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.

Over these past few days, I’ve regularly had conversations with people who have become parents in the past five years or so, asking advice about how to explain this election, fascism, democracy, protest, consumer culture, iconography, and more to a new generation of young people. As I’ve been gathering my notes, it’s apparent that my 2021 book Save It For Later is evergreen in the worst of ways.

I strongly encourage you to read Save It For Later (sure, buy one, or just check it out from the library for free) and reflect upon how these observations of intergenerational reckoning throughout the 2010s increasingly apply today. The time has arrived for this book too late, but that’s why it’s crucial to put it at the top of my pile of work.

Save It For Later received starred reviews at both Publishers Weekly and Booklist, was nominated for Eisner, Ringo, and Harvey Awards (as well as an Ignatz Award nomination for its central chapter, “About Face”), and appeared on “Best of 2021” lists through the American Library Association, Publishers Weekly, NPR, CBR, and Geekcast Radio.

You can get signed/sketched copies directly from me, or through Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, Powells, Amazon, Abrams, or go find your local comics shop and buy/order one.

My other books, including the March trilogy and Lies My Teacher Told Me, will also be crucial reads as we fight to preserve each other and the hope of a free society.

Death to fascism. Do not give up. Do not comply in advance.

50% off 'FALL THROUGH' and 'SAVE IT FOR LATER' until June 5th!

Ooh, my publisher Abrams is having a 50% off sale using the code “summerlit50”— you can order Fall Through and Save It For Later for a measly $12.50 each right now! Just enter the code at checkout.

20% off all original artwork until Halloween

If you’re interested in buying any of my original artwork, now’s a great time: everything available at Athenaeum Comic Art is 20% off until the end of October! This includes the pricier March pages as well as Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer, Two Dead, Come Again, Any Empire, The Silence of Our Friends, The Year of the Beasts, and Swallow Me Whole.

After that, we’ll be restocking with some new originals, including some art from Run and Save It For Later, some X-Men pieces, Nib illustrations, and more. Stay tuned!

"Save It For Later" is NYPL's Book of the Day!

I woke up to the great news that my 2021 book Save It For Later is the New York Public Library’s “Book of the Day!”

Please request that your local library order a copy, ensuring that it’s accessible for free to all. Just go to the front desk and ask about putting in a book request. Thanks!

All right, back to work on some new books.

A2CAF event added: panel w/ Thien Pham & Raina Telgemeier!

I’ll be discussing my nonfiction, historical & memoir work on this “Comics Out Of Life: Conversations With Our Past” panel, alongside Thien Pham and moderator Raina Telgemeier— as a part of A2CAF in Ann Arbor, Michigan!

The panel will be on June 9th at 2pm, at the Koessler Room, Michigan League (911 N. University). Check here for more details, and here for more info on A2CAF, where I’ll be tabling all weekend.

April roundup: podcast interview & cartooning workshop video

It’s been a few weeks, so here’s a quick roundup of recent stuff while I keep my head down to finish drawing Lies My Teacher Told Me by the end of the year— both that book AND Fall Through will be released in 2024!

• Here’s a recently-published interview I did last year with the thoughtful Chauncey Devega about my work (specifically Save It For Later, “About Face”, and the March trilogy) and how it intersects with our world.

• March was recently included on this great list of “22 of the Best Graphic Novels of All Time” over at Book Riot!

• Here’s a video recording of a recent class I hosted at Sequential Artists Workshop— the theme is “Crossing Senses: Conveying Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch, and the Spidey-Sense Visually.”

Thanks for checking in!

Artwork on exhibit at Boston University through March 24th

I have some original artwork from March and Save It For Later currently on display at Boston University’s Stone Gallery (855 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215) through March 24th as a part of the “Comics Is A Medium, Not A Genre” exhibit curated by Joel Christian Gill. If you’re in New England, go check it out— thanks!

roundup for SAVE IT FOR LATER

Thanks to everyone who’s stood behind Save It For Later over the past year and half, reflecting what we’ve collectively weathered over the past decade— unfortunately it’ll only be increasingly relevant as both a time capsule and a letter to our days of future present.

