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The Comic Strip Club (Sun 05/18/2025)
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Comic Book Conversations: White Whales
What comics are you hunting for lo these many years? Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: White Whales
The Comic Strip Club (Thur 05/15/2025)
All about Sagas!
I spent the past four months reading nothing but sagas and saga-related material, and now you people are gonna hear about it! What are the sagas? Saga is an Old Norse word originally meaning “something said”, “a story” (cognate with … Continue reading All about Sagas!
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 05/14/2025)
Weekly Comics Thread 14-MAY-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 14-MAY-2025
The Book Nook Knows Too Much
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: Books, … Continue reading The Book Nook Knows Too Much
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 05/13/2025)
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Comic Book Conversations: Build Your Own Thunderbolts
Pick characters to build your own version of the Thunderbolts Continue reading Comic Book Conversations: Build Your Own Thunderbolts
The Iron Age of Comics
Episode #057: Green Lantern by Ron Marz — Part Four (featuring “Retribution”) In our continuing series on the early years of Kyle Rayner, our hero squares off against Fatality, a spacefaring warrior woman who wants to crush the Green Lantern … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 05/07/2025)
Weekly Comics Thread 07-MAY-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 07-MAY-2025
The Book Nook Wants To Hear Another Story
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: Having … Continue reading The Book Nook Wants To Hear Another Story