NYC signing tomorrow + appearance on Rachel Maddow!

If you're in the New York City area, I'll be signing copies of March with my collaborators John Lewis and Andrew Aydin-- we'll be at the DOWNTOWN branch of Midtown Comics (64 Fulton St.) from 6-7 pm. See you there!

That evening, we'll all be guests on The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC at 9pm EST to discuss March. This is a very exciting moment for comics, and I'm honored to be a part of it. Tune in if you can, and spread the word!

Presentation and MARCH art exhibit at Southern Festival of Books in Nashville!

If you're in the mid-South, come to Nashville, TN this weekend for the Southern Festival of Books (October 11-13)-- I'll be there with my March co-authors John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.

We'll be doing a presentation on Saturday the 12th from 1-2 pm at the War Memorial Auditorium (301 6th Avenue North), followed by a book signing.

Also, the Rymer Gallery (located at 233 5th Avenue, the site of the McLellan's lunch counter sit-ins featured in March: Book One) is currently exhibiting dozens of original pages from March! Congressman Lewis, Andrew, and I will be there for a reception Sunday the 13th from 1-3 pm. See you there!

Small Press Expo this weekend!

If you're in the DC/Maryland area, come to America's best comics show this weekend-- the Small Press Expo (Bethesda North Marriott, 5701 Marinelli Rd., North Bethesda MD)!

 I'll be selling books, limited edition prints, and original artwork at Table F1, and will also be signing March alongside my collaborators John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf's table (W64-67) on Saturday. Here's my schedule:

SATURDAY 9/14:

11 am- noon: signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf booth
1-2 pm: March panel/interview w/ JL & AA, moderated by Alex Dueben
2-4 pm: signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Top Shelf booth
** all other times, I'll be at Table F1.

SUNDAY 9/15:

12-6 pm: slangin books at Table F1.

While you're there, be sure to check out the talents of Farel Dalrymple, Dash Shaw, Katie Skelly, Ed Piskor, Tom Neely, Jim Rugg, Lisa Hanawalt, Alec Longstreth, Dave Roman, Raina Telgemeier, Frank Santoro, Jeff Smith, Jess Fink, Noah Van Sciver, Roby Newton, Scott Campbell, Tom Hart, and many more amazing creators!

The full list of creators/exhibitors is here.

See you then!

video of our Decatur Book Festival keynote address

Here's video of the Decatur Book Festival's keynote presentation featuring John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I-- our section begins at about 22:00.

Decatur Book Festival schedule + tons of new press for MARCH

If you're in the Atlanta area, come see John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I at the Decatur Book Festival this weekend (August 30th- September 1st)! We'll be at the Top Shelf booth (#518), and here's our schedule of events:

FRI 8/30

* Keynote presentation at the Emory University Emerson Concert Hall, 8:00 pm (sorry, this event is totally sold out!). Signing immediately afterwards.

SAT 8/31

* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Booth #518. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.
* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Atlanta Journal Constitution pavillion (corner of E. Ponce De Leon & Claremont). 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
* Discussion/ Q & A with Nate Powell-- City Hall Stage (Trinity Pl. & McDonough St.). 4:15 - 5:00 pm.

SUN 9/1

* MARCH signing w/ John Lewis & Andrew Aydin at Booth #518. 3:00 - 5:00 pm.

See you there!

I'm blown away at the positive response and buzz March has received so far-- here are some new features in case you missed them:

* CNN's "The Lead With Jake Tapper": John Lewis reads a passage from March over animated panels of my artwork!

* An interview with all three of us at Wired!

* A review/ feature at School Library Journal!

* An audio interview/feature with us on NPR!

New audio interview up at ARTSpeak

Here's an interview I did for Atlanta's ARTSpeak, just in time for some events I'll be doing with John Lewis and Andrew Aydin at the Decatur Book Festival this weekend-- schedule to be updated here later today!

Discussing MARCH on CNN Newsroom

Andrew Aydin and I discuss the making of March: Book One with Fredricka Whitfield in the CNN Newsroom-- watch here!

