Events

It’s that time of year again: Short Run Comix & Art Festival! Special guests Powerpaola (All My Bicycles) and Julia Gfrörer (World Within the World: Collected Minicomix & Short Works 2010-2022) will be at their own tables with their work and we'll be hosting signings with Ellen Forney, Caitlin McGurk, Graham Chaffee, Josh Simmons, and Caitlin Cass at our table F:32-33! Here's what you've got to look forward to: The weekend kicks off on Thursday, October 31st with a Short Run Showcase at Public Display Art Community Space (110 Union St. Ste. 400 (b/w 1st & 2nd Ave, across from SAM...

The Short Run festivities will continue after the show is over: Caitlin McGurk will be giving a talk about her fascinating new book, Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, at Seattle Public Library on November 3rd! Admission is free, just head to the 4th Floor conference room.

Caitlin McGurk will be giving a talk about her fascinating new book, Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, at Floating World on November 4th--signing to follow!

Dash Shaw (Blurry) and Olivier Schrauwen (Sunday) are going on tour! They'll be signing books at Desert Island on November 7th, plus they'll have an exclusive print available for purchase at this event only!

Dash Shaw (Blurry) and Olivier Schrauwen (Sunday) are going on tour! They'll be discussing their books with Brian Baynes (Bubbles Zine), with a signing to follow, at Partners and Son on November 8th!

Dash Shaw (Blurry) and Olivier Schrauwen (Sunday) are going on tour! They'll be discussing their books with Conor Stechschulte (Ultrasound), with a signing to follow, at Quimby's Bookstore on November 9th!

Dash Shaw (Blurry) and Olivier Schrauwen (Sunday) are going on tour! They'll be discussing their books with Sandi Tan (Lurkers), with a signing to follow, at Secret Headquarters on November 12th! Pre-order your books here.

Dash Shaw (Blurry) and Olivier Schrauwen (Sunday) are going on tour! They'll be discussing their books with Justin Hall (No Straight Lines: Four Decades Of Queer Comics), with a signing to follow, at Comix Experience on November 14th!

It's a party! Caitlin McGurk will be celebrating the release of her new book, Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund, at Seventh Son Brewing Co. on November 14th! This event is a fundraiser for the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, and $1 of every beverage purchased will be donated to support their important work.

Join us for an in-person event with the Curator of Comics and Cartoon Art at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Caitlin McGurk for a discussion of her new book Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund. Joining Caitlin in conversation is Françoise Mouly, TOON Books publisher and the New Yorker art editor. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street. This event is co-presented with the Society of Illustrators. For more information, please visit their website at societyillustrators.org. Get your tickets for the event here (link)!