Here's a new interview with me in The Washington Post's Comic Riffs, with March kicking off its "Best Books of 2013" coverage.
Donating artwork sales this week to help Steve Niles!
Comic book writer extraordinaire, friend, all-around great fellow, and musician Steve Niles (writer of 30 Days Of Night, Criminal Macabre, co-publisher of Black Mask Studios, and bassist for Gray Matter and 3) needs your help! His house was deeply damaged by floods over the weekend, decades of priceless artwork, books, scripts, and household belongings were destroyed, and he is without flood insurance. Donations are currently being collected via paypal to HelpSteveNiles@gmail.com.
For the rest of the week, I'll be donating most of my artwork sales to help Steve out-- please visit my Etsy site, where there are a few dozen pieces to choose from. Thanks so much, and spread the word!
BUY ORIGINAL ARTWORK HERE!
For the rest of the week, I'll be donating most of my artwork sales to help Steve out-- please visit my Etsy site, where there are a few dozen pieces to choose from. Thanks so much, and spread the word!
BUY ORIGINAL ARTWORK HERE!
Presentation and MARCH art exhibit at Southern Festival of Books in Nashville!
If you're in the mid-South, come to Nashville, TN this weekend for the Southern Festival of Books (October 11-13)-- I'll be there with my March co-authors John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.
We'll be doing a presentation on Saturday the 12th from 1-2 pm at the War Memorial Auditorium (301 6th Avenue North), followed by a book signing.
Also, the Rymer Gallery (located at 233 5th Avenue, the site of the McLellan's lunch counter sit-ins featured in March: Book One) is currently exhibiting dozens of original pages from March! Congressman Lewis, Andrew, and I will be there for a reception Sunday the 13th from 1-3 pm. See you there!
We'll be doing a presentation on Saturday the 12th from 1-2 pm at the War Memorial Auditorium (301 6th Avenue North), followed by a book signing.
Also, the Rymer Gallery (located at 233 5th Avenue, the site of the McLellan's lunch counter sit-ins featured in March: Book One) is currently exhibiting dozens of original pages from March! Congressman Lewis, Andrew, and I will be there for a reception Sunday the 13th from 1-3 pm. See you there!
SPX recap!
Last weekend was my 10th year attending the Small Press Expo, and each year most of us return home inspired and burning to work. It was so good to spend quality time with some of my favorite cartoonist folks, solidify excellent and promising new friendships, and bring the March whirlwind home to such an indie comics hub.
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| Tearing up some veggie burgers with John Lewis between signings and panels. |
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| SPX doubled its floor space this year, and still felt busier and more crowded than ever! |
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| Quality time with Caitlin McGurk and Garfield at the Billy Ireland Museum of Cartoon Art. |
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| A necessary and delightful afternoon in the Appalachian countryside with Jon Vance and his awesome family. |
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| Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the Black Cat 20th Anniversary show in DC. |
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| Gray Matter reunion show! Black Cat 20th anniversary in DC. |
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| Longtime homie Farel Dalrymple! |
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| Solid time with the exceptional Katie Skelly. |
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| Straight-up wizard Dash Shaw. |
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| Look what the cat dragged in: Little Rock ex-pat James Brady (of Trusty) and his son! |
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| Top Shelf design wizard Chris Ross, publisher/editor Chris Staros, and CBLDF warrior Charles Brownstein. |
Small Press Expo this weekend!
If you're in the DC/Maryland area, come to America's best comics show this weekend-- the Small Press Expo (Bethesda North Marriott, 5701 Marinelli Rd., North Bethesda MD)!
I'll be selling books, limited edition prints, and original artwork at Table F1, and will also be signing March alongside my collaborators John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf's table (W64-67) on Saturday. Here's my schedule:
SATURDAY 9/14:
11 am- noon: signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf booth
1-2 pm: March panel/interview w/ JL & AA, moderated by Alex Dueben
2-4 pm: signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf booth
** all other times, I'll be at Table F1.
SUNDAY 9/15:
12-6 pm: slangin books at Table F1.
While you're there, be sure to check out the talents of Farel Dalrymple, Dash Shaw, Katie Skelly, Ed Piskor, Tom Neely, Jim Rugg, Lisa Hanawalt, Alec Longstreth, Dave Roman, Raina Telgemeier, Frank Santoro, Jeff Smith, Jess Fink, Noah Van Sciver, Roby Newton, Scott Campbell, Tom Hart, and many more amazing creators!
