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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 #21
What If? #105 featured the daughter of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson Parker, May Parker. The first appearance of Spider-Girl was such a hit that the MC2 line was created. Spider-Girl got her own title, and other titles were … Continue reading Comic Book Review – J2 #4 ( Jan 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 07-NOV-2018
Good morning- welcome to the latest Comic Book Chat. Repeat after me: Today’s discussion is all about the Green Lantern- Hal Jordan is getting a new number one thanks to Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp. We will be talking about Hal … Continue reading Comic Book Chat- Green Lantern
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: A couple of weeks ago, we talked about setting as character. This … Continue reading The Book Nook
ting… ting… ting… “Daddy…I think this one’s still alive!” Possum scrambles through the underbrush in the pre-dawn light. Far away there are caves stacked like honeycomb, cool and dry as bone, that echo with footsteps: Possum’s and his Supervisor’s. The … Continue reading The Exquisite Corpse of Ava Cotto: Part 7
Junior Scholastic launched in 1937 as an offshoot of Scholastic, a now-obscure kid’s magazine founded by the man who would go on to establish the Scholastic publishing empire. The magazine presents general interest topics with a strong focus on current events. The … Continue reading Let’s Read Junior Scholastic, February 1957!
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 31-OCT-2018
Good morning- Happy Halloween- welcome to another edition of the Comic Book Chat! Today’s discussion- Your favorite horror comic one-shot/ongoing series Tell us your favorite scary comic book series or one-shot that made you cold with terror and tingled … Continue reading Comic Book Chat- Favorite Horror Comic Series
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: Are there any books that are part of your Halloween traditions? Do … Continue reading The Book Nook
Chapter 6 There are rules to murder. Things you learn when you pick up the trade. Not big abstract concepts mind you. Immediate practical realities. Killing is a practical trade. Governed by real world concerns. Pavel Leonard reflects on these … Continue reading The Exquisite Corpse of Ava Cotto: Part 6
Once upon a time, in a magical age known as The 80s, Children’s Television Workshop produced a magazine that was written expressly for adolescent computer nerds. It was called Enter. It lasted seventeen issues. The tween computer geek demographic of … Continue reading Let’s Read 3-2-1 Contact, January/July 1994!
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 #20
Most weeks, I know the comic books I’m buying before getting to the shop. Other weeks, I go in blind; not looking at the new releases list. This week, Daredevil #609 caught my eye with the ‘Death of Daredevil’ header … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Daredevil #609
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 24-OCT-2018
Good morning and welcome to another edition of Comic Book Chat. Today’s discussion – Your favorite comic character that debuted in the 1990s. (Spawn) Tell us why they they are your favorite and if they aren’t in active comic book … Continue reading Comic Book Chat- Favorite 1990s Comic Character
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: setting as character. We’ve know that chestnut about New York being a … Continue reading The Book Nook
Hi- I’m Miss Rim, Welcome to Chapter 5! Sorry I’m late! Let’s get to it! St. John awoke peacefully, under an eiderdown comforter in a four poster bed. The curtains were open to let in the dappled morning sun. … Continue reading The Exquisite Corpse of Ava Cotto: Part 5
Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a weird fiction author who wrote primarily for the pulps. Obscure in his own time, he has now become one of the most popular and influential authors of the 20th century, in part due to … Continue reading Writer Spotlight: A Lovecraft Primer
There isn’t that much to uncover in the history of People magazine – or if there is, the staff associated with the magazine have done a tremendous job of keeping quiet during its nearly 45 years of unchecked popularity. Founded in … Continue reading Let’s Read People, October 8 1979!
Written by Sina Grace Art By Nate 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 #2
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