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Passages Bookshop HOLIDAY CLEARANCE SALE: 30% OFF

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland, OR, United States

Visit Passages Bookshop between now and December 21 for great holiday bargains! * *  ALL BOOKS 30% OFF  * * PLUS: Hundreds of books, and all framed art, marked down 50–75% Markdowns in all categories: Poetry / Literature / Philosophy Music / Film / Video Art / Photography / Graphic Design Original prints, drawings, photographs; mixed media pieces; posters: Karel Appel / Tom Phillips / Antoni Tapies Mar Goman / John Martineau / Clayton Holcomb Josef Hodek / Ben Nelson / Jacqueline Brito * *  TWO WEEKENDS ONLY  * *  Thurs-Sat, December 12-14 Thurs-Sat, December 19-21 12:00-6:00 pm each day = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =…

Free

Buckmxn/Belmont Books Book Sale

Belmont Books 3415 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United States

For one night only, Buckmxn is throwing a holiday sale at Belmont Books. We’ve made last minute, affordable gift shopping easy for you! Buckman Journal 001 & 002 only $10.00. Buckmxn Box Set discounted to $40.00. Individual Buckmxn titles $2.00 off! Door prizes! Warm drinks! Show up and recite a poem, get a free Buckman tote. Show up and read a poem of yours, get a free tote and a free poster. Show up with the password “cattywampus” and get a free poster. Show up and support your local. Show up and have FUN.

Free

Fallout Comics Cosplay Day & Half Off Sale Party

Fallout Comic Books 700 NE 22nd Street, Portland, OR, United States

FALLOUT COMIC'S COSPLAY DAY Hosted by Voodoo Donuts and Culmination Brewing Company Get ready kids of all ages. Cosplay-Day is comin! Half off all comics in the store! March 7th 9AM-9PM our 50% Off sale begins. During this time, the Fallout will be playing host to the PDX Avengers Cosplayers, and many more throughout the day. Dont forget. Free Voodoo Donuts during the day, and the after party event with open bar Special guest appearances by graphic artists & Illustrators: Neil Jorge, Iron Gate Comics, Rodney Locket, bring the best of their works - Yes, this is a free signing. 6-7pm the official party and free raffles start, with grand prize of $200 for best team effort, and $100 for best solo costume. Winners announced…

Free

Antique Book and Ephemera Sale

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Over 1,500 books, ephemera and postcards will be available for sale here at the Rose City Book Pub from 2pm to 8pm! This collection is from a book collector who we’ve loaned our space to for the day. Books will be placed on tables with set prices: $2, $5, $10, or some variation thereabouts. In addition, there will be a section for some special books and ephemera that will be priced individually. Please bring a mask. Cash, credit card, and Venmo accepted. To-go orders and regular book sales will still be available, so feel free to stop by.

Free

TFAW PDX Location Closing Sale

Things From Another World 2916 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Our NE Broadway store will be officially closing the evening of June 27! As a final thanks for your years of support, we’re having a big location closing sale during its final four days of operation! • ALL FOUR DAYS – All single issue comics $1* • June 19-20 – 30% off everything else • June 26 – 50% off everything else • June 27 – 70% off everything else Please remember that our improved safety rules and guidelines remain in place during the closing sale. If maximum occupancy is reached, you will be asked to queue up outside (practicing social distancing) until someone leaves the store. For the safety of our staff and our shoppers, we are also asking people coming for the sale…

Free

Backstory Books & Yarn Summer 2020 Book Sale (Ends: July 22nd)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Buy 2 get 1 Free* Browse online or by appointment in the store. Shipping is available. Ends July 22nd. No credit for sale, no free new books. *Some restrictions apply. Our sale ends July 22nd There should be time to make appointments for browsing. Feel free to stay home and browse the website maskless. Obviously books about cats will sell first. That is just bookselling 101.

Free

DC comics Tuesday!

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

The comics from the new DC distributor came in in plenty of time to actually try out a Tuesday release! Call it market research. I can't promise I'll always do it (Wednesday is the big day, there's a pandemic, I'm a 1-man shop so not able to work 7 days a week) but I thought I would do it this time since we have a busy week for DC comics. Please follow all precautions as usual and I'm happy to do curbside or free delivery to North Portland. Thanks! Let me know if questions. Offerings include: Batman 94 Batman The Adventures Continue 2 Batman's Grave DC Classics The Batman Adventures 2 DCeased Dead Planet 1 (of 6) Detective Comics 1023 Joker War Flash 757 Green…

Free

DC Tuesday!

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

DC Comics came in on time again so I'm going to open up for a few hours & see if folks want a chance to grab them early! Thanks! Be aware of the noon start time rather than 11. New DC offerings will include AQUAMAN CATWOMAN DAPHNE BYRNE 6 (OF 6) DARK NIGHTS METAL 2 (OF 6) LOONEY TUNES NIGHTWING STRANGE ADVENTURES 3 (OF 12) SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 12 (OF 12)

Free

Outlet’s 5×5 DWP Print Show!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join Outlet for our first annual 5x5 print show! This virtual riso print show will showcase work by local BIPOC artists and will be raising funds for 5 incredible organizations. Buy a beautiful riso print and support 5 great and important causes in the areas of BIPOC representation, equity, community support, youth activism, anti-incarceration, and police- and prison-abolition. This show will run virtually for all of Design Week (August 3-9) via Outlet’s website and until prints sell out. All prints are priced between $10-$50 (higher donations always accepted). All artists are being compensated for their submissions and 100% of the remaining funds will be donated to the following 5 local organizations working in the fields of BIPOC representation, equity, community support, youth activism, anti-incarceration, and…

$10 – $50

DC Comics Tuesday

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

The new DC comics arrived early (2 weeks in a row?!? I'll get spoiled!) so I'm gonna try this DC Tuesday release again, it's a bit of extra work but honestly I think it's good with the pandemic to spread things out a bit. Anyway, I'll open at noon and will have a bunch of good comics out! Aquaman 62 (& variant) Batman 97 Joker War Catwoman 24Dark Nights Death Metal Guidebook Mad Magazine 15 (Al Jaffee tribute) Metal Men 9 Nightwing 73 Joker War (& variant) Scooby Doo 105 Teen Titans 44 Wonder Woman Dead Earth 4 (of 4)

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