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Bridge City Comics

COMICS FOR THE PEOPLE

About Me

Bridge City Comics is dedicated to fulfilling the needs of comic book enthusiasts in Portland, Oregon! We are firmly committed to expanding the market and educating people about the fun and excitement that goes along with enjoying comic books and graphic novels.
Portland's love for comic books (the number of publishers and professionals living here is second only to New York City) is nowhere more apparent than at Bridge City Comics. We carry a wide selection of new comics, new and used graphic novels, local comics, collecting supplies, apparel and more.
With thousands of graphic novels and a well-stocked Portland-based creators section, Bridge City Comics is comic book nirvana for the hard-core collector and the casual reader alike.
Store Hours:
11am - 7pm Monday
11am - 7pm Tuesday through Saturday
12pm - 5pm Sunday
For more information:
Call 503-282-5484, e-mail info AT bridgecitycomics.com
or visit MapQuest or GoogleMaps for directions to our store.

My Interests

Comics! Movies, music, pop culture... video games (someone want to buy me an XBox 360?), DVDs, concerts, hanging out with friends, BBQ, Rolling Rock, Mohito, etc.

I'd like to meet:


Check out MC Chris giving Bridge City Comics a shout-out (1:06 into the video) during his recent concert at Dante's here in Portland!
Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Brian K. Vaughan (I did once!), Joss Whedon (met him), Ed Brubaker (was mistaken for him at a party), Neil Gaiman (had dinner with him), Mike Mignola (he scowled at me lovingly), Eric Powell (my favorite hillbilly and good pal), Hiroaki Samura, Brian Wood, Paul Hornschemeier, Ashley Wood, Farel Dalrymple, Keith Giffen, Master Shake, Frylock, the Mooninites, Bruce Campbell, Tom & Mary Beirbaum, Hal Jordan, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Geoff Darrow, Stan Sakai (nicest guy in comics), John Bellairs (well, if he wasn't dead)... Jeffery Brown, James Kolchaka, Jessica Alba (we had a moment once), Chris Cerasi, MC Chris, the guy who invented the POst-It Note (he's made my life SO much easier!)

Music:

Depeche Mode, Interpol, Built to Spill, Dandy Warhols, The Cure, Modest Mouse, New Order, Curve, Soul Coughing, Afghan Whigs, Portishead, INXS, Jay-Z, Catherine Wheel, Frank Sinatra, Chemical Brothers, Beastie Boys, Beloved, Captain vs. Crew (RIP), ChemLab, Consolidated, Crystal Method, The Cult, DangerDoom, Dave Gahan, David Byrne, David Gray (I'm so sensitive!), Dead Milkmen (I'm not sensitive at all!), Dido, Dr. Dre, Econoline Crush, Eels, Elastica, Electronic, Empty Set, Erasure, Eurythmics, Evanescence, Fatboy Slim, Foo Fighters, Front 242, G. Love, Garbage, God Lives Underwater, Gorillaz, Gravity Kills, Guns N Roses, Hole, Husker Du, Ice Cube, Jane's Addiction, Jesus & Mary Chain, Jesus Jones, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Joy Division, KMFDM, Kraftwerk, La Tour, Local H, Lords of Acid, Loretta Lynn, Ludacris, Lush, Machines of Loving Grace, Madder Rose, Maggie Estep, Manufacture, Massive Attack, Matthew Sweet, Max Q, MC 900 ft Jesus, MC Chris, Meat Beat Manifesto, Method Man, Michael Hutchence, Midnight Oil, Milkhouse, Ministry, Missy Elliot, Moby, Monaco, Morphine, Morrissey, Murder Inc., Mustard Plug, My Bloody Valentine, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Neil Young, Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, nitzer Ebb, Nirvana, NWA, Oasis, Outkast, Pailhead, Pearl Jam, Perfect Circle, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, PIG, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Plastikman, Podigy, Propellerheads, Psykosonic, Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine, Rally Boy, Recoil, RHCP, REM, Replacements, Republica, Revenge, Rolling Stones, Ruby, Salt, Sarah McLachlan, Semisonic, Sister Machine Gun, SISTERS OF MERCY!, Smashing Pumpkins, Smiths, Snoop, Dogg, Social D, Soundgarden, Stabbing Westward, Stereo MCs, Stevie Wonder, Stone Roses, The Strokes, Sugar, Bob Mould, Talking Heads, Tenacious D, The The, They Might Be Giants, Tonic, Tool, U2, Underworld, VNV Nation, Wolfgang Press, The Killers, Franz Fedinand, and your mom. Just wanted to see if you really read that far.

