CZF will be back on Saturday October 10th!! We're thrilled to be returning to the Winter Garden in the Harold Washington Library Center, thanks to the generous partnership of @chipublib.bsky.social!
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Updates about comics-related events in and around Chicago. Curated by @genekjr.bsky.social. Profile images of Chicago by Winsor McCay. Send PR to comicschicago@gmail.com or visit http://comicschicago.org
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.
In its February issue, CHICAGO Magazine features @chicagocomics.bsky.social and @challengers.bsky.social in its "Store vs. Store" feature
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 …
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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.
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…
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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.)
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Artist Hebru Brantley's recent ESSENCE profile spends some time on his upcoming comic "Flyboy"
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…
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Next Month! ASHES #4 Signing with Jeremiah Wolffe & Archangelo Crelencia @ @challengers.bsky.social 2/2/26
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…
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This Friday at @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social: Show & Tell: Blonde Bombastic, Frankie Lyne | Opening & Reading
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…
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Post: @chicagoreader.com reviews Mirror Mirror #4 from @2dcloud.bsky.social
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.
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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.
Here's our page listing comics shops in and around Chicago. What are we missing? Please let us know!
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…
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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)
Links to TONS of photos of a comics-heavy visit to Chicago by a Belgian #comics journalist!
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…
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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
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!
In Comics
Comics which are set in or around Chicago.
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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
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:
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Thru 2/8/26: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition, @msichicago.bsky.social
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…
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Thru 1/4/26: Take Care with Peanuts, at the Chicago Children's Museum #peanuts #exhibits #kids #comics #chicago
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…
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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
1/16/26: Keep Your Ear to the Ground: Conversation with John R. Davis @ @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social, 6:30pm
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…
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1/9/26: Conor Stechschulte @ @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social, 5-7pm
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
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1/17/26: Joe Clark @ @watchercomix.bsky.social, 1:00pm
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 …
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