The Fantastic Ladies Comics Club

Welcome to the blog of the Fantastic Ladies Comics Club! Read one trade paperback or hardcover comic a month, then join us for a group discussion. Share your favorite monthly titles with the group and get recommendations. Catch up on all the goings on...

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Are YOU ready to join us for our FANTASTIC Free Comic Book Day, 2015?

This year our FCBD will be featuring a signing with GAIL SIMONE! Gail is the fan favorite writer of Red Sonja, Secret Six, Birds of Prey, Batgirl, The Movement, the upcoming Swords of Sorrow, and many more. Gail will be signing comics as well as selling limited edition, original scripts! The signing will begin at noon, so stop by and say hi. Come by the store to take advantage of all-day, store-wide sales (details TBA), get your picture taken with members of the 501st Legion, and pick up a bag of specially produced FREE COMICS! Free comics are first come first serve and our doors open at 10AM, so come early. Fun for the whole family! Cosplay strongly encouraged! For questions or to RSVP, check out our facebook event.

Hope to see you here!

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Not only are we excited to have Gail signing with us at Fantastic Comics for FCBD, we are THRILLED that she will also be joining us for our Fantastic Ladies Comics Club meeting the next day!

For Sunday, May 3rd we will be reading: RED SONJA: Queen of Plagues, vol. 1 by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani

Red Sonja, the Hyrkanian She-Devil with a sword, must pay back a blood debt...even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths. An epic tale of blood, lust, and vengeance, Queen of Plagues takes Red Sonja from the depths of her own grave to the heights of battlefield glory.

Gail Simone will be at Fantastic Comics the day before doing a signing for our Free Comic Book Day Event, and she will be attending this meeting with us for an in-person Q&A! We're all very excited to have her here. We will be starting the meeting a half hour earlier than our usual time, starting at 7PM and ending at 8:30.

This meeting is open to women attendees only, including LGBT+ and nonbinary identified adults. We are wheelchair accessible and happy to welcome new readers as well as life-long comic book fans.

We meet at Fantastic Comics, one block from Downtown Berkeley BART.

This is a participating event in the inaugural SF Comics Fest. Check out their website for more details. http://www.sfcomicsfest.com/

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Not only are we excited to have gailsimone​ signing with us at Fantastic Comics for FCBD, we are THRILLED that she will also be joining us for our Fantastic Ladies Comics Club meeting the next day!

For Sunday, May 3rd we will be reading: RED SONJA: Queen of Plagues, vol. 1 by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani

Red Sonja, the Hyrkanian She-Devil with a sword, must pay back a blood debt...even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths. An epic tale of blood, lust, and vengeance, Queen of Plagues takes Red Sonja from the depths of her own grave to the heights of battlefield glory.

Gail Simone will be at Fantastic Comics the day before doing a signing for our Free Comic Book Day Event, and she will be attending this meeting with us for an in-person Q&A! We're all very excited to have her here. We will be starting the meeting a half hour earlier than our usual time, starting at 7PM and ending at 8:30.

This meeting is open to women attendees only, including LGBT+ and nonbinary identified adults. We are wheelchair accessible and happy to welcome new readers as well as life-long comic book fans.

PLEASE RSVP!

We meet at Fantastic Comics, one block from Downtown Berkeley BART.

This is a participating event in the inaugural SF Comics Fest. Check out their website for more details. http://www.sfcomicsfest.com/

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Are you a woman who loves reading comics? Then come join us for our monthly women's comic book club!

For Sunday, February 1st, we will be reading The Fuse: The Russia Shift, by antonyjohnston and justingreenwood. When Dietrich, a young German detective, arrives in the massive space station city of Midway he is thrown into action with his more experienced Russian partner, Klem. The pair get to know each other quickly as they work to solve a murder that touches the history of Midway itself.

We know the 1st is Superbowl Sunday, but not to worry. For The Fuse we have a very special opportunity to discuss the book again on Sunday, March 1st, this time with both creators in the store!

