Columbus, Ohio: SPACE this weekend!

This weekend I’ll be in Columbus, Ohio at SPACE— the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo— at the Rhodes Center (Ohio State Fair & Expo Grounds) 10am-6pm Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday. I’ll have both new books, Fall Through and Lies My Teacher Told Me, as well as a limited quantity of both signed/numbered Fall Through prints ($20 each, or $30 for both).

I’ll also be doing a talk/slideshow/Q&A on Saturday at 2pm about my work on Lies My Teacher Told Me, and my approach back & forth between fiction and nonfiction over the years.

See you there!

'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' is out today!

Today’s the day!

Four years ago I was locked down in my house just like you, starting work on my adaptation of Lies My Teacher Told Me— utterly uncertain what kind of world the book would be released into. It’s out everywhere today, more relevant and crucial than ever before. My thoughts and gratitude are with the late, great James Loewen for trusting me with his work!

Get a copy from your local book/comics shop, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, Amazon, or signed/sketched copies directly from me— and my other brand-new graphic novel Fall Through is still hot off the presses too!

Thanks, everybody.

Praise for 'LIES' & a new 'FALL THROUGH' podcast interview!

What an honor to recieve a 4.5-star review from The Slings & Arrows for Lies My Teacher Told Me: “Powell takes a landmark book (and its updates) and presents a version maintaining its integrity while making it more accessible. It’s important and it’s magnificent.”

Lies My Teacher Told Me will be released this Tuesday, April 16th, and is already available in comics shops! You can also order them both (as well as most of my other books) from me directly, signed & sketched here.

My other brand-new graphic novel Fall Through is still hot off the presses, and here’s a new podcast interview I did with Ryan Zlomek from Meditations podcast.

If you’re in Indiana, I’ll be doing a double-book-release signing for both Fall Through and Lies My Teacher Told Me this Saturday, April 20th at Vintage Phoenix Comics (114 E. 6th) from 2-4pm. See you there!

Double book-release signing on 4/20

If you’re around Bloomington, I’ll be doing a double book-release signing for Lies My Teacher Told Me (out April 16th from The New Press) and Fall Through (out now from Abrams) at my local shop, Vintage Phoenix Comics (114 E. 6th)— Saturday, April 20th from 2-4 pm. If you’re downtown for Record Store Day, come hop over two blocks and grab some books!

I’ll also have a limited quantity of my Fall Through 16”x20” prints at the signing. See you there!

Jody & Diana in spring.

I was really feeling the springtime over the weekend, so I did this piece of Jody & Diana from Fall Through— all brush on this one, 9”x12”.

'FALL THROUGH' excerpt up at Publishers Weekly & interview at 'The Substance'

There’s a fresh excerpt of a DIY-recording scene from Fall Through up today at Publishers Weekly’s “Panel Mania”— check it out, and you can order copies of Fall Through directly from me here, or through all the usual outlets linked here at Abrams.

I also recently did an interview for The Substance podcast, covering the breadth of my work but also focusing on Fall Through.

'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' direct mailorders shipping now!

A huge shipment of Lies My Teacher Told Me just arrived at my house, and I’m shipping out signed mailorders starting in the next few days! The book will be available everywhere on April 16th— you can also preorder it via your local bookstore, comics shop, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon.

It’s wild to have two new books out in two months— Fall Through is still hot off the presses, and the response has been incredible! You can order that one directly from me as well, or through your local shop, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon.

Stay tuned for updated events throughout the year for both of these new books— thanks as always for your warm reception and support!

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!

First 'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' interview.

Thanks, everyone, for helping Fall Through have a strong week for its release!

Switching gears, here’s a new interview at Booklist— my first for the forthcoming book, Lies My Teacher Told Me, which’ll be out April 16th from The New Press. Find more info and preorder options here, or you can preorder a signed/sketched copy directly from me here.

'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).

Bloomington: book release for FALL THROUGH on Feb. 9th

Bloomington people! I’ll be doing a talk/Q&A/signing for the release of my new graphic novel Fall Through on Friday, Feb. 9th at 6:30pm at Morgenstern’s Books (849 S. Auto Mall Rd.)— please spread the word. See you there!

'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 Beat— read 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.

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.

FALL THROUGH-- signed & numbered prints available now.

Fall Through will be released on February 6th, but here’s an early set of treats:

Two different signed & numbered Fall Through prints are now available directly from me: one featuring Jody (and Diana’s shadow), and one featuring the entire band Diamond Mine.

Prints are 16” x 20”, full-color, signed & numbered, and limited to editions of 70 each— and the full images are exclusive to these prints.

Here’s Jody:

and here’s Diamond Mine:

Next week I’ll be launching signed & sketched Fall Through preorders via my local comics shop, Vintage Phoenix— stay tuned for that! And if you haven’t read Come Again, now’s the time— it features the first comics appearance of Diamond Mine, and both books will be fully interwoven in a few years with with the follow-up prequel I’m working on.

You can order Come Again from me here, signed & sketched. Thanks!