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Good morning and welcome to another edition of the Comic Book Chat! Today’s discussion – DC Comics Elseworlds “In Elseworlds, super-heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places – some that have existed, and others … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Favorite Elseworlds Story
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. ***THE PITS ANNOUNCEMENT*** The best books published in 2018 will eligible for the annual Avocado Asimov … Continue reading The Book Nook
We’ve already been through a McCall’s before, so if you want to know the magazine’s detailed history you can read about it from the first time around. So, 1915. Europe is in bloody smoking mustard-scented shreds. The American public is … Continue reading Let’s Read McCall’s, December 1915!
Here’s the place to talk about the comics you picked up this week, and anything else you might be reading! Don’t forget to step on over to the Comic Book Chat, hosted by the Spectacular MrSplendiferous! Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 28-NOV-2018
Good morning and welcome to Comic Book Chat. Today’s discussion – Favorite Comic Book Cover Gimmicks Glow in the Dark covers? Silver Foil Covers? Die Cut? Polybagged? Holographic? Tell us your favorite! Feel free to post some cover examples in … Continue reading Comic Book Chat- Favorite Comic Cover Gimmick
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: Does reading a book’s reviews change your opinion of the book? hat … Continue reading The Book Nook
Written by Charles Soule Drawn by Phil Noto Recap – “Struck by a car while pushing a teen out of the way of a distracted driver, Matt Murdock suffered severe injuries that left him fighting for his life on the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Daredevil #610
What to say about Good Housekeeping? Been around for a zillion years, didn’t have a woman in charge until 1994, published by Hearst, still in print, will probably never die, blah blah let’s get to it. Cover by Alexander Sharpe … Continue reading Let’s Read Good Housekeeping, December 1953!
Welcome to another edition of The Escritoire! This is a space for Avocado members to submit in-progress writing for feedback. We’re here to read your stories, slide decks, smut, weird essays, love letters, or anything else you want to improve. … Continue reading Escritoire #22
Here’s the place to talk about the comics you picked up this week, and anything else you might be reading! Don’t forget to step on over to the Comic Book Chat, hosted by the Spectacular MrSplendiferous! Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 21-NOV-2018
Good morning and welcome to Comic Book Chat! Today’s discussion – Comic Book Comparisons and which character do you like better? For example – I wanted to take a moment and wish every CBC commenter a very happy Thanksgiving. I … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Comic Book Character Comparisons
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 are you thankful for? I’m grateful that you folks keep coming … Continue reading The Book Nook
Written by Sina Grace Art by Nathan Stockman Recap – “Bobby Drake, also known as Iceman, has a lot going on. From teaching young mutants at the Xavier Institute to getting into the world of dating after years in the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Iceman #3
The woman behind the desk closed her eyes in exasperation. “So, just to be one hundred percent clear, we don’t know where the lioness is or her bloody husband are, how much they know or who else is looking for … Continue reading The Exquisite Corpse of Ava Cotto : Part 9
Time has been running steadily as one of the world’s most popular and influential magazines since its creation in 1923. Founded by Henry Luce, a man with far too much money and power, and his buddy Briton, a man who died … Continue reading Let’s Read Time, April 1999!
Here’s the place to talk about the comics you picked up this week, and anything else you might be reading! Don’t forget to step on over to the Comic Book Chat, hosted by the Spectacular MrSplendiferous! Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 14-NOV-2018
Today, Wednesday November 14th will see the release of Uncanny X-men #1 after a long hiatus. Welcome to Comic Book Chat! Today’s Discussion – The X-men From their debut in 1963- to their heyday in the 1970s and 1980s- to … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Uncanny-Xmen
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 all can think of writers with strong ideas or personalities. Are … Continue reading The Book Nook
She had never been to LA before. It seemed such a wonderful city with all those movie stars, the sun, and most importantly, her father. Maria had never met her dad. Amelia told her little about him, quick to dismiss … Continue reading The Exquisite Corpse of Ava Cotto: Part 8
Here’s some more. Enjoy them, or don’t. Previous installments: This one and that one. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85 86. 87. 88. … Continue reading Gougagna’s Not-Quite-100th Extravaganza
Us magazine, while perfectly fine in what it does, is not really the most groundbreaking of publications. I think of it as basically People with a slightly bigger budget. It covers the same things – movie and music reviews, celebrities, … Continue reading Let’s Read Us, June 1983!
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