Comic Books

**🎟️ Get your tickets here: [https://fienta.com/pettyproblemsberlinjan2026?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=event](https://fienta.com/pettyproblemsberlinjan2026?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=event)** **Berlin's 1st & only mock trial comedy show!** In this new format improvised comedy show, comedian & host Žana Fejzić (BIH/USA) with the help of local Berlin comics will determine how petty your problems are in a mock trial. **You, the audience, get to play jury & decide on a guilty or innocent verdict. 👩🏼‍⚖️** Find out if the punishment fits the crime! **Like Judge Judy (or Barbara Salesch for the Germans) but nicer!** ⚖️ **👩🏼‍⚖️ HOW TO PARTICIPATE:** Before the show begins at the door you'll find a QR code to scan to submit your petty problem anonymously. Your problem remains anonymous unless you wish to state it's yours. **🗓️ WHEN:** Thursday, 15. January, 2026 Show begins 20:30 Doors open 20:00 **📍 WHERE:** The Wall Comedy Club Grünberger Str. 84 10245 Berlin **🎟️ TICKETS:** Starting from €11 when booked online €15 at the door, cash or card (subject to availability) **💁🏼‍♀️ ABOUT ŽANA (BIH/USA):** Born in Bosnia, raised in Florida, and living in Berlin, Žana’s comedy mirrors her eclectic cultural background and is best described as Balkan pessimism battling delusional American positivity sprinkled in with reggaeton flair. Within 5 months of starting comedy she became a finalist in the 2022 Berlin New Stand Up Awards and is now hosting & producing shows in Berlin & across Europe. **She was nominated for Manchester’s Women in Comedy Festival Awards as Best Newcomer in 2024 and has opened in English & Spanish for a variety of comedians across Europe in such as Dragos Christian, Dwayne Perkins, Rob Anderson, Elena Gabrielle & Silvia de Frente.** You can catch her perform regularly in Berlin to hear her fresh take on the absurdity of immigration laws, her Balkan background, and growing up in Florida. Žana hosts & produces themed & interactive comedy shows in Berlin & beyond, such as the Berlin Comedy Dating Game Show, Funny Fortunes (a comedy & live tarot reading show), Comedy Confessions (an introvert-friendly themed interactive comedy show), Petty Problems (a comedy mock trial show), & more. **She has performed in 40 cities across 18 countries and all of her shows are 100% self-produced. Thanks for supporting an independent artist!** [www.zanafejzic.com](http://www.zanafejzic.com/) [YouTube](http://youtube.com/@ZanaFejzic) [Instagram](http://instagram.com/zanafejzic) [TikTok](http://tiktok.com/@zanafejziccomedy) **🎟️ Get your tickets here: [https://fienta.com/pettyproblemsberlinjan2026?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=event](https://fienta.com/pettyproblemsberlinjan2026?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=event)**

Come along, grab a coffee, shut up, and write! We will do at least two sessions of each 45 minutes of writing and two breaks. We will start the first writing session at 10:45. For space reasons we only allow a limited number of attendees, so please update your RSVP if you can't come. We'll probably be grouped around the large table in the back room's center. In the summer, also outside. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Drunk driving is not cool, but drunk writing is! This is a community event for writers, with drinks! Work on your own projects or use the creative writing prompts provided. Join us at Das Gift, where we will have focused 20 minute writing sprints, with breaks in between. Das Gift is at Donaustraße 119, 12043, Berlin.

An *electric* atmosphere featuring visiting pros and some of the best comedians in Berlin at the city's longest-running weekly show. There's no such thing as a bad Chuckleheads; it's as consistent as it gets. Come and find out why we have more regulars than any comedy show in Berlin. The right mix of lively yet laid-back energy in an intimate setting, with well-curated line ups. Chuckleheads is primarily for experienced comedians, though depending on the week we might have a spot for a newbie or two. Doors: 8:00 pm Showtime: 8:30 pm RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! We got limited seating. Book the amount of seats you need with your name and we'll have them ready for you. It is still a free-entry show, though please donate to keep the laughs coming and pay for production costs. Suggested donation is 10-20 euros. If you've been to other shows, you know it's well worth it. Come be part of it! As is tradition in the nine years (!) of the show, free shots are also given at the start of each show. Produced and hosted by Daniel Gutierrez. See you all Thursday!

