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BwP Book Club: Pretty Deadly: The Rat #1

Books with Pictures 1401 SE Division Street, Portland

After two years off the shelves, PRETTY DEADLY is coming back this September, launching the first issue of arc three (of five), PRETTY DEADLY VOL. 3: THE RAT, on September 4th, 2019. Middle chapter! Quirky literary comic, beloved by academics! In a market that seems, for the moment anyway, to be down for indies! SALES DYNAMITE, AM I RIGHT?!! Lucky for Kelly Sue and Emma, we at Books with Pictures have a huge amount of confidence in this book. The old Hollywood silent film aesthetic looks extraordinary, and DeConnick and Rios are both storytellers at the top of their game. And lucky for US, they are supporting the book's launch with materials for a monthly BOOK CLUB. There will be DISCUSSION GUIDES for each issue…

Free

2019 Comics Certificate Program Graduation

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland

Please join the Certificate Program Faculty, Staff and community to celebrate the graduation of the 2019 Comics Cohort. Emma Rust and Kacy McKinney will be sharing their new comics publications, and copies will be available for purchase. 2019 Comics Graduation Program: 7-7:30pm Mingle 7:30-8:30 Readings & Graduation Remarks 8:30-9pm Refreshments and Cake *The IPRC is located in Suite 155 of the Gardeners & Ranchers Building at 318 SE Main St. The ADA Accessible entrance is on SE Madison St. Please call the front desk at (503)827-0249 to have a staff member open the door on SE Madison St.

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