Comic Book Collecting New York

LESBIAN BOOK CLUB 07/30

LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB BY MALINDA LO // CHAPTERS 25-36 Date: 07/30 Thursday Time: 6:30pm Location: The Coffee Lab (34-20 21st Ave, Astoria, NY 11106) Look for the “BOOK CLUB” sign on a table at Coffee Lab. This book club is intended for lesbians and queer women but feel free to bring along any pals/allies who like to read. Make sure to join the discord to get book club discussion questions in advance. https://discord.gg/uQsNBDaB4 If you miss any previous book clubs don’t worry as we will always do a brief overview of previous chapters. A quick note: Since we are meeting at a local coffee shop, please do try to support them by grabbing a drink or snack during the book club.

Comics & Conversation

**Comics & Conversation** is a relaxed meetup with dedicated time to read comics, followed by time to hear from those in the industry, and socialize with other fans. Bring whatever you’re currently reading, or finally crack open something that’s been sitting in your backlog. After reading, we’ll have optional group activities like pitching a favorite recent series or comic, casual group discussions, and occasional book swaps and special guests. There’s no pressure to speak, perform, or know everything, just hang out and enjoy comics with other people who are into them. Before the meetup, feel free to stop by our partner shop right across the street, **Action City Comics**, to grab something new to read or browse their excellent selection.

Daniel's Comic Book Workshop

📚🎌 Bi-Weekly Kinokuniya Manga Meetup!

Our **[Discord community](https://discord.gg/sHHWY6fAe)** is where anime and manga fans in NYC connect every day, and every other week we take the community offline with a trip to Books Kinokuniya! It’s the perfect chance to connect in person, browse new releases together, and spend the day surrounded by fellow fans. Whether you’re collecting manga, reading your first series, hunting for figures, or just looking to make friends with people who share your interests, we’d love to have you join us. 📅 When: Every other week (see event date & time) 📍 Where: Books Kinokuniya 1073 6th Ave, New York, NY 10018 ✨ What to expect: * 📖 Browse manga, light novels, and art books * 🛍️ Check out anime figures, collectibles, and Japanese gifts * 🤝 Meet fellow anime and manga fans from the Discord * 💬 Share recommendations and discover new series * 🍜 Optional food, coffee, or bubble tea after the meetup Our Discord is the heart of the community. That’s where we chat throughout the week, share anime and manga recommendations, game together, vote on future meetups, and keep everyone updated on upcoming events. **Join our Discord community:** https://discord.gg/sHHWY6fAe Whether you’ve been in the server for years or are just discovering us, we’d love to have you. Come hang out online, then join us at Kinokuniya for our next meetup! 📚✨

📚🌳 Weekly Manga Reading in Central Park!

Our **[Discord](https://discord.gg/sHHWY6fAe)** is where our community connects every day, and each week we bring the community outdoors for a relaxing **Manga Reading in Central Park!** Whether you're catching up on your current series, discovering something new, or just looking for a chill way to spend the afternoon with fellow anime fans, we'd love to have you join us. Bring your favorite manga, a blanket or towel if you'd like, and enjoy a laid-back afternoon of reading, conversation, and making new friends. 📅 **When:** Every week *(see event date & time)* 📍 **Meetup Location:** **Columbus Circle** *(by the Christopher Columbus statue)* ✨ **What to expect:** * 📖 Bring your favorite manga or discover a new series * 🌳 Relax and read together in Central Park * 🤝 Meet fellow anime and manga fans from our Discord community * 💬 Share recommendations, discuss your favorite characters, and chat about all things anime * 🧋 Optional coffee, bubble tea, or food afterward with the group Whether you're into shonen, seinen, shojo, romance, horror, slice of life, or anything in between, everyone is welcome. Come solo or bring a friend—we're always happy to meet new people! Our **Discord** is the heart of the community. That's where we chat throughout the week, share manga and anime recommendations, organize meetups, vote on future events, and keep everyone updated on what's happening next. **Join our Discord community:** [https://discord.gg/sHHWY6fAe](https://discord.gg/sHHWY6fAe) Grab your favorite manga, meet us at **Columbus Circle**, and let's spend a relaxing afternoon reading together in the park. We hope to see you there! 📚🌸

