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BTTM FDRS release party with Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

Dream team comics creators Ezra Claytan Daniels (Upgrade Soul) and Ben Passmore (DAYGLOAYHOLE, Your Black Friend) are hitting the road to promote their latest creation, BTTM FDRS. This original graphic novel blends humor, horror, satire, and science fiction in an afrofuturist tour de force. Signing events on this tour will have a limited number of exclusive pre-publication advance copies of the book available for sale. Don’t miss it! Once a thriving working-class neighborhood on Chicago’s south side, the “Bottomyards” is now the definition of urban blight. When an aspiring fashion designer and her image-obsessed BFF descend upon the hood in search of cheap rent, they discover something far more seductive… and deadly. WHO: Ezra Claytan Daniels & Ben Passmore WHAT: BTTM FDRS release party and reading…

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Talking Comics with Creator Ben Dewey

The Nerd Out 3308 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for an evening of learning, food and drinks! Comic Creator Benjamin Dewey (Beasts of Burden, I Was the Cat, Autimlands:Tooth and Claw) will be teaching us some of the fundamentals of breaking into the comic book industry, humor in comics, the importance of social media and so on. See Ben's work here: https://benjamindewey.tumblr.com/

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Gates of Plasma release party with Carlos Gonzalez / Russian Tsarlag performance

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

We are excited to announce our newest publication, Carlos Gonzalez’s ‘Gates of Plasma’. This 320 page opus weaves a kaleidoscope of narratives and characters into an astonishing dreamscape that examines human flaws and our quest for connection, oblivion and transcendence. Gonzalez, who also performs music as Russian Tsarlag, will be touring the US this summer. His tour brings him to Floating World on Wednesday, June 5th to celebrate the release of his new book. After the book signing Russian Tsarlag will play a show at Seizure Palace, with live music and video screenings. “If you’ve got a grievance with reality, I reckon you’re in the right place.” A semi-truck driver meets a mysterious woman while participating in a research study for a pharmaceutical corporation. Romance…

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THE DERELICT release party and art exhibit with Alex Delaney

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

The streets are bleak in this world of trash. Witness a dangerous chance meeting. Meet a Sage soaked in enamel. It’s just another night in the life of a homeless addict. The saga of The Derelict continues in this all-new, one-shot comic, The Wizard of Paint.  Join writer/artist, Alex Delaney, on Thursday, June 6 for a release party and art exhibit for his latest comic creation. This independent self-published comic features a gold foil embossed cover. WHO: Alex Delaney WHAT: The Derelict – The Wizard of Paint release party and art exhibit WHEN: Thursday, June 6, 6-8pm WHERE: Floating World Comics, 400 NW Couch St. Alex Delaney is a Portland, OR based cartoonist.  He is best know for the gritty crime comics; The Derelict and Other Side…

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Giraffes on Horseback Salad

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Grab some popcorn and take a seat… The curtain is about to rise on a film like no other! But first, the real-life backstory: Giraffes on Horseback Salad was a Marx Brothers film written by modern art icon Salvador Dalí, who’d befriended Harpo. Rejected by MGM, the script was thought lost forever. Author and film buff Josh Frank unearthed the original script, and Dalí’s notes and sketches for the project, tucked away in museum archives. With comedian Tim Heidecker and Spanish comics creator Manuela Pertega, Frank recreated the film as Giraffes on Horseback Salad: Salvador Dalí, the Marx Brothers, and the Strangest Movie Never Made (Quirk), a graphic novel in all its gorgeous full-color, cinematic, surreal glory.

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Danielle Corsetto Signing (With Erika Moen & Lucy Bellwood!)

Books with Pictures 1401 SE Division Street, Portland, OR, United States

Come meet Danielle Corsetto and get your sweet, signed copy of her new hardcover collection of Girls With Slingshots. Exciting bonus - friends Erika Moen & Lucy Bellwood will be joining Danielle to sign their books as well! Plus, show Danielle a purchase receipt from that night and she'll give you a unique print only available at her signings.

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Queen of the Sea Launch Party

Books with Pictures 1401 SE Division Street, Portland, OR, United States

The FIRST EVENT in our NEW SPACE is heckin DYLAN MECONIS, folks! Which is to say, we are the LUCKIEST. You know her work from Bite Me!, Family Man, Outfoxed, and The Long Con. Now: a big fat book of graphic historical fiction with a whole bunch of nuns. YES. (Official, far more informative marketing copy follows). Cult graphic novelist Dylan Meconis offers a rich reimagining of history in this beautifully detailed hybrid novel loosely based on the exile of Queen Elizabeth I by her sister, Queen Mary. When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But…

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The del Duca Sisters Joint Reading

Books with Pictures 1401 SE Division Street, Portland, OR, United States

Books with Pictures presents a joint reading by the del Duca sisters! Leila del Duca is a comic book artist and writer living in Portland, Oregon. She draws SLEEPLESS, SHUTTER and wrote AFAR at Image Comics. She is now working on an autobiographical comic about growing up in rural Montana, being polyamorous, and following her passion of art. She'll be presenting pictures and reading snippets from this currently un-named autobio comic. Rosa del Duca is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and musician. Her debut memoir Breaking Cadence: One Woman's War Against the War chronicles her journey from eager Montana National Guard recruit to conscientious objector during the Iraq War. It's being hailed as a "page-turner," "gripping," "beautifully-written" and "vital." The book is published by…

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Monks Mound book reading with Conor Stechschulte

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

We are excited to host a reading and book signing with Conor Stechschulte on Friday, June 28. Conor is a visiting special guest at Portland Indie Con that weekend. Stechschulte’s latest comic, Monks Mound is a meditation on time, family and the lifespan of empires. It consists of two stories running parallel, both accompanied and interrupted by the pervasive sound of the wind: a college student returns home on fall break and is confronted with her family’s recurring issues and a park ranger gives a tour of a Mississippian mound site. Themes include: family, craigslist contractors, casinos, the decline of empires, theft, and addiction. WHO: Conor Stechschulte WHAT: Monks Mound book reading and signing WHEN: Friday June 28, 6-8pm WHERE: Floating World Comics, 400 NW…

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Portland Indie Con

DoubleTree Hotel 1000 NE Multonomah St, Portland, OR, United States

A locally-produced celebration of self-published/small press comics and games. No TV or movie stars. No exhibitors hawking unlicensed prints or stickers. Only genuine indie creators and their fans​. See the official website for a complete list of programming, exhibitors, and creators. Interviews, workshops, and gaming events are part of this con! Creators: Farel Dalrymple, Craig Thompson, Steve Lieber, Matthew Nielsen, Leila del Duca, C. Michael Hall, Joseph Keatinge, Sloane Leong, Renee Nault, Warren Montgomery, Ron Randall, Yuki Saeki, Alejandra Gutierrez, Conor Stechschulte, Jonathan Case, Cathy Camper, Colleen Coover, Leia Weathington, Dustin Weaver, Little Corvus, Geek in the City, Daria Tessler, Corey Lewis, Molly Mendoza, Erin Nations, Zack Soto, Daniel Spitzer, Josh Simmons, Joamette Gil, Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett, Sage Howard, Leslie Hung, Sandra Lanz, Dirk Wood, David…

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$7 – $10
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