The place to discuss books, comics, and Avocado original works of writing
Good morning and welcome to Comic Book Chat. Today’s discussion – Favorite Horror Related Comic Series Tell us your favorite horror related comic book series you love to read to give yourself a few scares. Bonus Question – Your Favorite … Continue reading Comic Book Chat- Favorite Horror Series Redux Plus Bonus Question
T’was the day before Halloween … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Wed 10/30/2019)
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: We’ve been discussing our Halloween reads all month, but here’s one last … Continue reading The Book Nook
Gwen Stacy’s first day of college is the highlight of Ghost Spider #2 brought to you by the team of Seanan McGuire and Takeshi Miyazawa. Before Gwen leaves for school, her father tells her the unfortunate news of Man-Wolf being … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Ghost Spider #2
It’s the Great Schism Charlie Brown Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Tue 10/29/2019)
One of my favorite past times is haunting used bookstores, looking for out-of-print and forgotten classics. My taste in literature tends to run toward fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, and I find modern novels too often weighed down by bloat and … Continue reading Paperback Punk
It’e the Great Pumpkin Day Charlie Brown! The Great Pumpkin is a holiday figure in whom only Linus van Pelt believes. According to Linus, the Great Pumpkin flies around bringing toys to sincere and believing children on Halloween evening. Every … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Mon 10/28/2019)
T’was the Sunday before Halloween… Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Sun 10/27/2019)
Spend Saturday with Snoopy and Lucy Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Sat 10/26/2019)
Omni was a science and science fiction magazine published from 1978 to 1995. Founded by Penthouse founder Bob Guccione and his wife Kathy Keeton, the magazine published science fiction short stories and a mix of articles on serious science and the paranormal. … Continue reading Let’s Read Omni, July 1985!
It’s a Franklin Friday Charlie Brown! Franklin is a character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, created by Charles M. Schulz. Introduced on July 31, 1968, Franklin was the first African American character in the strip. He goes to school … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Fri 10/25/2019)
Welcome to a series that I am continuing. I am going to go through Neil Gaiman’s now-classic series The Sandman Issue # 57 Title: The Kindly Ones: 1 Artist: Marc Hempel Collected in: The Kindly Ones Plot: The trio are … Continue reading Comic Book Canon: The Sandman. Issues 57-60
Rerun Thursday Rerun van Pelt is a supporting male character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. He is the younger brother of Linus and Lucy. Rerun is the youngest permanent character in Peanuts. Rerun was born on … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Thur 10/24/2019)
Here’s the place to talk about the comics you picked up this week, and anything else you might be reading! Not sure what’s out? Check out the handy dandy ComicList! Don’t forget to step on over to the Comic Book Chat, hosted … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 23-OCT-2019
Good morning and welcome to Comic Book Chat. Today’s discussion – Favorite Horror Related Comic Covers What comic book cover did you see on the shelf or in the spinner rack that not only scared you but intrigued you at … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Favorite Horror Related Comic Covers
Spotlight on Spike Spike is a main character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. He is Snoopy’s brother who lives alone in the California desert. He first appeared in the strip from August 13, 1975 and has … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (10/23/2019)
Professor Elemental and his world of eccentricity has been mentioned on The Avocado before , he’s an MC, host, raconteur, orangutan enthusiast…. and now author. Tales Of Wrong is a collection of nine short stories that range from horror to humour in … Continue reading Book Review:’Professor Elemental’s Tales Of Wrong’ by Paul Alborough
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: What hidden gems have you found at book sales, garage sales, estate … Continue reading The Book Nook
Marcie is ready for her closeup Marcie made her first appearance in the daily strip from July 20, 1971, but her name wasn’t mentioned until the strip from October 11. The character was modeled after Elise Gallaway, the roommate of … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (10/22/2019)
One of my favorite past times is haunting used bookstores, looking for out-of-print and forgotten classics. My taste in literature tends to run toward fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, and I find modern novels too often weighed down by bloat and … Continue reading Paperback Punk
Pig-Pen Monday Spotlight “Pig-Pen” is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Whilst amiable, he is a young boy who is, except on rare occasions, extremely dirty and attracts a permanent cloud of dust and bugs. … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Mon 10/21/2019)
You must be logged in to post a comment.