Nate Powell's Blog, page 34

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.

Salt-N-Pepa pinup for HIP HOP FAMILY TREE book!

Here's a pinup I did of Salt-N-Pepa for Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Tree book (collecting the amazing series featured on BoingBoing), which should be out later this year from Fantagraphics! I'm really excited to see the whole book come together.


I should note that Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" was the first song that my band Soophie Nun Squad ever covered, starting in early 1994. Here's a version from our first full-length.

THE SILENCE OF OUR FRIENDS in YALSA Top 10 Great Graphic Novels For Teens!

YALSA just announced that The Silence Of Our Friends is in their Top 10 Great Graphic Novels For Teens list for 2013 -- excellent news!

Congratulations to comics friends Raina Telgemeier, Joseph Lambert, and Faith Erin Hicks, each of whom also had books on the list!