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So excited to be hosting Chester Brown AND Sook-Yin Lee next Thursday (6-8pm)!!! Report the shop fools!!

After the signing, be sure to catch the movie at the Gene Siskel Film Center starting Friday.

Show & Tell with Dorian Sylvain

Saturday, February 21, 6:30-8 pm
Featuring Dorian Sylvain

Quimby’s is excited to host acclaimed painter, muralist, educator, and cultural organizer Dorian Sylvian for a Show & Tell session focused on her artistic practice and her book Raised In It!

Blonde Bombastic
by Frankie Lyne
Closing Reception
Sunday, 2/8 5-7

Blonde Bombastic by Frankie Lyne is centered around Marie a 50’s does 70’s heroine who’s incredible outfits, & glamorous looks, keep her just ahead of the dire consequences of her full on sex-and-drugs rock and roll lifestyle.

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

In its February issue, CHICAGO Magazine features @chicagocomics.bsky.social and @challengers.bsky.social in its "Store vs. Store" feature

Jarrett Dapier (“Wake Now in the Fire”) Interviewed by Steven Heller 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…

The Daily Heller interviews Jarrett Dapier, librarian and writer of the anti-censorship GN "Wake Now in the Fire" (art by AJ Dungo), about Chicago Public Schools' decision to ban PERSEPOLIS back in 2013.

ComicsChicago Bookshop ComicsChicago.org is a one-stop information source for all things comics in the greater Chicago, IL area.

We're now on @bookshop.org ! Stop by and check out our curated lists of Chicago-based comics, sold by independent bookshops. (As always, our graphic of the Chicago skyline by the great Winsor McCay.)

ESSENCE Profiles Artist Hebru Brantley, Including His Upcoming GN “Flyboy” 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…

Artist Hebru Brantley's recent ESSENCE profile spends some time on his upcoming comic "Flyboy"

2/22/26: ASHES #4 Signing with Jeremiah Wolffe & Archangelo Crelencia @ Challengers 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…

Next Month! ASHES #4 Signing with Jeremiah Wolffe & Archangelo Crelencia @ @challengers.bsky.social 2/2/26

1/23/26: Show & Tell: Blonde Bombastic, Frankie Lyne | Opening & Reading, @ Quimby’s 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…

This Friday at @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social: Show & Tell: Blonde Bombastic, Frankie Lyne | Opening & Reading

It’s the last day to apply to CAKE 2026!

Chicago Reader reviews Mirror Mirror #4 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.

Post: @chicagoreader.com reviews Mirror Mirror #4 from @2dcloud.bsky.social

Keep Your Ear to the Ground:
A History of DC Punk Fanzines
John Davis in Conversation
with Liz Mason
Friday, 1/16, 6:30-8:30pm

Register at quimbys.com

Keep Your Ear to the Ground is the first history of the fanzines that emerged from Washington, DC’s highly influential punk community.

Comic Shops 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…

Here's our page listing comics shops in and around Chicago. What are we missing? Please let us know!

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Visiting ComicsChicago.wordpress.com is now an ad-free experience! (Bonus points for IDing the source of our “No Ads!” banner)

A Comics-Heavy Tour of Chicago 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…

Links to TONS of photos of a comics-heavy visit to Chicago by a Belgian #comics journalist!

Check out this amazing Illinois Reads book for 2026! And, don’t miss meeting the author who will be joining us at the 2026 Illinois Reading Council Conference! Find out more at:
www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/conference-i...
illinoisreads.org
#IRCreads @ILReadCouncil
@jeffreybrownrq.bsky.social

Check out this amazing Illinois Reads book for 2026! And, don’t miss meeting the author who will be joining us at the 2026 Illinois Reading Council Conference! Find out more at:
www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/conference-i...
illinoisreads.org
#IRCreads @ILReadCouncil
@genehacomix

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I've started a page listing #comics and #graphicnovels which are set primarily in and around #Chicago. What am I missing? LMK here or via the website. Include a publisher's link if possible. Thanks!

1/3/26: Comic Book Roundtable: The Justice League of America, CPL, Sulzer Regional Library, 2:30pm 2:30-4:30pm. Ages 18+. 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625. More information:

1/3/26: Comic Book Roundtable: The Justice League of America, @chipublib.bsky.social, Sulzer Regional Library, 2:30pm #comics #libraries #justiceleague #dccomics #readinggroups #chicago #comicbooks

Thru 2/8/26: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Science + Industry 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…

Thru 2/8/26: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition, @msichicago.bsky.social

Thru 1/4/26: Take Care with Peanuts, at the Chicago Children’s Museum 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…

Thru 1/4/26: Take Care with Peanuts, at the Chicago Children's Museum #peanuts #exhibits #kids #comics #chicago

HNYE!
#art #drawing #steve

Day 7 of 12 Days of The Comic Source bring @HackinTimSeeley.bsky.social
back on the show for a fantastic chat about a ton of books! From classic series Revival & Hack/Slash to newer titles Masters of the Universe, No Place & so much more! Join Us! https://youtu.be/xGc5nnhOLYo?si=K7QUSMbB6XEkhM4B

Two figures announcing the opening of exhibitor applications for CAKE 2026

Applications are now open for CAKE 2026! Apply online at cakechicago.com/apply until Jan 5th.

1/16/26: Keep Your Ear to the Ground: Conversation with John R. Davis @ Quimby’s 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…

1/16/26: Keep Your Ear to the Ground: Conversation with John R. Davis @ @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social, 6:30pm

1/9/26: Conor Stechschulte @ Quimby’s, 5-7pm 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

1/9/26: Conor Stechschulte @ @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social, 5-7pm

1/17/26: Joe Clark @ Watcher Comix, 1:00pm 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 …

1/17/26: Joe Clark @ @watchercomix.bsky.social, 1:00pm