Portland writer and Eisner Award nominee Kelly Sue DeConnick is well-known for her feminist writing. Her skill has inspired a firm following, which has extended to her run of Captain…
Portland Review lit quarterly publishes first issue of year
Portland Review, the university literary journal, celebrated their first quarterly release of the school year at Ford Food & Drink on Nov. 14. The journal is presently available for $12,…
The same thing we do every night, Burma
In writer Paul Tobin and illustrator Benjamin Dewey’s I Was the Cat, Allison Breaking is a news reporter at heart, but a memoirist to pay the bills. So she’s both…
The magical girls of Avalon
Kel McDonald’s Misfits of Avalon is the best thing to happen to the magical girl genre. The genre was started in Japan in the early ‘50s, and is still seriously…
Bee and Puppycat crosses mediums to blow your mind
Bee and Puppycat, a series by Natasha Allegri, best known for her work in Pendelton Ward’s Adventure Time and especially for her involvement in the Ice King’s fan fiction, saw…
WRC to host support workshop for non-traditional women
The Women’s Resource Center will host a workshop called Supporting Non-traditional Women on Campus on Nov. 5, at 1:00 p.m. The event will be facilitated by Anna Vetter, empowerment coordinator,…
Pretty Deadly is all that and more
Portland writer and Eisner Award nominee Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Emma Ríos’ series Pretty Deadly is aptly named. It’s just that: pretty and deadly. The whole volume is perfect…
The best comics, according to the clerks who sell them
When you’re looking for the best, go to the experts. That’s exactly what we did for our list of the best comics around, as recommended by a handful of Portland’s…
To the quick with Nailbiter
Before you even crack open the first volume of Nailbiter, clip your nails to the quick, file them all the way down. Maybe wear gloves. Writer Joshua Williamson and artist…
Archives Crawl opens oft closed doors to public
The fourth annual Oregon Archives Crawl will celebrate all things dusty, yellowing and sumptuously crinkled next Saturday, Oct. 18. The event, which collects and displays precious archived materials from numerous sources…
Sex Criminals: What is it and why is everyone talking about it?
Portland writer Matt Fraction and Canadian artist Chip Zdarsky’s comic series Sex Criminals is a lot less creepy than it sounds, but just as amazing as you can expect. Suzie,…