The full list of creators/exhibitors is here.
See you then!
I'll be selling books, limited edition prints, and original artwork at Table F1, and will also be signing March alongside my collaborators John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf's table (W64-67) on Saturday. Here's my schedule:
SATURDAY 9/14:
11 am- noon: signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf booth
1-2 pm: March panel/interview w/ JL & AA, moderated by Alex Dueben
2-4 pm: signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf booth
** all other times, I'll be at Table F1.
SUNDAY 9/15:
12-6 pm: slangin books at Table F1.
While you're there, be sure to check out the talents of Farel Dalrymple, Dash Shaw, Katie Skelly, Ed Piskor, Tom Neely, Jim Rugg, Lisa Hanawalt, Alec Longstreth, Dave Roman, Raina Telgemeier, Frank Santoro, Jeff Smith, Jess Fink, Noah Van Sciver, Roby Newton, Scott Campbell, Tom Hart, and many more amazing creators!
The full list of creators/exhibitors is here.
See you then!
video of our Decatur Book Festival keynote address
Here's video of the Decatur Book Festival's keynote presentation featuring John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I-- our section begins at about 22:00.
Decatur Book Festival schedule + tons of new press for MARCH
If you're in the Atlanta area, come see John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I at the Decatur Book Festival this weekend (August 30th- September 1st)! We'll be at the Top Shelf booth (#518), and here's our schedule of events:
FRI 8/30
* Keynote presentation at the Emory University Emerson Concert Hall, 8:00 pm (sorry, this event is totally sold out!). Signing immediately afterwards.
SAT 8/31
* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Booth #518. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.
* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Atlanta Journal Constitution pavillion (corner of E. Ponce De Leon & Claremont). 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
* Discussion/ Q & A with Nate Powell-- City Hall Stage (Trinity Pl. & McDonough St.). 4:15 - 5:00 pm.
SUN 9/1
* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Booth #518. 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
See you there!
I'm blown away at the positive response and buzz March has received so far-- here are some new features in case you missed them:
* CNN's "The Lead With Jake Tapper": John Lewis reads a passage from March over animated panels of my artwork!
* An interview with all three of us at Wired!
* A review/ feature at School Library Journal!
* An audio interview/feature with us on NPR!
FRI 8/30
* Keynote presentation at the Emory University Emerson Concert Hall, 8:00 pm (sorry, this event is totally sold out!). Signing immediately afterwards.
SAT 8/31
* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Booth #518. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.
* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Atlanta Journal Constitution pavillion (corner of E. Ponce De Leon & Claremont). 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
* Discussion/ Q & A with Nate Powell-- City Hall Stage (Trinity Pl. & McDonough St.). 4:15 - 5:00 pm.
SUN 9/1
* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Booth #518. 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
See you there!
I'm blown away at the positive response and buzz March has received so far-- here are some new features in case you missed them:
* CNN's "The Lead With Jake Tapper": John Lewis reads a passage from March over animated panels of my artwork!
* An interview with all three of us at Wired!
* A review/ feature at School Library Journal!
* An audio interview/feature with us on NPR!
Interview at Full Stop
Here's another new interview up at Full Stop, about the creative process, March, growing up in the South, comics, politics, and punk.
New audio interview up at ARTSpeak
Here's an interview I did for Atlanta's ARTSpeak, just in time for some events I'll be doing with John Lewis and Andrew Aydin at the Decatur Book Festival this weekend-- schedule to be updated here later today!
Discussing MARCH on CNN Newsroom
Andrew Aydin and I discuss the making of March: Book One with Fredricka Whitfield in the CNN Newsroom-- watch here!
MARCH is a #1 New York Times Best Seller!
I'm proud to announce that March: Book One debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Graphic Books!
Here's the Top Shelf press release about it, and the slew of upcoming features and interviews we have on CNN, NPR, and BBC in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
More details on the times of those broadcasts as soon as I get em.
SWALLOW ME WHOLE out of stock.
Swallow Me Whole is officially, completely out of stock-- Top Shelf should release its third printing sometime in the fall, but it's unavailable from them (or me) until then. I'll update once I know a solid reprint date!
ATLANTA-- Signing for MARCH: BOOK ONE this Saturday 8/17!
