Events

Comic books as we know them arrived during the hungry days of the 1930s as hastily assembled collections of Sunday strip reprints, peddled by would be entrepreneurs struggling to survive the Great Depression. In 1938, the fledgling enterprise suddenly became an industry when Superman appeared on the cover of the first issue of Action Comics. In September 1939, when Germany invaded Poland and the Second World War officially began, they exploded. By the time the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, popular titles were regularly outselling mainstream magazines such as Time and The SaturdayEvening Post, children and adults—especially those in the armed forces—were thrilling to the exploits of a...

A New Low Release Party & Signing With Johnny Ryan Friday, July 7th 7 – 9pmJoin Johnny Ryan & the SHQ Crew to celebrate Johnny’s new Fantagraphics book, A New Low!

7-8:30 Stevenson University School of Design Sound Stage Owings Mills North Campus 11200 Gundry Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117 Mark Fertig discusses WWII, comics, and Nazi's during a lecture on his latest book "Take That, Adolf"

Wednesday, July 12, 7:30pm PEGASUS BOOKS DOWNTOWN Eric Haven presents his debut graphic novel Vague Tales (Fantagraphics 2017). In conversation with local cartoonist Rina Ayuyang.

Gary Panter signs copies of Songy of Paradise at Desert Island from 7-9 pm!

Drawing Heroes w Carol Tyler Teens have the opportunity to draw with Eisner award-winning cartoonist, Carol Tyler at the Milford-Miami Township Branch Library. Teens will draw comics from their favorite comic series. They’ll explore different art styles and genres of cartoon and comic heroes. Sign up online to save a spot. All supplies are provided by the library. For more information,  call the library at 248-0700.

Wednesday, July 26th 5-8 PM Comic N' More 31 Union St. Easthampton, MA Join us for an evening with comics creator Charles Forsman! His graphic novel "The End of the Fucking World" is being re-released in anticipation of the upcoming Netflix/BBC series that is being made, based on the book!! We'll have copies of his ongoing comics, graphic novels, and prints. Check out Slasher, Revenger, and Celebrated Summer! Get your copies signed!

Floating World Comics will hosting a release party and live performance with Simon Hanselmann, to celebrate the release of his new book One More Year. They will also co-publish a new broadsheet newspaper featuring Simon's latest paintings which will exclusively debut at this event. As a genderqueer immigrant living in Trump's America, Simon Hanselmann has a lot to say about making controversial social commentary art in our current political climate. More than his previous two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, One More Year dives deeper into body dysmorphia, transphobia, mental illness, and addiction.

It's back, baby! We're clearing the shed again with the best deals around. $1 and $5 books and $25 you-fill-em bags Older, out-of-print, rare, random. You never know what waits for you when we bust open the shed. Come hang out with us in our newly landscaped driveway (enter on 11th Ave NE), we'll have water, sodas, and smiles. No early birds! Because we're no spring chickens ourselves.