Along the way, Save It For Later received 2 starred reviews, 4 award nominations, and was featured on 5 best-of-the-year lists. You can order a signed/sketched copy directly from me here.

Keep fighting, keep loving, look out for each other and stay human. See you in the streets.

New interview up at WFIU's "Inner States"

Here’s a brand-new interview I did with Kayte Young of WFIU’s Inner States about my work on Save It For Later, the March trilogy, and how they’ve interwoven with my life as a dad and as someone who shows up to fight for and against numerous conditions. Enjoy!

SMALL PRESS EXPO this weekend!

This weekend marks the triumphant return of the Small Press Expo (Bethesda North Marriott, 5701 Marinelli Rd., Rockville MD), and my first time back at SPX since 2018!

I’ll be slangin books at booth W74, and will also be on the Top Shelf 25th anniversary panel Sunday at 2:30pm in the White Oak Room.

For the show, all my books will be $20 or less, the MARCH boxed sets are $45, and you can pick any 3 graphic novels for $50. I’ll also have 3 relatively new-ish pandemic-era books which are all still pretty fresh: Two Dead, Save It For Later, and Run.

See you there!

SAVE IT FOR LATER & RUN are Ringo Awards nominees!

It’s an honor to find that both of last year’s books have been nominated for Ringo Awards: Save It For Later is up for Best Original Graphic Novel (who’s gonna tell em that it’s a nonfiction essay/memoir?) and Run is up for Best Nonfiction Comic!

You can vote here, and winners will be announced in late October. Thanks to all who’ve supported our work these past few years!

New local interview about 'SAVE IT FOR LATER'

Here’s a new interview today with the Herald-Times about the experiences and processes involved making Save It For Later— if you’re in the Bloomington area, see you this evening at 6:30pm for a talk & signing at Morgenstern Books!

'SAVE IT FOR LATER'-- new expanded paperback edition out today!

Today marks the release of a new, expanded paperback edition of Eisner Award-nominated Save It for Later, with 16 new pages of post-2020 conversation between Derf Backderf and myself (including citations), a recommended reading list of work which informed or influenced my book, some creative process images of formative thumbnail and script, and more.

You can learn more and order through many outlets here, or you can order via Bookshop, IndieBound, Powell’s, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon here.

If you’re in Indiana tomorrow (August 10th), I’ll be having a book-launch discussion with Erin Tobey moderating, followed by a signing— Morgenstern Books (849 S. Auto Mall Rd.) at 6:30 pm. See you there!

New "About Face" interview for Gear Patrol

I was honored to speak with Evan Malachosky for this Gear Patrol piece about the infiltration of “tactical” paramilitary aesthetic into every corner of our consumer lives, and how that relates to our social and political reality— it’s a thorough and nuanced look into the history of many outdoor and tactical equipment companies as well as their marketing considerations, and I encourage everyone to read it! I learned a lot along the way.

It remains a profound honor that my comics essay “About Face” has continued to serve such a crucial role in our larger cultural discussion about the crisis of mainstreamed fascism— and how our lives as consumers play into this nightmare. “About Face” is the central chapter of my essay/memoir hybrid Save It For Later, which was an Eisner Awards nominee for Best Graphic Memoir this year. Please pick up a copy if you haven’t yet— thanks!

Bloomington-- SAVE IT FOR LATER book talk & signing, August 10th!

I’ll be doing a local book talk/signing for the new expanded paperback edition of my Eisner Award-nominated Save It For Later on Wednesday, August 10th at 6:30pm— in conversation with national treasure, musician, artist, and Hopscotch Coffee co-owner Erin Tobey!

We’ll be at Morgenstern Books (849 S. Auto Mall Rd.)— bring or buy copies of any of my other books as well, and I’m happy to sign & sketch in them. Thanks— spread the word and I’ll see you there!