Movies:

Oh man, where do I start? Superman, Star Wars (original trilogy, natch)

Television:

Venture Brothers, Brak, Sealab 2021, Arrested Development, Project Runway, Farscape, Stargate (SG1 and Atlantis), Battlestar Galactica (old and new), the 4400, West Wing, Amazing Race, Survivor, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,

Books:

What's a book? You mean graphic novel?

Heroes:

Hal Jordan, of course!

My Blog

Street Fair, Dark Knight and NEW COMICS!! 7/16/2008

Hello-Wow, so we just had the Mississippi Ave,. Street Fair yesterday and, as always, it was a blast!They estimated that the street saw 14,000 people last year for the 2007 Street Fair and I have to i...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:21:00 PST

NEW COMICS ON THURSDAY!! 7/5/2008

Hello-I hope that everyone had a great 4th of July! We went over to some friends' house and I stuffed myself on bratwurst... so good!So there are a couple of things you need to know about the upcoming...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:31:00 PST

Happy 4th of July and NEW COMICS!! 7/2/2008

Hello-As some of you may know, I just got back into town from a quick trip to Michigan. One of my best pals got married and I just happened to be in the wedding!It was a lot of fun but I'm trying to c...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:43:00 PST

Summer’s finally here and NEW COMICS!! 6/25/2008

Hello-So summer's finally graced us with its presence! The nice, warm weather is here and the days are going to start to get shorter... ah, it's a nice reprieve from the rain! But don't get me wrong, ...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:42:00 PST

Happy Fathers Day and NEW COMICS 6/18/2008

Hello-So here we are... my very first Father's Day! I'm kind of excited and curious about what it'll be like. Luckily, Naomi is too young to start getting me ties for Father's Day (soon enough... soon...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:53:00 PST

New Yorker Swipes Kirby and NEW COMICS 6/11/2008

Hello-I haven't done a "news roundup" in quite a while so it's about time! One of the most interesting things I've seen is this:http://www.nypost.com/seven/05222008/news/regionalnews/ drawing_criticism...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:37:00 PST

Happy Times and NEW COMICS 6/4/2008

Hello-Well, good news this week! Our friends Ted and Martha had their little baby girl on Friday, May 30... Quimby Louise joined the world and now we've got one more comic reader! Big congrats to Ted ...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:18:00 PST

A Lost Colleague and NEW COMICS 5/29/2008

Hello-I usually try to keep this pretty upbeat, ya know? But we got some bad news last week. Fellow comics retailer Rory Root (owner of Comic Relief in Berkely) passed away after complications from an...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 25 May 2008 12:29:00 PST

Hot Hot Heat Wave and NEW COMICS! 5/21/2008

Hello-Okay, Mother Nature, we get it. Global warming, greenhouse gasses, etc. etc. ... can you please turn down the temperature now before I spontaneously combust?http://www.beloblog.com/KGW_Blogs/wea...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 18 May 2008 01:32:00 PST

A REALLY Big Week and NEW COMICS! 5/7/2008

Hello-Man, I am officially frazzled! Free Comic Book Day was great again this year and I really want to thank Lucas and Michael for pitching in and being troopers (even though I had to bribe them with...
Posted by Bridge City Comics on Sun, 04 May 2008 10:20:00 PST