# Event Details - **Event Name**: Comics With Bookmarks ft. Author Oliver Mertz - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 25 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 25 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a special Comics With Bookmarks Book Club featuring Author Oliver MertzAbout this EventTo be held at Solid State Books on H St. NEFrom writer and colorist extraordinaire Oliver Mertz (The Monuments, First Law of Mad Science) and acclaimed artist Alex Diotto (Youth, Indigo Children) comes a weird tale of conspiracy, faded superheroics, and suburban angst in '90s Washington, D.C.Sixteen-year-old Ari Ackerman just witnessed a M**der. Or two. Or maybe he didn’t. He’s not quite sure. What he does know is that he loves the Washington, D.C., punk scene and is trying very hard to process the perpetual impending death (and frequent resurrections) of his cancer-stricken father. Ari’s best friend, Maya Meng, just wants to hang out and go see Jawbox play at the Black Cat. But sadly, an escalating series of unexplained deaths can really ruin a perfectly good day.For readers who like What’s the Furthest Place from Here?, Love and Rockets, David Lynch, Daniel Clowes, Seinfeld, Agatha Christie, Powers, Fugazi, and Wes Anderson, A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts is sure to evoke all the feelings that come with being an outsider, making sense of the world around you, and finding your place in it. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/64839d20-a09e-11f1-8382-27c8b4f8dbac-rimg-w740-h740-dc484848-gmir.jpg “Definition of graphic novel: comic book that needs a bookmark." — Art SpiegelmanComics With Bookmarks is a book club dedicated to the art of graphic storytelling in all its diverse forms: fiction, memoir, history, journalism & more!Led by bookseller Ben, Comics With Bookmarks meets monthly on the fourth Sunday of the Month at 2PM unless otherwise noted. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/64b77e60-a09e-11f1-8382-27c8b4f8dbac-rimg-w493-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg Oliver Mertz is the writer and colorist of the Oni Press graphic novel A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts and co-writer and colorist of the fan-favorite indie comic series First Law of Mad Science and the critically acclaimed graphic novel series The Monuments. He is the colorist of several stories in the Ringo Award-nominated anthology Maybe Someday and the Ignatz Award-nominated Let Her Be Evil. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/comics-with-bookmarks-ft-author-oliver-mertz/100001998510848747 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: Solid State Books - **lat**: 38.9005105 - **long**: -76.9975298 - **full address**: Solid State Books, 600F H Street Northeast, Washington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Comics With Bookmarks ft. 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