on the cover or where a character is the head of a crime organisation.

2. Where Penguins live
Read a book with snow the cover or where one of the settings is made of snow or ice.

3. Umbrella
Read a book with an umbrella on the cover or where a character uses an umbrella.


Mystique

Active from 01/02/2016 - 29/02/2016



1. Shapeshifter
Read a book with "shape" or "shift" (or variations of the word) in the title or where a character has the ability to shapeshift.

2. Skull Belt
Read a book with a skull on the cover or where one of the characters is a skeleton.

3. Raven
Read a book with a raven or crow on the cover or where one of the characters is a bird.


Poison Ivy

Active from 01/03/2016 - 31/03/2016



1. Queen of Plants
Read a book with plants on the cover (trees, flowers, grass) or which has living/animated plants in it.

2. Toxic Plans
Read a book with "poison" or "toxic" in the title or where one of the characters is poisoned/is harmed by radiation.

3. In Love with Harley Quinn
Read a book with a clown/jester/fool on the cover or where one of the characters is in an LGBTQ+ relationship.


White Rabbit

Active from 01/04/2016 - 30/04/2016



1. The White Rabbit
Read a book with "white" or "rabbit" in the title or which has a rabbit or hare in it. (Doesn't need to be a talking one, can just be a pet)

2. Lorina Dodson
Read a book with any form of money (coins, bills) on the cover or where the main protagonist has rich parents.

3. Dating Arcade
Read a book with an arcade, computer or game console on the cover or where people get to be part of a video game. (that means sucked into it like in Tron, not only playing it extensively)


Black Manta

Active from 01/05/2016 - 31/05/2016



1. The Black Manta
Read a book with "black" or "manta" in the title or which has a fish in it. (Doesn't need to be a talking one, can just be a pet)

2. Conquest of Atlantis
Read a book with a siege battle on the cover or where Atlantis is one of the locations the characters visit.

3. Serum
Read a book with a syringe on the cover or where people get a shot of serum/vaccine/antidote.


Grim Reaper

Active from 01/06/2016 - 30/06/2016



1. The Grim Reaper
Read a book with "grim" or "reaper" in the title or which has a manifestation of death (can be the death god of a fantasy world) as a character.

2. Brother of Wonder Man
Read a book with "wonder" in the title or where the main character has a brother, who is also a character in the book. (The brother doesn't need to be a pov character)

3. Magical Scythe
Read a book with a scythe on the cover or where the main character gets a magical weapon.


Brainiac

Active from 01/07/2016 - 31/07/2016



1. Brainstorm
Read a book with a brain on the cover or with "brain" in the title.

2. Green skinned alien
Read a book with a predominantly green cover or where aliens appear (as in: people who are not from the planet the story is taking place on)

3. Shrinking Ray
Read a book with a snow globe or ship in the bottle on the cover or where someone gets shrunken.


Man-Ape

Active from 01/08/2016 - 31/08/2016



1. Man-Ape
Read a book with an ape/monkey on the cover or with an ape/monkey appearing in it. (Can be a character, but doesn't have to be)

2. The White Gorilla Cult
Read a book with a predominantly white cover or with any sort of blood ritual (magic) in it.

3. Lethal Legion
Read a book with "lethal" or "legion" in the title or where a pov character is part of an army/military unit. Being in the army should be an active part of the story, so not a charcter where it was just mentioned that they are/were in the army, but it doesn't play a role in the story.


Deadshot

Active from 01/09/2016 - 30/09/2016



1. Gun for Hire
Read a book with a gun on the cover or with a mercenary as a pov character.

2. Deadshot
Read a book "dead" or "shot" in the title or with a sniper/assassin as a pov character.

3. Suicide Squad
Read a book with a group of armed characters (3+ characters) on the cover or where a pov character turns from a villain into a hero (I'm also fine with an anti-hero as a pov character).


Jack O'Lantern

Active from 01/10/2016 - 31/10/2016



1. Jack O'Lantern
Read a book with a lantern (no modern streetlights) on the cover or where a character is named Jack (doesn't have to be a pov).

2. Pumpkinhead
Read a book with a predominantly orange title or which belongs to the horror genre.

3. Hovercraft Disc
Read a book with a hovercraft on the cover or where the characters ride in a hovercraft.



Indigo

Active from 01/11/2016 - 30/11/2016



1. Robotic Control
Read a book with a robot on the cover or where a character is able to control machines/robots with their mind.

2. Brainiac 8
Read a book with a computer on the cover or where characters interact with an A.I..

3. Member of the Outsiders
Read a book with a landscape on the cover or where the main character changes from being a villain to being a hero.


Dormammu

Active from 01/12/2016 - 31/12/2016



1. Fire
Read a book with a "fire" in the title or where a fire occurs (like a fire fire, not a camp fire).

2. Dark Dimension
Read a book with "dark" or "dimension" in the title or where characters travel to another dimension.

3. Lord of the Mindless Ones
Read a book with "mind", "less" or "one(s)" in the title or where people's mind are controlled/enslaved/possessed by someone else.

Meet the players!

In this post, I'm going to list the players from both teams, keep track of the scores.

