Books with Pictures — Local services in Portland

Books with Pictures a a great comic shop, especially if you have never been in a comic shop. The store is very welcoming with a variety of books for most tastes, and definitely for all ages.

The owner and ataff extremely knowledgeable about comics, and will be able to provide recommendations to please most. If their recommendations aren't good enough, there is a currated collection. Each issue has a note on why you might want to purchase it.

Be sure to follow their social media. Their newsletter is funny and informative. I regularly get informed about new and interesting books to check out.

Books with Pictures is a great comic shop in a city filled with great comic shops.

Addendum - In this "post-pandemic" time we find ourselves in, Books With Pictures still provides a great place to be, following good practices. They are having more events, and so it is well worth your time to join their mailing list.

Additional hint, it's worth being in their email list for the weekly listings. They are witty and informative, sharing many of the new issues, books, and new from the shop. It is a...

Over the years, in both the original location nearby, and in their current home, I've paid a variety of types of visits to Books With Pictures. I've been to fundraisers, author/artist signing events, come in to pick up special order items, and also just dropped in to browse. Neither my spouse nor I are artists or authors, but we know a number of people in Portland whose work can be found on the shelves here - it is truly a reflection of the city in which it is located. My latest visit was to pick up a special order item. The web site makes it very easy to make a request that is fully customized for each item, depending on whether it's in stock, available to order, or perhaps no longer available. This is a wonderful part of a city populated with readers, and...

Fabulous shop! Katie, the owner, takes her time to help my 9-year-old find things she will like and makes sure to remind us when new issues come in. There's something for everyone here (including a back shelf that has Adult Comics and a sign that says these books have "lots of yucky vegetables -- stay away kids!") and I don't feel uncomfortable even though I know nothing about comics. It's nice to have a place where you can take your kid who has finally found things she likes to read, and know that they will gently and kindly be steered away from inappropriate things and towards tons of stuff that they can pick from. It's also nice to know that as she grows up we won't have to find a different shop because there's something for...