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SAVE IT FOR LATER-- "Book of the Year" Harvey Award nominee!

Quite a surprise and honor to see that Save It For Later is a Harvey Awards nominee for Book Of The Year, alongside stellar work by Derf Backderf, Michael Deforge, Matt Fraction, and absolute legend Barry Windsor-Smith!

If you’re eligible to vote, please do so here. Winners will be announced in a virtual ceremony during Ne...

Spotlight panel/interview this Saturday at SPACE virtual con!

I’ll be in conversation with Jared Gardner about all my work past, present, and in-the-works at this SPACE panel— Saturday, July 10th at 1pm Eastern. Bring your questions, and spread the word— thank you!

New WBEZ feature on SAVE IT FOR LATER & ACROSS THE TRACKS!

Here’s the new feature from WBEZ, Chicago’s NPR affiliate, with myself and fellow cartoonist Stacey Robinson about our respective books Save It For Later and Across The Tracks, their significance in the context of American history and its future, antiracism, and more.

SAVE IT FOR LATER-- discussion/Q&A tonight!

Be sure to sign up in advance here for tonight’s discussion of Save It For Later, in conversation with Alex Segura, thanks to the fine folks at Kew & Willow Books! 7pm Eastern— see you there!

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June 4th-- SAVE IT FOR LATER discussion/Q&A via Kew & Willow Books!

I’ll be in conversation with author and friend Alex Segura about Save It For Later, comics, parenthood, activism, and where it all intersects, via the fine folks at Kew & Willow Books!

Friday, June 4th at 7pm Eastern— register in advance here, and please order books from Kew & Willow.

Thanks— see you there!

Poster art for Little Rock's MUTANTS OF THE MONSTER fest!

Here’s the poster I just designed for Little Rock’s own Mutants of the Monster festival this September 10-12, featuring Pallbearer, John Moreland, Weedeater, Burned Up Bled Dry, Frozen Soul, Adam Faucett, Sumokem, and tons more. You can get tickets here.

Much thanks, as always, to Erin Tobey for the technical assistance on...

SAVE IT FOR LATER-- book discussion/Q&A via "Coffee With Friends" on May 16th

I’ll be discussing my book Save It For Later, and answering questions, via Monroe County Public Library’s “Coffee With Friends” group on Sunday, May 16th from 2-3pm Eastern. Anyone may register for the discussion— please do so here!

If you’re a Bloomington local, you can pick up copies of Save It For Later at MCPL’s Friend...

Discussion w/ Joel Christian Gill & Tim Fielder via Harvard Book Store tomorrow!

Tomorrow evening (Tuesday, May 4th) at 7pm Eastern, I’ll be in conversation with Joel Christian Gill and Tim Fielder about our work in comics, and more importantly to discuss Joel’s new book Robert Smalls: Tales of the Talented Tenth via Harvard Bookstore. Here’s the link— see you there!

New reviews from New York Times and The Beat!

I’m thrilled to see this love for Save It For Later— first, at the New York Times Review of Books:

“An absorbing reflection on intergenerational inheritance. And it is most fascinating when Powell turns his gimlet eye to how and why certain images circulate and recirculate as cultural and political symbols.”

And here’s a glowing review from John Seven at The Beat:

“Powell’s intellectual/philosophical approach takes a look at cause and effect in a way that’s not limited by single incidents or standa...

SAVE IT FOR LATER-- The Nib's "Book of the Month" + new interview!

I’m proud to announce that Save It For Later is featured as “Book of the Month” by The Nib!

Here’s a new interview about Save It For Later with Sarah Mirk, editor and cartoonist extraordianaire!

And coming up tomorrow, Thursday April 29th at 8pm, I’ll be doing the last book discussion of my launch via Boogie Down Books and...