Appearances
March 13, 2025
Due to a global pandemic, we will not be attending conventions, seminars, or workshops in the near future. But it's our hope to return to Mexico City, in time for the 500th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan, in 2025.
July 23 - 25, 2021
Comic-Con at Home is happening again July 23–25—and the programming is FREE to watch online! We’re excited to present a panel for Comic-Con@Home, followed by a Q&A livestream on Zoom, on July 25.
March 27, 2021
Portland, Oregon
Anina was on a panel discussing Friends of Lulu, an organization created in the 1990s to promote women readers and creators in comics, and Anina was one of the founders!
March 27, 2021
Portland, Oregon
Anina was on a panel about the under-appreciated craft of lettering comics and the art of visual storytelling. Part of the online programming for the HelioscopePDX Mini Con.
February 20, 2021
The World Wide Web
Do you love comics? Interested in writing your own? Join us on February 20, 2021, at 12pm PST, to learn about creating comics and graphic novels! This event is in…
July 22 - 26, 2020
Online
Comic-Con 2020 is cancelled, but they want to welcome you to Comic-Con at Home!
We are proud to present two online panels for Comic-Con.
June 26, 2020
Online as part of the virtual Utah Arts Fest
Join us for our annual Utah Arts Fest workshop, where you’ll collaborate to make up a comic book story, then watch it come to life! Instead of being in person, this…
May 9 - 10, 2020
The Internet!
We joined the fan, artist, and vendor communities for a unique online event. Our panel was called "Which Page To Turn." We explored how pop culture can provide a path to the "New Normal."
March 5 - 8, 2020
San Diego
We snuck in one convention for 2020 before the world changed, thankfully it was SDCF--our favorite show to attend. This one will become a particularly bright memory in an otherwise dark year.
September 13 - 15, 2019
Oregon Convention Center
It’s our hometown Portland's biggest comic book convention of the year! Paul will be debuting a very limited edition print copy of Episode One of his new online comic book…
July 18 - 21, 2019
San Diego, California
It’s the biggest convention of the year. We're nominated for an Eisner Award, the "Oscars" of comics, for our series AZTEC EMPIRE!
June 29 - 30, 2019
Portland, Oregn
We're guests of the first Portland Indie Con! We will be doing a Spotlight Interview with Colleen Coover on Sunday, 4:30-5:30.
June 20 - 23, 2019
Salt Lake City, Utah
We're conducting our annual workshops about making comic books at the SLCC Community Writing Center, as part of the Utah Arts Festival.
April 1 - 30, 2019
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Portland Comic Book Month, Commissioner Chloe Eudaly will host an opening party at City Hall on First Thursday, April 4, 2019. Anina is honored to be on the planning committee for this and other Comic Book Month events.
March 7 - 10, 2019
San Diego, California
We are so proud to be invited again to the San Diego Comic Fest! Check back here for a list of the panels that we'll be doing.
January 12, 2019
The Portland Japanese Garden
Paul was on a panel discussing manga, an event that was part of an international art exhibit which made its only U.S. venue the Portland Japanese Garden.
September 6 - 8, 2018
The Salt Palace Convention Center
We’re guests of FanX in Salt Lake City! We’ve been guests of the Utah Arts Fest for years now, and Boilerplate has appeared at The Leonardo museum twice, but this is our…
August 1, 2018
Books With Pictures, Portland, OR.
Anina was asked to cap an evening of storytelling from comic book professionals about their most memorable convention experiences.
July 25, 2018
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
Anina is a panelist in an IMAX theatre. Her projected image gives new meaning to "Big Red Hair!"
July 19 - 23, 2018
San Diego Convention Center
This was a special year for Anina. She was the liaison for convention guest Joye Kelly, the only surviving Golden Age writer, and the first woman to write Wonder Woman!
June 21 - 24, 2018
Library Square
We're guests of the SLCC Community Writing Center, as part of the Utah Arts Festival, where we're conducting our annual all-ages workshops about making comic books.
April 20 - 22, 2018
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
We’re delighted to be guests again at the San Diego Comic Fest (SDCF).
March 17 - 18, 2018
Anina and Paul are guests of Border Town Comic-Con! If you're anywhere near Ontario, Oregon (on the Snake River near the Idaho border), come see us this weekend! Border Town Comic Con…
March 1 - 4, 2018
Anina and Paul will have a booth at Emerald City Comicon for the first time in a few years! Come find out what’s caught the Joker’s attention in the photo…
September 8 - 10, 2017
Paul and Anina are at the Helioscope Studio island, booth #611, and we're doing a panel about the new 24 Hour Comic documentary film shot in Portland.
August 26, 2017
We’re signing books and doing a reading at the Oregon State Fair on Authors Day, along with other Oregon-based writers.
July 11 - August 11, 2017
Portland, Oregon
Paul was one of the artists featured in the documentary "24 Hour Comic."
