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The Comic Strip Club (Thur 06/12/2025)
Comic Book Conversations: Black and white
Discussing black and white comics Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Black and white
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 06/11/2025)
Weekly Comics Thread 11-JUN-2025
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 11-JUN-2025
The Book Nook Wants to Like It
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 … Continue reading The Book Nook Wants to Like It
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 06/10/2025)
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The Comic Strip Club (Thur 06/05/2025)
Comic Book Conversations: Mysteries
What are your favorite mystery comics and mysteries in comics? Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Mysteries
Iron Age of Comics
Episode #059: Green Lantern by Ron Marz – Part Five (Featuring “Emerald Knights”) Concluding (for now at least) our look at the saga of Kyle Rayner, the last of the Green Lantern Corps (for the ‘90s at least). Just when … Continue reading Iron Age of Comics
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 06/04/2025)
Weekly Comics Thread 04-JUN-2025
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 04-JUN-2025
The Book Nook Seeks Thrills
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: Thrillers. … Continue reading The Book Nook Seeks Thrills
Second Look: And Then There Were None
My favorite mystery novel of all time … but does it hold up on a Second Look? Continue reading Second Look: And Then There Were None
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 06/03/2025)
The 6/2 Day Thread of Thomas Hardy
Novelist, short story writer and poet Thomas Hardy was born on this day in 1840, in the English village of Stinsford. He is one of my favorite writers; one of my daughters has the middle name of Tess. Hardy wrote … Continue reading The 6/2 Day Thread of Thomas Hardy