Antony and Justin are coming to the store on Sunday March 1st for a signing that is open to the general public. After the signing they will be joining the Fantastic Ladies Comics Club as our very first, in person creator guests during our regular 7:30 meeting. Book club members will have the opportunity to ask questions about The Fuse and discuss the work with the creators on hand.

We are very excited about this opportunity and hope many of you can join us!

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Are you a woman who loves reading comics? Then come join us for our monthly women's book club!

Our next book club pick is She-Hulk: Law and Disorder, written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Javier Pulido and Ronald Wimberly, with colors by Muntsa Vicente, and featuring covers by Kevin Wada.

Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, is an Avenger, a member of FF, and a talented attorney. Now she's starting her own private law firm with a new, mysterious paralegal and a series of super heroic and villainous clients. Will maintaining a balance between punching bad guys and running a business be her biggest challenge yet?

Join us at Fantastic Comics in downtown Berkeley on January 4th, at 7:30pm. RSVP on Facebook. Email us at fantastic [email protected].

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Are you a woman who loves reading comics? Then come join us for our monthly women's comic book club! Read a pre-arranged trade paperback or hardcover a month, then join us for a group discussion. Share your favorite monthly titles with the group and get recommendations. Catch up on all the goings on in geek culture. Have fun and talk comics! For Sunday October 5th we will be reading the first volume of Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark. In a dystopian near-future, the world's resources are controlled by a few ruling Families who exploit the poor in their domains, simply called the Waste. Forever Carlyle is the Lazarus of her Family, tasked with protecting their California domain at all costs, but after taking a bullet to the head, she begins to question her role. We meet every 1st Sunday of the month from 7:30PM - 8:30PM at Fantastic Comics 2026 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, one block from Downtown Berkeley BART.

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Don't forget, our video chat with kellysue is THIS SUNDAY, Aug. 10th at 7:30PM! Please plan to arrive between 7 and 7:30 for seating.

If you're joining us, please RSVP to our facebook event or via email to [email protected].

Hope to see you Sunday!

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The Fantastic Ladies Comics Club's August reading pick is Pretty Deadly!

Join us for a discussion of the first volume on Sunday Aug. 3rd, then come back for a live video chat with kellysue on Sunday Aug. 10th.

Please RSVP to our facebook event or via email to [email protected].

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Are you a woman who loves reading comics? Then come join us for our monthly women’s comic book club! Read a pre-arranged trade paperback or hardcover a month, then join us for a group discussion. Share your favorite monthly titles with the group and get recommendations. Catch up on all the goings on in geek culture. Have fun and talk comics! For Sunday July 2nd we will be reading the first volume of the Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja. Hawkeye is an Avenger, but when he’s not saving the world he is mild-mannered Clint Barton. Watch as Clint gets beaten up by local gangsters, finds an apartment, runs out of coffee, and tries not to ruin all of his relationships. At least he’s good at boats. Also featuring Kate Bishop, Hawkeye not Hawkguy! We meet every 1st Sunday of the month from 7:30PM - 8:30PM at Fantastic Comics, 2026 Shattuck Ave, one block from Downtown Berkeley BART. Check out our facebook event if you have questions or to RSVP.

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Don't forget, our July meeting to discuss Hawkguy is tomorrow, Sunday the 6th at 7:30PM. Hope to see you comic book loving ladies there!

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Captain Marvel - some assembly required

People seemed to like the Hawkguy stained glass, so here is another piece with the wonderful Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel! Inspired by the powerful art of Jamie McKelvie that truly captured the strength and determination of one of my favorite heroes. 

It will also be hanging at Fantastic Comics :D

(The mesh behind it on the photos is a bug net I cannot remove from my windows… Living in grad housing has its advantages and inconveniences - sigh.)

The piece is 20 inches x 30 inches; 300$ worth of glass, 8$ worth of solder and 5$ worth of band-aids

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Once again book club member Ouliana knocks it out of the park!

If you're in the area please do yourself a favor and stop by Fantastic Comics to see her Captain Marvel in person. This piece is so gorgeous!

