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Weekly Comics Thread 12-MAY-2021
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 you … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 12-MAY-2021
The Book Nook
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: innovators. Which writers or books transformed the possibilities of fiction or non-fiction? … Continue reading The Book Nook
Comic Book Review – Star Wars – War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha
Star Wars – War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha Writer – Charles Soule Artist – Steve McNiven “Precious Cargo” The next Star Wars comic event is the War of the Bounty Hunters and the prelude issue was released last week. … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Star Wars – War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 5/11/2021)
Late to the Party: Conan the Barbarian
A Late to the Party review of Conan the Barbarian’s original stories, comics and movie. Continue reading Late to the Party: Conan the Barbarian
The Comic Strip Club (Mon 5/10/2021)
Review – Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
If you have been paying attention to the business of making video games over the last decade, you know Jason Schreier. During his time at Kotaku and Bloomberg, he has consistently catalogued the vicissitudes of game development through a dense … Continue reading Review – Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
The Comic Strip Club (Sun 5/9/2021)
The Comic Strip Club (Sat 5/8/2021)
Writers’ Guac – Yelp Reviews
Welcome to the biweekly round of Writers’ Guac. Here was the prompt for submissions: Yelp review of something that wouldn’t ordinarily have Yelp reviews Post your submissions below. A brief reminder of the rules: Limit of 2 submissions per person. … Continue reading Writers’ Guac – Yelp Reviews
The Comic Strip Club (Fri 5/7/2021)
The Comic Strip Club (Thur 5/6/2021)
Dark Horse Comics 35th Anniversary
Good morning and welcome to Comic Book Chat! Today’s Discussion – Celebrating Dark Horse Comics 35th Anniversary Since 1986, Dark Horse has been bringing comic readers original stories and continuations of classic movies like Alien and Predator and Star Wars … Continue reading Dark Horse Comics 35th Anniversary
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 5/5/2021)
Weekly Comics Thread 05-MAY-2021
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 you … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 05-MAY-2021
The Book Nook
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: world literature. In an effort to incorporate more diversity, we’re going back … Continue reading The Book Nook
Comic Book Review – Miles Morales: Spider-Man #25
Mile Morales: Spider-Man #25 Writer – Saladin Ahmed Artist – Carmen Carnero I walked over to the Geekadrome Saturday afternoon to look for books I missed on Tuesday and Wednesday. I was looking for Beta Ray Bill #2 but they … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Miles Morales: Spider-Man #25
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 5/4/2021)
The Comic Strip Club (Mon 5/3/2021)
Calliope Corner #12
Stuffed in a costrel tight,I’ll take them home come light.Blissful constellations blazethe Zodiac cites.Planets make marriagesguarding my rite.And now I pick the rotted plantof bitter and of living life.Vatic bubbling rants…Flame, fiery ally!All from death must sink from sight,(Are the … Continue reading Calliope Corner #12