If you're in the Atlanta area, come to the Buckhead Barnes & Noble for a big debut signing of March: Book One with Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I. It's Saturday, August 17th from 1-3 pm.
See you there!
More info on March can be found here.
See you there!
More info on March can be found here.
MARCH gets The Colbert Bump!
Congressman John Lewis appeared on The Colbert Report last night to discuss our new graphic novel March: Book One-- in case you missed it, here's the two-part video clip:
PART ONE
PART TWO
We got a ton of press on release day, and have broken into Amazon's Top 100 books (reaching #2 so far on the graphic novel charts). Here are some reviews and interviews from The Washington Post, USA Today, The New York Times, and Comic Book Resources.
Thanks, everyone, for responding so powerfully and sincerely!
John Lewis on THE COLBERT REPORT tonight for the debut of MARCH!
The day has arrived-- March: Book One is available in bookstores everywhere today, and will be in comic book stores tomorrow!
To kick things off, Congressman John Lewis will be a special guest on The Colbert Report tonight (on Comedy Central, 11:30 pm EST) to discuss our book! Tune in if you can, and spread the word!
Lots of travel and events on the horizon, starting with a big kickoff signing at the Buckhead Barnes & Noble in Atlanta this Saturday, August 17th, from 1-3 pm. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I will all be there.
More soon!
Interview about drawing MARCH up at Southern Glossary
Here's an interview I recently did about the visual storytelling side (and its accompanying personal side) of my work on MARCH, up at Southern Glossary.
March: Book One will be in stores tomorrow!
March: Book One will be in stores tomorrow!
Wizard World Chicago this weekend!
If you're in the Chicago area, I'll be at Wizard World Chicago (Donald E. Stephens convention center in Rosemont, IL) this Saturday and Sunday, August 10-11! Come see me at Booth B10-- I'll be selling books (including March, a few days ahead of its release date) and selling original artwork (including originals from March).
I'll also be participating in the "Pitfalls Of Writing" panel (alongside Steven Grant, Scott Snyder, Jay Bonansinga, and Chloe Neill), Saturday at noon in Room 34.
See you there!
I'll also be participating in the "Pitfalls Of Writing" panel (alongside Steven Grant, Scott Snyder, Jay Bonansinga, and Chloe Neill), Saturday at noon in Room 34.
See you there!
Art exhibit opening August 9th at The Owlery in Bloomington IN!
If you're in the Bloomington area, I have an exhibit of original artwork going up at The Owlery (118 W. 6th St.) for the month of August. The opening reception is Friday, August 9th from 10pm-1am.
HERE'S THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE.
Knock a few back, eat a corn dog, buy some artwork, and get copies of MARCH: BOOK ONE before its official release date! Original pages of March will also be available for sale as a part of this exhibit.
See you there!
HERE'S THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE.
Knock a few back, eat a corn dog, buy some artwork, and get copies of MARCH: BOOK ONE before its official release date! Original pages of March will also be available for sale as a part of this exhibit.
See you there!
Interview & video piece about MARCH up at Sojourner's!
Here's a very well-produced video piece about MARCH that just went up at Sojourner's, featuring interviews with Andrew Aydin and I.
The book will be on shelves in less than two weeks!
The book will be on shelves in less than two weeks!
MARCH: BOOK ONE review at Comics Bulletin!
Here's a new review of March: Book One up at Comics Bulletin.
An excerpt:
"Powell has always been a master at emotion, but March is perhaps his greatest work yet, full of vitality and righteousness and passion, as well as terrifying acts of inhumanity that test the will of the activists. Lewis' story is in many ways the ultimate American experience, an examination of how an intense devotion to a dream can often overcome even the most profound obstacles and Powell is the perfect artist to showcase Lewis' journey. Despite being a relatively young white man, Powell appears to have a telepathic link to Lewis, his depictions of the era so expressive they make it remarkably easy to become fully immersed in the work."
An excerpt:
"Powell has always been a master at emotion, but March is perhaps his greatest work yet, full of vitality and righteousness and passion, as well as terrifying acts of inhumanity that test the will of the activists. Lewis' story is in many ways the ultimate American experience, an examination of how an intense devotion to a dream can often overcome even the most profound obstacles and Powell is the perfect artist to showcase Lewis' journey. Despite being a relatively young white man, Powell appears to have a telepathic link to Lewis, his depictions of the era so expressive they make it remarkably easy to become fully immersed in the work."