hey everyone! it’s coming up on a year since my brother and i first opened sidearc comic, anime & card shop @sidearcstore in north portland! so we wanted to partner with some amazing businesses in the community to do something special before the summer is over! (shout out @chillnfill )

we’re so thankful for the st. johns community. you guys have been so good to us!

a few months ago we threw our FIRST SideArc MiniCon, and you all really showed up. this time, we’re lucky enough to partner with the fantastic people at @chillnfill (drinks, food, games, coffee, food carts, and COMMUNITY!) to throw ANOTHER FREE EVENT before the summer is over!

📍 SUNDAY 8/30/26 | 10am–4pm
📍 Chill N Fill
📍 5215 N Lombard St, Portland, OR

we’ll have 15–20 geek vendors, artists & creators PLUS 3 special geek guests!

at sidearc, we really try to bring the guests you want to north portland. we listened, and this time we’re excited to welcome:

Patrick Pedraza @pat_pedraza
• Wanderer/Scaramouche (Genshin Impact)
• Aiki Hirose (Go For It, Nakamura!)
awesome actor, good guy. we’ve known him professionally for a few years now, happy to call him a friend, and glad to have him back in the city of roses.

Cedric Williams @cedriclwilliams
• Pocoloco (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
• Demon Slayer
• Hunter x Hunte
• The Promised Neverland
• Delicious in Dungeon
he joined us in april at our inaugural event, had such a great time with all of you, and was down to come back!iconic characters & great actor!

Griffin Puatu @griffinpuatu
• Ganke Lee (Spider-Man 2 PS5)
• Sunday (Honkai: Star Rail)
• Louis (BEASTARS)
• Rock Howard (Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves)
you definitely know griffin’s work. great talent, great dude, and always showing love to the PNW!

come hang out, meet some awesome people, support local artists & vendors, grab some food, and celebrate geek culture with us.

mark your calendars: SUNDAY 8/30/26 • 10am–4pm.

pause the main quest.
create your side arc.

-a.t.
@sidearcstore