Clarification

I guess that I was not very clear about things in the 2012-2013 book list page.  When I say that Barefoot Gen is our August book, I mean that that is the book being handed out, not being discussed.  In August I will be handing out the book and going over the changes I have been working on for the club.  In September we will discuss it, and then I will hand out Arkham Asylum to be discussed in October, and so on and so forth.

Sorry for the confusion.

- P

Excitement! Movie Night Announcement

In light of the release of The Dark Knight Rises and all the hub-bub surrounding it, I have decided that as our special end-of-first-year treat, we will be watching Batman Begins followed by The Dark Knight!  Because, you know....Batman.

Update: Arkham Asylum

Since we still have the materials to use Arkham Asylum for a discussion, and nobody was able to attend our first try at it, we will be adding AA to the 2012-2013 list.  Hopefully, things will turn out better this time around.  Because BATMAN!

I came to this decision using the polling tool on our Facebook page, and plan to continue using polling in the future.  I am no longer going to be posting updates for Graphic Content through my personal Facebook, so it is important that everyone use the page and participate!  I am also going to begin posting our meetings as events through the page, which should automatically invite all members.  This way, everyone knows far in advance the time and date of the meeting.

Review: Ethel and Ernest

A touchingly written and lovingly drawn tale detailing the lives of the author's parents from first meeting to final breath.  

Quickies: American Vampire, Uncle Sam, and Laika

Unfortunately, I've been so busy lately that I haven't really gotten a good chance to write a solid review, even though I've read some real cracker-jack comics.    That sucks!  So follow along below and I'll give you a quick guide to some of the books I've been lost in.

In the past few years, vampires have been more popular than ever, with a never ending stream of books, movies, and tv shows emerging to capture the hearts of all types of vamp lovers, from swooning teenaged girls to hardcore horror fans.  In such an era, it it genuinely rare for a vampire story to arise different enough to catch me off guard.  American Vampire is one such story.  Swinging back and forth from the old west to 1920s Hollywood, AV captures the imagination with rough riding desperados and sleek starlets.  Scott Snyder is great, and it doesn't hurt that Stephen King is on board either!  It's crunchy, and doesn't bull any punches.  AV  (volume 1) is a great set up for an exciting ongoing story line. 

Questions: Arkham Asylum

Intense!  Gritty violence, psychological trauma, and beautiful art collide in the fun house that ain't so fun.  Dig deep as we the readers discover the sordid history of Arkham and the Batman discovers that sometimes, sickness is a place called home.