Last Update: 06/12/2016




DC SCORE: 1124

DC Energy Cells: 20 from 30

Team DC

Melanie
Lel
Kirsty
Dawn
Lancer
Veronica
Christina
Leanne
Ana A
proxyfish
Jeremy
Milou
Kate
Felix
Kimberley
Nick
Greg
Ana




Marvel score: 1339

Marvel Energy Cells: 17 from 30



Team Marvel

Shawnie
Soila
Christina
Brendan
Rinn
Sam
Wayland
Nara
Meera
Clarkiep
Kate
Elwen
John
Karen
Rian
Joy
Mark
Jenny
Brittany
Audrey

Achievements

First Blood: Shawnie (was awarded for being the first player to defeat a villain) 08/01/2016

Crime Lord of Gotham: Shawnie (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Penguin) 08/01/2016

First to Join: Wayland (was awarded for being the first player to recruit a hero) 08/01/2016

Pulsar Force: Wayland (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Nova) 08/01/2016

Honor of the Samurai: Veronica (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Katana) 08/01/2016

Director of SHIELD: Christina (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Agent Coulson) 16/01/2016

Vampireslayer: Shawnie (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Blade) 16/01/2016

Terror from the Deep: Melanie (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Swamp Thing) 16/01/2016

Particularly Superior: Veronica (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Atom) 23/01/2016

Inhumanly Strong: Christina (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Ms.Marvel) 23/01/2016

Birdsong: Kate (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Black Canary) 23/01/2016

Urban Hero: Meera (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Jessica Jones) 23/01/2016

Beware the Bat: Veronica (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Batgirl) 30/01/2016

Heir of Spartax: Clarkiep (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Starlord) 30/01/2016

Chief of the Force: Proxyfish (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Commissionar Gordon) 30/01/2016

On feathered wings: Dawn (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Hawkman) 06/02/2016

Smash for success: Shawnie (was awarded for being the first player to recruit She-Hulk) 06/02/2016

And i tburns, burns, burns: proxyfish (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Firestorm) 06/02/2016

At your service!: Melanie (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Alfred Pennyworth) 06/02/2016

Chameleon Effect: Kate (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Mystique) 06/02/2016

Buzz Effect: Veronica (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Blue Beetle) 13/02/2016

Exceptionally Extraordinary: Lel (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Supergirl) 13/02/2016

Bounty Hunter: Veronica (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Lobo) 26/02/2016

Phenomenal Pheromones: Veronica (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Poison Ivy) 11/03/2016

Heir to the Hammer: Clarkiep (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Thor) 11/03/2016

Master of Chi: Elwen (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Iron Fist) 18/03/2016

Are you nuts?: Joy (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Squirrel Girl) 02/04/2016

Totem of the Panther: Shawnie (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Black Panther) 02/04/2016

Visionary: Shawnie (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Vision) 09/04/2016

Tick Tock: Shawnie (was awarded for being the first player to defeat White Rabbit) 02/04/2016

Crazy Lazy: Veronica (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Garfield) 16/04/2016

Swimming with the Fishes: Dawn (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Black Manta) 07/05/2016

Horseman of Death: Lel (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Grim Reaper) 11/06/2016

Snoop Dog: Joy (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Snoopy) 19/06/2016

Insane in the membrane: Wayland (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Brainiac) 12/07/2016

Against Lord Blackheart: Nick (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Nimona) 18/07/2016

Monkey Business: Greg (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Man-Ape) 08/08/2016

Right on Target: Dawn (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Deadshot) 05/09/2016

Quartet of Heroes: Joy (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Rat Queens) 10/10/2016

Pumpkin Grenade: Joy (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Jack O'Lantern) 05/09/2016

Badass Mom: Veronica (was awarded for being the first player to recruit Alana) 24/10/2016

Ghost in the Machine: Joy (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Indigo) 07/11/2016

Conqueror of the Dark Dimension: Dawn (was awarded for being the first player to defeat Dormammu) 06/12/2016

I'd like to stay on Team Marvel, please. :)

Team Marvel, please :)

Team DC please.

Team Marvel please. :)

Do we have until New Year to decide? I Do not read as much as most people and wouldn't like to drag down a team.

I'd love to join but I generally can only read 30-40 books a year.

Lancer, I wouldn't worry about dragging down a team. :) Any participation is fun. Some read a lot for the challenge and some don't.

I guess my second issue is that I rarely join in on BOTMs and am rather picky about what I read because of the low amount I have time for which may also cause a problem with completing the challenges. Maybe I will wait and see how many join and if a team is short a person or two I will join. I'M not the biggest marvel/DC fan out there but think this challenge/gameboy brilliant.

Good plan, and I think it's brilliant as well.

Lancer wrote: "Do we have until New Year to decide? I Do not read as much as most people and wouldn't like to drag down a team."

