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Weekly Comics Thread 27-MAY-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 27-MAY-2026
The Book Nook Celebrates Jewish Heritage Month
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: May … Continue reading The Book Nook Celebrates Jewish Heritage Month
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Comic Book Conversations: Military and War Comics
Let’s discuss war and military comics and characters. Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Military and War Comics
The Comic Strip Club (Thur 05/21/2026)
The Iron Age of Comics
Episode #082: Grendel Legacy In which Christine Spar and Brian Li-Sung inherit the mantle of Grendel. Last time we covered Matt Wagner’s antihero Grendel, we did a chronological readthrough of the Hunter Rose stories, starting with material from the mid-1980s … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 05/20/2026)
Weekly Comics Thread 20-MAY-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 20-MAY-2026
The Book Nook Develops Character
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: Character … Continue reading The Book Nook Develops Character
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Bull’s-Eye Day Thread
Bull’s-Eye was an early Green Arrow villain who first showed up in Worlds Finest #24 September – October 1946. Bull’s-Eye could move so fast that he could dodge the arrows fired at him Bull’s-Eye would also practice with his henchmen … Continue reading Bull’s-Eye Day Thread