ComicsChicago
@comicschicago.bsky.social
Updates about comics-related events in and around Chicago. Curated by @genekjr.bsky.social. Profile images of Chicago by Winsor McCay.
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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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January 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Here's our page listing comics shops in and around Chicago. What are we missing? Please let us know!
Visiting ComicsChicago.wordpress.com is now an ad-free experience! (Bonus points for IDing the source of our “No Ads!” banner)
January 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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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January 4, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Links to TONS of photos of a comics-heavy visit to Chicago by a Belgian #comics journalist!
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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...
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#IRCreads @ILReadCouncil
@jeffreybrownrq.bsky.social
www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/conference-i...
illinoisreads.org
#IRCreads @ILReadCouncil
@jeffreybrownrq.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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
www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/conference-i...
illinoisreads.org
#IRCreads @ILReadCouncil
@jeffreybrownrq.bsky.social
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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
@genehacomix
www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/conference-i...
illinoisreads.org
#IRCreads @ILReadCouncil
@genehacomix
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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
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.
comicschicago.wordpress.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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, @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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January 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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, @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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January 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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 #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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January 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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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
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
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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
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
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Applications are now open for CAKE 2026! Apply online at cakechicago.com/apply until Jan 5th.
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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 @ @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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December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
1/16/26: Keep Your Ear to the Ground: Conversation with John R. Davis @ @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social, 6:30pm
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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December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
1/9/26: Conor Stechschulte @ @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social, 5-7pm
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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December 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
1/17/26: Joe Clark @ @watchercomix.bsky.social, 1:00pm