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History and reckoning in an information war.

The consequences of ignorance, privilege, and the mythologizing nature of white supremacy throughout our society and collective national memory. (Panel from my adaptation of Lies My Teacher Told Me.)

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Brutality, truth-telling, and the real-time end of democracy.

If you have kids in your life, tomorrow you have a duty to talk to them, at their level of understanding, about the events of January 6, 2021. Remember and rely on your...

'FALL THROUGH' in best-of-2024 roundup at The Comics Journal

I’m very pleased and honored to see Fall Through in both Alex Deuben’s and Valerio Stive’s best-of-2024 roundups at The Comics Journal! This was a stellar year for comi...

All original artwork 25% off

All my original artwork is 25% off through the end of the year over at Athenaeum Comic Art— including those pricey March pages, so now’s your chance if you’ve been considering it!

If there’s a specific page from any book you’re interested in, just ask us and I’ll let you know if it’s available. Thanks!

Comics Grinder's best graphic novels of 2024

I’m very happy to see Fall Through on Comics Grinder’s list of best graphic novels of 2024: “Powell delivers once again as only he can, taking note of the ephemeral.”

You can order signed/sketched copies of Fall Through (and all my available books) directly from me here.

Hyperallergic's Best Art Books of 2024

I’m very pleased to see Lies My Teacher Told Me featured as one of the “30 Best Art Books of 2024” over at Hyperallergic!

“Lies My Teacher Told Me is a particularly essential book in this time of Trump’s reascendancy, when education… is threatened by the far right and Project 2025.”

You can order signed/sketched copies directly from me here, or get more info and all the usual ordering outlets here.

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Miami Book Fair this weekend.

I’ll be at Miami Book Fair this weekend to discuss my two newest book, Fall Through and Lies My Teacher Told Me! Here are my panels:

Saturday, November 23rd I’ll be discussing Fall Through and my magical realist fiction alongside writer extraordinaire Brian Michael Bendis and moderator/editor Charlie Kochman for the “Fantasy World: Survival, Spells & Sorcery” panel, with Q&A and a signing afterward! 12pm in the MAGIC screening room (Building 8, Room 1).

Sunday, November 24th I’ll be discussing Lie...

This is it. Get moving.

Coming back out of the cave into the harsh light. Regrouping and recalibrating.

I sincerely hope that people are rightly alarmed, and that you’re already taking steps to find your people and interconnected networks to help look out for each other— as well as ways in which you, as an individual, will directly participate to protect each other and what remains of democracy.

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Bloomington book fair Nov. 2nd + 'LIES' roundup + work in progress.

If you’re in Bloomington this Saturday, Nov. 2nd, I’ll be selling and signing books from 10-3 at the Bloomington Local Author Book Fair at the Monroe County History Cen...

St. Louis this weekend for SLICE

If you’re in the midwest or mid-South, come to St. Louis this weekend for SLICE, where I’ll be a featured guest!

It’s free and open to the public. Here’s what I’ll be up...