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Comic Cave celebrates Detective 1,000/80 years of Batman!

Comic Cave PDX 1924 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR, United States

(Details to come but we'll have our usual variants, snacks, hopefully a movie going - I'm partial to Dark Knight Rises over Dark Knight - But we can take a vote or something!) BURBANK, CA – (Feb. 15, 2019) – DC today unveiled full story details on the landmark 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, debuting on March 27, 2019. The 96-page DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 celebrates the Dark Knight through a series of seven-to-nine-page standalone short stories from an all-star collection of the top writers and artists in Batman’s recent history including Tom King, Tony Daniel and Joëlle Jones, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, Peter J. Tomasi and Doug Mahnke, Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, Warren Ellis and Becky Cloonan and more. DC is making…

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Phantom Drift/Muse: A Contributor Reading

The Kenton Club 2025 N Kilpatrick St, Portland, OR, United States

An unheard-of cornucopia of contributors to these two journals will read from strange, fantastical works at the storied North Portland bar. Showcased readers include Nate Liederbach, Brandon Courtney, Brittany Corrigan, Sara Gutkowski, Joanna C. Valente, Aaron Ansett, Gale Marie Thompson, David Memmott, Gregg Murray, and Matt Schumacher. Prizes and giveaways may prevail. Surely, you too will have a great time! Music will follow. Contact: Phantom Drift

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