Book Club: Akira Vol. 1

Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD, US

Join us for the first meeting of our book club's 2019 winter/spring season! This month we're discussing Akira, to celebrate catching up to the futuristic year in which it takes place. Some small snacks will be provided; having read the book is not required but not encouraged. Purchasing the book is also not required (feel […]

Book Club: Blankets by Craig Thompson

Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD, US

    Blankets is an autobiographical graphic novel by Craig Thompson, published in 2003 by Top Shelf Productions. As a coming-of-age autobiography, the book tells the story of Thompson's childhood in an Evangelical Christian family, his first love, and his early adulthood. The book was widely acclaimed, with Time magazine ranking it #1 in its 2003 Best Comics list, and #8 in its Best Comics […]

Book Club: Deadly Class vol 1

Big Planet Comics of College Park 7315 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD, US

It’s 1987. Marcus Lopez hates school. His grades suck. He has no money. The jocks are hassling his friends. He can't focus in class, thanks to his mind constantly drifting to the stunning girl in the front row and the Dag Nasty show he has tickets to. But the jocks are the children of Joseph […]