Atomic Book Club

I just went to my first Atomic Book Club meeting tonight. Funny a book club should have the acronym ABC. The book of the month this month was Buddy Does Seatle by Peter Bagge. I’d read it, but that was so long ago that I pretty much forgot everything that happened in it. Needless to say, I did more listening that talking, though I did speak up a few times. It was cool to finally have a conversation with Rachel and Ben of Atomic Books, and they were very nice. Apparently Ben used to teach a class on comics, but I’m not sure where. They kids in his class thought that Buddy Does Seatle was “pornographic” and tedious. We strayed off topic more than a few times and talked about Lost, Battlestar Gallactica, etc. It was very fun. I’d encourage those of you in Baltimore to check out the one next month. Last Wednesday of the month, 7pm at Fraziers in Hampden. The graphic novel we are discussing is called My New York Diary, by Julie Doucet.