<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>THE HEROESONLINE BLOG &#187; Discussion Group</title> <atom:link href="http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/category/events/discussion-group/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog</link> <description>The Blog of Heroes Aren&#039;t Hard To Find and Heroes Convention</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:18:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2</generator> <item><title>HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP :: CRIMINAL DOUBLE FEATURE :: FEBRUARY 18</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/30/heroes-discussion-group-criminal-double-feature-february-18/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/30/heroes-discussion-group-criminal-double-feature-february-18/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:24:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andy Mansell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discussion Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EVENTS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Looking Ahead]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10874</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are few things more satisfying than high quality crime fiction (The Novels of Jim Thompson, HBO&#8217;s The Sopranos, and Polanski&#8217;s Chinatown just to name three). And there is nothing more embarrassing and ridiculous than cliche-ridden badly done hard boiled crime like Mickey Spillane (OK, it&#8217;s kinda funny), Bones (yikes!), Fatal Attraction (GAH!) and sadly [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/30/heroes-discussion-group-criminal-double-feature-february-18/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>REMINDER :: PLANETARY DISCUSSION GROUP THIS SATURDAY!</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/05/reminder-planetary-discussion-group-this-saturday/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/05/reminder-planetary-discussion-group-this-saturday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:46:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andy Mansell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discussion Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EVENTS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10544</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just a Planetar-reminder that the Heroes Discussion Group will meet this Saturday January 7th at 1:00pm to discuss Planetary&#8211; Warren Ellis and John Cassaday&#8217;s magnum opus of superhero archetypes and the team that investigates them. As usual there are a myriad of topics to discuss, the two that come to mind first are: Why make [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2012/01/05/reminder-planetary-discussion-group-this-saturday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP :: PLANETARY VOL. 1 &#8211; 4 : JANUARY 7</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/12/28/heroes-discussion-group-planetary-vol-1-4-january-7/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/12/28/heroes-discussion-group-planetary-vol-1-4-january-7/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:31:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andy Mansell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discussion Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EVENTS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Looking Ahead]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10315</guid> <description><![CDATA[﻿﻿﻿﻿2011: What a great year for the Heroes Discussion Group! In one ten month period February to November, we tackled Death of Speedy, Sandman: Endless Nights, Ghost World, Superman Earth One, Parker: The Outfit, Wednesday Comics, Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, Daytripper and Jimmy Corrigan!  It&#8217;s hard for me to to pick a personal favorite discussion but (after review) I am leaning [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/12/28/heroes-discussion-group-planetary-vol-1-4-january-7/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP RECAP :: LOVE &amp; ROCKETS: THE GIRL FROM HOPPERS</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/11/23/heroes-discussion-group-recap-love-rockets-the-girl-from-hoppers/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/11/23/heroes-discussion-group-recap-love-rockets-the-girl-from-hoppers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:33:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andy Mansell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discussion Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EVENTS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10056</guid> <description><![CDATA[It was a brisk and clear Charlotte Autumn afternoon and a group of eleven met to discuss the comic work of Jaime Hernandez in general and The Girl From Hoppers collection in specific. We were lucky enough to have three local artists along with Craig Fischer from (the recently disbanded) The Panelists amongst our number of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/11/23/heroes-discussion-group-recap-love-rockets-the-girl-from-hoppers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>REMINDER :: HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP: THE DEATH OF SPEEDY :: THIS SATURDAY!</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/11/18/reminder-heroes-discussion-group-the-death-of-speedy-this-saturday/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/11/18/reminder-heroes-discussion-group-the-death-of-speedy-this-saturday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andy Mansell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Discussion Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EVENTS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=10021</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 2000, The Comics Journal published a list of the Top 100 American Comics of the 20th Century.  Coming in at # 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Four years and twenty eight discussions later, I believe it to be true.  Do you agree? For Halloween, please plan [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/10/12/heroes-halloween-discussion-group-sandman-endless-nights-october-22nd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>REMINDER: GHOST WORLD DISCUSSION GROUP THIS SATURDAY!</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/09/21/reminder-ghost-world-discussion-group-this-saturday/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/09/21/reminder-ghost-world-discussion-group-this-saturday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:22:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discussion Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EVENTS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=9540</guid> <description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t forget to join us at Heroes this Saturday at 1 p.m. as the Heroes Discussion Group tackles Dan Clowes&#8217; Ghost World.  Our fearless leader Andy Mansell has lots of interesting points to bring up about the book that will inevitably lead to lively discussion.  If you haven&#8217;t checked out our ever evolving Discussion Group and are [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/09/21/reminder-ghost-world-discussion-group-this-saturday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ghost World (Graphic Novel) Discussion September 24th</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/09/05/ghost-world-graphic-novel-discussion-september-24th/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/09/05/ghost-world-graphic-novel-discussion-september-24th/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:08:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andy Mansell</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discussion Group]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=9323</guid> <description><![CDATA[A few years ago, the Heroes Discussion Group focused its insatiable energies on Persepolis—Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel about coming of age in Iran.  After we talked at length about the comic, we sat down in the back of the store, turned off the lights and watched the animated feature-length adaptation. We were hoping to do [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/09/05/ghost-world-graphic-novel-discussion-september-24th/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>REMINDER: V FOR VENDETTA DISCUSSION GROUP!</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/08/09/reminder-v-for-vendetta-discussion-group/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/08/09/reminder-v-for-vendetta-discussion-group/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:06:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Seth Peagler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discussion Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EVENTS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Looking Ahead]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=9128</guid> <description><![CDATA[     Don&#8217;t forget that this Saturday, August 13 we&#8217;ll be hosting our first discussion group since HeroesCon, and are kicking things off with a doozy!  Be at the store at 1 p.m. this Saturday as our fearless Discussion Group leader Andy Mansell leads us through Alan Moore and David Lloyd&#8217;s V for Vendetta.  This book [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2011/08/09/reminder-v-for-vendetta-discussion-group/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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