NYC-- MoCCA festival, March 16-17!

I’ll be in New York City for the debut of Fall Through at MoCCA Festival (my first time since 2018!)— here’s my schedule:

Saturday, March 16th:

  • signing at Top Shelf, 12:00-2:00 pm (booth 24)

  • signing at Abrams, 3:00-3:30pm (booth 147)

Sunday, March 17th:

  • signing at Top Shelf, 11:00am-12:00pm (booth 24)

  • signing at Abrams, 2:20-2:50pm (booth 147)

  • “Taking Sides, Drawing Lines” panel, 3:00pm (Room 1)

'FALL THROUGH' featured in New York Times + weekly roundup

It’s great to see a write-up of Fall Through in this week’s New York Times, in which it’s referred to as “devastating and gorgeous”— the print edition will be published on the 18th!

Also from this week: a Fall Through video review from Graphic Policy, a very thoughtful piece about the book from Matthew Teutsch via Medium, a write-up of my book release talk at Indiana Daily Student, and an interview about the book at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Northwest edition.

Thanks for supporting my work— and I have yet another new book coming out April 16th from The New Press: my full comics adaptation of James Loewen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me. Final copies just arrived at my house, and they look fantastic!

I’ll be doing talks, signings, and slangin books here in the next week or so:

Feb. 17th: Indianapolis IN @ Chapstick Zine Fest, Ujamaa Bookstore (2424 MLK) @11am-5pm

Feb. 18th: Bloomington IN @ Monroe County Public Library, downstairs Room 1B @ 2pm

Feb. 22nd: St. Louis MO @ Left Bank Books (399 N. Euclid), in conversation with Steenz @ 6:30pm

Feb. 23rd: Little Rock AR @ Wordsworth Books (5920 R St.) @ 6:30pm

Feb. 24th: Fayetteville AR @ Fayetteville Public Library @ 2pm

Feb. 25th: Evansville IN @ Your Brother’s Bookstore (504 Main St.) @ 4pm

See you there!

'FALL THROUGH' day 1 roundup

Here’s a release-day interview I did about Fall Through for Comic Book Club podcast.

Here’s a guest blog I wrote about Fall Through at Barnes & Noble!

And it’s typically behind a paywall, but here’s a press-reader version of an interview I did about Fall Through and Arkansas underground punk for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. (Here’s the subscriber version.)

And this Friday, Feb. 9th in Bloomington: I’ll be discussing & signing for the release of Fall Through at Morgenstern’s Books (849 S. Auto Mall Rd.) at 6:30pm— see you there!

'FALL THROUGH' is out today!

Fall Through is out today, in bookstores and online— and in comics shops tomorrow!

This is by far my favorite book I’ve done, and I’ve never had people connect so emotionally to one of my stories. My whole heart belongs to these characters.

Thanks to everyone for your faith and support— please spread the word, and leave reviews online which immensely help the visibility of independent books which need all the help they can get!

Lynd Ward, the invention of the graphic novel, Five-O & 'FALL THROUGH'

Here’s a little dive into imagery throughout Fall Through (out next Tuesday!):

A major reference point that binds Fall Through is the stellar work of Lynd Ward, who arguably invented the graphic novel in 1929 (four years before the invention of the comic book!).

His expressionist visions strike me on a primal level, and the haunted looks of Diana & showgoers as they experience transcendent moments of gravity are a direct nod to a panel in Madman’s Drum (1930).

Diamond Mine’s interdimensional skips are indicated by the falling star in Song Without Words (1936).

In a profound coincidence, years ago I realized that the artwork used for Little Rock band Five-O’s “Fall Through” 7” was Lynd Ward’s work from both Madman’s Drum and Wild Pilgrimage (1932).

'FALL THROUGH' interview at Off Panel podcast

My first full interview about Fall Through (out Feb. 6th— order here!) is up at SKTCHD’s “Off Panel” podcast— our conversation was really enjoyable, with thoughtful questions and quieter details. Enjoy!

Also of note: I’ve assembled a for-fun soundtrack accompaniment to Fall Through here as a YouTube playlist— it’s missing the Fat Shadow song “Haven” (which doesn’t have a YT entry— please download their stellar album on Bandcamp at the link), but there it is for context and a further glimpse into the world between these pages.

February events for FALL THROUGH

Fall Through will be released everywhere on February 6th, and here’s my first round of kickoff events in the midwest & mid-South:

Feb. 9: Bloomington IN— talk & signing @ Morgenstern’s Books, 6:30pm

Feb. 17: Indianapolis IN— tabling at Chapstick Zine Fest, 11am-5pm

Feb. 18: Bloomington IN— discussion & signing w/ “Coffee With Friends” @ Monroe County Public Library, Rooms 1B-1C, 2pm

Feb. 22: St. Louis MO— talk & signing @ Left Bank Books, 6:30pm

Feb. 23: Little Rock AR— talk & signing @ Wordsworth Books, 6:30pm

Feb. 24: Fayetteville AR— talk & signing @ Fayetteville Public Library Community Room, 2pm

Feb. 25: Evansville IN— talk & signing @ Your Brother’s Bookstore, 6:30pm

You can also order signed/sketched copies of Fall Through (and all my books) directly from me here— and you’ll get your copies of Fall Through before its release date. I also suggest ordering a copy of Come Again if you haven’t read it yet— it’s interconnected with my new book and features the debut of our protagonists!

