#state: oregon

[flying-mochis]

Florida (or Talla)

Oregon (or Eugene)

Kansas (or Dorothy)

Vermont (or Vincent)

Ayy here are my states for y'all, hope you like them. Uhhh I hope I'm posting this to the right tumblr cuz I uh *ahem* I may have posted this to my personal tumblr on accident... This is gonna happen again, I know it. Love you all!

~ mun Fishy

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Oregon safe sapces

Artist Erika Moen: "I have ALWAYS felt welcomed and respected in Portland's fine comic shops: @cosmicmonkey @floating_world @BridgeCityComx All great places."

http://www.floatingworldcomics.com/main/

http://cosmicmonkeycomics.com/

http://www.bridgecitycomics.com/

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Portland Oregon: Excalibur Comics

Excalibur is co-owned by a rad and knowledgeable woman who works the shop a lot. I've never had a negative experience there, and I'm definitely a comics lightweight. I feel safe admitting my lack of knowledge to the staff and they've promptly and without question kicked out the one or two patrons who've ever been icky at me.

[haterfreewednesdays]

Two good shops in Portland, Oregon

Floating World Comics, 400 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209

This is my go-to comics shop on the west side in Portland. It's kind of on the smaller side with a small staff to match. It seems like I always see the same three or four people working there, women and poc are included in their staff. I have noticed that women tend to make up at least half of their customer base, I don't think I've ever been the only lady in the room. Their stock is mostly newer stuff, plus a pretty good small press/zines/art books section. It's generally a quiet time when I'm in there, the employees don't bother me but neither to they ignore me. One time there were  only two copies of the comic I wanted hiding somewhere in the store and the guy working helped me root around until we found it. They always offer to order something that they don't have in stock. It's just a nice, mellow place to buy comics.

Excalibur Books & Comics, 2444 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214

This is probably my favorite of the two shops I frequent in Portland. It has a more traditional comic shop vibe and it's huge. They have old issues and more obscure/cult stuff all laid out in a vast sea of well organized bins that takes up the whole middle of the store. Bookshelves full of trades and graphic novels make up the margin. Again, ladies and poc on staff make things feel inclusive. When I have to ask for something, they walk me over to where it is instead of just pointing even when it's obvious. They never make me feel stupid about not knowing how things are organized or not knowing what the current issue of a comic is if I'm behind. I've had a lot of good chats with the employees and gotten a few great recommendations from them, too.

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Hey, I notice there's nothing on Portland, OR in the masterlist. I'm a total n00b at comics, and of the female persuasion, so I'm pretty terrified of comic shops. Any recs/warnings for stuff in this area?

Hey there! I think we do have some places for Portland hiding in our queue (thank you everyone for all the submissions!). Hopefully we'll sort through the backlog soon and update the masterlist. But if anyone does have recommendations for Portland, let us know!

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Excalibur Comics, Portland, Oregon, USA

Terrific, accessible layout (I use a walker), there is a woman behind the counter (I think she owns or co-owns it) who is friendly and makes suggestions.  Also at least one POC man employee who is almost always there.  Lots of back issues, buys back issues, bright space with lots of windows.  Has a friendly but shy dog in shop at all times.  I often see POC, women, and people with different ability aids in this shop and they are all welcome.