# Crow's Nest Comics (formerly Outsider Comics)

> Cozy, welcoming, inclusive, queer and trans-owned local comic book store located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.


## Posts

- [From Black History to Black Futures: 7 Graphic Novel Recommendations](https://crowsnest.quest/from-black-history-to-black-futures-7-graphic-novel-recommendations/): Thanks for reading another of our recommendations! If you’d like to support us, a local minority-owned comic book store, you can buy the comics above and many more at our online store or on Bookshop.org. Or drop by our brick and mortar shop in Seattle if you’d like some personalized recommendations!
- [Trans/it Joy: a Trans & Transit Celebration](https://crowsnest.quest/trans-it-joy-a-trans-transit-celebration/): Join us for a mini art market and fundraiser to celebrate trans joy and public transit on Sunday March 29th from noon to 6pm! For our first big event in our new location we’ll be hosting several local trans artists and raise funds for Seattle area trans run non-profits on the weekend of our local Sound Transit light rail station’s opening weekend r(only two blocks away omg). Nonprofit Partners Seattle’s Gender Justice League has been running Trans Pride Seattle, our favorite local pride event, for years. While the big pride events in Seattle have gotten more corporate, partnering with companies […]
- [We're on Bookshop.org and Libro.fm!](https://crowsnest.quest/were-on-bookshop-org/): We joined Bookshop.org and that means you can now select Crow’s Nest Comics as your bookstore on there and give us 30% of all proceeds from your purchases! That goes for any kind of book—including DRM-free ebooks! You can also directly visit our Bookshop.org store where you can find some curated lists of books just like on our regular web store. Purchasing from either our regular online shop, our brick and mortar, or from our Bookshop.org store all gives us about the same cut, so pick whichever works best for you! Finally, we rolled out a new feature on our […]
- [It's a Wrap! Here's Our Bestselling Comics of 2025](https://crowsnest.quest/its-a-wrap-heres-our-bestselling-comics-of-2025/): Everybody is doing is so we are also doing a 2025 summary! We’ve compiled our bestselling comics in general and in several categories, and you can see them right after this paragraph because we’re bad at algorithms and not hiding the actual thing you probably came here for under 70,000 words of random text. But if you wanna read more about the categories and some of these comics in detail plus other fun facts that aren’t in the graphics you can… scroll further down? How does web site work??? Bestselling Comics (Overall) It’s not surprising that Lower Decks: Warp Your […]
- [We're Crow's Nest Comics Now?](https://crowsnest.quest/were-crows-nest-comics-now/): Behold, we have a new name and Branding! Well, temporary new Branding with a temporary logo Wing whipped up in like 20 minutes using existing assets since our brand new logo is still cooking. :3 Anyway, yes, with the current move and the 9th anniversary of the store happening Soon we decided that it’s finally the right time to change our name from Outsider to Crow’s Nest! We are, legally speaking, still Outsider Comics LLC, and as corporations are not people don’t worry about deadnaming the shop. We’ll be switching to Crow’s Nest over the next couple weeks when it […]
- [Moving Update and Fundraiser](https://crowsnest.quest/moving-update-and-fundraiser/): So lots of folks have asked “what are you moving exactly?” and we actually haven’t had an answer… but now we do: October 19th is the last day we’ll be in Fremont. Why didn’t we have that info until now? Well… Bad news! Our move is costing us at least $10,000 more than we budgeted for! Because the previous owner of the space never attached the old floor properly we needed to redo the entire floor, adding over $2000 to our renovation budget. But that’s not the only thing they did wrong… they completely screwed up their construction and business […]
- [We're Moving!](https://crowsnest.quest/were-moving/): Quick version: Our lease is ending in October and we’ll be moving to the Central District near the intersection of Dearborn and Rainier, a little north of Exit 3 north on I-90. Currently we plan on moving in October with a week or two of closure. Wanna help? We’ll have a Moving Sale in September; or come by and buy things before that so we can have cash for renovations and moving! Also please come buy commercial kitchen equipment. Okay here’s the long version… What? We are moving! We just secured a commercial space in the Central District near the […]
