Preorder update!

Hi there!

A quick update for those who’ve preordered copies of Diana, Come Again, and Fall Through: There’s been an 11-day delay in the arrival of these books into the distributor’s warehouse. These books are now supposed to arrive this Friday, Sept. 4th, and I’m currently arranging to pick them up in person, instead of waiting for shipping them to my house.

This means the books will be in hand for the big debut at SPX on Sept. 12-13, and I’ll pack & ship as many orders as I can on the 9th-10th. But it’s a bit behind schedule, so the rest will be shipped out starting again on the 15th.

Thanks for your understanding, and sorry for the slight delay!

DIANA fall tour dates!

I’ll be traveling a lot this fall for the release of Diana (and new editions of its companions, Fall Through and Come Again)— here’s what I’ve got lined up so far (more info & updates on all available at my events page):

Fri 9/11: Washington, DC @ Lost Origins Gallery exhibit opening reception, 6 pm

Sat-Sun 9/12-13: Rockville, MD @ SPX— table W64. Debut of Diana!

Tue 9/15: publication day for new editions of Come Again and Fall Through

Fri 10/2: Chicago, IL @ Howling Pages w/ Greg and Fake (Santos Sisters), 6-8 pm

Sat 10/3: Ann Arbor, MI @ A2CAF, 11am-5pm

Sun 10/4: Bloomington, IN @ Vintage Phoenix, 2-4 pm

Tue 10/6: publication day for Diana

Thurs 10/8: Columbus, OH @ Bexley Library w/ Caitlin McGurk, 6:30-8:30 pm

Sat 10/10: Detroit, MI @ Vault of Midnight, 2-4 pm

Thurs 10/15: Little Rock, AR @ Wordsworth Books, 6:30-8:30 pm

Fri 10/16: Memphis, TN @ Novel, 6-8 pm

Sat 10/17: Fayetteville, AR @ Fayetteville Public Library, 2 pm

Sun 10/18: St. Louis, MO @ Betty’s Books, 2-4 pm

Thurs 10/29: Erie, PA @ Gannon University (March event w/ Andrew Aydin)

Thurs 11/12: Bloomington, IN @ Morgenstern Books, 6 pm

Fri 11/13: Cleveland, OH @ Superscript w/ John G, 4-6 pm

Sat 11/14: Columbus, OH @ SPACE, 10am-5pm

Sat-Sun 11/21-22: Miami, FL @ Miami Book Fair

More events in NYC and on the west coast are currently in the works— all will be updated on my events page.

My copies of the new books will be arriving in the next week or so— signed copies directly from me will be shipping around Sept. 1st, in case you’re interested!

Washington DC art exhibit coming up for SPX weekend!

I have several pieces of original artwork in— and co-curated— a group exhibit, “Illustrated Influence: 50 Years of Punk and Comics” in Washington, DC from September 11th to October 18th!

This show will be at Lost Origins Gallery (3110 Mt. Pleasant St. NW), featuring work by Raeghan Buchanan, Neil Burke, Cristy Road Carrera, K Czap, Anya Davidson, Jeffery Everett, Jason Farrell, John G, Janelle Hessig, Evan Keeling, John Holmstrom & Punk magazine, Shawn Kerri, Mattie Lubchansky, Sam McPheeters, Ryan Carroll Nelson, Steve Niles, Ben Passmore, Nate Powell, Chris Shary, James Spooner, Brian Walsby, and Bianca Xunise!

There will be an opening reception on Friday, September 11th from 7:00-11:00 pm which also includes a screening of James Spooner’s recently remastered Afro-Punk documentary, and a live podcast recording of Cult and Culture, hosted by Justin Pearson and Luke Henshaw!

This exhibit is a part of the broader comics-related DC events for SPX, where many of us will be tabling on September 12-13 in Rockville, MD. There will be an "Eras of Punk in Comics” panel on Saturday, 9/12 at 1:30pm in Brookside C, featuring myself, James Spooner, Bianca Xunise, and Evan Keeling, moderated by Lost Origins gallery owner Jason Hamacher.

