Our conversation flowed hot and heavy and it lasted over two hours. Much of the aggressive discussion derived from the onslaught of spiritied topics such a multi-layered book inspires;  but  at least some of the heat was the result of 12 people hopped up on sugar.

God bless the ladies at the Sunflour Bakery…homemade fig newtons and snicker-doodles the size of your hand? Thank you sir, may I have another?

I feel the need to tread lightly concerning any kind of recap because I don’t want to spoil the reading experience for any of you out there who have yet to read it or may be on the fence about a genre-busting book that is not presented in linear time.

Suffice to say, we discussed what worked well and what may have been better.  Heroes’ own Matt “Snaps” Knapik, Charlotte’s resident authority on all things Ba and Moon, presented to us at least a dozen neat examples of the twins and how their techniques added layers to the storytelling.

We fought long and hard about whether Daytripper works better as a complete complete 10-part graphic novel or whether the brothers intended the ten issues to be read separately.  I have my opinion; but so does everyone else.

I want to thank our regulars, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner and Vicki Lawrence along with Mr. Tim Conway–oh wait, that’s not right…. Howzabout…

Thanks to…Seth Peagler, Heather McKinney, the aforementioned “Snaps”, Henry Eudy, Charles Skender, Bobby Gemmell, Matthew ( I don’t know your last name!), Brian Martin and special thanks to our follicular-challenged budding bee-keeper and future pugilist Matt (Kid Manga) Plummer.

We will be announcing the next Discussion Group topic and date shortly. If you have never participated or sat in on any of our discussion groups, we would love for you to consider a future visit.  They are a lot of fun.  And for any folks who attended one of the earlier discussions, it is important to point out that that I’ve improved as a moderator. I swear!!

Take care!