Sponsored by the OCP: Free screening of “No Straight Lines” (July 8)
OCP artist-in residence Sarah Mirk invites you to a free screening of No Straight Lines. The screening takes place on July 8 at Books with Pictures in Portland. In Sarah’s…
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Portland-based publisher TidalWave Comics releases comic about Volodymyr Zelenskyy
TidalWave Comics is proud to announce the addition of a biography of Volodymyr Zelenskyy to its popular comic book series featuring political movers and shakers. “Political Power: Volodymyr Zelenskyy” will…
Eugene Comics Jam w/ Sarah Mirk & the Oregon Cartoon Project (June 4)
Sarah Mirk, the Oregon Cartoon Project Artist-in-Residence 2022, is hosting a free comics jam on June 4th. In collaboration with the University of Oregon student comics publication Art Ducko, Mirk…
Virtual: 18th Annual GCO Comics Conference “Exploring the In-Betweens: Comics in Flux”
Please join the University of Florida’s Graduate Comics Organization on May 20th-22nd for a free and open to the public comics and graphic novels conference: “Exploring the In-Betweens: Comics in…
Sponsored by the Oregon Cartoon Project: Sketchbook in Parks (June 9, 2022)
The Oregon Cartoon Project is proud to sponsor Sketchbook in Parks. Calling all people who love to draw! Bring your sketchbook and let’s draw people (and dogs!) in parks. We’ll…
First Union of Comic Book Workers comes from…. Oregon!
In January 2022, a historic first took place, when the workers of Image Comics voted 7-2 in favor of unionizing with the Communications Workers of America. Previously, Image Comics had…
Orygone Series and the Oregon Ungreeting Cards
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, James Cloutier created a series of cartoon paperbacks that poked fun at Oregon. Starring a person called Hugh Wetshoe, four volumes were…
In-Between Days by Teva Harrison
Teva Harrison was born in Williams, Oregon. She lived in Toronto with her husband. Teva was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 37. In this brilliant and…
Rapid City, SD, censors and destroys graphic novel Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
While not directly related to Oregon cartooning, this disconcerting news could easily be about one of the many cartoons, comics and graphic novels from our state. As reported by Argus…
Free Comic Book Day Portland
Free Comic Book Day is the most wonderful time of the year for comic enthusiasts—it’s when publishers shell out special issues and deals on popular titles like Spider-Man, Doctor Who,…