Coming off the success of our Sci-Fi Book Club, MadLab would like start another Book Club. This time we are interested in a Graphic Novel/Comic/Comix Reading group.
We will have a preliminary meeting to establish the group: the agenda will cover
- scoping out a reading list
- direction of the group and format of meetings
- deciding when to meet and at what regularity
Manchester’s finest comic book shop, Travelling Man are helping us out and will be at the first meeting to lend their support and expertise in starting us off in the right direction.
If you are interested in being part of the group, please leave your name to come to the preliminary meeting on the 11th of March starting at 6:30.
Equally, if you’d like to take a lead organising the group, also let us know – Madlab is for the community, by the community.
I’d be interested in joining potentially. Sign me up!
In. Sounds cool.
Yes, I’ll try and make it along
I’m interested, but gods only know if I might actually make it to a meeting.
sounds good. i’m in
Count me in.
I’d be interested. I assume all are welcome?
Hi Matt, of course everyone is welcome! As this is a preliminary meet up, we want to hear everyone’s ideas and opinions. We are trying to get an idea of what the community wants, and how to shape it. See you down there!
I’d like to come.
Would like to attend and also see if there’s anything the library can offer…
I’m in!
As Hwa asked me I shall be attempting to organise the group. I suspect we will need a name so that I can make a google group. Most things can be set up at the initial meeting but does anybody have a good idea for a name?
I’m thinking “Mad Graphics Novel Group” making the Twitter hash tag #Mad_GNG?
See you all on the 11th.
Google group has arrived.
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mad-graphic-novel-group
Quick overview of the things agreed on.
First meeting takes place at 6:30pm on the 6th of April, and will hopefully continue on the first Tuesday of every month.
The Google group is above and the twitter hash tag is #Mad_GnG
The initial graphic novel shall be the Alan Moore classic ‘From Hell’, plenty of discussion there then. Like the Sci-fi group an alternative/complimentary piece shall be chosen, to save money they shall be webcomics, starting with the ridiculous ‘Axe Cop’ ( http://axecop.com/ )
Also floated was the idea of a comics/comix/graphic novel lending library, more details on this as we figure them out.
I shall write this up properly on the Google group later.
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We’ve got a zine library at Islington Mill people might be interested in. It’s not a lending library but anyone’s welcome to come and have a look, just drop an e-mail to salfordzinelibrary@islingtonmill.com or library@islingtonmill.com. The blog is here: http://salfordzinelibrary.blogspot.com/