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'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' is out today!

Today’s the day!

Four years ago I was locked down in my house just like you, starting work on my adaptation of Lies My Teacher Told Me— utterly uncertain what kind of wo...

Praise for 'LIES' & a new 'FALL THROUGH' podcast interview!

What an honor to recieve a 4.5-star review from The Slings & Arrows for Lies My Teacher Told Me: “Powell takes a landmark book (and its updates) and presents a version ...

One week until 'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' hits shelves!

My full comics adaptation of the late, great James Loewen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me will be out in just a week!

You can grab one via your local shop, Bookshop, Powells,...

Double book-release signing on 4/20

If you’re around Bloomington, I’ll be doing a double book-release signing for Lies My Teacher Told Me (out April 16th from The New Press) and Fall Through (out now from...

Jody & Diana in spring.

I was really feeling the springtime over the weekend, so I did this piece of Jody & Diana from Fall Through— all brush on this one, 9”x12”.

'FALL THROUGH' excerpt up at Publishers Weekly & interview at 'The Substance'

There’s a fresh excerpt of a DIY-recording scene from Fall Through up today at Publishers Weekly’s “Panel Mania”— check it out, and you can order copies of Fall Through directly from me here, or through all the usual outlets linked here at Abrams.

I also recently did an interview for The Substance podcast, covering the breadth of my work but also focusing on Fall Through.

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Caitlin McGurk's 'TELL ME A STORY WHERE THE BAD GIRL WINS' coming from Fantagraphics!

One of my closest friends, comics scholar & excellent human being Caitlin McGurk has spent years researching and curating Tell Me A Story Where The Bad Girl Wins: The L...

'LIES' starred review from Publishers Weekly

I’m very pleased to find a starred review for my adaptation of Lies My Teacher Told Me at Publishers Weekly— it’ll be out April 16th from The New Press!

“Powell’s characteristically fluid art lends new depth to revisited figures including Helen Keller, known by most Americans solely for her disabilities and not for her radical activism, and abolitionist John Brown, condemned by U.S. history books as a mentally disturbed violent extremist rather than a dedicated social progressive. Long a favorite...

'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' direct mailorders shipping now!

A huge shipment of Lies My Teacher Told Me just arrived at my house, and I’m shipping out signed mailorders starting in the next few days! The book will be available ev...

NYC-- MoCCA festival, March 16-17!

I’ll be in New York City for the debut of Fall Through at MoCCA Festival (my first time since 2018!)— here’s my schedule:

Saturday, March 16th:

signing at Top Shelf, 12:0...