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Eric Palicki @ericpalicki.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

For the second consecutive month I have been absolutely DELIGHTED by my subscription to the Graphic Novel Library from Portland’s awesome @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social. Graphic novel + resource guide full of discussion topics arrives at my door monthly, and there’s a Discord for members!

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Okay, we’ve got me and @damonsilver.bsky.social for tomorrow at 9am, I need a third person to feel good about the lift.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Who is capable of heavy lifting and available in the following time slots? Sunday, 7/5, 9-10am Sunday, 7/5, 6-7pm Monday, 7/6, 6-7pm Tuesday, 7/7, 10-11am Wednesday, 7/8, 10-11am Wednesday, 7/8, 7-8pm (I could go on, but let’s see what we can do in the first half of the week. I appreciate y’all.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Drilling the holes to mount the cleats on the masonry wall is hard, even with the hammer drill, and I can’t do them all in a row, my arms get too tired. This is work that should be done outside of store hours—before 10am Sunday or after 6, or before 11am on weekdays.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I have the tools and hardware I need to get the job done, but to lift them I need at least three, and ideally four, people. They are about 175lbs each, and awkward to handle, and they need to be hoisted up to sit on French cleats mounted to the wall.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Avengers Assemble! Well, actually. As the shop’s tenth birthday present, I commissioned new single issue wall shelves for the shop. They came on Friday, and they are GORGEOUS, but no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. Which is to say, there are logistical issues I hadn’t counted on.

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Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Free to download, and printable on standard Avery 5164 shipping label stickers. Enjoy!

Hand drawn text reading: Oh no! ANOTHER HIDEOUS GENERATIVE AI FLYER
Looks like they:
-don’t care about the harm to the planet and our drinkable water
-devalue human artists and creativity
-lined a billionaire’s pocket instead of hiring a local artist
-want everyone to become more lazy, stupid and misinformed
HOW EMBARRASSING

The text image from the other image in this post, printed six times to fit on mailing label stickers when printed

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

You are an absolute gem!! Thank you for the underground marketing!!

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Becky Hawkins @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🌈📚 Queer comics-lovers: I'm tabling at TWO FREE CONS this month! BwPCon at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social Saturday, June 13 11am - 7pm 1401 SE Division St, Portland Q Con @prismcomics.bsky.social Saturday, June 20 11am - 6pm 7337 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood Come say hi!

Poster for BwPCon
Books with Pictures Minicon
Free to attend for all ages
Saturday, June 13th 11am - 7pm
1401 SE DIVISION ST
PORTLAND, OR, 97202
BOOKSWITHPICTURES.COM/BWPCON

50+ ART VENDORS!
LOCAL CREATORS!
COMICS + COSPLAY!
LIVE MUSIC!
GUEST SIGNINGS!
GAMES AND MORE!

nifty graphic (thank you BwP!) with Vendor Spotlight in fancy pink lettering on a black background.
The cover art for SuperButch Issue One is centered, surrounded by four star-shaped fragments of Becky art (2 SuperButch images and 2 watercolor postcards showing me with Barry and with Shoulder Angel, seriously this was so thoughtfully done!)
Becky Hawkins
Saturday June 13th
11am - 7pm
bookswithpictures.com/bwpcon

Poster with a diverse group of cartoon people in bright colors.
Save the date
Saturday, June 20
Q Con, Socal's only LGBTQIA+ comic convention
free tickets at qconprism.org
11am - 6pm Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood
Over 100 LGBTQIA+ comcis creators and cosplayers! panels! costume contest!

promo graphic for Q Con with a selfie in my best floral pastel button up shirt, SuperButch issue one cover art, and a page from the upcoming SuperButch beach issue!
Saturday, June 20 11am - 6pm
Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park
7337 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood
Free tickets and info at qconprism.org

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Steve Lieber --> Bedrock City Comic Con @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#pdxcomics Time for First Friday Office Hours at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social! I'll be out of town so @matthewbogart.bsky.social & @emmetthgraham.bsky.social will be at 1401 SE Division in Portland, June 5th, 4-6PM, giving free professional feedback on your comics art. Here's how it works:

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☆ ollie ☆ @hournoon.com · 03/06/2026

🌈💘 will be vending at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social BWPcon later this june!! one of my fav events in #pdx so wholesome and cute ♡

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Erika Moen @erikamoen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Aspiring Cartoonists of Portland: Get a professional review of your portfolio and comic pages this Friday at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social with the thoughtful, expert feedback of @matthewbogart.bsky.social and @emmetthgraham.bsky.social June 5th, 4-6pm 1401 SE Division in Portland

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Rebecca Hicks (She/Her) @rhicks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So excited about the upcoming Books with Pictures Minicon! If you are anywhere near Portland then don't miss this free fabulous festival of awesomeness on June 13th. @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social

A colorful promotion for Books with Pictures Minicon on June 13 in Portland, Oregon. You can get info at bookswithpictures.com/bwpcon/

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Ryn @rynbow.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride! I made this for you all to use as you see fit this month.