More dates as they roll in. Thanks for your support!

'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' & 'FALL THROUGH' direct signed preorders up now.

Hi there! I now have both Lies My Teacher Told Me (out April 16th) and Fall Through (out February 6th) available for signed/sketched preorders directly from me here.

I’ll begin sending out Fall Through orders in early/mid January, as soon as my shipment arrives, and will send out copies of Lies in March once those books arrive.

Thanks for your patience— the wait is almost over, and yesterday I shipped out about ten early copies of Fall Through!

Excerpt of 'FALL THROUGH' up at The Beat + Multiversity's 'Best of February'

I’m happy to reveal the first exclusive excerpt from Fall Through, published today by The Beatread here! Fall Through will be released everywhere on February 6th.

It’s also ranked at #3 on Multiversity’s Best 10 Non-Superdude Comics of February.

You have until Dec. 15th to preorder signed & sketched copies of Fall Through, which will be shipped out by my local shop Vintage Phoenix a couple of weeks ahead of publication date.

Aaaand it looks like Abrams is having a direct preorder deal on Fall Through right now— it’s 50% off with the code SKIPTHELINE, and free shipping on orders $49.95 and above.

Thanks so much for your support, everyone— please spread the word! I’m about 160 pages into pencils for Fall Through’s follow-up prequel.

Original art sale to benefit Doctors Without Borders

I have a ton of new pages available for sale at Athenaeum Comic Art, and from now until Xmas I’ll be donating $100 from each piece sold to Doctors Without Borders, one of several medical and humanitarian organizations facing missile strikes and military assault during the siege in Gaza, in their ongoing efforts to provide crucial medical care and basic human services to the hundreds of thousands of civilians caught in the horror of this ongoing assault.

I join hundreds of millions of people across the globe in calling for an immediate cease-fire, and in strongest opposition to both Netanyahu’s government and Hamas.

Buy a page (or two), and for each I’m happy to email you the receipt of my donation. Simple and direct. Thank you!

MARCH-- 10 year anniversary poster free for shops, schools & libraries!

It’s my pleasure to reveal this brand-new poster to celebrate 10 years of March— our publisher Top Shelf is distributing it free to comics shops, bookstores, schools & libraries! (Please see Top Shelf’s linked announcement— if this is you, get in touch with your Penguin Random House rep, and the poster’s SKU is MKT1000061855.)

You can also grab the poster from Top Shelf/IDW at their table at shows, and I’ll have some that’ll also be free for anybody who gets a March trilogy boxed set from me at shows.

Thanks to everyone who’s been moved by this work over the past decade, and who’s doing their part to defend accurate history, comics in the classroom & libraries, magnifying marginalized voices, and fortifying our right to information and ideas.

FALL THROUGH-- signed/sketched preorders up now

Preorders are open for signed & sketched copies of my new graphic novel Fall Through— I’ve teamed up again with my excellent local comic shop, Vintage Phoenix.

Orders will be open through December 15th, and copies should arrive at your door a week or two before Fall Through’s February 6th release date. Vintage Phoenix and I both thank you for your support!

You can also order signed & numbered Fall Through prints directly from me— two designs limited to 70 copies each. Get em while you can.

First copy of FALL THROUGH!

The only existing copy of Fall Through arrived at my doorstep, straight from the printer! It turned out exactly the way I imagined— it’ll be out February 6th from Abrams ComicArts.

In early November I’m launching signed preorders to be shipped out by my local comics shop Vintage Phoenix. You’ll likely get these a couple of weeks early— stay tuned!

Synch & Talon

Cleansing the ol’ palate after finishing two books back-to-back by doing some X-Men fanart. Synch & Talon / Laura Kinney / Wolverine / X23, because I’m a diehard romantic and a total sucker for cosmic/quantum-level relationships.

It's all done.

Here’s the past 3 years’ worth of unpublished work: about 500 individual pages making up Fall Through (out 2/6/24) and Lies My Teacher Told Me (out 4/16/24).

I’ve mostly been drawing 2 pages a day, 6 days a week with very few breaks— I do not recommend this— and now I’m done with everything for a while.

Taking a break to breathe, and then to experiment and play with my drawing and painting, hopefully giving it space for a long-awaited evolutionary step.

I’ll be traveling all over in 2024 for the release of both books— stay tuned for dates, and I’ll see you there.

20% off all original artwork until Halloween

If you’re interested in buying any of my original artwork, now’s a great time: everything available at Athenaeum Comic Art is 20% off until the end of October! This includes the pricier March pages as well as Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer, Two Dead, Come Again, Any Empire, The Silence of Our Friends, The Year of the Beasts, and Swallow Me Whole.

After that, we’ll be restocking with some new originals, including some art from Run and Save It For Later, some X-Men pieces, Nib illustrations, and more. Stay tuned!