Events

Johnny Ryan will sign copies of his bestselling epic, Prison Pit: the Complete Collection, at Secret Headquarters from 6:00-7:00 pm PST! Customers will be asked to wear masks in the store, in the line, and when they approach the signing table, and to maintain social distance while in line. Be cool, everyone! This filthy meat-grinder of a comics battle royale is collected in one massive volume, now in paperback! Prison Pit is a planet full of repugnant intergalactic criminals, drug-filled slugs, and now Cannibal F***face (CF). From 2009 to 2018, the crudely manic pen and mind of Johnny Ryan documented...

Elizabeth Haidle will sign copies of her gorgeous new book, Party of One, at Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery from 1:00-2:00 pm PST! She'll also be jazzing up the front window of the store and we can't wait to see how it looks--stop on by! Offering keen and thoughtful insight into the creative process, this collection of lush figurative watercolor drawings is a fascinating glimpse into the whimsical mind of one of the most imaginative illustrators working today. For the past five plus years, Portland-based artist Elizabeth Haidle has attended figure drawing sessions and honed her illustration skills. Party of One gathers...

Please join Partners and Son to celebrate the release of Kate Schneider's new book, Headland! Customers will be asked to wear masks in the store, in the line, and when they approach the signing table, and to maintain social distance while in line. In Headland, artist Kate Schneider pays tribute to her departed grandmother, presenting with deeply felt empathy a perspective little represented in popular literature. Drawn with soft pencils and lush colors, this graphic novel explores the tensions between safety and autonomy, language and silence, holding on and letting go. "It can be so difficult, so terrifying, really, to...

Get your copy of Metax signed by Antoine Cossé at Gosh! Comics in London, England! Customers will be asked to wear masks in the store, in the line, and when they approach the signing table, and to maintain social distance while in line. In the dystopian city-state of Kronin, the chief engineer is in charge of all mining of Metax — a precious material that has become indispensable to survival because of its extraordinary qualities. Meanwhile, a police officer investigates the mysterious killing of royal horses, suspecting a terrorist insurrection. Sabrina, the engineer's daughter, is a member of this resistance...

Peter Bagge will be discussing Buddy Does Jersey and his years making comics with Brian Hibbs at Comix Experience! Buddy Does Jersey collects all 15 issues of Hate describing the arc of Buddy's East Coast experience, including his launch as a small businessman (co-owning and running a nostalgia store with the dubious Jay) and his reintegration with his family (his sister now a harassed mom, his brother still pretty much a psycho, and his parents—well, wait and see). Also included in this volume is the shocking final fate of the exuberant Stinky—a story that caused jaws to drop in unison...

Don't miss the book launch for Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse by Tom Kaczynski! Customers will be asked to wear masks in the store, in the line, and when they approach the signing table, and to maintain social distance while in line. In this new, expanded edition, the starting point is arbitrary. From there, the city expands in all directions. At once SF, a contemporary demonology, an occult theory, a mutant utopia and an architectural treatise, Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse is a collection of graphic fictions about the contemporary global megalopolis. This groundbreaking collection, originally published in an Eisner-nominated, smaller...

Please join Moon Palace Books to celebrate the release of Tom Kaczynski's new book, Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse! Customers will be asked to wear masks in the store, in the line, and when they approach the signing table, and to maintain social distance while in line. In this new, expanded edition, the starting point is arbitrary. From there, the city expands in all directions. At once SF, a contemporary demonology, an occult theory, a mutant utopia and an architectural treatise, Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse is a collection of graphic fictions about the contemporary global megalopolis. This groundbreaking collection,...

Join us at Secret Headquarters to celebrate the release of The Kurdles Adventure Magazine #2! Robert Goodin will be signing copies along with his daughter, Yeimi, who guest colored a story in the magazine. This event will be fun for the whole family *and* you'll get a free tomato plant with the purchase of the book (while supplies last)! About the book: The Kurdles gang is back with an all-new, all-ages adventure! Sally the Bear moves into the woods with rest of the gang: Pentapus, Hank the Reverse-Centaur, Phineas the straw man, and introducing Roy the Millipede — fastest berry...

Hey, Portland! Join us at Floating World Comics to celebrate the release of Ultrasound by Conor Stechschulte! About the book: In this graphic novel, which has been adapted into a feature film starring Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), Glen and Cyndi become unwitting test subjects in a mind-control experiment after a strange sexual encounter. They search for answers as their own memories become tools for manipulation. Driving home from a wedding late one night during a heavy storm, out of cell range, Glen blows out his tires. He knocks on the door of the only house he sees and is greeted by...

Hey, San Francisco! Join us at Mission: Comics and Art to celebrate the release of Ultrasound by Conor Stechschulte! About the book: In this graphic novel, which has been adapted into a feature film starring Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), Glen and Cyndi become unwitting test subjects in a mind-control experiment after a strange sexual encounter. They search for answers as their own memories become tools for manipulation. Driving home from a wedding late one night during a heavy storm, out of cell range, Glen blows out his tires. He knocks on the door of the only house he sees and...