A comic panel of the character Cass from the webcomic Neon Pantheon. They stand behind a rainbow background and look irritated. The text bubbles say "Really? During PRIDE?!"

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Yesterday: Tryvge Faste on Infected for Science. Today: Andrea Horbinski on Manga’s First Century. Double academic talk weekend, with a great turnout for both! #Portland, do we need more garden #comicsstudies lectures?

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Helioscope @helioscopepdx.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Tons of great upcoming comics events from our friends at Books With Pictures here in Portland, OR! @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi... #pdxcomics

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Well By far the biggest series of my career so far--SEVEN WIVES--and also the first multi-issue series I have releasing on shelves hits tomorrow and it feels truly wild. Thank you to IDW for letting me take the swing, to our entire creative team, and to all of y'all who support my work!

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Curled up with the cats doing my new release reading and DAMN i enjoyed Destinarion Kill #1 from @joepalmerart.bsky.social. Get it from us or your LCS on Wednesday!

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I’m in downtown Portland at the Doggie Dash afterparty until 6pm tonight, tabling with DOG COMICS ONLY until 6pm. Come see me at Director Park!

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Steve Lieber --> Bedrock City Comic Con @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

PORTLAND: the BWPcon guest list is LOADED with amazing creators! BwPCon is a one-day FREE outdoor minicon on June 13th, hosted by Books With Pictures. @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social #pdxcomics

FREE TO ATTEND FOR ALL AGES!
Books with Pictures Minicon
Rowan Kingsbury
SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH 11AM - 7PM
50+ ART VENDORS!
Leah Willams
LOCAL CREATORS!
Becky Cloonan
COMICS + COSPLAY!
Jordie Belaire
LIVE MUSIC!
GUEST SIGNINGS!
Matt Fraction
GAMES AND MORE!
1401 SE DIVISION ST
PORTLAND, OR, 97202
Alyssa Wong
Kelly Sue DeConnick
presented by
BOOKS With PICTURES
- Comics for Everyone
Trung Le Nguyen
BOOKSWITHPICTURES.COM/BWPCON

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

For your next dissection of my parents’ record collection, may we please have hot takes on the Smothers Brothers?

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The teens continue to create the best social media content. (Not sure why the Lesbian of Truth is sorry? Pick up The Summer Hikaru Died and experience the delicious suffering for yourself!) #blmanga #localcomicshop

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Letting the teens run the socials again. What could go wrong? Do YOU have questions for the lesbian of truth?

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The teens? Gen Z. The meme? Gen Alpha. The bookseller/mom, a bemused elder millennial. The giggles? Eternal. Come to Books with Pictures in Portland OR for initial D and all your manga needs!

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 08/04/2026

We do not have to live like this.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Also, this vintage piece of yours fell off my wall this week! The print is only minorly scuffed, but he’s gonna need a new frame.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Hello David! Until we create a more sophisticated logistical machine, this has to be US only.

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

oh! guess what!? @susanlbridges.bsky.social and i were delighted to be asked to contribute an essay to this year’s Star Trek Celebrations Pride month special from @idwpublishing.com! it’s about the history of LGBTQIA+ folks in Trek! the book’s full of lovely Trek Pride stories, FOC April 20!

Star Trek celebrations 2026 one-shot from IDW cover A, showcasing many of the LGBTQIA+ characters in Star Trek

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The Graphic Novel Library is live! This curated subscription service brings the joy of discovery and connection of community right to your door every month. Subscribe now to our kids’ or adults’ box, get your first shipment in June!

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Hey @ryannorth.ca have you read this yet? Because you should read this. Love, the Books with Pictures PDX Crew

an image of a hand holding up the graphic novel How to Survive the End of the World by Katy Doughty

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Douglas Wolk @douglaswolk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Yayoi Kusama, "Self-Obliteration," 1968

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Jordan Morris @jordanmorris.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

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!

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David Harper @davidharper.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

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).

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WallE The Were-Hog ➡️ PaxU @walle132.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

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_...

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Dwayne McDuffie - Wikipedia

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Steve Lieber --> Bedrock City Comic Con @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

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

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.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

We look forward to seeing everyone's work and are so excited to get things going! #bwpcon #bwpcon2026 #bwpcon26 #pdxevents #artistalleyapps #lcs #localcomicshop

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

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.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

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.

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

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.

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cooklin @cooklincomics.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

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 🥲

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Books with Pictures PDX @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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

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