Bookstore and art space
in Bay View, Milwaukee

Zines, prints, small press
Books and comics for kids and adults

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Open Mon 11-5 | Thu-Fri 11-6 | Sat 10-6 | Sun 10-5
Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
CLOSED ON THURSDAY MAY 1

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"Look up the term 'Milwaukee gem' in a dictionary and you’ll find an impeccably illustrated picture of Lion's Tooth."
Matt Wild, Milwaukee Record

We are hiring!
Do you love comics / manga / books / Lion’s Tooth? Come work with us ✨

Is this you?
  • 18 or older, will need bartender license
  • Customer service experience preferred
  • Ability or desire to learn graphic design software and mission-driven marketing
  • Some cleaning duties included (sweeping / vacuuming / dusting / restroom upkeep)
We would love to employ a comics, manga or book fanatic, especially someone who wants to go into bookselling or the publishing industry professionally

Here are the details of the position:
  • Part time, 15-20 hours per week,
  • Tuesdays, Wednesdays and some weekends
  • Projected start date: June 1 with training shifts in May
  • Compensation: $15/hour + owner discount (30%) on books and art

Please send your resume to [email protected] with the subject line “JOB APPLICATION”
Deadline to apply: May 1 2025

2025 Book Clubs: Comix, Nonfiction, Music and Wine
Always on Thursdays | 6-8PM
​All free and open to the public

Join us in our 2025 Book Clubs 💥🎶🍷
Come hang out at the shop one Thursday a month for each Book Club, always 6-8PM, all free and open to the public. No registration necessary, just show up!
We have bumper stickers!!! Extremely cute too, if we may say so.
​Spread your love for Lion's Tooth and indie bookstores everywhere 🌻
When you buy Lion’s Tooth swag you are contributing to our continuous fundraising effort to keep our mission-driven shop open and enhance our programming and community-building. Every little bit counts, get some cool stuff now!

2025 Dandelion Comics Residency
Presented by Lion’s Tooth in partnership with BearBear and MILK Comic Fest
Mentorship by Quinn Blackshere and Hannah Hallman

The Dandelion Comics Residency is a juried program for cartoonists based on the Greater Milwaukee area. Our goal is to support the local comics community while promoting work produced here to well-respected professionals active in the industry today.
We are thrilled to introduce MORITZ JUNKER as our 2025 Dandelion artist-in-residence. Lion’s Tooth, MILK and BearBear will work with Moritz over the the next few months to produce an all-new mini comic, with mentorship by the amazing Milwaukee cartoonists Quinn Blackshere and Hannah Hallman 🔥🔥🔥
Click for e-gift cards and we also have physical gift cards at the store. Both may be redeemed online or at the shop in Bay View

LION'S TOOTH COMICS SCHOOL
Summer sessions for kids and teens (ages 10-17)

For one week participating kids and teens (ages 10 to 17) work on a comic story from beginning to end, from writing, to thumbnails, to pencils and inking. The stories from each session are then collected in a zine launched during a special event for friends and family (and the public!) at Lion's Tooth.
Instruction is provided by Cris Siqueira with assistance from Shelly McClone-Carriere (both Lion's Tooth co-owners). Cris is a cartoonist and multimedia artist.
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The 2024 sessions of the Lion's Tooth Comics School were a blast! See you in 2025, summertime!
BUY CREATURE FEATURE, the very first zine to come out of Lion's Tooth Comics School!
Includes stories featuring critters of all types, written and drawn by our students during our inaugural session in July 2024. Work by Ali (age 15), Fiona (age 10), Lilly (age 9), Mili (age 12), Rafael (age 16) and Wren (age 11).

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