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Chronin: The Knife at your Back Signing with Alison Wilgus

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

Join creator Alison Wilgus for her very first Portland event: a launch party for her solo graphic novel debut: Chronin Volume 1: The Knife at Your Back, the first half of a queer historical SF duology from Tor Books. Come join us for drinks, snacks, good company, and celebrating a book that was a decade in the making! Chronin follows Mirai Yoshida, a student of a prestigious college program which uses time travel to study the past. She spends her freshman preparing to visit Japan in 1864, but everything changes once she actually goes back in time. Mirai and her classmates are ambushed by rebel samurai; her friends are killed, her time travel machine is lost, and Mirai ends up marooned. In order to survive,…

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All We Ever Wanted and Loved and Lost Signing

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

Join Tyler Chin-Tanner of A Wave Blue World and a whole host of Portland-based creators to celebrate two great anthologies: Loved and Lost, a collection of romances with sad endings, and All We Ever Wanted, science fiction stories of optimistic futures.

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Gébé’s Letter to Survivors Launch w/ Translator Edward Gauvin

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

Gébé (George Blondeaux; 1929-2004) is the patron saint of French illustrated satire. He was a founder of the influential magazine Hara-Kiri, a major influence and broadsheet of the Paris student movement of 1968, and after it was shut down Charlie Hebdo where he remained an editor until his death, as well as Pilote (home of Astérix) and L’Enragé (publisher of de Sade, Bataille, Dalí, Breton, and The Story of O). His weekly strip L’AN 01 imagines a world where modernization has been resisted, consumerism refused, a freedom granted to life as one wants—and became a cult movie of the same title directed Jacques Doillon, Alain Resnais, and Jean Rouch. Letter to Survivors, a later and complete work, is set in a post-apocalyptic, barren world where…

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Feminist March: Tank Girl

Hollywood Theatre 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

In partnership with the Hollywood Theatre’s Feminist March programming, Books with Pictures is proud to co-present the singular post-apocalyptic phenomenon TANK GIRL, in 35mm! Directed by Rachel Talalay and based on the comic book of the same name, 1995’s TANK GIRL stars Lori Petty as the titular Tank Girl, who – in the year 2033 amongst a desolate, drought-ravaged wasteland – rises up with Jet Girl (Naomi Watts) and the genetically-modified Rippers against the oppressive Water & Power corporation ruled by Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell). Also starring Ice-T, TANK GIRL was critically panned at its release and has since become a cult hit celebrated for its queer, anticorporate, and richly feminist themes – all set to a killer soundtrack featuring Bjork, Portishead, Devo, Joan Jett, L7,…

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Portland Comic Book Month 10th Anniversary celebration at City Hall

Portland City Hall 1221 SW 4th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Portland Comic Book Month, Commissioner Chloe Eudaly is honored to host an opening party and art exhibit at City Hall on First Thursday April 4, 2019. Portland City Hall (1221 SW 4th Ave) will be transformed into a mini-convention with more than 20 tables featuring local comic book creators, publishers, educators, nonprofits, and collectives, showcasing the range of talent and diversity in the Portland comics community. Commissioner Eudaly’s office will also host an art exhibit featuring 25 local comic book artists. The opening event, which runs 5pm-9pm, is free and open to all ages. Commissioner Eudaly will make a special proclamation at 6pm, followed by live drawing by local artists. Pizza will be provided by local sponsors Sizzle Pie.…

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Michelle Nguyen and Ben Fisher signing

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

Michelle Nguyen and Ben Fisher’s anthropomorphic graphic novel series The Underfoot tells the story of animal kingdoms struggling to survive in the aftermath of the disappearance of the Giants-That-Were. In The Underfoot Volume 1, the Hamster Aquatic Mercenaries journey to support their allies in the badger kingdom struggling to survive a dangerous flood. The hamsters recruit the most ambitious hamster pups to join the mission, a journey that will become a grand adventure complete with heroic battles and dark mysteries as well as a world of deadly threats to their survival.

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MK Reed and Jonathan Hill ‘Wild Weather’ signing

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

MK Reed and Jonathan Hill release Science Comics: Wild Weather along with fun science activities. Come celebrate the release of the newest book in the acclaimed Science Comics series by First Second, Wild Weather. Join MK Reed (writer), Jonathan Hill (artist) and Nyssa Oru (colorist) as they talk about the making of the book and the importance of climate change. They'll have some giveaways and activities for the crowd! This is an official Portland Comics Month event!

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Comic History Lecture

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

Comics author and critic Douglas Wolk will lecture on "Batgirl on Burnside: A Brief History of Superhuman Activity in Oregon."

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Underpants and Overbites Webcomics Meet-Up

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

Connect with Jackie, creator of the charming webcomic Underpants and Overbites!

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The Nib “Empire” Magazine Issue Release Party

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

On 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…

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