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The Comic Strip Club (Mon 07/13/2026)
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Comic Book Conversations: Common Names
What’s in a reused name? That which we call Daredevil by the same name would fight crime as well. Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Common Names
The Comic Strip Club (Thur 07/09/2026)
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 07/08/2026)
Weekly Comics Thread 08-JUL-2026
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 08-JUL-2026
The Book Nook Likes Big Books and It Cannot Lie
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Next week, for one time only, the Book Nook will post at 8:15 – PST! That’s right, we’re going to post three hours later than usual and give the West Coasters a chance to post while the thread … Continue reading The Book Nook Likes Big Books and It Cannot Lie
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 07/07/2026)
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Comic Book Conversations: Lobo
Lobo! Lobo! A discussion of bounty hunter Lobo! Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Lobo
The Comic Strip Club (Thur 07/02/2026)
The Iron Age of Comics
Episode #085: Knightfall (Or … “Knightfall – Part One”!) Now that we’ve discussed Superman’s literal death and rebirth, we come to Batman’s symbolic resurrection in the Iron Age: ”Knightfall,” a mega-epic so sprawling we’ll need three episodes to come to … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 07/01/2026)
Weekly Comics Thread 01-JUL-2026
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 01-JUL-2026
The Book Nook Calls it Macaroni
Welcome to the Book Nook! The weekly thread for all book nerds on The Avocado. This is the place to talk about books you’re currently reading, discuss genres, ask for recommendations, and post serious literary criticism. This week’s prompt: The … Continue reading The Book Nook Calls it Macaroni