Why Portland is a Comic-Lover’s Heaven

Portland is home to one of the largest comic book and graphic novel communities in the nation. We’re not just talking about fans but about writers, artists, and publishers. So with the city’s biggest comics convention underway this weekend, today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking with Lauren Dabb of Leftfield Media, which produces the Rose City Comic Con, and Eisner-award-winning Portland comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick. They’re both here to tell us why our comics community is unique and why you shouldn’t sleep on this weekend's Rose City Comic Con.

Events mentioned in the episode:

• Forest Park’s 75th Anniversary: https://www.portland.gov/parks/forest-park-75
• Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert: https://www.orsymphony.org/concerts-tickets/2324/indiana-jones-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-in-concert/ 
• Laser Mort Garson: Plantasia on the Moon at OMSI: https://everout.com/portland/events/laser-mort-garson-plantasia-on-the-moon/e156197/ 
• More on Mort Garson: https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2023/09/19/46729036/finally-the-music-of-mort-garson-presented-as-it-should-be-with-lasers

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