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I’m putting them out in smaller batches for you to enjoy more frequently. For a certainly value of enjoy, anyway. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. Continue reading Gougagna’s There’s Been Over 100 of Them Now
Psychology Today was founded in 1967 by a young doctor named Nicholas Charney, seeking to make psychology more accessible to people without Ph. D’s who were curious about how their minds worked. Topics range from neuroscience to psychology to sexuality, … Continue reading Let’s Read Psychology Today, December 1970!
Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, is back in a brand-new miniseries courtesy of writer Kyle Higgins and artist Rod Reis. “My name is Bucky Barnes, some people call me the Winter Soldier. I’ve done a lot of bad things. And … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Winter Soldier #1
Be sure to pop in on our thread for The Pits to rank your favorite comics of the year! Here’s the place to talk about the comics you picked up this week, and anything else you might be reading! Don’t forget to … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 12-DEC-2018
Alright folks, here’s the way she works: you make yourself a list of what you think are the best comics of the year, and we here at the Avocado will go through them to determine the official list! I think … Continue reading The Pits: 2018 Kirby Award for Best Comic Nominations
Good morning and welcome to the latest Comic Book Chat! Today’s Discussion – Inter-Company Crossovers -> Thanks to Team Zissou for his recommendation! Which inter-company crossover is your favorite? Will DC and Marvel ever patch up their disagreement and have … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Inter-Company Crossovers
Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: This is more me musing than a real discussion topic, but sound … Continue reading The Book Nook
Recap – “After being struck by a truck and fighting for his life on the operating table, Matt Murdock returned to Hell’s Kitchen determined to prove that Wilson Fisk, formerly the Kingpin of Crime and now the city’s mayor, rigged … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Daredevil #612
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not open up your own or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best In Books 2018
Not that long ago we went through a different issue of California, so to recap: California began life in 1976 as New West, a lifestyle and general interest magazine aimed at the glamorous young people who were moving to California, Nevada, Utah, and … Continue reading Let’s Read California, December 1986!
Welcome to another edition of The Escritoire! This is a space for Avocado members to submit in-progress writing for feedback. We’re here to read your stories, slide decks, smut, weird essays, love letters, or anything else you want to improve. … Continue reading Escritoire #23
Recap – “After being struck by a truck and fighting for his life on the operating table, Matt Murdock returned to Hell’s Kitchen with a newfound resolve to prove that Wilson Fisk, formerly the Kingpin of Crime and now the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Daredevil #611
Following a villainous altercation gone wrong, Fred Myers, a.k.a. Boomerang, sees an opportunity to get the law off his back for good by declaring himself a newly reformed superhero! But going straight isn’t easy when you still owe a debt … Continue reading The Superior Friends of Spider-Man #6
SPECIAL NOTE: Next week I will be posting a thread for the second annual The Pits awards, for Best Comic Of The Year. We’ll do a top 10, you rank your list, the number one gets 10 points, and so on. Just … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 05-DEC-2018
Good morning and welcome to another edition of the Comic Book Chat! Today’s discussion – DC Comics Elseworlds “In Elseworlds, super-heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places – some that have existed, and others … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Favorite Elseworlds Story
Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. ***THE PITS ANNOUNCEMENT*** The best books published in 2018 will eligible for the annual Avocado Asimov … Continue reading The Book Nook
We’ve already been through a McCall’s before, so if you want to know the magazine’s detailed history you can read about it from the first time around. So, 1915. Europe is in bloody smoking mustard-scented shreds. The American public is … Continue reading Let’s Read McCall’s, December 1915!
Here’s the place to talk about the comics you picked up this week, and anything else you might be reading! Don’t forget to step on over to the Comic Book Chat, hosted by the Spectacular MrSplendiferous! Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 28-NOV-2018
Good morning and welcome to Comic Book Chat. Today’s discussion – Favorite Comic Book Cover Gimmicks Glow in the Dark covers? Silver Foil Covers? Die Cut? Polybagged? Holographic? Tell us your favorite! Feel free to post some cover examples in … Continue reading Comic Book Chat- Favorite Comic Cover Gimmick
Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: Does reading a book’s reviews change your opinion of the book? hat … Continue reading The Book Nook
Written by Charles Soule Drawn by Phil Noto Recap – “Struck by a car while pushing a teen out of the way of a distracted driver, Matt Murdock suffered severe injuries that left him fighting for his life on the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Daredevil #610