I’ll be at SPX, tabling at W64 with the debut of my new graphic novel Diana, as well as new editions of Come Again and Fall Through— See you there!

SPX debut for DIANA, Sept. 12-13!

More answers, more questions, more moods, more darkness, more bootleg magic gone wrong, more expansive love.

One month until the debut of Diana (and new editions of the rest of the triptych, Come Again and Fall Through— all thanks to Abrams ComicArts) at SPX in Rockville, MD on September 12-13!

I’ll have all of these books, prints, original artwork and more at table W64.

I’ll also be on the "Eras of Punk in Comics” panel on Saturday, 9/12 at 1:30pm in Brookside C, discussing my work alongside James Spooner, Bianca Xunise, and Evan Keeling, moderated by Jason Hamacher. This will coincide with an art exhibit in DC which opens on SPX weekend— details & announcement soon!

If you can’t make it to SPX, I’ll be shipping signed books in early September— preorder here. Thanks!

2 months until DIANA

Just two months until Diana is released on Oct. 6th! This immediately follows the release of new editions of my Eisner-nominated books Come Again and Fall Through on Sept. 15th, all from Abrams ComicArts— and all combine to make an interconnected 800-page triptych of stories. (You’ll see— and you’ll probably cry, but will also be a bit horny.)

Please preorder a copy from your local comic book store or book shop, or from Bookshop, Powell’s, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon.

Signed copies ordered directly from me will be shipped out a month early!

And all three books will debut at SPX in Rockville, MD on September 12-13th— I’ll be at table W64.

The quest to live freely as our authentic selves. All of us.

For the record, and today in light of the Supreme Court’s oppressive decision:

Fuck the fascists, fuck the homophobes, fuck the transphobes, and fuck those who carry water for them.

People of all stripes will continue looking out for each other. Institutions and systems will not— but nobody’s free unless we’re all free, to paraphrase the great Fannie Lou Hamer.

(art from Diana, obviously)

Fresh from the printer.

The very first copies have arrived straight from the printer, and they turned out beautifully!

The triptych is complete: Diana will be released October 6th, and these new editions of Fall Through and Come Again will be out September 15th— all from Abrams ComicArts.

Preorder now from your local shop, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, or Amazon if you must— or get signed copies directly from me here. I also have several limited 11”x17” prints, with discounted bundles of all 3 books or all 6 prints available.

Thanks for your support— please spread the word!

Signed preorders open for DIANA, FALL THROUGH & COME AGAIN!

Orders are now open for signed copies of Diana, as well as new editions of Come Again and Fall Through— and a bunch of new prints directly from me!

I’ll send any print orders now, and the new books will ship as soon as they arrive here by early September. Diana’s release date is October 6th, so these should reach you a few weeks early.

In my shop, please note that I have discounted bundles available for all 3 books, and for all 6 prints.

International orders: please email me at seemybrotherdance@yahoo.com for shipping and payment info.

Thank you for your support, and please spread the word!

Attention comic shops & bookstores-- help with DIANA!

Attention comic shops and bookstores: if you’d like a signed, limited-run poster and some postcards (and stickers!) to help spread the word about my forthcoming book Diana, email me at seemybrotherdance@yahoo.com and I’ll send some stuff your way. (Please include a mailing address and a contact name to ensure the package gets in the hands of someone who’s expecting it!)

It’s hard for indie graphic novels to get a leg up or maintain any awareness/visibility, and your support is incredibly helpful— thank you!

Diana will be out Oct. 6th, along with new editions of Fall Through and the long-unavailable Come Again out Sept. 15th, all from Abrams ComicArts.

One year since finishing DIANA.