Queer Book Club - Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar

Hey Everyone! **Welcome to Queer Book Club! We read books about, for and written by queer people! Follow us on Instagram @queer_book_club Our next meetup will be held on Tuesday August 11th at Young Ethel’s in Park Slope BK This month we will be reading Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories by Amal El-Mohtar ** Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar. With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and could be. Like miscellany from other worlds, these stories are told in letters, diary entries, reference materials, folktales, and lyrical prose. **At the end of the discussion we can vote on which book we read for next month so bring a queer suggestion. Make sure to support our amazing host bar, by buying drinks! They are so great to support us so we must do our part in return! We are a lovely accepting group of queers and allies, and all are welcome! Our book list is officially too long for meetup and will now live on this google doc! 


[Queer Book Club - Booklist ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-fm0thuCZrdC6FvW81I6eqO8X_uXLMuT48sxtjN8_ck/edit) 


See you next month!

WTF (Weekly Tuesday Folders)

**NEW LOCATION:** OMG NYC (Origami Meetup Group! New York City) is a group for people to come together and share in the beautiful art of Origami - an ancient art of folding various mediums, most commonly paper. The word comes from the combination of the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). Other materials often folded are fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, tissue, thin plastic, cardboard, and straws. We meet as a group to teach each other new models and share paper, books, and tips. This meeting is free and open to all level of folders from beginners to advanced. There will be free paper available to share. You can bring your own paper and books, so you can just show up and fold! If you have models you would like to learn, or teach, let us know and we will try our best to accommodate. OMG NYC's WTF (Weekly Tuesday Folders) meetup is now located at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library at 455 5th Avenue. The meeting is on the 3rd floor in room 303. Registration is strongly recommended. You can go to the website [bit.ly/omgorigami](bit.ly/omgorigami) and register for the date you will be attending. Seating is limited so those who register for the event are given priority. Food is not allowed in this library except on the 7th floor. Covered drinks are allowed. The library policy for this meetup is that it is for adults only.

Bronx Anime & Comic Expo

Get your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bx-anime-comic-expo-tickets-1988244702427 Must pay for your own ticket, RSVP on this meetup with not get you into the event. It's a very diverse small con with everyone from Anime, Wrestling, Star Wars, and more! Lots of great vendors. This event is on a Church grounds in a residential area. Last year it was crowded and hot. Nearest train is the 6 to Parkchester. Check [mta.info](mta.info) for any changes to the bus or trains. Cosplay etiquette is important. Here are some tips: * Ask politely to take picture * No touching without permission this includes hugs, kisses, handshakes or putting your arms around someone during a picture * Please respect a cosplayer if they say "no" to a photo or touching or wears a mask, or keeps social distance * No stalking a cosplayer or following them around the con * Make sure you stay hydrated and take breaks if you get overheated * Please make sure you have good hygiene (take a shower, wear deordorant) If 12pm is too early for you, just send check the comments to see updates, message whenever you arrive. If you see us, say "hi". Tag us on IG at [www.instagram.com/thecosplaymeet](http://www.instagram.com/thecosplaymeet)

40s-50s Smart is Sexy Speed Dating with Thought Provoking Icebreakers

This is a prepay event. Please see info and tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181073218](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181073218) \*\* 1 on 1 Speed Dating Event for Singles in their 40s & 50s \*\* **Do find intelligence important in a partner? Come meet other like minded people at our Speed Dating event.** *\* Check in starts 15 minutes before event start time so if possible please arrive a bit early.* At this event you will be going on a series of about 7 to 12 mini dates with each date lasting about 5 minutes each. Women stay seated and the men rotate from table to table until they meet each woman. *We will have fun, thought provoking ice breaker questions available to pull out of an envelope on the tables so there will never be a lull in conversation. The questions are also a great way to gauge chemistry with the other person.* You will get a match sheet and at the end of each mini-date you'll indicate whether or not you'd like to see the person again. At the end of the evening you will hand your match sheet in to the event host. If you both select each other, you'll receive an email within 48 hours with the first name and email of your mutual matches. We do not give out names or contact info unless there is a mutual match. Our Speed Dating events tend to attract quality, single professionals who are done with the dating games and ready to meet that special someone. Most people know within a few minutes if they would like to see someone again. *\* Check in starts 15 minutes before event start time so if possible please arrive a bit early.* Get tickets at: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181073218](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992181073218) See more upcoming NYC events at: **[WWW.FRIENDZYEVENTS.COM](http://www.friendzyevents.com/)**