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Finally finished Hawkeye the Hawkguy - stained glass edition! Inspired by the wonderful art of David Aja, and the amazing story of Matt Fraction. This particular frame is, to me, the quintessential Clint Barton - bandages everywhere and drinking straight out of the coffee pot, being all kinds of misunderstood and not taken seriously despite his best efforts. 

The wonderful employees of Fantastic Comics of Berkeley have kindly agreed to display the finished piece in their store. If you happen to walk by, take a look-see and maybe find something you like! :D 

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Incredible book club member Ouliana is also incredibly talented! Just in time for our Hawkguy meeting, she's finished this beautiful stained glass piece! She says we've kindly agreed to hang it in our window, but we think our window is lucky to be graced by her art!

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I love this page, not because I wrote it, but because the art is so amazing.

It’s for a benefit anthology, organized by the people who run the THOUGHT BALLOONS comic convention in Leeds, England, one of the most fun and wonderful cons I’ve ever been to, ever.

The anthology has work by Warren Ellis, Ivan Brandon, Rich Starkings, and lots more. This piece was drawn by Tula Lotay, a magnificently talented artist who also is a major force in comics in her section of the country. She elevated this strip tremendously.

The book benefits a children’s charity, Barnardos. I haven’t seen the completed book yet, but it’s been getting astounding reviews and with that line-up, I’m guessing it’s excellent.

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This page is relevant to our club's interests!

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Are you a woman who loves reading comics? Then come join us for our monthly women's comic book club! Read a pre-arranged trade paperback or hardcover a month, then join us for a group discussion. Share your favorite monthly titles with the group and get recommendations. Catch up on all the goings on in geek culture. Have fun and talk comics! For Sunday July 2nd we will be reading the first volume of the Hawkeye, by Matt Fraction and David Aja. Hawkeye is an Avenger, but when he’s not saving the world he is mild-mannered Clint Barton. Watch as Clint gets beaten up by local gangsters, finds an apartment, runs out of coffee, and tries not to ruin all of his relationships. At least he's good at boats. Also featuring Kate Bishop, Hawkeye not Hawkguy! We meet every 1st Sunday of the month from 7:30PM - 8:30PM at Fantastic Comics, 2026 Shattuck Ave, one block from Downtown Berkeley BART. Check out our facebook event if you have questions or to RSVP.

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Once upon a time Matt and Chip made a beautiful cover for the 4th printing of issue #1 of Sex Criminals. This beautiful cover captured the imagination of brimpers everywhere, including myself and my lovely coworker Heather (girlblunders). The situation has since escalated nicely.

Welcome to Brimpception!

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Club leaders Heather and Juliette are big time SexCrims fans. You'll be able to see the brimpception pics first hand if you're coming to the club's live video chat with Matt and Chip!

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Fantastic Ladies Comics Club presents Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky!

For the month of June the Fantastic Ladies Comics Club is reading the first volume of Sex Criminals, the New York Times #1 best selling series from Image Comics. In addition to our regular meeting on the first Sunday of the month, we are very excited to announce a live video chat with creators Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky! Join us at Fantastic Comics, in downtown Berkeley, on SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH at 7PM for our live chat! The event will be a video chat conversation and Q&A mostly focused on Sex Criminals, but we're sure Matt and Chip would be open to discussing their other work. As with the regular meetings, the video chat will be open to the public, whether or not they have come to previous meetings. Please RSVP if you are planning on attending so that we can get an idea of how many people will be there. This is an event being hosted by the Fantastic Ladies Comics Club, so we do request that only women attend.  If you have any questions please contact us at [email protected] or call 510-848-2988.

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We are the Fantastic Ladies Comics Club. We are a women's comic book club and we meet monthly in our Berkeley LCS, Fantastic Comics. Together we represent different ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, interests, and experiences.

Some of us have been reading comics all our lives. Some of us have only been reading for a few months. We all have things to say. We all love this medium.

We are comics!