Hey y’all! Welcome to the Featherweight-Zone. I'm Nate Powell.

So here’s what’s happening on the comic book front:

• In late September, the 216-page hardcover Swallow Me Whole will be out on Top Shelf Productions!

• I’ll be traveling around for much of the fall, doing signings, readings, and generally fidgeting a lot. Check here for updates, and write if you need any more info, or if you can help with iffy dates! Confirmed events are in bold text.
  

Fri 9/26 Gallery show @ Sweet Hickory-- Bloomington, IN
Fri 10/3 SPX--North Bethesda, MD (debut for "Swallow Me Whole")
Sat 10/4 SPX--North Bethesda, MD
10/6-9? signing @ Rocketship (help!)-- Brooklyn, NY
Sat 10/11 signing @ Boxcar Books--Bloomington, IN
Fri 10/17? signing @ ? (help!)-- Milwaukee, WI
Sat 10/18 signing @ Quimby’s-- Chicago, IL
Sat 10/25 signing @ Floating World-- Portland, OR
Sun 10/26 signing @ Comics Dungeon-- Seattle, WA
Thu 10/30? signing @ Comic Relief?-- Berkeley, CA
Sat 11/1 APE-- San Francisco, CA
Sat 11/1 signing/drawing @ Isotope—APE after-party-- San Francisco, CA
Sun 11/2 APE-- San Francisco, CA
Thu 11/13 signing @ ? (help!)-- Atlanta/ Marietta, GA
Fri 11/14? signing @ Bizarro? (help!)-- Athens, GA
Mon 11/17? presentation at SCAD-- Savannah, GA
Tue 11/18? signing @ ? (help!)-- Savannah, GA
Wed 11/19? presentation at SCAD-- Atlanta, GA
Sat 11/22 signing @ Vintage Phoenix-- Bloomington, IN
Fri 11/28 signing @ Collector’s Edition-- North Little Rock, AR

• I’m working on a one-shot, 56-page short story comic written by Rachel Bormann. Still no title yet. One story down, three to go, publisher still unknown. More news as the leaves begin to fall.

• I just started work on a new 136-page graphic novel for Top Shelf called Voglio Capirlo. It’s about fear, paranoia, and racism as elements of control in a culture of distrust. It’s about all people being expendable for the State’s purposes of maintaining control. It’s also about fighting to reclaim faith in humankind and in yourself amidst toxic surroundings. This will be released sometime in 2010.

• I’m also starting on a 96-page graphic novel for Microcosm called Wreckage. This is a book about traveling, eating, sleeping, and adventuring with Soophie Nun Squad. This puppy will likely be released at the end of 2009.

• If I could just get the script in the mail, I’ll be drawing a full-color story written by Chris Stevens for his Dream Compass anthology comic, featuring stuff by Art Adams, James Jean, Farel Dalrymple, and Jae Lee. I’m excitedly checking my mailbox!

• Co-writer Nathan Wilson and I are hard at work on an otherworldly dystopic adventure book called OVOO, which will be either a five-issue series or a graphic novel. More info later in the year!

• Erin Tobey and I are still someday collaborating on a one-shot comic called You Don’t Say, in which we trade writing and drawing chores on each other’s stories. More info on that by year’s end!

• I’m tentatively drawing a graphic novel biography of pioneering soul singer Sam Cooke, written by Chris Stevens and edited by Jason Rodriguez. This should be solidifying in the coming months. More info soon.

• I recently did the artwork for a few records. If you’re interested, check out the Your Heart Breaks/ Paul Baribeau split 7” on Don’t Stop Believin’ Records, the Madeline Kissing And Dancing LP on Plan-It-X Records, and the Helen Keller 7” (CT and Kiffen from Rwake) on Relapse Records.