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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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Graphic Novel Event with Dylan Meconis

Green Bean Books 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR, United States

We're thrilled to welcome graphic novelist Dylan Meconis for a reading from her newest work, Queen of the Sea, on Sunday, June 30th at 11am. Readers are in a for a ride as they meet Eleanor, banished by her throne-stealing sister to an island of nuns, and Margaret, a mysterious young orphan who uncovers a secret that affects both of them.

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TAPPY release party with Nou

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

We are excited to host a book release party and art exhibit with NOU for her new book TAPPY. The book signing will be followed by a live performance by her rap duo YS. In Tappy, rumination on love, loneliness, and loss are spoken in dialogue between characters from children’s cartoons, taken from early Walt Disney and Ralph Bakshi character designs. Addressing existentialism and solitude through the mouths of nostalgic cartoon characters, Portland based artist Nou juxtaposes the ease of existing in a happier time while confronting the inevitable malaise that plagues adult life. 2-color Risograph printed booklet in Red and Yellow. Saddle stitched, 48 pages. Co-published by Cold Cube Press and dd00gg. WHO: Nou, YS WHAT: Tappy book release and art exhibit; YS live performance…

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Katie O’Neill

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

From Katie O’Neill, the Eisner Award-winning author of The Tea Dragon Society and Princess Princess Ever After, comes Aquicorn Cove (Oni Press), a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love. When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm, Lana remembers how much she’s missed the ocean — and the strong, reassuring presence of her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers something incredible: a colony of Aquicorns, small magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef. Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and cares for it with the help of her aunt, who may know more about these strange creatures than she's willing to admit.…

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The Adventure Zone Graphic Novel Live!

Revolution Hall 1300 SE Stark St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us at The Adventure Zone Graphic Novel Live! Featuring some of the creative team behind the graphic novel: Travis McElroy and Clint McElroy. At this live show, your ticket to the show gets you a copy of THE ADVENTURE ZONE: MURDER ON THE ROCKPORT LIMITED! graphic novel and each copy will come with a bookplate signed by one of the McElroys! The live show will include a conversation with the team about the graphic novel and a live "reading" of an excerpt from the new comic, featuring special guests playing your favorite characters. See you there! Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm SOLD OUT This Event is Reserved Seating and All Ages. Ticket includes a copy of THE ADVENTURE ZONE: MURDER ON THE…

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How I Tried To Be A Good Person book signing with Ulli Lust

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

Ulli Lust, author of the LA Times Book Prize-winning graphic memoir Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life, joins us to celebrate the launch of her new book, How I Tried to Be a Good Person. How I Tried to Be a Good Person is a story of sexual obsession, gender conflict, and self-liberation, told with an honesty few cartoonists are capable of. This powerfully vulnerable graphic memoir follows Lust’s life as a young, enthusiastic anarchist making her way in 1990s Vienna. In the hopes of fulfilling all of her romantic needs, Lust enters into a tumultuous love triangle with two men: the “perfect companion” Georg, an actor twenty years her elder, and the “perfect lover” Kimata, a Nigerian man-about-town. As…

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Marvels Epilogue release with Kurt Busiek

Excalibur Comics 2444 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Come join legendary writer Kurt Busiek at your friendly neighborhood Excalibur Comics for the release of the Marvels Epilogue! 5:30-8 PM on July 24th! Don't miss this event decades in the making! An all-new standalone epilogue to the classic MARVELS graphic novel written by Kurt Busiek and fully-painted by Alex Ross! A "Marvels" look at the "all-new, all-different" X-Men of the 1970s. In this 16-page story, Alex and Kurt bring Marvel's world to brilliant, realistic life one last time, as the now-retired Phil Sheldon and his daughters, in Manhattan to see the Christmas lights, find themselves in the middle of a clash between the outsider heroes and the deadly Sentinels, giving them a close-up perspective on the mutant experience. Also featuring a behind-the-scenes look at…

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Landscapes as Characters with Kerstin La Cross

Lower Macleay Park NW 30th Avenue and NW Upshur Street, Portland, OR, United States

Ever turn a comic page and feel immediately immersed in a nature scene? Feel the breeze in your hair and the sunlight on your skin? Join Adventure Cartoonist Kerstin A. La Cross in their natural element to learn the basics of landscape composition, values, and watercolor; and how best to use them in your comics! Kerstin A. La Cross is a level 30 Adventure Cartoonist and illustrator based in Portland. While not galavanting in the mountains, they make comics about hiking, wilderness safety, and mental health. Their current project is ‘BASHers’, a memoir webcomic chronicling their first long-distance backpacking trip, where they hiked 100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and learned the difference between strength and stubbornness, and what it’s like to have your…

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