It is really a fun thing, so I wouldn't worry about it. This year f.e. was already pretty much decided during the summer, but people just kept on reading for the fun of it.
I think it is more about challenging yourself to see, if you can find some books that fit the challenges, maybe pick up 2-3 reads that you've normally wouldn't have picked up and see where it goes.
I think the part where we had the most friendly competition is always when there is a new villain to defeat or who unlocks some of the heroes first. But our speedreaders have that covered.^^
And even if you just add 10 or 20 books, it's more than if you hadn't joined and if you had fun with it, my goal is already achieved. :)

This sounds really fun, and it will encourage me to use the actual site on my laptop rather than just the phone app. Seeing as I know next time to nothing about Marvel or DC outside of why Stan Lee chose to name the Green Goblin what he did I am fine with wither team. So I would love to Join on whoever needs more people.

Im gonna switch and join team DC this year please Mpauli (thanks for doing this again btw!)
Lancer: For me this is less about the competition and more a way of helping me narrow down what books to read. Without it I think I would spend a week trying to decide between books rather than reading them. :)

I've not been particularly helpful this year but I'm gonna go with Team DC again please!!

Thanks MPauli - such an awesome challenge!

Team marvel again for me please.

I don't mind which team I'm on so you can put me on whichever team needs extra people to even out the numbers

I'll go with DC since I know less about them and it will be a way to learn more about some of the characters/settings

Haven't decided on a team yet, but I think there's a typo. Two, actually.

For Comm. Gordon, it reads 1. To protect and serve
Read a book with a policeman on the cover or where a cat is the main character works for the police.

I suspect the cat phrase is a mistake.

Also, under Thor, there's an "pr" instead of an "or" but that's not much of an issue.

Team Marvel again, please.

I totally said DC instead of Marvel. Sorry about that. If still possible I meant I know less about Marvel. Which isn't saying much but the only superhero movies I have watched are Batman ones. I think I may have also watched some of the spiderman cartoons from the 90s as well. Anyway I am rambling, Marvel if it is still possible for me. Thanks and sorry again.

I will go for Marvel again, thanks Michael! :)

Great to see so many responses already. I've assigned everyone so far except Dawn and Wayland. I'm going to fill up the minority team with people like Dawn who don't mind on which team they are on December 31st.

Wayland wrote: "Haven't decided on a team yet, but I think there's a typo. Two, actually.

For Comm. Gordon, it reads 1. To protect and serve
Read a book with a policeman on the cover or where a cat is the main c..."

Oh, thanks Wayland for spotting those. I've changed them. As I'm a lazy person I copied the rosters and challenges from last year, so I didn't have to do the whole structure again and just replaced the content.
And Commissioner Gordon's spot was the one Catwoman had last year and I deleted on the wrong spot there.^^

That's what I figured Mpauli. Sorry, I edit so much of my own writing and proof for several others, it's second nature.

As to the team thing, to coin a phrase, make mine Marvel.

I can't stand Lobo, and Iron Fist is a favorite of mine. Sorta surprised you didn't do Luke Cage/Power Man, since he's the only Netflix character I think you've skipped so far. Maybe next year. ;)

And, as I said on the other thread, make mine Marvel this year.

Team DC need to work on our recruitment techniques!

If it ends up that DC is short players I have no trouble switching teams.

Sorry for making it more unbalanced, but I'd like to join Team Marvel this time round! The DC challenges look quite tough!

I'm going to try this for the first time. Please put me in team Marvel.

Nara wrote: "Sorry for making it more unbalanced, but I'd like to join Team Marvel this time round! The DC challenges look quite tough!"

Yay for Marvel! I was thinking the same for the Marvel challenges. I'm struggling to find books for some of them.

yikes, getting pretty unbalanced....

Okay, I added Dawn to Team DC and switched Lancer, thanks for the offer, as weel, so the teams getting a little bit more balanced.

Wayland wrote: "Sorta surprised you didn't do Luke Cage/Power Man, since he's the only Netflix character I think you've skipped so far. ."

He actually was on my original 12 man roster, but I didn't want to do 3 Netflix characters and I switched him to Blade, cause Blade offered the shades and vampire traits.
And if we're ending up doing this again in 2017, I need to hold a few people back that people might have heard of.^^
That's also why I replaced my original idea of having Gamora and Drax this year and brought in Nova and She-Hulk instead.
Same for DC, where I assume that we're going to see a few of the side-characters coming into their superhero shoes this season or next season *cough* Killerfrost *cough*. :P

Makes sense. Also, DC will have a few more up from Legends of Tomorrow/Flash/Arrow, like Vixen at the very least. Constantine was on Arrow this year, too.

Sorry, trying to help. I'm a hero geek. ;)

Hello team DC!

I'd like to stay on Team DC again this year. Thanks!

More DC people! Yeah!

Yay Hi there teamies!

:) high five

I'll give this a go (first timer!). Team DC, please.

Hi Mpauli,
I've a couple of questions.
1. Can I count a book towards a recruitment challenge if I re-read a book I read a couple of years ago?
2. I've already started the first couple of chapters of Gardens of the Moon, will this count or does the books have to be read completely in 2016?

Not at all trying to speak for Mpauli, but in years past, it has to be wholly done in 2016.

Pause until the start date and re-read from the beginning. I've done it a couple times. :)

And rereads are totally cool. I did a few myself in 2015. :-)