DIY artist and writer Rachel Kahn considers Conan the Barbarian to be her spiritual guide, and she has self-published a comic book full of her imagined interactions with the sword-swinging Cimmerian. The By Crom! Book Launch will feature a “flexitarian” and Paeleo-inspired snack spread, photo ops with mighty warriors, and plenty of themed A/V aids. $10 gets you admission, a drink ticket, and signed poster; $20 includes all that, plus the book, too.

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Today In Books at Bento Miso Collaborative Workspace