'Shazam and the Monster Society of Evil' is focus of January Book Club
Midweek update: Also, check out the Space Ghost interview in today's Comic Shop News
In connection with the Pioneer Library, Speeding Bullet Comics will host a graphic novel discussion at 6 p.m. Jan. 16.
In the first Speeding Bullet Comics book club of 2025, we will discuss "Shazam and the Monster Society of Evil" by Jeff Smith.
Here’s the description of the book:
Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, tells the story of young orphan Billy Batson, who transforms himself into the World's Mightiest Mortal whenever he says the magic word "Shazam!" Billy must use these extraordinary abilities to face an invasion of alien creatures as well as stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world!
The Book Club sessions are hosted by Dave Brown and designed for adults.
Discussions are held at Speeding Bullet Comics, 614 N Porter Ave. in Norman, Oklahoma.
Space Ghost in CSN
I interviewed writer David Pepose, of Dynamite’s “Space Ghost” series, for Comic Shop News this week. Grab an issue at your local comic shop to get the scoop, then come back here Friday for some additional bits from our interview! Jonathan Lau is the artist for the series, based on the 1960s cartoon about a spacefaring superhero.
SPACE GHOST, VOL. 1: WITH ONLY GHOSTS TO COMFORT US is available in two separate covers in both hardcover and paperback formats, one from Francesco Mattina (Hardcover - SEP240294, Paperback - SEP240295) and one from Michael Cho (Hardcover - SEP240296, Paperback - SEP240297).
Matthew Price, matthew@matthewLprice.com, has written about the comics industry for more than two decades. He is the co-owner of Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman.