History Pub - The Ink of Time: The Intersection of History and Comics

Schedule

Mon, 27 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

McMenamins Kennedy School | Portland, OR

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Discover how history is told through the prism of comic books. From comics based entirely on historic events like 𝐴𝑔𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π΅π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘§π‘’ and π‘€π‘Žπ‘’π‘  to popular DC and Marvel titles like π‘†π‘’π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘› and πΆπ‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π΄π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘Ž, Mark Russell presents how comic books and graphic novels have dealt with history as it happens and in the aftermath of world events.
Mark Russell is Vice Chair of the Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts in Portland and an Eisner, GLAAD, and Ringo award-winning comic book writer who has written π‘†π‘’π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›, π΅π‘Žπ‘‘π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›, and πΉπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ titles, as well as many others.
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McMenamins Kennedy School, Kennedy School Hotel, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211, United States

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