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Weekly Comics Thread 16-OCT-2024
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-OCT-2024
30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 16: Twist Villains
Spoilers Ahoy for this one obviously Continue reading 30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 16: Twist Villains
The Book Nook DNF
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: How … Continue reading The Book Nook DNF
Comic Book Review – Zatanna by Paul Dini
Zatanna by Paul Dini Writers – Paul Dini, Adam Beechen, Lilah Sturges, and Derek Fridolfs Artists – Stephanie Roux, Jamal Igle, Chad Gardin, Cliff Chiang, Rick Mays, Jesus Saiz (to name a few) Reading and discussing comics with friends is … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Zatanna by Paul Dini
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 10/15/2024)
30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 15: Sauron and other middle earth villains
Welcome to another 30 day challenge which in honor of spooky season will cover the topic of Pop Culture Villains! Today we’re covering not just one specific villain, but all the various antagonist found within a specific universe, namely the … Continue reading 30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 15: Sauron and other middle earth villains
The Comic Strip Club (Mon 10/14/2024)
30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 14: Trickster gods and agents of chaos
The Comic Strip Club (Sun 10/13/2024)
30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 13: Talking Darkseid and Thanos
Welcome to another 30 day challenge which in honor of spooky season will cover the topic of Pop Culture Villains! We’re gonna go back and forth between various villain-associated tropes and archetypes and specific character spotlights, and today is a … Continue reading 30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 13: Talking Darkseid and Thanos
The Comic Strip Club (Sat 10/12/2024)
30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 12: Villain groups/teamups
Welcome to another 30 day challenge which in honor of spooky season will cover the topic of Pop Culture Villains! Sometimes one baddie isn’t enough; sometimes you need a whole bunch of them! Today we cover villain groups, that is, … Continue reading 30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 12: Villain groups/teamups
Looking Back at … Wolfman and Perez’s New Teen Titans (1980)
My friend Oscar and I are reading The New Teen Titans Volume One and I figured it would be a good discussion topic. By the time this posts, I’ll have finished the first 8 issues of this run. Tell us … Continue reading Looking Back at … Wolfman and Perez’s New Teen Titans (1980)
The Comic Strip Club (Fri 10/11/2024)
30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 11: Magnificent Bastards: Style, flair and charisma
Welcome to another 30 day challenge which in honor of spooky season will cover the topic of Pop Culture Villains! Whether you call it style, flair, charisma or Camp Factor, today we’re gonna talk about the je ne saixs quoi … Continue reading 30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 11: Magnificent Bastards: Style, flair and charisma
Comic Book Club: Astonishing X-Men #19-24 & Giant-Size #1 (Unstoppable)
Welcome to our fourth and final reading club discussing Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday. Each Thursday, we have been discussing one arc from the historic run. In light of John Cassaday’s recent passing, many of us wanted … Continue reading Comic Book Club: Astonishing X-Men #19-24 & Giant-Size #1 (Unstoppable)
The Comic Strip Club (Thur 10/10/2024)
30 Day VILLAINS challenge, day 10: Overpowered / All-powerful villains
The Comic Strip Club (Wed 10/9/2024)
Weekly Comics Thread 09-OCT-2024
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 09-OCT-2024
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