- [20 Graphic Novels for the 2025 SPL Adult Book Bingo](https://crowsnest.quest/20-graphic-novels-for-the-2025-spl-adult-book-bingo/): One of our favorite time of the year is here: summer reading for grown-ups, and getting to recommend books for it! The Seattle Public Library and Seattle Arts and Lectures partner up every summer to bring the city an Adult Book Bingo, with 25ish squares to read and fill. Finding so many books to read can be a challenge though, so that’s why we’re happy to recommend some great graphic novels for your book bingo needs! Most of these comics are available online through our store, just follow the link to order for shipping or in store pickup! Or maybe […]
- [Chocobo Racing Draft Series](https://crowsnest.quest/chocobo-racing-draft-series/): For July, we’ll be running a special series of Magic the Gathering Final Fantasy drafts as part of the Chocobo Racing promotion! Play drafts, win matches, and bring friends to get points (which are recorded via stickers on a poster elementary school style) and win prizes when you accumulate enough points. More prizes are available at the end of the month based on league standings! The drafts will be on Weds 7/2, Thurs 7/10, and Weds 7/16. Yes, we’re doing Wednesday Night Drafts! Here’s how it works: Why you want points: But that’s not all, we have **even more prizes**! […]
- [Magic the Gathering: Final Fantasy Events and Preorders](https://crowsnest.quest/magic-the-gathering-final-fantasy-events-and-preorders/): Hi friends, it’s almost time for 2025’s most anticipated Magic the Gathering set (sorry Tarkir we still love you) and we are, for the first time, doing preorders and such! Since there’s more info than usual I’m dropping a Blog Post. :3 Prerelease We’re doing not one, not two, but THREE prerelease flights this time around: on Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday. We are unfortunately not able to do a Friday prerelease as before because of a scheduling conflict. The Thursday evening prerelease will be, as in the past, a designated COVID-Safer event with an N95+ mask enforcement and no mask […]
- [How Do We Select Comics for Donation to Books to Prisoners?](https://crowsnest.quest/how-do-we-select-comics-for-donation-to-books-to-prisoners/): No matter what your view on the criminal “justice” system in the US is, one thing is certain: denying prisoners the right to read and to learn is cruel and evil. Non-profits like Books to Prisoners Seattle have been fighting the good fight to get books to incarcerated folks for decades, and we are proud to have been partnering with them these last three years to help get some of the most highly requested books into the hands of readers. That’s right, comics, manga, and graphic novels are some of *the* most requested books! One of the most common questions […]
- [So About Those Tariffs](https://crowsnest.quest/so-about-those-tariffs/): I don’t even know how to start. Anyway, I’m not going to be too specific about numbers because they seem to change daily depending on the mood of Donald Trump and/or Elon Musk and I’d like what I write to be true at least until I finish writing it. Also I’m not going to be saying “administration” or “executive branch” or whatever; subtlety is for sapphic yuri where the protagonists are useless (affectionate) lesbians not a global crisis that is literally killing people. So without further ado, here’s what’s up at Outsider. Prices and Stuff We’re not going to increase […]
- [3.8 Comics For Celebrating International Women's Day](https://crowsnest.quest/3-8-comics-for-celebrating-international-womens-day/): It’s 3/8 and that means it’s International Women’s Day! Here are 3 of our favorite comics about women’s rights and history (and 0.8 about women’s wrongs) for today’s Timely Content from Outsider Comics. Thanks for reading another of our recommendations! If you’d like to support us, a local woman-owned comic book store, you can buy the comics above and many more at our online store. Or drop by our brick and mortar shop in Seattle if you’d like some personalized recommendations!
