Whether you can name every Robin from memory or you liked that one episode of Watchmen on HBO, the ComiClub is here for you!
The Willow Branch graphic novel & comics book club meets the second Tuesday of each month. If you love talking about comics, please join us!
July 11, 2023 - Persepolis: [the story of a childhood] by Marjane Satrapi
In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.
August 8, 2023 - Public domain. Volume one, Past mistakes by Chip Zdarsky (Adults)
Syd Dallas is responsible for pop culture's greatest hero: THE DOMAIN! But his sons Miles and David have a complicated relationship with both the creation and their creator. Can they convince their dad to fight for their family's legacy?
September 12, 2023 - Locke & Key Vol. 1 Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill (Adults)
The story of Keyhouse, a New England mansion with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them. Bode Locke, a six-year-old survivor of the tragedy that claimed his father, is about to get a crash course in death when he walks through an impossible door that separates his spirit from his body. The Ghost Door, though, is only one of Keyhouse's unlikely secrets...the other is the creature who lives in the house's well--a girl who is not a girl, and who would kill to be set free.
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Authors, Books, and Writing |
TAGS: | readjax | book club | adult programs |
