The Nerd Uprising: a Graphic Novel/Comic Book Reading Group

Welcome to The Nerd Uprising: headquarters for those unashamed of their love for comics, graphic novels, and other nerdy things.
*Co-workers, family and peers may not understand your full-grown addiction to word bubbles and books with pictures, but we do.
*We read a graphic novel/collected comic book volume & an optional book every month.
*We also discuss and recommend the comics, GNs, and nerdy books we read and love.

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Currently Reading

I Kill Giants

Joe Kelly,

J.M. Ken Niimura

Start date: July 1, 2014

Finish date: July 31, 2014

Discussion: Monthly Readings

Discussion leader: Sam

Why we're reading this: **OFFICIAL JULY BOOK** I Kill Giants won the "Best Indy Book of 2008" by IGN as well as making into the 1…more
[close] **OFFICIAL JULY BOOK** I Kill Giants won the "Best Indy Book of 2008" by IGN as well as making into the 10 best comics of 2009 list as compiled by New York magazine's Dan Kois, as well as 2010 top ten great graphic novels for teens by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

It won the Gold Award at the 5th International Manga Award in 2012. It was voted the second best foreign comic book published in Japan in the Gaiman Award.

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Captain America, Vol. 1

Ed Brubaker (Writer),

Steve McNiven (Illustrator)

Start date: July 2, 2014

Finish date: July 31, 2014

Discussion: Monthly Readings

Why we're reading this: **OPTIONAL JULY BOOK** In honor of Independence Day, this month's optional read is Ed Brubaker's famous r…more
[close] **OPTIONAL JULY BOOK** In honor of Independence Day, this month's optional read is Ed Brubaker's famous run on the Captain with America in his blood!

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