Today marks a year since I completed the story and art in Diana— probably the most Nate Powelly book I’ve ever made, and a serendipitous closing of the last decade’s work on this interconnected triptych of stories. Every day I appreciate the rare fortune of having written and drawn this entire graphic novel on my own terms, without publisher or editorial feedback or attempts to shape it until after the entire first draft of the book was completed. (This, of course, does not include crucial editorial feedback by my wife Rachel, who is an excellent editor in her own right, and who’s the first person to read all of my books in their pencils-only form.)

This book means a lot to me, and a year later it feels even more like a crystallized form of my spirit in ink and paper. Diana will be released on October 6th from Abrams ComicArts (along with new editions of its triptych companions, Come Again and Fall Through, which will be rereleased on September 15th), and all will debut at SPX on September 12th-13th. Please preorder copies if you can— preorders are incredibly important to a book’s healthy start, especially in the eyes of their publishers.

I’m currently booking and organizing events and travels throughout the fall— some are up on my events page, and I’m updating as events are confirmed. Thank you!

Price update for new prints + DIANA preorders

I just mailed off the first batch of orders for my new signed print series— thank you so much!

This is a note that I’ve slightly adjusted the prices to account for shipping costs which were a bit higher than expected— the prints are now $15 each, or all 6 for $60. Thank you for your understanding and support— there are only about a half-dozen left of each print from this limited run, so definitely don’t sleep on em.

If you’d like to preorder copies of Diana, or the reissued editions of Come Again and Fall Through, you’ll find links to order via Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, Powell’s, Amazon, and more. You are also invited to order directly from your local comics shop or bookstore— thank you!

Come Again and Fall Through will be rereleased on September 15th, and Diana will be released on October 6th, with a debut for all at SPX in Rockville, MD on September 12-13!

6 new limited prints now available!

I have a limited run of 6 different 11”x17” signed prints available now!

These are each limited batches of 15— and if this trial run goes well I’ll do an additional printing. They’re available individually (see below) or as a bundle of all 6.

From my forthcoming book Diana, we have a print of Diana herself from the cover art:

There’s one of Jody from the pages of Diana, in a character-defining moment:

There’s a lovely, haunting Diana/Jody embrace from the back cover of Diana:

Prints of a commissioned illustration I did of the beloved X-Men character Magik, ruler of Limbo:

There’s a print of my cover art for The Twilight Zone #4 (and I have copies of the comic for sale as well):

And a print of a recent commissioned piece inspired by Tillie Walden’s graphic novel On a Sunbeam:

These prints are shipped flat, and they’re $12 each— but I’m also offering a bundle of all 6 prints for $50.

Thanks for your support and interest in my work! To purchase my original artwork, or to order a commissioned piece, please contact Sean at Athenaeum Comic Art (athenaeumcomicart@gmail.com).

Soophie Nun Squad's 1st show cameo in DIANA.

On this day in 1993, my band Soophie Nun Squad played our very first show— and for the sheer joy of it, I fictionalized the moment in a scene from my forthcoming book, Diana, on an “all-new band” bill with Jody and Diana’s bands Old Spice and Diamond Mine, each playing their first shows as well. Our ages ranged between 12 and 16, and yes, our drummer (now of the metal band Pallbearer) was still in elementary school.

In Diana, the show takes place in the kitchen of a punk house modeled after our legendary Rice Street house there in Little Rock (which is where Soophie recorded our demo tape a year later). But in reality, our first show took place in the back yard of the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion! The new governor’s daughter went to shows, and asked to have one— so we played alongside Nuisance, Thumbnail, Five O, Drain, Otherwise (later morphing in to William Martyr 17), Jet Jangua, Fuse of Ire, Absorption, and Lime Pit over the course of a mere 4 hours. The police were called multiple times over noise complaints, and so our first show made the front page of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette the next morning: “Noisy Punks ‘Nuisance’ at Mansion.”

Diana will debut at SPX this September, and will be released everywhere on October 6th from Abrams ComicArts. For more info and preordering options, check here!

Cover proofs for DIANA.