The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy Meetup Group August Meetup

Please, répondez sil vous plaît (RSVP) whether you are joining or not. Come join [The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/), for some conversation, discussion, socializing and some fun. Share your affections, enthusiasms, interests and knowledge for Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, during [The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/)'s "[The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group August MeetUp](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/events/315599109/)", on Tuesday 4 August 2026, at 6:30 PM. Join other like minded individuals in sharing our common affections, enthusiasms, interests and knowledge for Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, at [The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/)'s "[The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group August MeetUp](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/events/315599109/)", on Third Tier/Uppermost/Second Floor, NOT the entresol/mezzanine level, seating area of [Food Gallery 32](https://www.foodgallery32nyc.com/). To possibly find [The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/), please, search for and seek out [The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Members](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/members/), on the Third Tier/Uppermost Level/Second Floor, NOT the entresol/mezzanine level, seating area of [Food Gallery 32](https://www.foodgallery32nyc.com/). There will likely be a paper sign reading, "[The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/)". To possibly recognize the [Assistant Organizer](https://www.meetup.com/members/73264/group/137667/) of [The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Group](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/) and the [MeetUp Event Host](https://www.meetup.com/members/73264/group/137667/) it is perhaps advisable to view their [MeetUp Member Profile picture](https://www.meetup.com/members/73264/group/137667/). Viewing [MeetUp Member Profile pictures](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/members/) of fellow [The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy MeetUp Members](https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/members/) might be of some assistance as well. [Food Gallery 32](https://www.foodgallery32nyc.com/) is located at [11 West 32nd Street (Korea Way), between Fifth Avenue and Broadway, in KoreaTown, Manhattan](https://www.google.com/maps/place/11+W+32nd+St,+New+York,+NY+10001). And as [Food Gallery 32](https://www.foodgallery32nyc.com/) is a place of business and commerce, attendees are encouraged and requested to make some purchases from the [Vendors](https://www.foodgallery32nyc.com/about-3) in [Food Gallery 32](https://www.foodgallery32nyc.com/). PLEASE, BE ADVISED AND AWARE, AND NOTE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: • Each and every individual attendee is fully culpable, fully liable and fully responsible, for themselves, regardless of anyone and everyone else. • Each and every individual attendee is fully culpable, fully liable and fully responsible for their own expenses and tabs, including, but not limited to all charges, all fees, all taxes, all tips and all gratuities. • Each and every individual attendee, either by merely RSVP (répondez sil vous plaît)ing, by merely attending or by merely joining, represents and affirms that they, are fully vaccinated, inoculated and immunized against COVID-19, have not tested positive for COVID-19 anytime within the past twenty-one (21) days, and are exercising and will exercise proper COVID-19 Pandemic precautionary, preventative and safety practices and measures. • Each and every individual attendee acknowledges and understands that if the weather, the day of, is inconducive to conducting activities or inclement, activities may be relocated, postponed and/or cancelled. Most sentient beings are invited and welcome to join and attend.

Monthly Pulp Discussion Meetup

This is our monthly meeting for Pulp fans & collectors. We discuss what we've been reading along with new developments in the fields of reprints, movies, TV, auctions, conventions, "New Pulp" fiction, and more. The Gotham Pulp Collectors Club will be holding an in-person meeting again at the **Mulberry Street Library** in SoHo, from 1-4pm. The library entrance is at 10 Jersey Street, just one block below Houston, between Lafayette and Mulberry. We're meeting in the Community Room on the lowest basement level. (Remember, the library does not currently have a bathroom for public use! Plan accordingly.) Map link: [https://goo.gl/maps/ckZ8QrPPtx8Eje7w9](https://goo.gl/maps/ckZ8QrPPtx8Eje7w9) Convenient to the Broadway-Lafayette subway stop (B, D, F, M, 6 trains) Website: [http://gothampulpcollectors.com/](http://gothampulpcollectors.com/) All are welcome. Attendance is always free!

The $1 Record Club: A Communal Vinyl Listening Experience

Unearth a dollar record, share its story, and hear it on a high-end sound system. Take home your chosen vinyl as a keepsake of the evening. @dolarrecordclub