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RUN & SAVE IT FOR LATER in two new Best-of-2021 lists!

I’m honored to find that both Run and Save It For Later got props in two new “Best Graphic Novels of 2021” Lists: Publishers Weekly Critics’ Poll (Run in 2nd place, SIFL as honorable mention) and Forbes (Run in final list, SIFL got “Most Hustle” ribbon and a Wendy’s gift certificate). Thanks fo...

RUN named a "best of 2021" book by NYT & WaPo!

It’s an honor to find that Run has been selected by the New York Times as one of the 5 Best Young Adult Books of 2021, and by the Washington Post as one of the Best Graphic Novels of 2021! Congressman Lewis would be heartened and proud to find his work and personal account of history to resonat...

SAVE IT FOR LATER is an NPR "Best of 2021" pick!

The love keeps coming in— amazed to see Save It For Later on NPR’s best-of-2021 “Books We Love” list:

“As ever, Powell’s drawings are just stunning: vigorous, heartfelt and supremely accomplished. Save It for Later is an invaluable record of these times, and a great read besides.”

SAVE IT FOR LATER & RUN on ALA's "Best Graphic Novels for Adults" List!

It’s an honor to find that both Save It For Later and Run are nominees for the American Library Association’s 2021 list of “Best Graphic Novels for Adults”, with a stellar lineup of books throughout. Finalists will be announced in January— thank you, everyone who’s been moved by my books, for y...

National Book Award, 5 years later.

So much to reflect on today: five years ago, March: Book Three received the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (and became the first comic to shatter the boundaries and win). Just a week after America’s worst people chose the promise of fascism, the evening felt like a haven for ...

German edition of SAVE IT FOR LATER!

I just received a copy of the brand-new German edition of Save It For Later, published by Carlsen— both an extreme honor and nervewracking to discuss the threats of fascism and other anti-democracy forces in the context of parenting and our private lives, as translated into German.

It looks like...

Virtual discussion/Q&A for Six Bridges Book Festival, Oct. 30th!

This Saturday, October 30th at 8pm Central time, I’ll be in discussion with Little Rock filmmaker Mike Poe about my newest book Save It For Later, upcoming work and moldy oldies as a part of the Six Bridges Book Festival— please register, tune in, and spread the word. Thanks!

Collection of my personal favorite comics pages on Twitter!

I’ve been looking back through my past work lately, as I’m starting inks on my new book Fall Through.

Over on Twitter, I’ll be adding to a thread of my personal favorite pages from 1998 to present— see you there!

CXC this weekend-- virtual Discord sesh and Q&A October 3rd!

I’m so happy to be participating in CXC’s virtual expo this weekend— I’ll be doing a live Discord event this Saturday, October 3rd from 12-12:30pm, giving a sneak peek at both of my in-progress books and the creative processes involved, and will be answering questions as well (assuming my tech-...

Medical fundraiser for Andrea Zollo

My friend Andrea Zollo— longtime musician from Deep Creep, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Hookers, Death Wish Kids, & Area 51, as well as hair stylist supreme and all-around wonderful human being— has a long road of recovery ahead after a major health situation, and she will be out of work for months. Please give to her medical fundraiser if you’re able, and spread the word far and wide— thanks!

Alternately, I’m gonna give all the sales from September mailo...