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The Nib “Empire” Magazine Issue Release Party
May 1, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeOn May Day, we’re celebrating the celebrate the release of The Nib’s new quarterly print issue, Empire! The Nib, America’s most-read daily comics publication, is inviting the Portland community to come celebrate the launch of the magazine with drinks, giveaways, and live readings!
Come out to see the new issue, plus meet The Nib’s editors, pick up some free Nib swag, and hear the behind-the-scenes of how the comics in the issue were made.
The Empire issue delves into the chaotic governmental practices shattering civilizations across the world and the lasting impact globalization has played on cultures, communities and marginalized peoples. Some noteworthy contributors to this issue include Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post Ann Telnaes, critically acclaimed cartoonist Rob Rogers who was fired for his widely popularized criticism of Donald Trump, and Daily Beast National Security Reporter Spencer Ackerman.
The bigger the empire, the harder it falls. Meet the team behind political comics website The Nib, the most-read daily comics publication in the country, and pick up a copy of the brand-new issue of their all-comics magazine. In the Empire issue, 30 artists from around the world explore issues of colonization, resistance, and resilience in nonfiction comics.