- [The Best Comic Distributor Packaging: a Review by My Cats](https://crowsnest.quest/the-best-comic-distributor-packaging-a-review-by-my-cats/): While Diamond’s latest announcement shook the comics world and got everyone (us included) debating the pros and cons of each comic book distributor, nobody is talking about the most important part of comic distribution: how comfy the boxes are for cats to sit in. In order to help bring this extremely important topic to the limelight (and also to have an excuse to show pictures of my cats) I have asked the resident experts (expurrts) what they think about the boxes that Diamond (and others) use. Introducing the Judges On the left we have Stellar’s Jay, aka Crime Cat, parkour […]
- [Outsider Comic's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide Full of Incredibly Specific (Real) Graphic Novel Recommendations We Have Given](https://crowsnest.quest/outsider-comics-2024-holiday-gift-guide-full-of-incredibly-specific-real-graphic-novel-recommendations-we-have-given/): Are you shopping for someone who is incredibly hard to shop for? Or maybe someone who has very specific tastes? Or even someone you hate??? Well, we often get requests for comic recommendations from customers in our Seattle comic book store that start with “this is a weird question, but”. So maybe these will help you? Or maybe they won’t but you find some cool comics for your loved ones anyway? Btw yes, almost all of these are all real requests, although sometimes slightly fictionalized or tweaked to protect the identity of the customer. One of them is fake though. […]
- [5 Comics of Trans Persistence for Trans Day of Remembrance](https://crowsnest.quest/5-comics-of-trans-persistence-for-trans-day-of-remembrance/): November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day where we mourn the trans and nonbinary siblings we have lost to violence and oppression, whether systematic or personal. It’s also the day where we continue to fight like hell so the list of names next year gets shorter. And like, to be honest, that task seems like it’s getting harder and harder as I write this in late 2024. If you’re feeling like you need some hope and/or disassociation, here are some of our favorite comics and graphic novels about trans persistence. They’re all created by transgender and/or nonbinary creators […]
- [5 All-Ages Comics for Trans Awareness Week](https://crowsnest.quest/5-all-ages-comics-for-trans-awareness-week/): November 13th to 19th is Trans Awareness Week, a week where organizations around the world participate to increase the understanding of issues faced by transgender and nonbinary people. We kind of do that every week what with being a trans-owned small business that stocks many comics and graphic novels by and about trans and nonbinary folks, but I thought I’d take this opportunity to highlight some of the best comics in our collection. So here are five of our favorite all-ages comics that both feature trans or nonbinary characters and made by trans or nonbinary creators, with a focus on […]
- [Store News - October 2024](https://crowsnest.quest/store-news-october-2024/): Welcome to the October edition of the Outsider newsletter / update / thing! Let’s get right to it! In case you missed it we’re now an *award winning* local comic book store! We won the 2024 Cross-Cultural Champion Intentionalist Award earlier this week, literally right on our anniversary! Speaking of the anniversary, I wrote up an anniversary update blog post. tl;dr: We’re not financially sustainable yet (2024 is poop for lots of small businesses) but thanks to your support we are losing significantly less month per month than in 2023! Thanks for your continued support! AAAAAAA! Free Candy! Free Comics!!!!! […]
- [Two Year Anniversary Update!](https://crowsnest.quest/two-year-anniversary-update/): It’s been two years since I became part (and eventually full) owner of Outsider so… let’s have an update! (Outsider has been around since 2016-ish, but I am considering this the store’s second anniversary because it was exactly two years ago when I signed papers and stuff. If you’d like to know The Full Story you can always check out our Story page.) Because I was a teacher for way to long we’re gonna do this post as a poop sandwich: start with some good news, get some bad news in the middle, then end with more good news. Good […]
- [Masking and Accessibility Update](https://crowsnest.quest/masking-and-accessibility-update/): In case you missed it, we posted a GoFundMe campaign a while back to get funding to bulk purchase masks for the store so we can continue our masking requirements. Thanks to the generous support from everyone we were able to raise a little over $1,000, several hundred dollars above our goal of $800 (which would allow us to bulk buy enough masks to last past Free Comic Book Day in May 2025). We now have enough masks in the store to last until the end of 2024 and reserve funds to purchase more masks for 2025! In addition, we […]
- [Store News - September 2024](https://crowsnest.quest/store-news-september-2024/): *pulls out the tea and blankets and soup and pumpkin spice* IT IS THE FALL! Anyway hi welcome to another issue of Outsider Comics store news. Fun fact: if you’re old school and still use RSS feeds you can subscribe to our store blog (which also includes the monthly store news) at https://www.crowsnest.quest/feed/ on your favorite RSS/Atom reader app of choice. Anyway please read on for some exciting events, and stuff! Goblin Art Market Cozy Fall Edition It went so well in July we’re doing it again in October! Come join us next month for local artists with some chaotic […]
