May Read: Southern Cross #1

The May meeting takes place at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester on Thursday May 14 at 6:30pm.

Time for a good old fashion space opera/weird tales mystery. We’re tackling Southern Cross #1 by Becky Cloonan and Andy Belanger.

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April Read: The Dying and The Dead

 

The April meeting takes place at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester on Thursday April 9 at 6:30pm.

In the new story by Jonathan Hickman with art by Ryan Bodenheim, we were drawn to the monochromatic tones in Issue #1 and are curious to see how they play into the story.

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March read: Lady Killer #1

The March meeting takes place at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester on Thursday March 12 at 6:30pm.

Don your pearls, ladies, this month we’re reading Lady Killer #1 by Joëlle Jones and Jamie S. Rich.  It’s a spin on the perfect homemaker who is also a killer for hire.

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Review: Unbeatable Squirel Girl #1

We tried so hard to pick a happy read for December, but it turns out we just needed to wait until Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 hit our local comic shop (LCS.) The title by Ryan North and Ericka Henderson follows the adventures of Squirrel Girl touted as the “nuttiest and most upbeat super hero in the world” as she starts college.

Things we liked

• it’s cute and funny
• Tippy-Toe, the squirrel with a bow
• her college roommate

Things we didn’t like

• the font and color of the bottom notes make them very hard to read; can we get a magnifying glass with each purchase?

Random things that caught our attention (for better or worse)

• the way her tucked in tail makes her butt look; we’re waiting to see if fun booty comments from a college co-ed are in her future

Overall, we had a positive vibe. Not many of us had read previous Squirrel Girl arcs so we approached it with a fresh look. Some of us are curious about how she’ll balance her super hero work with her “just a regular human girl going to college” shtick.

February Read: Squirrel Girl #1

The February meeting takes place at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester on Thursday February 12 at 6:30pm.

In a tied vote, disputed coin toss, Squirrel Girl #1 by Ryan North and Ericka Henderson beat out ODY-C #1 by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward. Although the official read is Squirrel Girl, if you happened to read both and want to discuss, I’m sure there will be interest in chatting about it.

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January Geek Ladies Social

In addition to our monthly discussion group, think book club for comics, the League hosts a Geek Ladies Social on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8pm for ladies to come and talk about our favorite geekery – anything from comics to TV/movies to cosplay and beyond. Hope to you see there!

Geek Ladies Social
January 28
6:30-8pm.

Review: Bitch Planet #1

 

For January, we read Bitch Planet #1 written by Kelly Sue Deconnick and art by Valentine De Landro. Billed as a”highly-anticipated women-in-prison sci-fi exploitation riff. Think Margaret Atwood meets Inglourious Basterds” we swept up with the buzz and here’s what we thought.

Things we liked

• The cover and the faux ads back page
• 1970s women in prison B movie vibe
• butt kicking inmate (no spoilers!)

Things we didn’t like

• Shock value, the whole issue seemed more shocking than anything else

Random things that caught our attention (for better or worse)

• We all had to re-read the wife-saving pages several times to understand what was happening. Not sure if that was by design.
• We have so many questions by the end of the issue. Maybe not too many but a lot.

Ultimately, we’re looking forward to where this is going and agree to continue our conversation later this after issue 3 or 4. We’re curious to see if the issues that issue 1 raises (fear compliance of both women AND men, for example) really get fleshed out or if they’re just used as attention-grabbing fodder.

January Read: Bitch Planet

The December meeting takes place at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester on Thursday January 8 at 6:30pm.

Not surprisingly we picked Bitch Planet for our January read. It’s time to be non-compliant, ladies.

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December Read: Over the Garden Wall

The December meeting takes place at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester on Thursday December 11 at 6:30.

We’ve decided to try reading a happy book this month, so we’re reading Over the Garden Wall. Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown, a strange forest adrift in time. Seriously, this one looks super cute.

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Review: Wytches #1

Wytches is a new series by Scott Snyder, known for writing American Vampire and Batman. This series takes a new twisty, turny creepy look at witch lore. 

Things we liked

• NH! The family has moved to NH. We’re in NH. Therefore, we like.
• Concept
• Scott Snyder’s letter in the back pages

Things we didn’t like

• Choppy flashbacks

Random things that caught our attention (for better or worse)

• Even in NH, deer don’t just wander into your house. Although one League lady does know someone who kept a deer for a pet.

For the most part, the group liked issue one and are looking forward to issue 2. Some concern over the story becoming girl-needs-to-save-dad-from-creepy-other-world theme resulted in a bet to see how it turns by issue 4.