Cover proofs just arrived for Diana, as well as new editions of Come Again and Fall Through— and they look fantastic!

The entire triptych of books will debut at SPX on September 12-13— it’s the most significant indie comics show in the country, so I hope to see you there!

Diana will be released everywhere on October 6th by Abrams ComicArts. I’ll be doing cons, signings, and author talks throughout the fall to discuss my work on these three books— check for updates here.

Spring's here, don't sleep.

Definitely in my happy place lately, as spring springs: working on the next batch of commissions, and back to work on a long-delayed book with my friend and visionary, Jonathan Vance. I hope to have the first issue self-published in time for SPX this September (alongside the debut of Diana and rerelease of Come Again!). More on this story over the summer!

Like a comet itself, this is the highly unlikely yet perfectly compatible Moss Icon/ Soophie Nun Squad teamup the universe needs.

Shop updated w/ out-of-print and new books!

I just updated my shop with the very last copies of several titles which have recently gone out-of-print: Swallow Me Whole, Any Empire, and You Don’t Say. I also have some copies of a boxed set featuring all three of these books at a lower price than buying them all individually— and as a bonus, the Omnibox cover features the first published appearance of my main characters from Fall Through and Diana!

I also added the brand new, single-volume March omnibus softcover. All of these are signed & sketched, mailed directly from me, with a very limited stock on the older titles, so don’t sleep on em!

Expanded reissue of COME AGAIN this fall!

Weaving my literary universe together, I’m happy to reveal the new cover of my Eisner Award-nominated graphic novel Come Again— to be reissued as an expanded paperback from Abrams ComicArts on September 15th, available for preorders now anywhere books are sold!

Come Again is a horror-tinged 1970s Ozark fairy tale, originally released by Top Shelf in 2018 and nominated for Eisner Awards for both Best Graphic Novel and Best Writer/Artist. Along the way, there’s a scene in the book debuting the punk band Diamond Mine, producing an on-page time paradox which exploded onto the pages of Fall Through and Diana.

"Rendered in fluid, magical brushwork tinted in the colors of a sunrise and filled with mysterious shadows and crannies... this enchanting solo effort reveals even greater depths to Powell’s gift for visual storytelling and creating appealing, human characters." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Spooky and off-kilter, Come Again shows Nate Powell's virtuosity... it's a delight to accompany such a fertile imagination." — NPR (Best of 2018)

"Rich with mystery, magic, and a depth of understanding about human relationships—and the color and line work is just gorgeous." — Publishers Weekly Critics Poll (Best of 2018)

"Even the word balloons can give you chills in Come Again. In fact, they do so with startling regularity, looping and crashing across negative space, bearing letters that slip in and out of consciousness as the story unfurls. Nate Powell... presents his first solo masterwork." — Vulture (Best of the Month)

Through a combination of corporate apathy and global pandemic, the original publisher’s parent company effectively killed Come Again a year after its publication, backing out of any efforts to keep the book in print (thankfully, my contract for all my solo work has expired with IDW) or pursue potential tv/movie interest— and at last, this one returns to print alongside Fall Through and Diana to make an interconnected triptych.

Come Again will be an expanded paperback reissue, with a new 18-page section covering my creative process and shedding light on the long path toward this idea’s final form as a published work. Fall Through will also be reissued as a paperback alongside Come Again, hitting bookshelves just a few weeks ahead of Diana.

My utmost thanks to everyone at Abrams ComicArts for helping this ambitious, time-hopping, feelings-heavy saga make its way into the world— please spread the word and preorder!

I’ll be touring and doing plenty of events during the fall for these books— stay tuned.

Announcing DIANA-- the triptych is complete!

At long last, I’m proud to reveal the cover of my forthcoming lovely monster of a graphic novel, Diana— out October 6th from Abrams ComicArts! It’s available for preorders now, anywhere books are sold (ISBN 9781419790867).