## THE BEAR presents an open stage ## 🛠️ UNDER CONSTRUCTION **Stories from the messy middle** January is the season of the unfinished. At THE BEAR, we celebrate true, personal stories that live in the in-between... ... stories of repair, rebuilding, and reinvention. Stories held together with metaphorical duct tape. Stories that prove being unfinished might be exactly where the magic is. **If your story isn’t *done* yet, it belongs here.** 🎤 Open Stage · True personal stories (5 minutes) 🗓️ **Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 · 19:00** 📍 Theatre Pool, Berlin 🎟️ 15–20 € (pay what you can) Come as you are: unfinished, in progress, **under construction**. 🐻✨ 👉 **[Tickets:](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bear-presents-under-construction-stories-from-the-messy-middle-tickets-1979312038589?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2A1mvhyfo%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMjA5Mjk0NzI0NS4xNzY3MTc4MjE0%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AczE3NjcxNzgyMTQkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjcxNzgyNDckajI3JGwwJGgw)**[ €15–20 (sliding scale donation)](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bear-presents-under-construction-stories-from-the-messy-middle-tickets-1979312038589?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2A1mvhyfo%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMjA5Mjk0NzI0NS4xNzY3MTc4MjE0%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AczE3NjcxNzgyMTQkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjcxNzgyNDckajI3JGwwJGgw) ## **Our Mission** ## *THE BEAR* has grown into one of Berlin’s most beloved live storytelling events: a place where strangers become a community through the simple act of listening. Supported by: [THE BEAR e.V. ](https://deref-web.de/mail/client/3fe0d0dh9KM/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fthebear-storytelling.us6.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Db5d7f087b587f8f081c447437%26id%3Dfc0e2d8df3%26e%3D711d4db9af), [Moving-Speaker.com](https://www.moving-speaker.com/), [Female Speaking Berlin](https://www.femalespeakingberlin.com/), and [Experience Berlin Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@Berlin-Videos).

We will get together for our first Meetup in 2026, yay!! Meeting point: Right in front Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg. Find exact location in our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EiI4GMXiFXJ4gQC7zfEmgO?mode=hqrt2). When: 19:30 Cost: Free Just come as you are, pick a challenge and have fun with your peers. I will bring the challenges and lead you by example. No pressure, you only go as far as you can. :) Join our WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EiI4GMXiFXJ4gQC7zfEmgO?mode=hqrt2 Looking forward to meet you guys! Best, Mathias

A regular meeting to read and discuss work writers' are currently engaged in. For screenwriters' serious about their writing and wanting the support and incentive a periodic group meeting can provide. The meeting will be at Alexanderplatz (contact Marc, the organizer, beforehand for exactly where). We'll make introductions about ourselves, our experiences and what we want out of the group. If you're comfortable in doing so, come prepared with a something you're working on that you want to read or discuss. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "The author is grateful to her weekly writers' group for kindness and criticism during the writing of this book." *from the Acknowledgments from the book "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan*

We talk about **comics**! Graphic novels, graphic non-fiction, comic strips, superhero comics, manga - all types of comics are welcome. **Bring a comic book that you are currently reading or one that you want to talk about** (either a physical or digital copy). If you read comics on your tablet, then bring your tablet with you. If you haven't read anything recently (life gets in the way, we know), then feel free to come for comic recommendations. \*\*\* For this meetup, we will explore the comics collection at **Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek** (Blücherplatz 1). We will meet in the library foyer. If you arrive late, please join us near the comics shelves (turn left after entering the main hall). If you'd like to get a library card, then bring either your German ID card or your Anmeldebestätigung. The cost of the card is 10€/year. At around 14:00-14:30 we will move to **Café MadaMe** (Mehringplatz 10) to continue our discussion. **If you're unable to attend, please update your RSVP so that someone from the waiting list can take your spot.** Looking forward to seeing you there!

An afternoon bookclub, organized by our member Pooja Ghosh. We will meet in a café in Spandau altstadt (they have good cakes :D) and talk about what we are currently reading :) and, if we've time, chat in general about books. Please also feel free to read a sample from you book if you wish. Usually we read both fiction and non-fiction (history, philosophy, sociology, and other topics). Bring your Kindle, your tablet, or your paper books. The discussion will be in English, but of course feel free to bring books in any language.

