The Olympia Comics Festival is celebrating its 7th year of this community tradition with special guests Jeffrey Brown, Jim Woodring, and Michel Gagne. Chicago-based Jeffrey Brown is best known for his candid autobiographical accounts of failed relationships including Clumsy, Unlikely and Every Girl is the End of the World for Me. Seattle’s Jim Woodring has risen to fame for his mesmerizing silent comics featuring Frank, a strange creature in a stranger world. Michel Gagne, originally from Quebec, is an illustrator/animator who has worked on feature films such as Ratatouille, The Iron Giant and Osmosis Jones as well as publishing many comics of his own including ZED and The Saga of Rex.

Northwest Cartoonist Expo

noon to 5 P.M. at The Vault (425 Franklin St. SE)

Free and open to all ages.

Book Signings

3-5 P.M. at Danger Room Comics (201 4th Ave. W)

Free and open to all ages.

Stage Show

6 to 8 P.M. at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave.)

$1 donation and parental guidance advised (for language and drawn nudity).

The Olympia Comics Festival differs greatly from typical comic conventions because it is dedicated to upholding comics as an art form and promoting local small press cartoonists. This event is intended to be enjoyed by devoted comic fans and casual readers alike. For questions, email olympiacomicsfestival@gmail.com or call Danger Room at (360) 705-3050.