July 19 - 23, 2017
It’s the biggest convention of the year! Here’s where to find us.
June 22 - 25, 2017
We conduct our annual all-ages workshops about making comic books at the SLCC Community Writing Center, as part of the Utah Arts Festival.
April 22, 2017
We’ll be at this free one-day convention along with Cat Farris, Matthew Clark, Sara Ryan, and Fred Chao.
March 2 - 5, 2017
Anina and Paul are on the panel “21st Century Pulp: Updating Classic Pulp Fiction for a New Audience” with Chris Roberson (The Shadow, Doc Savage), moderated by Rob Salkowitz (Forbes).
February 17 - 20, 2017
San Diego, CA
We’re delighted to be guests again at the San Diego Comic Fest (SDCF), which lives up to its billing as a “friendly, intimate comic con experience.” It’s the kind of show where you can attend panels and talk to comic book creators without having to stand in mile-long lines.
August 12 - January 31, 2017
Portland, OR
We’re honored to be featured in this special exhibit alongside some pretty famous folks, such as Carl Barks and Basil Wolverton. It focuses on comic book creators, cartoonists, and animators who’ve lived in Oregon.
November 17, 2016
Portland, OR
Anina is on a panel discussion organized by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) as part of the Multnomah County Library's Staff Day 2016.
October 22, 2016
Portland, OR
Anina joins retailer Katie Proctor (Books With Pictures), artist Matthew Clark, and artist Alissa Sallah on a panel discussion of “Comics for Everyone.
September 26, 2016
Portland, OR
Increasingly, books by diverse authors or about diverse communities wind up on the list of most challenged titles. Comic book authors Jonathan Hill, Anina Bennett, and Tristan Tarwater discuss this trend and how greater inclusion means a stronger future for intellectual freedom.
September 10 - 11, 2016
Paul and Anina are at the Helioscope Studio island, booth #919. LocationRose City Comic Con Oregon Convention Center 777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd.
August 27, 2016
The Oregon State Fair features Paul and Anina as part of Oregon Authors Day! “Celebrate the gift of writing and reading by meeting some neighbors who also happen to be renowned…
August 23, 2016
We’re interviewed about comic books and history on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s program Think Out Loud.
August 14, 2016
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon
We’re giving a special presentation at the Oregon Historical Society as part of its “Comic City, USA” exhibit, which focuses on cartoonists and animators in Oregon.
August 12 - 14, 2016
We’re on a panel called “Graphic Novels From the Inside Out” at the Willamette Writers Conference, moderated by screenwriter Randall Jahnson.
July 20 - 24, 2016
San Diego, CA
Anina appears at the Eisner Awards and on panels.
June 23 - 26, 2016
Salt Lake City, UT
We conduct our annual all-ages workshops about making comic books at the SLCC Community Writing Center, as part of the Utah Arts Festival.
February 12 - 15, 2016
Anina and Paul are featured guests of SDCF, doing panels, and signing books at our table in the dealer’s room.
February 11, 2016
Anina and Paul are advising a group of gifted high school students at CCA’s Envision arts program on their graphic novel project Spirit Skies. We share our creative processes with them, provide guidance on making comic books, and give occasional feedback on their project.
January 27, 2016
Paul and some of his cohorts from Periscope Studio are appearing at an after-hours event at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry.
November 14 - 15, 2015
Anina and Paul are special guests at EUCON. LocationLane Events Center 796 W 13th Avenue Eugene, OR 97402
July 8 - 12, 2015
Our last time tabling at San Diego Comic-Con, after 20 years! We’re also on panels, and Anina is presenting at the Eisner Awards.
June 25 - 28, 2015
We conduct our annual all-ages workshops about making comic books at the SLCC Community Writing Center, as part of the Utah Arts Festival.
October 17 - 19, 2014
Anina and Paul are guests of San Diego Comic Fest, doing panels, and signing books at our table in the dealers’ room.
October 16, 2014
Anina and Paul are advising a group of gifted high school students at Canyon Crest Academy’s Envision arts program on their graphic novel project Spirit Skies. We shared our creative processes with them in a presentation called “Creative Chaos.”
July 23 - 27, 2014
Anina and Paul are doing panels at San Diego Comic-Con and tabling in Artists’ Alley. Anina is also presenting at the Eisner Awards on Friday night.
June 26 - 29, 2014
We conduct our annual all-ages workshops about making comic books at the SLCC Community Writing Center, as part of the Utah Arts Festival.
October 25 - January 28, 2014
Paul’s artwork and our Boilerplate book are featured in the group show “Steampunk: The Exquisite Adventure,” curated by Scottsdale Public Art.
November 1 - 30, 2013
An exhibition of selected works by Paul Guinan, created since the publication of Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel.
September 21 - 22, 2013
We were guests of the second Rose City Comic Convention! For this show, a special calendar was created. Paul was asked to contribute.