The "classical" bookswap is simple: * We meet in a café and put the book(s) we brought down on the tables. * We browse and discuss the books with one another while sipping coffee or hot chocolate, or eating cake. * We write our names down on any books we’d like to take home (post-its and pens provided). * At the end of the evening, negotiate any books that are contended and take a new-to-you book home! Books/happiness shared are books/happiness multiplied! A Bookswap is 10 times better than a Book Club because you can talk about ALL the books instead of just one! This is a great way to give your books a new home and make room for new books: that book you feel guilty for not having read even though it's been sitting on your bedside table for the last 5 years, the book you liked but didn't love, the book you loved so much you want everyone to read it, the book you somehow own three copies of, that book you absolutely hated even though everyone else loves it, and so on. Moreover, you will meet fellow readers, get a new book or two, and several book recommendations. We’ve often had readers experience books they wouldn't normally buy and enjoy it. GROUP EXPECTATIONS for PLEASANT SWAPPING * Please bring a book! It's not that you bring one you take one, but do try your best to bring something. * Books stay on the tables, open for sharing, until you are ready to leave so that everyone can have a look. We are notably not first come first serve. Please wait until you are leaving to bag the book. * If two or more people want the only copy of a book, negotiate. Maybe one of you reads it first and then gives it to the others. Or perhaps they have found another book instead. Or leave it to fate and toss a coin. The best part: now you have found somebody whose taste you can really admire. In any case, please don't walk away with a book with several names on it without letting the others know. These negotiations are fun and easy, so don't shy away from a book because there's already a name on it, and feel free to put your name on as many books as you find interesting. It's not that you bring one you take one; you may take as many as you can negotiate. * Political discussions with consent: make sure the people you are talking to would like to have a political discussion with you. * Please respect this space as first and foremost a community for connecting readers over their love of books and reading, stories, and narratives of all sorts. Please be respectful of tastes and opinions. * If something is bothering you, please reach out to the organizers, and we'll do our best to resolve it. * Lastly, don't expect your book back. It will find a new home. If you love it, let it go. Major LANGUAGES (and genres) of this meetup: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian; Fiction, Non-Fiction, Serious Reading, Light Fun, “classics", Krimis, Booker winners, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Self-Help and more. You never know who can read what languages, and there's no accounting for taste. We are a delightful and international group of readers. We look forward to swapping with you!

Für Mitglieder von Text Collective Berlin ist die Teilnahme an dieser Veranstaltung kostenlos. Nicht-Mitglieder werden um eine Spende von zehn Euro gebeten. Weitere Informationen zur Mitgliedschaft auf: https://textcollective.de Es handelt sich um einen moderierten Workshop. Kreative Schreibübung mit anschließender Diskussion zum Erfahrungsaustausch, Inspiration und Motivation zu sammeln.

Merhabalar, **18 Ocak Pazar 16:00**'da buluşuyoruz. Mekan ([März Bar](https://www.maerzberlin.de/)) 10-15 dakika gelenleri bekleyip yavaş yavaş başlarız 16:15'te. İçeride rahat berjer koltukların olduğu bir oda var, girince solda. **[Schönhauser Allee ringbahn](https://maps.app.goo.gl/oWVqcXtfZM5q69yN9)** durağına yakın, Stargarder üzerinde. Ulaşımın Ring Bahn (S41 ya da S42) ile kolay olacağını düşünüyorum. Her zamanki etkinlik formatı ve tanıtımı aşağıda: **Önemli Not**: Mekanda sınırlı sayıda koltuk olduğu için genelde 8-9 kişi ile sınırlıyoruz etkinliği. **Eğer gelemeyeceksiniz en azından bir gün önceden meetup'taki etkinlik sayfasında etkinlikten kendinizi çıkartmayı unutmayın**. Böylece Pazar günü gelebilecek kişiler kendilerini ekleyebilirler. Açık kitap kulubü formatında buluşacağız, detaylar aşağıda, görüşmek üzere! * **Kitap kulübü "açık" formatta. Yani** **belirli bir kitap üzerinden değil**, katılımcıların o sıralarda okudukları ya da bitirdiği bir kitap üzerine paylaşımda bulundukları daha geniş katılımı mümkün kılan bir format. * Kulübü **kurmaca kitaplar kategorisi ile sınırlı tutuyoruz**. **Kurmaca kitaplar kategorisi şunlardan ibarettir: roman, öykü ve şiir. Yani edebi eserler**. Otobiyografi, kişisel gelişim kitapları ya da sosyoloji, psikoloji vs. kitapları kurmaca değildir. * **Kulüpteki Türkçe vurgusu konuşma dili için**. Kitaplar elbette herhangi bir dünya edebiyatına ait olabilir. Herhangi bir dilde de okunabilir. Yine de misafirlerin ana dili ya da ona yakın seviyede Türkçe bildiğini, ortak paydasının Türkçe edebiyat okuru olmak olduğunu varsayıyorum. Herhangi bir ulusa ya da etnisiteye ait olmak değil.

