Owned by Jason Leivian,[2] the company specializes in alternative and independent comics, "showcasing auteur creators and the artists pushing the boundaries of 2-D sequential works.

"[2] Floating World Comics opened in November 2006,[3] located in a "modest ActivSpace... under the I-405 freeway.

In 2013, Floating World took over as publisher of Arthur magazine, helping to relaunch the publication.

[6] In 2022, Floating World Comics moved locations to the Lloyd Center shopping mall.

"[1] Over the years, Floating World Comics held experimental animation nights, art festivals,[2] and exhibitions of cartoonists' work, including Al Columbia (2007),[7] "Spacenight: A Tribute to Bill Mantlo" (2007),[8] new comics from Croatia and Serbia (2008),[9][10] "Spacenight2: A Tribute to Bill Mantlo" (2010),[11][12] and eBoy (2013).