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Upcoming conventions/appearances for the spring & summer!

Hey there-- here's what I'll be up to over the next several months:

* April 5-7: Denver, CO-- Artwork from March will be on display at the National Conference For Media Reform .

* April 13-14: Columbus, OH-- SPACE. 

* April 13: "Memoir Comics" panel at SPACE w/ John Porcellino, Tom Hart, Chris Monday, and Dara Naraghi. Time TBA.

* May 11: Fort Wayne, IN-- Appleseed Con (120 W. Jefferson Blvd). 10am-6pm.

* June 7: Bloomington IN-- new exhibit up at The Owlery for all of June. Opening reception on the 7th from 10pm-1am!

* June 11: Washington DC-- Search For Common Ground panel w/ John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and others TBA. More info soon!

* June 29-30: Chicago IL-- ALA Annual Conference. I'll be presenting with Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin as keynote speakers, and will have other presentations and signings throughout the weekend as well. More info soon!

* July 18-21: San Diego CA-- Comic-Con International, at the Top Shelf booth (#1721). It's the grand debut of March: Book One ! More events/panels TBA.

* August 13: March: Book One is available at bookstores everywhere, and at comic book stores on the 14th!

There's a ton of stuff in the works for the rest of 2013-- updates as they are confirmed!

Interview with ELI V MANUSCRIPT in the Providence Phoenix

Here's a enlightening interview with Eli V Manuscript, AKA Eli Milholland-- lifelong best friend, performer in Humanbeast/ V Manuscript/ Tem Eyos Ki/ Soophie Nun Squad, and in recent years a writer as well.

Eli has a new book of writings out, Madness Of The Canary , available here, and is finishing work on a new Humanbeast album entitled Pantheon (with his other half, Maralie Armstrong-Rial ) to be released in coming months on Load Records, while releasing more music on his own Gross Domestic Product label.

(here are some Humanbeast photos I took from 2009-2010 as well.)

Pilgrimage to Alabama's civil rights landmarks with John Lewis.

Photo by Sandi Villarreal.In early March, I had the honor of participating in a pilgrimage to historic civil rights landmarks throughout Alabama, hosted by John Lewis and organized by the Faith & Politics Institute. It was a very powerful and at times revelatory experience (and it was really nice to see prominent lawmakers put their bullshit aside), and here's my collection of photos from that journey.

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I are collaborators on Lewis' graphic novel memoir trilogy, March-- the first book will be released at San Diego Comic Con this July, and will be available everywhere on August 13th.  

Book picks for International Women's Day!

 
My book with Cecil Castellucci, The Year Of The Beasts , made it on this CBC list of great books to give a young woman in your life , along with jams by Mariko Tamaki and Genevieve Castree!

(you can order it from me here!)

MARCH: BOOK ONE is complete!

Last night I wrapped up the pages of March: Book One ! Excited to see how everything comes together in the final published form... it'll be out at San Diego Comic Con in July, and available everywhere on August 13th!

No time for rest, though: I have two more volumes of March to work through, as well as art for Rick Riordan's The Heroes Of Olympus: The Lost Hero (Hyperion, 2014), a few new short stories for You Don't Say (Top Shelf, 2014), my own graphic novel Cover (Top Shelf, 2017), record art for a Bad Years/ Crooked Roots split 7" (Max Recordings), The Bomb LP (No Idea Records), and a Holy Angell LP/cassette, along with a Henry & Glenn pinup and a new cover to the German translation of The Silence Of Our Friends.

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS in CBR's Top Books of 2012!

The Silence Of Our Friends (written by Mark Long & Jim Demonakos, and drawn by me) landed at #59 on Comic Book Resources' Top 100 Books of 2012, sharing company with powerhouses Becky Cloonan (Conan The Barbarian), Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth), Katie Skelly (Nurse Nurse), Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT), Jeff Smith (RASL), Julia Wertz (The Infinite Wait), Raina Telgemeier (Drama), Faith Erin Hicks (Friends With Boys), Gabriel Ba (Casanova), Noah Van Sciver (The Hypo), and Ed Piskor (Wizzywig).

Congratulations to all these talented comics friends!

Official announcement for MARCH trilogy with John Lewis!

Here's today's official announcement from Top Shelf-- that March (written by Rep. John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, and drawn by me) will be a graphic novel trilogy, with March: Book One debuting at San Diego Comic-Con on July 18th, and available in stores everywhere August 13th.

Lots of events, signings, discussions, and artwork exhibits are in the works too-- more updates as they come in!

New review of THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS at Scapegoats And Panaceas

Here's a thoughtful and thorough review of The Silence Of Our Friends up at Scapegoats And Panaceas.

"There are few indications that well-intentioned white southerners or noble white activists, while present in the historical record and active during the movement, are actually representative of the Black Freedom Struggle. Yet Long’s account succeeds admirably in fleshing out the intimate and thorny exigencies of interracial friendship during difficult times. He and his co-authors succeed by not white-washing complexity."

New poster by Erin Tobey for Bloomington Sex Salon!

Here's an awesome new poster by versatile drawing-mate Erin Tobey for the first Bloomington Sex Salon, hosted by sex researcher and educator Dr. Debby Herbenick, and featuring Dr. Bryant Paul discussing his research related to the nature and effects of sexually explicit media. It's happening at The Bishop on Sunday, February 17th-- here's the FB page.

Check out more of Erin Tobey's work here , her solo musical project and previous band Fat Shadow , and her label Houseplant Records.

Publishers Weekly piece on MARCH!

Here's a new piece from Publishers Weekly on Congressman John Lewis, his activism and dedication, and our forthcoming graphic novel March (co-written with Andrew Aydin, published by Top Shelf this August.)

Congressman Lewis, Andrew, and I will be appearing at a number of events and conferences throughout 2013-- details to be released next week.