We start this new year in Mexico! Our first 2026 reading will be "Like Water for Chocolate" by Laura Esquivel. **About the Book** ***Like Water for Chocolate*** is a sensuous, magical tale set in early 20th-century Mexico, where emotions simmer as intensely as the dishes prepared in the family kitchen. Through Tita, a young woman bound by tradition, yet full of passion, Laura Esquivel blends romance, food, and magical realism to explore love, family expectations, and personal freedom. Told through monthly recipes, the novel invites us into a world where cooking becomes an act of resistance, emotion, and connection. **About the Author** Laura Esquivel is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter, and former politician. *Like Water for Chocolate* is her internationally acclaimed debut novel that brought her worldwide recognition. **Location of the Event** To be announced **Event contribution alert** The event might require a small participation fee (3-5 euros) or the purchase of something to eat or drink in case we are hosted by a coffee shop. I will make sure to communicate that in advance.

**Conflict to Connection: A Queer Zine workshop** with Sará Král event for **LGBTQIA+** **[Free event with registration](https://wearevillage.org/en/shop/zine-workshop/w03-2026)** To conclude the Conflict & Resilience project, we invite all participants from Radical Empathy — Queer Storytelling, the working group Conflicts as Opportunities, and anyone interested to come together and create a conflictual zine. This workshop has a hands-on, collective, and experimental character. Queer lives are shaped by tension – between belonging and exclusion, visibility and erasure, intimacy and distance. Instead of smoothing over these contradictions, we want to make them visible and work with their energy. Conflicts become starting points for creativity, connection, and shared learning. Together, we’ll create a zine that captures our experiences, questions, and frictions. Words, texts, fragments, collages, drawings, or notes – everything can find its place in this collective process. We’ll exchange ideas, tell stories, and weave individual voices into a shared expression. It’s going to be a collective zine – each participant will make a certain number of pages with their contribution. Zine-making is more than an artistic practice – it’s an act of self-empowerment and community building. By sharing our stories, we create space for diversity, contradiction, and mutual inspiration. Open to all ages and backgrounds – whether you’re making a zine for the first time or already have experience. Bring your ideas, your questions, and your conflicts – and let’s turn them into something new, together. Participants are invited to prepare a small contribution for the zine — such as a conflict story, poem or crossword — and bring any visual materials (magazines, stickers, cut-outs, photos) to support it **General information** **Participant**: this workshop series is open to LGBTQIA+ people. **Language**: Depending on the group’s needs, sessions will be held in German and/or English. **Cost**: Free of charge, registration required. 🔵 Zum Abschluss des Projekts Konflikt & Resilienz laden wir alle Teilnehmenden von Radical Empathy — Queer Storytelling, die Arbeitsgruppe „Konflikte als Chance“ sowie alle Interessierten ein, gemeinsam ein konfliktvolles Zine zu gestalten. Der Workshop hat Werkstattcharakter: offen, experimentell und kollektiv. Queere Lebensrealitäten sind von Spannungen geprägt – zwischen Zugehörigkeit und Ausschluss, Sichtbarkeit und Auslöschung, Intimität und Fremdheit. Statt diese Gegensätze zu glätten, wollen wir sie sichtbar machen und ihre Energie nutzen. Konflikte werden zu Ausgangspunkten für Kreativität, Verbindung und gemeinsames Lernen. Gemeinsam erschaffen wir ein Zine, das unsere Erfahrungen, Fragen und Reibungen einfängt. Worte, Texte, Wortfetzen, Collagen, Zeichnungen oder Notizen – alles kann Teil dieses kollektiven Prozesses werden. Wir werden Ideen austauschen, Geschichten erzählen und individuelle Stimmen zu einem gemeinsamen Ausdruck verweben. Es wird ein gemeinsames Zine werden – jeder Teilnehmende wird eine bestimmte Anzahl von Seiten gestalten. Zine-Making ist dabei mehr als Kunst: Es ist ein Akt der Selbstermächtigung und des Community-Buildings. Indem wir unsere Geschichten teilen, schaffen wir Raum für Vielfalt, Widerspruch und gegenseitige Inspiration. *Offen für alle Altersgruppen und Hintergründe – ob du zum ersten Mal ein Zine machst oder schon Erfahrung mitbringst. Komm, bring deine Ideen, deine Fragen und deine Konflikte mit – und lass uns gemeinsam daraus etwas Neues entstehen. Die Teilnehmenden können einen kleinen Beitrag für das Zine vorbereiten und passendes persönliches Material wie Zeitschriften, Sticker oder Fotos mitbringen.* **Hinweise** **Teilnehmende:** Die Reihe richtet sich an queere Menschen (LGBTQIA+). **Sprache:** Je nach Bedürfnissen der Gruppe auf Deutsch und/oder Englisch\*\*.\*\* **Kosten:** kostenlos mit Anmeldung. **Mit Unterstützung der Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport – Landeskommission Berlin gegen Gewalt**

