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Lucero tour poster

Here’s my first of two pieces for longtime friends Lucero, for their upcoming tour with Jason Boland & The Stragglers! We’ll be releasing ...

Remembering John Lewis, 3 years later.

Today marks 3 years since we lost the big boss, John Lewis— freedom fighter and friend, collaborator and hero. I’ve been thinking about th...

"Save It For Later" is NYPL's Book of the Day!

I woke up to the great news that my 2021 book Save It For Later is the New York Public Library’s “Book of the Day!”

Please request that your local library order a copy, ensuring that it’s accessible for free to all. Just go to the front desk and ask abo...

A2CAF event added: panel w/ Thien Pham & Raina Telgemeier!

I’ll be discussing my nonfiction, historical & memoir work on this “Comics Out Of Life: Conversations With Our Past” panel, alongside Thien Pham and moderator Raina Telgemeier— as a part of A2CAF in Ann Arbor, Michigan!

The panel will be on June 9th at ...

MARCH added to Jersey City school curriculum!

In New Jersey news: what an honor to have March included in Kamala Khan’s hometown curriculum (alongside Nikki Giovanni, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and the Spider-Verse books!) as proof of concept that young people are not afraid to learn accurate history an...

FALL THROUGH-- announcement & pre-orders up now!

At last, announcing my next original graphic novel, Fall Through— out February 6, 2024 from Abrams ComicArts!

You may recognize the band Diamond Mine from my 2018 book, Come Again, or the cover of my 2017 Omnibox— now it’s their time, every time, all t...

June: Arkansas & Michigan book events, and a Trusty tribute show!

I’m coming out of my cave next month!

Back in my hometown of North Little Rock, Arkansas: It’s a major joy to announce that part of my Soophie family will be reuniting on June ...

April roundup: podcast interview & cartooning workshop video

It’s been a few weeks, so here’s a quick roundup of recent stuff while I keep my head down to finish drawing Lies My Teacher Told Me by the end of the year— both that book AND Fall Through will be released in 2024!

Here’s a recently-published interview I did last year with the thoughtful Chauncey Devega about my work (specifically Save It For Later, “About Face”, and the March trilogy) and how it intersects with our world.

March was recently included on this great list of “22 of the Best Graphic N...

Monday morning Storm.

In between my current book projects, here’s another for-fun X-Men piece: Storm over Krakoa!

Gatefold artwork for Your Heart Breaks "The Wrack Line" 2xLP

I’m happy to show off my gatefold artwork for The Wrack Line 2xLP by my longtime friend & collaborator Your Heart Breaks! It’ll be out in July from Kill Rock Stars— you can preorder it in your preferred format/medium/platform here. Thanks!

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