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Celebrate Portland’s Comic Book Scene YouTube video by Oregon

Nicely done @brianmbendis.bsky.social ! Great to see @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social and @powells.bsky.social highlighted too! youtu.be/e89MlMZEENI?...

I signed copies of PREDATOR: BLOODSHED, YOUTH GROUP and a bunch of other recent comics at the fantastic @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social in Portland! I’ll be at @bwp-eug.bsky.social tomorrow (2/28) noon - 3pm!

Perks of a five hour layover in Portland: you manage to get a picture with the great @omgkatiep.bsky.social from @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social after somehow not getting one during ComicsPRO (and run into the awesome Aub Driver but I don’t have photographic evidence of that).

Gonna continue this train and talk about another black creator that means a lot to me.

Dwayne McDuffie.

One of the founders of Milestone comics which was the first comic book universe that featured black and POC characters and of course Static Shock.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_...

High angle looking down at Steve and 11 other artists seated at a couple of picnic tables outside of Books With Pictures. The table is piled with pages and possibilities.

I had forgotten to post about the February session for First Friday Office Hours at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social here in Portland, so I was really worried that no one would show up! But guess what

BWPcon BwPCon! 2026 is Coming! About BwPCon! BwPCon! is a FREE one day event featuring a wide range of local artists all gathered to show your their stuff! The event is heavily inspired by the Artist Alle…

(Oh! I realize that in pasting over the Insta post, the link is missing. Social media is hard. Find full info and application link here: bookswithpictures.com/bwpcon)

We look forward to seeing everyone's work and are so excited to get things going!

#bwpcon #bwpcon2026 #bwpcon26 #pdxevents #artistalleyapps #lcs #localcomicshop

If you have any questions or problems with the application, please let us know, either here, through eventeny, or with a message at bwpcon@bookswithpictures.com.

We are using Eventeny this year for the first time instead of our usual google forms. Because of this there may be some changes to the application layout. Eventeny will ask for payment information, but rest assured we have it set up so no one will be charged unexpectedly.

It's time! Applications are open now, and will stay open until March 13th. 🎉

Please check out the link in our bio for BwPCon! information and scroll down to the vendors section for the link to the application. It will also be posted to our stories directly.

First comic reading I ever did at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social in August 2022 vs. my reading at BwP for my debut graphic memoir on Saturday 🥲

We will have ART SUPPLIES freely available for making protest art and signs. Join us in promoting resistance, no purchase necessary.

Books with Pictures stands with our community in opposition to ICE and Trump Regime.

We believe in the power of books and bookstores and will be OPEN REGULAR HOURS on Friday 1/30.

We will be CASH ONLY all day. No money to credit card processors, no money to banks.

I love it! Maybe around the trade release in June?

Cooklin & Erika.

The cover of the book.

Big standing room only crowd at Books With Pictures for @cooklincomics.bsky.social in conversation with @erikamoen.bsky.social, talking about Cooklin’s debut graphic novel ACE OF HEARTS.
@bkswpicspdx.bsky.social @streetnoisebooks.bsky.social.

Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.

Jeremy it is so gross and so sexy and I can’t wait for the next episode!

Love this video of our beloved shop from @portlandmercury.com!!

Location change! We will be at the main location, 1401 SE Division St!

Thanks!

A museum placard for the mangaka Takahashi Rumiko, with a citation attributing Shaenon Gerrity.

@shaenon.bsky.social Saw you cited at the de Young manga exhibit today; made me smile.

Patience & Esther by S.W. Scarlet Wine Ghost Goes to Hell by Sage Coffey The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron Motherlover by Lindsey Ishihiro The Crossroads at Midnight by Abby Howard

Now THAT'S a stack of comics

(WELL THEY DO.)

I am pleased with our window painting downtown. But I especially like these two:

Hate paying for shipping?

Great news for folks in the PORTLAND, OR and SEATTLE, WA areas: you can back the LOCAL PICKUP tier!

Preorder on Kickstarter today, then touch grass on your way to @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social or @outsidercomics.com this Spring!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...

Deeply disappointing, PPS. There may not be a better city in the US to find coaching and support for creative teens. Encouraging the plagiarism machine as a replacement is NOT the way.

Books with Pictures & @tinyonion.bsky.social Present:
Corpse Tour '25

Saturday, September 20th.

SAVE THE DATE.
or else.

This will be a TICKETED EVENT. Watch our socials and our newsletter for news!

I imagine we'll miss September, too, because of RCCC?

The silhouette of a lineman on a power pole is on top of a sunset background. The text on the image matches the text in the post.

We will be CLOSED on MONDAY, 7/28. The city is replacing our power poles, and we'll have no power all day. We'd still love your support!

Shop our webstore:
shop.bookswithpictures.com

Enjoy an audiobook:
libro.fm/bookswithpictures

Support us at bookshop.org:
bookshop.org/shop/bookswithpictures

PORTLAND: The first Friday of the month is July 4th, but we're still going to be doing First Friday Office Hours outdoors at Books With Pictures @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social 4-6 PM, 1401 SE Division. Free professional feedback on your comics pages. Detail below: bsky.app/profile/stev...