July 17 - 21, 2013
Anina and Paul are doing panels at San Diego Comic-Con and tabling in Artists’ Alley. Anina is also appearing at the Eisner Awards on Friday night.
June 20 - 23, 2013
We conduct our annual all-ages workshops about making comic books at the SLCC Community Writing Center, as part of the Utah Arts Festival.
June 16 - October 28, 2012
Paul’s work is featured in the curated group exhibit “Time Machines: Robots, Rockets and Steampunk,” which “explores the power of imagination to transport us to another time and place.
October 11 - 14, 2012
Our second of only two times when we had a table at this New York show.
September 8 - 9, 2012
Double Tree Portland
Anina and Paul were guests of the very first Rose City Comic Con! Location Double Tree Portland 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232 Time Saturday and Sunday, September 8-9, 2012.…
July 11 - 15, 2012
Anina and Paul are doing panels at San Diego Comic-Con and tabling in Artists’ Alley. Anina is also appearing at the Eisner Awards on Friday night.
May 1 - June 30, 2012
The Leonardo Museum mounted a joint show of images and artifacts from Boilerplate and Frank Reade, “Fantastic Fabrications: Marvels from an Invented Past.” We did a residency and taught classes in the museum’s Art Lab.
June 21 - 24, 2012
We conduct all-ages workshops about making comic books at the SLCC Community Writing Center, as part of the Utah Arts Festival.
May 19 - 20, 2012
Spokane Community College. Spokane, WA
Anina and Paul were guests of the Spokane Comic Convention.
April 1 - 30, 2012
Solo show of Paul’s images from our Frank Reade book. Anina and Paul also did a reading and slideshow for the First Thursday opening.
March 1 - 3, 2012
The “Powered by Fiction” exhibit premiered at the Emerge futurist conference, as a group show and joint presentation.
October 15 - February 12, 2012
Paul’s work is featured in the curated group exhibit “Steampunk: History Beyond Imagination” at Muzeo.
August 20 - November 27, 2011
Anina and Paul both have work in the group show “Comics at the Crossroads,” originally curated by the Maryhill Museum of Art.
June 24 - August 31, 2011
Solo show of Paul's model vehicles and artwork from Boilerplate and our forthcoming Frank Reade book, plus a preview of the new book.
July 20 - 24, 2011
Anina and Paul are special guests at San Diego Comic-Con International, and are honored with a spotlight panel and Inkpot Awards!
May 1 - 31, 2011
Paul is in the group show “Periscope Studio: Original Work from a Comic Artist Collective,” curated by Sequential Art Gallery.
March 3 - April 2, 2011
Paul is joined by artist Eric Joyner for the robot-themed show “Short Circuit. ” LocationBenjamin Benjamin Gallery 1720 NW Lovejoy Street Portland, OR 97209
September 18 - November 25, 2010
Anina and Paul both have pieces in the group show “Comics at the Crossroads,” curated by the Maryhill Museum of Art.
July 21 - 25, 2010
We enter our second decade attending this famous show. No signs of slowing down!
April 1 - May 31, 2010
Paul’s and Anina’s work is in the sixth annual “Stumptown Comics Art Show,” curated by Sequential Art Gallery. Mayor Sam Adams, who declared April “Comic Book Month” in Portland, spoke at the opening.
October 1 - November 30, 2009
The book release party for Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel was held at Portland Center for the Performing Arts, and doubled as an opening for Paul’s art show “Boilerplate: A Victorian Robot.”
October 2, 2009
Anina and Paul do a reading/performance from our new book Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, illustrated by slides of Paul’s artwork from the book.
July 22 - 26, 2009
This was the year our book was optioned by J. J. Abrams.
December 3 - January 4, 2009
Solo show of Paul’s artwork, in anticipation of the forthcoming book Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel.
July 23 - 27, 2008
Panels and presentations, but no peddling. We didn't have a table this year, so we had extra fun!
June 1 - 30, 2008
Solo show of Paul’s artwork in various media: pencil and ink, digital, painting, and photography.
April 1 - May 31, 2008
Paul and Anina have work in the group show “MEANWHILE...: An Exhibition of Comic Book Art.”
April 1 - 30, 2008
It’s Comic Book Month in Portland, and Paul has work in the “Portland Draws II” exhibit at Portland City Hall, in future mayor Sam Adams' office gallery.
April 1 - 30, 2008
Paul’s magazine cover art was on display at a group show of work from Shannon Wheeler’s Too Much Coffee Man.
April 1 - 30, 2006
Work by Paul and other members of his art studio is featured in the group exhibit “One Shot.”
February 1 - 28, 2005
Work by Paul Guinan and other members of his art studio is featured in the group exhibit “Tell-Tale Particles.”
March 22 - April 19, 2001
Anina and Paul are part of the group exhibition of comic book art “Word/Image,” at Portland Community College’s North View Gallery.
January 1, 1990
We’re raiding our photo archives and gradually adding past appearances to our new website. Stay tuned!