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Hillbillies in Hollywood

Oregon Cartoon Institute co-founder Dennis Nyback presented this special program at various movie theaters across Oregon.

The 2015 Oregon Cartoon Institute Pop-Up Storefront

“The Portland Sign” by Christopher Neugebauer is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. A project that never took place was a planned pop-up storefront to educate people about Oregon’s…

Maia Kobabe in Conversation

On 21 July 2022, Kathleen Breitenbach interviewed Maia Kobabe. A transcript of the interview is available on the Comics DC blog.

The Art of the News

At a time of eroded public faith in traditional news media, comics journalism has emerged as a powerful antidote to the dissemination of inaccurate information and fake news….

Sketchbook in Parks Zines

Pop up event: Sketchbook in Parks Bike Ride (June 2022)

As part of Portland’s Pedalpalooza Bike Summer festival, OCP artist-in-residence Sarah Mirk partnered with cartoonist Kane Lynch to host this drawing-in-parks bike ride. Starting at Irving Park, the…

Oregon Comics Jam Zine Collection

Below are some of the zines created during the 2022 Eugene Comics Jam.

Virtual event (June 14): Jason Reynolds discusses the re-release of Penguin Classics Marvel Collection with series editor, Ben Saunders (University of Oregon)

June 14th, 6:00 pm. Tickets on Eventbrite. The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel’s transformative…

We look at comics at the National Conference in Race & Ethnicity NCORE (Portland, May 31-June 4)

The 34th Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education was held in-person in Portland, Oregon. There were a number of comics with a focus on…

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….