- [Events Overview - September 2024](https://crowsnest.quest/events-overview-september-2024/): It’s time for… Fall! And while we’re not going into Spoopy Season here quite yet (just wait til you see our October lineup…) we are cooling off with some cool events this month. September is bookended by a book launch and a pop up shop from Hot Tropiks, which we are SUPER excited to host. The keen eyed among you may have noticed that Ladies Commander Night isn’t on the list. Because of low attendance and event conflicts in the next couple months we’ll be cancelling Ladies Commander Night for the time being. We are still running Queer Commander Night […]
- [12 Graphic Novels for the 2024 SPL Teen Book Bingo](https://crowsnest.quest/12-graphic-novels-for-the-2024-spl-teen-book-bingo/): Summer is almost over but there’s still a long weekend if you want to finish your Seattle Public Library 2024 Teen Book Bingo card! Not sure what to read? We have a dozen suggestions for you from our teen graphic novel shelves. Every single one of these books are available at our shop in Seattle as of the writing of this post on August 29th so if one of these speak to you come on down and pick one up for a weekend read! Also, they may be available at your local library! Anyway, without further ado, here are 12 […]
- [Store News - August 2024](https://crowsnest.quest/store-news-august-2024/): It is time! For another store news update thing! [Insert paragraph about it being hot and us having AC!] Things Will Be Slower in the Rest of August I am going in for (a minor in-patient) surgery tomorrow morning! Our hours should remain the same with Sable holding down the fort while I’m out out, but because I am forbidden from lifting more than 0.6 Complete Rat Queens Hardcover Omnibus Edition (also known as “five pounds” for people who don’t measure weight using large comic books) for the rest of August it means that things will be running slower than […]
- [Events Overview - August 2024](https://crowsnest.quest/events-overview-august-2024/): It’s August! While we don’t have as many large events as we did last month (thanks to everyone who came out to our Goblin Art Market!!!) we are settling into the rhythm of our regular events. Magic and crafting continues as before, and our book club now has a name! Check out our lineup of events this month below: Plus as a special preview we have two extremely special events happening the first week of September! As usual, you can find out more about our events at our new events calendar. You can even subscribe to it using your favorite […]
- [Goblin Art Market COVID Exposure Notification](https://crowsnest.quest/goblin-art-market-covid-exposure-notification/): We just learned that an artist at our Goblin Art Market last Saturday saying that they tested positive for COVID this morning, with symptoms first appearing on Sunday. Said artist was one of the vendors outside the store (not indoors). If you were at our event last Saturday you may have been exposed so test / take care of yourself / notify others you have had contact with! All Outsider Comics staff who were at the event have tested negative for COVID today. Thank you so much for the artist who e-mailed us with their positive test result so we […]
- [7 Graphic Novels for the 2024 SAL Kids Book Bingo](https://crowsnest.quest/7-graphic-novels-for-the-2024-sal-kids-book-bingo/): Every summer, Seattle Arts and Lectures publishes a kids / middle grade bingo card to help encourage kids to read over the summer. 2024 is no different and we’re excited to offer seven recommendations that fit multiple boxes for the kids bingo sheet, so if your family is looking for ideas for summer reading, check out this list! Every comic on this list is available at our shop, and many of them are available at the Seattle Public Library! If you haven’t seen it yet, we also have a large list of recommendations for the 2024 SAL/SPL adult book bingo. […]
- [Store News - July 2024](https://crowsnest.quest/store-news-july-2024/): Congrats, you survived the first heatwave of the summer! In anticipation of future Times of Burning, perhaps consider getting some comics so you have something to read when the power goes down? Anyway, you know what else is hot? Outsider’s First Goblin Art Market It’s coming next week: our very first art market! We’ll be hosting almost a dozen local artists with chaotic art goblin vibes in and behind the shop! Come through the store or down the Alley of Mystery and find your heart’s desire! This is an all ages and free event! Want more details? Want to know […]
- [23 Graphic Novels for the 2024 SPL Adult Book Bingo](https://crowsnest.quest/23-graphic-novels-for-the-2024-spl-adult-book-bingo/): It’s once again summertime and the Seattle Public Library book bingo is in full swing. Are you looking for more books to help you fill out that bingo card? Interested in exploring graphic novels but don’t know where to start? Want to read books with pictures in them for quicker reads? Whether you’re looking for just a few graphic novels to fill out a blackout or going exclusively for comics, here’s a suggestion for (almost) every single box on the bingo card! All of these graphic novels are standalone (just one volume, or available in a one volume collection) and […]
- [Events Overview - July 2024](https://crowsnest.quest/events-overview-july-2024/): Pride Month may be over but our summer events continue! July is going to be a busy month with the launch of two new monthly event series and our new summer Goblin ART Market community art market, plus a pop up shop. Here’s a quick overview of what’s happening in July at Outsider Comics and Geek Boutique, Seattle’s coziest comic book store: As usual, you can find out more about our events at our new events calendar. You can even subscribe to it using your favorite calendar app to make sure you don’t miss any Outsider events!