MARCH is a #1 New York Times Best Seller!

I'm proud to announce that March: Book One debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Graphic Books! 

Here's the Top Shelf press release about it, and the slew of upcoming features and interviews we have on CNN, NPR, and BBC in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

More details on the times of those broadcasts as soon as I get em.

ATLANTA-- Signing for MARCH: BOOK ONE this Saturday 8/17!

If you're in the Atlanta area, come to the Buckhead Barnes & Noble for a big debut signing of March: Book One with Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I. It's Saturday, August 17th from 1-3 pm. 

See you there!

More info on March can be found here.

MARCH gets The Colbert Bump!

Congressman John Lewis appeared on The Colbert Report last night to discuss our new graphic novel March: Book One-- in case you missed it, here's the two-part video clip:

PART ONE

PART TWO

We got a ton of press on release day, and have broken into Amazon's Top 100 books (reaching #2 so far on the graphic novel charts). Here are some reviews and interviews from The Washington Post, USA Today, The New York Times, and Comic Book Resources.

Thanks, everyone, for responding so powerfully and sincerely!

John Lewis on THE COLBERT REPORT tonight for the debut of MARCH!

The day has arrived-- March: Book One is available in bookstores everywhere today, and will be in comic book stores tomorrow!

To kick things off, Congressman John Lewis will be a special guest on The Colbert Report tonight (on Comedy Central, 11:30 pm EST) to discuss our book! Tune in if you can, and spread the word!

Lots of travel and events on the horizon, starting with a big kickoff signing at the Buckhead Barnes & Noble in Atlanta this Saturday, August 17th, from 1-3 pm. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I will all be there.

More soon!

Interview & video piece about MARCH up at Sojourner's!

Here's a very well-produced video piece about MARCH that just went up at Sojourner's, featuring interviews with Andrew Aydin and I.

The book will be on shelves in less than two weeks!

MARCH: BOOK ONE review at Comics Bulletin!

Here's a new review of March: Book One up at Comics Bulletin.

An excerpt:

"Powell has always been a master at emotion, but March is perhaps his greatest work yet, full of vitality and righteousness and passion, as well as terrifying acts of inhumanity that test the will of the activists. Lewis' story is in many ways the ultimate American experience, an examination of how an intense devotion to a dream can often overcome even the most profound obstacles and Powell is the perfect artist to showcase Lewis' journey. Despite being a relatively young white man, Powell appears to have a telepathic link to Lewis, his depictions of the era so expressive they make it remarkably easy to become fully immersed in the work."

 

Recap from MARCH debut at San Diego Comic Con!

The grand debut of March: Book One went better than any of us could've hoped for! We sold out of all the limited hardcover copies in the first couple of days, and nearly sold out of our softcover stock as well. Folks were beyond stoked to meet John Lewis, and he loved the inclusive atmosphere generally felt at the Con. At our presentation on the book, Congressman Lewis' introduction was cut off after one sentence-- by a lengthy standing ovation from the overcrowded ballroom.

Here are video excerpts from our standing-room-only panel discussion about March-- couldn't dig up any of my section, but here are some from John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.

A first for the Top Shelf booth-- the Con threatened to shut us down at one point because of the insane line for the MARCH signing!

Virtually every major news outlet did features on the book, including CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, NPR, PBS, Roll Call, UT San Diego, Publishers Weekly, ColorLines, and Huffington Post.

In addition, in the days leading up to Comic-Con, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy held up a copy of March in the Committee hearing on the gutted Voting Rights Act, saying "it will be seen by all five of my grandchildren." It should be noted that the Senate Judiciary Committee is the very same that held those infamous 1954 comic book hearings on the heels of Dr. Wertham's Seduction Of The Innocent, crippling the American comics industry.

Amidst an NPR interview with John Lewis, Andrew, and I.

Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson arranged a special meeting with us to get signed copies for himself and his father!

Alia Shawkat from Arrested Development!

I'll post more as it becomes available, of course-- just wanted to get all this stuff up here. Thank you everyone for a truly incredible experience at San Diego Comic Con this year, and thanks to my Top Shelf family for being excellent human beings!

