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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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