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The Comic Strip Club (Fri 09/25/2026)
Comic Book Conversations: Aliens
Strange visitors from another world! Who or what are your favorite aliens in comics? Your favorite heroes or protagonists? Your favorite villains or monsters? What are the best stories about the alien experience? What are the stories about invasion and … Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Aliens
The Comic Strip Club (Thur 09/24/2026)
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 09/23/2026)
Weekly Comics Thread 23-SEP-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 23-SEP-2026
The Book Nook Accepts the Challenge
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: Reading … Continue reading The Book Nook Accepts the Challenge
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 09/22/2026)
The Comic Strip Club (Mon 09/21/2026)
The Comic Strip Club (Sun 09/20/2026)
The Comic Strip Club (Sat 09/19/2026)
The Comic Strip Club (Fri 09/18/2026)
Comic Book Conversations: Cyborgs
Human + machine = fun comics? Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Cyborgs
The Comic Strip Club (Thur 09/17/2026)
The Iron Age of Comics
Episode #089: Blood Syndicate Milestone Media reimagined the superhero team as a street gang, mutated as a result of secret human experimentation during a riot. But where so many media narratives in the 1990s painted gang members either as vicious … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 09/16/2026)
Weekly Comics Thread 16-SEP-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 16-SEP-2026
The Book Nook is Highly Suggestible
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: what’s … Continue reading The Book Nook is Highly Suggestible
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 09/15/2026)
The Comic Strip Club (Mon 09/14/2026)