- [Store News - June 2024](https://crowsnest.quest/store-news-june-2024/): Happy Pride month, you incandescent auroras! Welcome to the first monthly Outsider update on our new web site! In this issue: Trans Pride trans comics fair, the return of book clubs, a new art market, and some new books you may like! Trans Comics @ Trans Pride Goblin ART Market! – 7/27 If you haven’t heard from our social media already we’ll be hosting our very first art market in our store the outdoor / parking space behind our shop in July! Join us and 10+ local artists with chaotic art goblin vibes on July 27th. Just like inside Outsider […]
- [It's a New Web Site!](https://crowsnest.quest/its-a-new-web-site/): Welcome to the new web site of Outsider Comic (and Geek Boutique)! If you’re like, what is Outsider, consider checking out our about us page or maybe get answers to some frequently asked questions. For those who have been here before, here’s what’s new: Since our web site is now based on an actual content management system it means that we can update it and do blog posts a lot more easily! You can expect monthly (at least) updates on here in parallel to our mailing list; though do keep an eye out on our social media for more day […]

## Pages

- [Events Calendar](https://crowsnest.quest/events-calendar/): All events, unless otherwise noted, takes place at Crow’s Nest Comics at 831 Hiawatha Pl S. Events titled “with” or “w/” are hosted by community members and organizations, events without “with” or “w/” in the title are hosted by Crow’s Nest Comics. Interested in organizing or hosting an event? Masks are required for all events, and KN95 or better masks are required on Sundays. See our store accessibility page for more details.
- [In-Store Discounts](https://crowsnest.quest/visit-outsider-comics/in-store-discounts/): We offer a variety of discounts for those shopping in our physical store in Seattle! Here’s a summary of all our current discount programs: Subscriber Discount Subscribers get up to 15% off purchases of all comics, books, and zines depending on how many active titles they are subscribed to. Want to become a subscriber? Loyalty Program Get $5 off for every $100 spent in store by joining our loyalty program! This program stacks with other discounts and is applicable to almost all items. Ask us how to join when you’re checking out at the register! Gold / FLASH Cards Discount […]
- [Outsider Blog Archives](https://crowsnest.quest/outsider-blog-archives/)
- [Contact Us](https://crowsnest.quest/visit-outsider-comics/contact-us/): We do not buy comics or cards and we are not hiring. Sorry! E-mail us at info(at)crowsnest.quest. Call us at (206) 261-8011 during business hours; please don’t leave a message.
- [Store Accessibility](https://crowsnest.quest/visit-outsider-comics/store-accessibility/): Click here or scroll down for masking requirements! Here’s some information on what to expect accessibility-wise when you visit Outsider in person: Mobility: There are no steps or stairs to climb to enter the store. The inside of the store has aisles at least 3 ft wide (generally wider if space allows). If more space is needed for access, all shelving units on the shop floor can be moved by the staff to create extra room. Please don’t hesitate to ask us to move something if it’s in your way! Most adults in wheelchairs can access all but the top […]
- [Store Hours](https://crowsnest.quest/visit-outsider-comics/store-hours/): During our Soft Opening Period (uwu :blush:) we have limited hours. We will resume to 5+ days a week once we’re ready! Sundays Noon to 6PM Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed During Soft Opening Thursdays 3PM to 8PM Fridays 3PM to 8PM Saturdays Noon to 6PM For special events we may stay open slightly later, and we may also open slightly later if transit / traffic / the world in general sucks. Check our social media for emergency closure notifications due to weather / illness.