"RUN" is an Eisner Award winner!

We’re all deeply honored for our work on Run to have received this year’s Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir— a lot of love and dedication went into helping take John Lewis’ final living work across the finish line. Thanks to everyone who voted for either Run or Save It For Later in the Eisners this year, who came out to a panel, who helped John-Miles Lewis feel at home in the comics community, who attended a Save It For Later, Run, or Two Dead signing, and thanks to everyone at San Diego Comic-Con who did a good job following basic health and masking rules— I was encouraged by the general sense of consideration!

I’m still testing negative as of this morning— if you attended, I urge you to continue testing daily until you hit that sweet 3-day mark.

San Diego Comic Con 2022 schedule!

I’ll be at San Diego Comic Con this weekend, after 3 years away! Here’s my schedule of signings and panels:

SATURDAY, JULY 23:

10am, Room 6DE: Run panel w/ Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, & John-Miles Lewis.

12:00-12:40 pm, Abrams booth 1217: Run signing w/ Andrew Aydin & L. Fury.

1:00-2:00 pm, Room 4: “Express Yourself: Activism Through the Comic Arts” panel w/ Cecil Castellucci, presented in cooperation with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

3:00-4:00 pm, Abrams booth 1217: Save It For Later signing— debuting the expanded paperback edition, not available in stores until August 9th!

SUNDAY, JULY 24:

11:00 am-12:00 pm, Gallery 13 booth 1128: Two Dead signing.

Also of note: Both Save It For Later and Run are Eisner Award nominees for “Best Graphic Memoir”— winners will be announced at the Eisner Awards ceremony on Friday, July 22nd!

Expanded paperback edition of SAVE IT FOR LATER arrived!

The first copy of the expanded paperback edition of Save It For Later just arrived, and it looks great! These come with a new topical discussion between Derf Backderf and I, some process thumbnails, citations and a recommended reading list— it’ll be available everywhere on August 8th from Abrams ComicArts. I’ll be signing copies at the paperback debut for San Diego Comic Con, July 22-24th!

You can find out more here, or pre-order via IndieBound, Bookshop, or Amazon here.

Save It For Later is currently an Eisner Award nominee for Best Graphic Memoir— eligible voters, please consider my book and vote by June 8th! Winners will be announced at the Eisner Awards ceremony on July 22nd at SDCC.

More info on signings, etc. soon. Thanks!

2 Eisner Award nominations!

I’m thrilled to announce that both Save It For Later (my solo graphic essay) and Run (written by Andrew Aydin & John Lewis, most art by L. Fury, first chapter/spot illustrations/sound effects by me, lettering by Chris Ross and me)have been nominated for Eisner Awards this year— in the same category, Best Graphic Memoir! Thanks to everyone’s faith in my work— this is a slightly weird situation to be in, so I urge you to vote as you see fit if you’re an eligible Eisner voter.

The new, expanded paperback edition of Save It For Later will be debuting at San Diego Comic Con— more info on signings & panels there soon!

The Eisner winners will be announced on Friday evening, July 22nd at Comic-Con International in sweet sweet San Diego— see you there!

New poster for Gaslit Nation podcast's spring series!

What an honor to collaborate a bit with the amazing Sarah Kendzior & Andrea Chalupa for their Gaslit Nation podcast— I made a classic-concert-style poster for their upcoming spring series, “Rising Up From The Ashes: Cassandras & Other Experts On Rebuilding Democracy”!

In addition to her journalism work, Andrea Chalupa wrote and produced the incredibly relevant film Mr. Jones, which conveys a journalist’s experience witnessing the Soviet mass starvation campaign in 1930’s Ukraine, and Sarah Kendzior is a gifted, incisive writer and expert on authoritarian states— her books The View From Flyover Country and Hiding In Plain Sight are essential, and her November 2016 essay “We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump” was probably the single biggest inspiration leading to my decision to make Save It For Later.

Please take a moment to check out their reading guides and action guides, and support them on Patreon if you have the means. Thanks!