Header image from CHICAGO Magazine article CHICAGO Magazine’s “Store vs. Store” feature for February pits Chicago Comics against Challengers Comics + Conversation, comparing them …

As design expert par excellance Steven Heller puts it: Wake Now in the Fire by Jarrett Dapier is a graphic novel account of the events surrounding the Chicago Public School system’s 2013 decision t…

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ESSENSE.com’s recent profile of Chicago-born and -based artist Hebru Brantley focuses on his most current installation works, but at its center lies a discussion of his upcoming comics projec…

ASHES SIGNING with JEREMIAH WOLFE & ARCHANGELO CRELENCIA “Join [Challengers] for the release of ASHES #4, part four of a supernatural crime comic book series. Writer JEREMIAH WOLFE and ar…

Quimby’s Show & TellBlonde BombasticArt Opening and Talk by Frankie LyneComics Reading by Frankie Lynn, Gren Bee, and J.E PaethFriday, January 23rd, 2026 – 6:30 PM Show runs through Sunday Febr…

The latest Chicago Reader includes a review essay by Micco Caporale of the new issue of the magazine/anthology Mirror Mirror, publisher 2dcloud’s first since 2020. Read it here.

AlleyCat Comics5304 N. Clark St Rear, Chicago 60640 / 773.907.3404 Alternate Reality Comics3149 West 111th St, Chicago, 60655 / 773.881.4376 Amazing Fantasy Books & ComicsThree Illinois locatio…

David Steenhuyse of the Belgian comics news site Strip Special Zaak has posted a simply massive two-part overview of a recent nine-day trip to Chicago. During that time he managed to visit an extra…

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Screenshot Through this comprehensive exhibition, superfans can dive deep into the evolution of Spider-Man from his first comic book appearance to the latest TV, movie and video games. Starting fro…

Good grief! Join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang at Chicago Children’s Museum! Step into Take Care with Peanuts: The Exhibit and be transported into the world of Charles M. Schulz’s iconic comic…

Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of DC Punk FanzinesJohn Davis in Conversation with Liz MasonFriday, January 16th, 2026 –  6:30-8:30pmin-person at Quimby’s Bookstore: 1854 W. North Ave, Chica…

Crepusculine Exhibition Closing Receptionwith Conor StechschulteFriday, January 9th, 2026 –  5:00-7:00pmin-person at Quimby’s Bookstore: 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago IL: 60622

In-store at Watcher Comix in Evanston (606 Davis St.) at 1PM, Chicago comic book writer and Jazz musician, Joe Clark. Writer on the Jazz history anthology Deep Cuts, Fantasy action series Ordinary …