Comics

Portland author David F. Walker and illustrator Marcus Kwame Anderson have worked together before - on a 2021 graphic novel about the Black Panther Party. This time they’ve teamed up on something a little different: an update of the classic American novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” In their version, “Big Jim and the White Boy,” the escaped slave Jim is more than just Huck’s companion; he’s a fully imagined character. Walker joins us to talk about the work of updating an American classic.

After 10 years, the award-winning comics website and independent publisher The Nib is shutting down this summer. OPB producer Donald Orr spoke with The Nib founder and editor Matt Bors and contributing editor Sarah Shay Mirk about the legacy The Nib leaves behind.

Saturday, May 6 is Free Comic Book Day. Portland comic book writer Casey Gilly will be celebrating the release of her new comic, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summer at Portland's Floating World Comics.

KC Green, the web comic artist, just marked the 10th anniversary of his 2013 comic strip that became a popular meme. He reflects on the meme's timelessness and the smiling dog's next chapter.

The Armstrong Project provides two $100,000 endowments to Howard University and Hampton University.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Iman Vellani, the Pakistani-Canadian actress who plays Kamala Khan on "Ms. Marvel," about what the show means for representation on television.

Comic book publisher Oni Press is set to release a new series next week that blends indigenous folklore, magic and monsters, and has a 20-something hipster as its lead protagonist. "Season of the Bruja" is the brainchild of Portland writer Aaron Duran, who joined OPB to talk about the new Latinx series.

Portland-based comics journalist, pop culture critic, Portland State University comics studies professor and author Douglas Wolk chronicled his journey to read every single Marvel comic in his latest book, "All of the Marvels."

2021 marks 35 years since Oregon-based franchise Dark Horse Comics launched. Since its founding, the comics publisher has become a major name in the graphic novel and entertainment industry.

The web comic “Reported Missing” is as addictive as any serialized true crime podcast or detective novel.