Nate Powell's Blog, page 14

Two years after losing John Lewis: recollections and a still-urgent warning.

The world lost John Lewis two years ago today, and sharing that loss, I additionally lost a friend, collaborator, and personal hero. Someone who’s guided my approach to parenthood and fellowship as much as he guided my social and political sensibilities— because they’re all intertwined.

I’m re-...

"Banned Comics & Education" virtual panel July 15th!

I’m proud to participate in this upcoming “Banned Comics & Education” panel this Friday, July 15th at noon Eastern Time alongside the great Jerry Craft, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Tim Smyth! Please register for the panel here.

If you’re interested, I’ve recently made 3 short comics covering inte...

New comic-about-comics at Booklist (and a downloadable PDF!)

I have a new one-page comic in the American Library Association’s Booklist Guide to Graphic Novels in Libraries, specifically outlining the many unique strengths (and one important vulnerability) of comics as a medium/language/format— it’s crucial that educators, library workers, creators, jour...

Surprise lifetime achievement award!

A wonderful surprise showed up in the mail today— a lifetime achievement award from this year’s SPACE indie comics expo in Columbus, Ohio! SPACE was the very first Midwestern comics show I ever tabled, and I’ve attended most years since 2004.

Thank you so much to Bob Corby for his dedication to...

Expanded paperback edition of SAVE IT FOR LATER arrived!

The first copy of the expanded paperback edition of Save It For Later just arrived, and it looks great! These come with a new topical discussion between Derf Backderf and I, some process thumbnails, citations and a recommended reading list— it’ll be available everywhere on August 8th from Abram...

2 Eisner Award nominations!

I’m thrilled to announce that both Save It For Later (my solo graphic essay) and Run (written by Andrew Aydin & John Lewis, most art by L. Fury, first chapter/spot illustrations/sound effects by me, lettering by Chris Ross and me)have been nominated for Eisner Awards this year— in the same cate...

Signal Boost: "BUT I LIVE" survivor anthology out next week!

I highly recommend a new book out next week: But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust (New Jewish Press/ University of Toronto Press), a graphic memoir anthology featuring cartoonists’ accounts of first-person Holocaust survivor experiences based on interviews and research.

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New op-ed collab w/ Andrew Aydin in the Washington Post

Andrew Aydin and I got the band back together, conjuring the voice, spirit, and concerns of our collaborator and friend John Lewis, in a Washington Post comics op-ed piece to continue highlighting the dangers of ongoing far-right legislative efforts to diminish and outlaw the inclusion of uncom...

New poster for Gaslit Nation podcast's spring series!

What an honor to collaborate a bit with the amazing Sarah Kendzior & Andrea Chalupa for their Gaslit Nation podcast— I made a classic-concert-style poster for their upcoming spring series, “Rising Up From The Ashes: Cassandras & Other Experts On Rebuilding Democracy”!

In addition to her jour...

Vienna-- discussing SAVE IT FOR LATER on April 2nd!

I’ll be in Vienna, Austria this weekend for Erich Fried Tage Literary Festival, discussing SAVE IT FOR LATER on Saturday, April 2nd at 6:00pm at Literaturhaus (Siedengasse 13). I look forward to seeing you there!

If you’re interested in more info on Save It For Later, it’s been published in G...