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 Lies My Teacher Told Me in the “Taking Another Look: Rethinking Historical Narratives” panel alongside David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson, and Tim Wendel, with Q&A and signing afterward. 2:30pm in the MAGIC screening room as well.

See you there!

'FALL THROUGH' original art now for sale

I’ve got a bunch of original pages and extra illlustrations from my new graphic novel Fall Through up for sale via Athenaeum Comic Art here. Thanks for your support!

You can order signed & sketched copies of Fall Through directly from me here— and if you’re going to San Diego Comic Con, buy copies at Abrams booth 1216. I’ll be signing on Sunday, July 28th from 11:00am-1:00pm at Autograph Area table 10. See you there!

New essay about making 'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' up at Lit Hub

I’ve got a new essay up at Lit Hub about my process and considerations in adapting James Loewen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me, as well as the book’s decades-long relationship to the moment we’re caught in today as we defend our democracy from reality-averse book-ban movements. Thanks for reading!

You can order signed & sketched copies of Lies My Teacher Told Me directly from me here.

If you’ll be at San Diego Comic Con this coming weekend, I’ll be discussing this book and Save It For Later on the “Nonfiction Comics” panel Saturday, July 27th at 2:30pm in Room 10, with a signing immediately afterward at Silver Sprocket booth 1718, and another signing Sunday 11:00am-1:00pm at Autograph Area table 10. See you there!

'LIES' talk/signing at Bloomington library this Sunday

Bloomington! I’m doing a talk/Q&A/signing for my new adaptation of Lies My Teacher Told Me this Sunday, May 19th at the downtown library. 2pm in Room 1B— please spread the word, and I hope to see you there!

New 'LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME' piece up at CBR

There’s a great new piece on the effectiveness of Lies My Teacher Told Me through the medium of comics over at CBR— check it out here!

I’ll be in Louisville KY this evening, discussing Fall Through and Lies My Teacher Told Me at Carmichael’s Bookstore (2720 Frankfort) at 7pm. Check my events page for updated talks & signings— in the next few weeks I’ll be doing stuff here in Bloomington, as well as in Ann Arbor and Detroit!

May 10th book event in Lousiville!

If you’re around Louisville, I’ll be at Carmichael’s (2720 Frankfort Ave.) on Friday, May 10th to discuss my two new books, Fall Through and Lies My Teacher Told Me— with Q&A and signing too. Please spread the word— see you there!

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 maintaining its integrity while making it more accessible. It’s important and it’s magnificent.”

Lies My Teacher Told Me will be released this Tuesday, April 16th, and is already available in comics shops! You can also order them both (as well as most of my other books) from me directly, signed & sketched here.

My other brand-new graphic novel Fall Through is still hot off the presses, and here’s a new podcast interview I did with Ryan Zlomek from Meditations podcast.

If you’re in Indiana, I’ll be doing a double-book-release signing for both Fall Through and Lies My Teacher Told Me this Saturday, April 20th at Vintage Phoenix Comics (114 E. 6th) from 2-4pm. See you there!

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, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or order signed/sketched copies directly from me here. And while you’re at it, pick up a copy of my still-brand-new graphic novel Fall Through, which has enjoyed a tremendous reader response over the last two months!

If you’re in Bloomington, I’ll be doing a double book-release signing at Vintage Phoenix Comics (114 E. 6th) on Saturday, April 20th from 2-4pm. See you there!

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 Abrams) at my local shop, Vintage Phoenix Comics (114 E. 6th)— Saturday, April 20th from 2-4 pm. If you’re downtown for Record Store Day, come hop over two blocks and grab some books!

I’ll also have a limited quantity of my Fall Through 16”x20” prints at the signing. See you there!

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, 12:00-2:00 pm (booth 24)

• signing at Abrams, 3:00-3:30pm (booth 147)

Sunday, March 17th:

• signing at Top Shelf, 11:00am-12:00pm (booth 24)

• signing at Abrams, 2:20-2:50pm (booth 147)

• “Taking Sides, Drawing Lines” panel, 3:00pm (Room 1)

'FALL THROUGH' day 1 roundup

Here’s a release-day interview I did about Fall Through for Comic Book Club podcast.

Here’s a guest blog I wrote about Fall Through at Barnes & Noble!

And it’s typically behind a paywall, but here’s a press-reader version of an interview I did about Fall Through and Arkansas underground punk for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. (Here’s the subscriber version.)

And this Friday, Feb. 9th in Bloomington: I’ll be discussing & signing for the release of Fall Through at Morgenstern’s Books (849 S. Auto Mall Rd.) at 6:30pm— see you there!

Bloomington: book release for FALL THROUGH on Feb. 9th

Bloomington people! I’ll be doing a talk/Q&A/signing for the release of my new graphic novel Fall Through on Friday, Feb. 9th at 6:30pm at Morgenstern’s Books (849 S. Auto Mall Rd.)— please spread the word. See you there!

February events for FALL THROUGH

Fall Through will be released everywhere on February 6th, and here’s my first round of kickoff events in the midwest & mid-South:

Feb. 9: Bloomington IN— talk & signing @ Morgenstern’s Books, 6:30pm

Feb. 17: Indianapolis IN— tabling at Chapstick Zine Fest, 11am-5pm

Feb. 18: Bloomington IN— discussion & signing w/ “Coffee With Friends” @ Monroe County Public Library, Rooms 1B-1C, 2pm

Feb. 22: St. Louis MO— talk & signing @ Left Bank Books, 6:30pm

Feb. 23: Little Rock AR— talk & signing @ Wordsworth Books, 6:30pm

Feb. 24: Fayetteville AR— talk & signing @ Fayetteville Public Library Community Room, 2pm

Feb. 25: Evansville IN— talk & signing @ Your Brother’s Bookstore, 6:30pm

You can also order signed/sketched copies of Fall Through (and all my books) directly from me here— and you’ll get your copies of Fall Through before its release date. I also suggest ordering a copy of Come Again if you haven’t read it yet— it’s interconnected with my new book and features the debut of our protagonists!

More dates as they roll in. Thanks for your support!

Saturday at the Mississippi Book Festival!

My collaborator Andrew Aydin and I will be discussing our work on the March trilogy and its follow-up Run (mostly drawn by the amazing L. Fury!) as a part of the Mississippi Book Festival— our panel is at 10:45 am at the Galloway Methodist Church (305 N. Congress St.), with a signing to follow. See you there!

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!

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!

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!

Hamburg, Germany this week for SAVE IT FOR LATER!

I’ll be doing two events in Hamburg, Germany this week for my book Save It For Later (German edition published by Carlsen):

Wednesday, March 23rd @ 5pm: signing (with Moritz Wienert) at Strips & Stories (Wohlwillstraße 28).

Thursday, March 24th @ 7pm: discussing Save It For Later (with Franziska Becker) at Literaturhaus (Schwanenwik 38).

Please wear a mask and use precautions to prevent spread of the virus. To old friends and acquaintances: out of caution, I will not be hanging out apart from these two events. Thank you for understanding!

SAVE IT FOR LATER signed pre-orders going out soon

Today I’m signing the first wave of signed/sketched Save It For Later pre-orders (made via Vintage Phoenix Comics), and they’ll be going out soon!

Thank you, everyone, for your support and enthusiasm about this book— I’m so moved by responses and early discussions about it so far. Save It For Later will be out April 6th from Abrams ComicArts— In the next day or two I’ll begin posting links to upcoming virtual book-release events and discussions.

If you want to directly order signed copies of any of my books, look here. (Outside the US, please email me at seemybrotherdance@yahoo.com, and we’ll work it out. Thanks!)