Diana is both a self-contained graphic novel and a prequel to Fall Through, weaving these stories together with Come Again to make an interconnected triptych. This book idea took me by complete surprise, transforming my understanding of these characters I’ve grown to love so deeply— and making Diana was the most fulfilling creative experience of my life.

Diana largely takes place in the year before Fall Through, delivering us on that book’s doorstep— but not unscathed. Yes, there’s music, bootleg magic, relationship drama, curses, demons, queerness, and punk. But if Fall Through is fundamentally about connection, then Diana is about isolation. It’s about the dangers of rigid thinking and mythologizing. It’s about the slow-motion tragedy of a loved one rejecting opportunities to choose differently, instead digging deeper into the destructive allure of self-alienation. Above all, it’s about love as an ever-expanding openness in direct opposition to control.

This story was built around embracing the sense of mystery I pursue— not a set of unknowns to be solved and revealed, but a deepening sense of journeying into the unknown. People are hungry for strange things in a monochrome world, for the radical uniqueness of being alive, for the thrill of not knowing and not being told how to think about a story.

In that sense, my writing was guided by the perspectives of both Ursula K. Le Guin and David Lynch when pressed about the content and meaning of their own stories. But Diana is also about young adults trying to live their ideals while also being short-sighted, self-serving, horny idiots. It’s about the fog generated by attraction.

Diana also performs a bit of quantum-magic for us as readers, retroactively transforming our understanding of events in both Come Again and Fall Through— making them different books before and after reading Diana. I look forward to everyone being able to have this flexible reading experience.

There’s more to announce this week regarding Come Again and Fall Through— stay tuned, and thank you for your continued faith and support!


Things to come in 2026.

Most important of all, let’s continue to work individually and collectively to halt the spread of fascism— and to preserve the remains of democracy in our society. Let’s look out for our neighbors— especially the ones we don’t know. Let’s continue fighting back against the immense multifaceted harms of artificial intelligence. Let’s recognize that social media does not provide freedom, real communication, or opportunity— it is not the future — and chart a new course.

I’ve been continuously at work nearly every day for over a year, so here’s a roundup of many things on the horizon in 2026:

I wrote and drew The Twilight Zone #4, which will be out Feb. 4th from IDW. If you live in Indiana, I’ll be doing a signing for its release at Bloomington’s own Vintage Phoenix Comics (114 E. 6th) on Saturday, Feb. 7th from 2-4pm. See you there!

The biggest news is the release of my next graphic novel, Diana, in early fall 2026! Expect an official announcement in a month or so— along with a long-awaited reissue of one of my previous Eisner-nominated books. I’ll be traveling a lot during the fall for the release of Diana, so please write me (seemybrotherdance@yahoo.com) if you’d like me to be a special guest at your comic/book expo— I’m already making plans. Thank you!

In February, I’ll be opening up another ten slots for commissioned artwork via Athenaeum Comic Art— I had a blast doing these last year and really enjoyed drawing the requested subjects! The previous slots were all filled within a day, so don’t sleep on this.

Sometime in 2026 will see the release of Islands In the Sky from the Appalachia Comics Project— I collaborated with Nobel Prize-winning climate scientist Dr. David Easterling on an 8-page story about his experiences and knowledge surrounding Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic hit on his community. You can still preorder one (and get more info) here!

I’ll have an exhibit of my artwork going up in January at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, with an event/talk/signing in April.

Five March pieces of mine currently in the “Imprinted: Illustrating Race” exhibit will be moving to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN this spring— stay tuned for the details.

I’ll be doing a volley of events in Cleveland, OH this March 20-21, including a live drawing session as artist-in-residence at the Cleveland Museum of Art, as well as an author event & signing. Stay tuned!

I’m quietly working on a comic with friend and lyrical torchbearer Jonathan Vance from the singularly influential band Moss Icon, and hope to self-publish the first issue in 2026.

That’s all I’ve got— see you out there!

Death to fascism. Light and love to humanity.