Hey all! My name is Sarah, I'm a romance girlie in my twenties, and welcome to the Mostly Romance Book Club! I am a big mood reader so assigned books at book clubs don't really do it for me. I wanted to create a space where anyone can come with whatever book they want, meet new friends, and chat about what they've been reading. When: First and third Thursday of every month, starting in February. 7-8:30 pm. Schedule: First 30 minutes: Introductions and chat about all things books Next 45 minutes: Silently read your personal physical book, ebook, or audiobook (yes audiobooks count :)) Last 15 minutes: Chat some more and wrap up the meeting

DC Anime Club will be hosting Free Screening of Marvels Wonder Man on Friday January 30, 2026 at 7pm at the crescendo 8101a US-29, Falls Church, VA 22042 Marvel’s Wonder Man Struggling actors [Simon Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Williams_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe) "Simon Williams (Marvel Cinematic Universe)") and [Trevor Slattery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Slattery "Trevor Slattery") try to earn roles in the remake of the superhero film *Wonder Man*. We hope to see you there. Cosplay (Costume play) is encouraged as long as you don’t bring any prop weapons and keep the cosplay family friendly. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the screening. This event is free and open to the public.

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation as we discuss ***Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World* by Naomi Klein** Here's the summary: What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you and yet not you at all? What if that double shared many of your preoccupations but, in a twisted, upside-down way, furthered the very causes you’d devoted your life to fighting against? Not long ago, the celebrated activist and public intellectual Naomi Klein had just such an experience―she was confronted with a doppelganger whose views she found abhorrent but whose name and public persona were sufficiently similar to her own that many people got confused about who was who. Destabilized, she lost her bearings, until she began to understand the experience as one manifestation of a strangeness many of us have come to know but struggle to define: AI-generated text is blurring the line between genuine and spurious communication; New Age wellness entrepreneurs turned anti-vaxxers are scrambling familiar political allegiances of left and right; and liberal democracies are teetering on the edge of absurdist authoritarianism, even as the oceans rise. Under such conditions, reality itself seems to have become unmoored. Is there a cure for our moment of collective vertigo? Naomi Klein is one of our most trenchant and influential social critics, an essential analyst of what branding, austerity, and climate profiteering have done to our societies and souls. Here she turns her gaze inward to our psychic landscapes, and outward to the possibilities for building hope amid intersecting economic, medical, and political crises. With the assistance of Sigmund Freud, Jordan Peele, Alfred Hitchcock, and bell hooks, among other accomplices, Klein uses wry humor and a keen sense of the ridiculous to face the strange doubles that haunt us―and that have come to feel as intimate and proximate as a warped reflection in the mirror. Combining comic memoir with chilling reportage and cobweb-clearing analysis, Klein seeks to smash that mirror and chart a path beyond despair. Doppelganger What do we neglect as we polish and perfect our digital reflections? Is it possible to dispose of our doubles and overcome the pathologies of a culture of multiplication? Can we create a politics of collective care and undertake a true reckoning with historical crimes? The result is a revelatory treatment of the way many of us think and feel now―and an intellectual adventure story for our times. **Let’s meet at Caboose Commons in Fairfax to enjoy some good discussion and meet new friends.**

Free to play board gaming all day until we close