- [Special Orders / Preorders](https://crowsnest.quest/subscriptions-and-special-orders/special-orders-preorders/): tl;dr – e-mail info at crowsnest dot quest if you wanna order a thing Special Orders Are you looking for a specific trade paperback, hardcover, manga, or even light novel? We can (probably) order it for you! Basically, as long as it’s in a warehouse at one of the many publishers and distributors we have relationships with we can order it for you. It’s like an interlibrary loan except with more capitalism. This is also how we can operate a shop with a small footprint! While we can’t stock every volume of, say, One Piece, we can definitely order as […]
- [Subscriptions](https://crowsnest.quest/subscriptions-and-special-orders/subscriptions/): The best way to support your local comic book store (like us) is to subscribe to ongoing series through the store. When you do so, you’re guaranteed to get the newest comics you want the week they release and we have a reliable source of income to make sure we can pay our staff, small business vendors, and other bills. Best of all, you don’t need to be local to subscribe. We will ship to anywhere in the US! What Can I Subscribe To? You can subscribe to any ongoing series that our catalog provider (Manage Comics) supports. That includes: […]
- [Our Team](https://crowsnest.quest/about-outsider-comics/our-team/): Wing she/her shop owner does all the things Sable any pronoun bookseller keeps things neat Kevin he/him shop mascot looks adorable The Underbun ??/?? shop cryptid lives under the shop
- [FAQs](https://crowsnest.quest/about-outsider-comics/frequently-asked-questions/): Is it Crow’s Nest or Outsider Comics?We changed our name to Crow’s Nest Comics in November 2025, but legally we are still Outsider Comics LLC. No worries about deadnaming us though since corporations aren’t people. :3 Can we subscribe to, order, or preorder comics through you?Yes, we do subscriptions and special orders at no additional cost to you (besides shipping, if you want things shipped). Can I buy a comic you don’t have a stock and get instant satisfaction but also give you money?Why yes, you can support us by selecting us as your bookstore on bookshop.org! I want to […]
- [About](https://crowsnest.quest/about-outsider-comics/): So just what *is* Crow’s Nest Comics (formerly Outsider Comics)? According to our customers… “The most welcoming comic book store I’ve ever been to.” Our vibe is cozy and welcoming, and perfect for everyone looking for a chill, relaxing, shopping experience. We won’t ever gatekeep comics or quiz you on comic book knowledge. We’re here because we’re geeks who love comics and books and art and pop culture, and the best part about loving things is to share them with other people! (We *do* gatekeep if you’re under 18 and you want to buy a spicy NSFW book, though, sorry […]
- [Our Story](https://crowsnest.quest/about-outsider-comics/our-story/): In 2016, Seattle nerds Jill and Reagan Taplin envisioned a new kind of comic book store. With the help of almost 100 community members they opened Outsider Comics and Geek Boutique, a space that featured comic books, fashion, jewelry, art, and community. Ever since its inception Outsider has been a haven for fans and geeks that were traditionally outright ignored by the comics and pop culture industries: people who were not cisgender, white, heterosexual, men. While the store managed to survive the initial years of the COVID 19 pandemic, the Taplins were unable to keep it running and put the […]
- [Ordering](https://crowsnest.quest/subscriptions-and-special-orders/): Want to order a book through us? First of all, thank you! We always appreciate it when folks order from small businesses instead of [insert large online bookstore]. We offer several types of ordering, all with no extra charge: Subscriptions If you want to get the latest issues of ongoing series as soon as they come out and, more importantly, make sure they don’t sell out before you get your hands on one, subscriptions are the best way to go! Plus get store-wide discounts when you become a subscriber! Learn more about subscriptions? Special Orders / Preorders If you want […]
- [Visit Us](https://crowsnest.quest/visit-outsider-comics/): Outsider Comics and Geek Boutique is located in the Central District neighborhood of Seattle at 831 Hiawatha Pl S, Seattle WA 98144, near Slightly Furry’s SouthEnd Taproom, Seattle Bouldering Project, and Big John’s PFI. For public transit, the 7, 9, 106, 212, and 554 bus routes take within a block of our store. You can also get pretty close with the First Hill Streetcar (at the South Jackson and Rainier stop) and soon to be opened Judkins Park light rail stop. Parking is street only, unfortunately. You can usually find parking on Hiawatha Pl S itself or to the east. […]


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