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This is the third time I'm posting this topic. Some uniquely gifted mod thought that I was going to mail self-printed copies of comics to the readers. I am not. I don't have an industrial strength printer, nor am I spending more money on the ink than it costs to buy comics and send them. I run a comic store and I can eat the cost of mailing back issue reprints to ten people who participate in this group. Mods, if you have some sort of issue with me using my own resources running a comic shop to do that, please PM me instead of assuming the worst.

Firstly, hello. Welcome.

Secondly, this is the first thread (of hopefully many) for Board 8 Comic Book Club! You're welcome to come up with a better name as we go. Anyways, I'm thankful that so many of you were willing to participate in this little communal read-off. There's something to be said for a great comic book tale. It's like reading a fantastic, big-budget, popcorn in hand, eyes bulging out of the skull from a glut of beautiful special effects movie in written form. Especially in an age when we're inundated with superheroes in every other medium, comics are more relevant than ever.

This being the first week of our little weekly installation of comics goodness, I wanted to start with the basics. That's why we're starting week one with Batman Week.

If you need copies of the comics in order to read them, contact me on the Board 8 Discord, and I will mail them to you. It is legal for me to mail my own physical comics, mods.
https://discord.gg/R5TQC6

If you don't like Discord, e-mail me at [email protected] for more information on how to obtain legal physical copies (which is a word that means issues or editions, you unread non-comic mods) of the comics.

This week, we're going to be reading three stories, all of them pretty brief, and I'd prefer everyone read these stories in the order listed.

The first story is a 2008 one-issue Christmas story about the Joker entitled, "Slayride". Why does it matter? Outside of the most absolutely famous Batman stories featuring the Joker, Slayride is considered probably the fourth or fifth best Joker story. Written by Paul Dini, the architect of Batman: The Animated Series and Arkham Asylum and City, this is a story from a master craftsman in Dark Knight storytelling. It's also the perfect way to introduce how to read comics, so let's talk about that one first. (Detective Comics #826)

The second story is probably the best place to start with Batman himself. Batman: Year One is written by the phenomenal Frank Miller, an author with credits that include Daredevil, 300, Sin City and The Dark Knight Returns (among other fantastic works). In 1986, Miller was tasked with rewriting Batman's history, and this story was inspiration for the Dark Knight series as well as the source material for the animated Batman: Year One film. It's a must-read for any new comics reader. (Batman #404-407)

The final story for the week, Trinity, is a three-issue mini-series from 2003 the focuses on the relationships between DC's three biggest icons: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Written by Matt Wagner (a well-regarded writer who also worked on series such as Sandman and Grendel), it's more of a character study on each character rather than a simple knockdown drag-out beat-'em-up action flick. (Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity #1-3)

We'll discuss these stories through Monday, so feel free to share your thoughts and opinions as we go. No need to finish every story before chiming in.

Let me know if you have any questions!
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