San Diego Comic Con schedule-- signings & panels!

If you'll be at the gargantuan mind-shredder that is Comic Con International next week, I'll see you there! Come see me anytime at the Top Shelf booth (#1721)-- Brand-new copies of March: Book One will be there, and I'll also have the rest of my books and a ton of original artwork for sale.

Here are the special panels and signings I'll be doing as well:

THURSDAY, JULY 18:

5:00-7:00 pm: Drawing with tons of other artists on The Blank Page Project, with artwork auctioned off later to benefit The Hero Initiative (helping take care of our fellow creators, as many of us have no safety net, pension, retirement, health resources, etc.). This will happen outside in the back of the Vela restaurant at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront hotel (next door to the convention center).

SATURDAY, JULY 20:

10:00-11:00 am: March panel with John Lewis and Andrew Aydin. Room 23ABC.

12:00-1:00 pm: Top Shelf spotlight panel w/ Leigh Walton, Chris Ross, Shannon Wheeler, Mark Russell, Jeffrey Brown, Zander Cannon, Kevin Cannon, Andrew Aydin, and Rob Harrell. Room 4.

2:30-4:15 pm: signing at Top Shelf booth with John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.

4:30-5:30 pm: "Comics And Prose: The Graphic Novel Hybrid" panel with Jeffrey Brown, Cecil Castellucci, Tom King, Jim Pascoe, and Janet Tashjian. Room 26AB.

SUNDAY, JULY 21:

10:30 am-12:00 pm: signing at Top Shelf booth with John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.

1:00-3:00 pm: signing at Top Shelf booth with John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.

4:00-5:00 pm: signing at Top Shelf booth with John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.

Limited signed-and-numbered hardcover edition of MARCH!

There's a super-limited hardcover version of March: Book One coming out-- signed, numbered, and limited to just 500 copies. We'll have some for sale at San Diego Comic Con next week (Booth #1721), but otherwise you should definitely pre-order one from Top Shelf, as they'll disappear pretty quickly.

ORDER HERE!

Starred review in The Library Journal for MARCH: BOOK ONE!

Here's a new starred review for March: Book One from The Library Journal:

"Lewis’s remarkable life has been skillfully translated into graphics... Segregation’s insult to personhood comes across here with a visual, visceral punch. This version of Lewis’s life story belongs in libraries to teach readers about the heroes of America."

And a starred review from Kirkus:

"A powerful tale of courage and principle igniting sweeping social change, told by a strong-minded, uniquely qualified eyewitness... the heroism of those who sat and marched... comes through with vivid, inspiring clarity."

As well as a starred review from Booklist:

"Dazzling... a grand work."

MARCH featured in The Guardian

Here's a new piece on March: Book One up in The Guardian today.

ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this weekend!

 
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I will be in Chicago this Saturday and Sunday (June 29-30) at the American Library Association's Annual Conference, gearing up for the big release of March: Book One next month. We'll be signing free preview excerpts of March, and I'll have copies of Any Empire and Swallow Me Whole for sale as well!

Come see us at the following events:

Sat. 6/29-- Andrew Aydin presentation, 12:00-1:00 pm at the Graphic Novel stage

Sat. 6/29-- Signing with John Lewis & Nate Powell
     1:00-2:30 pm, Top Shelf Booth (#2646)

Sat. 6/29-- Keynote Presentation with John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell-- 3:30-4:30 pm, Grand Center Ballroom (S100)

Sat. 6/29-- Signing with John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
     4:30-5:30 pm, Lobby outside Ballroom (S100)

Sun. 6/30-- John Lewis, special guest at the Coretta Scott King Awards Breakfast-- 7:00-9:30 am, Radisson Blu Atlantic Ballroom

Sun. 6/30-- Signing with John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
     10:00-11:00 am, Top Shelf Booth (#2646)

Sun. 6/30-- Nate Powell presentation (covering all my work), 11:00 am-12:00 pm at the Graphic Novel stage

Sun. 6/30-- John Lewis keynote address at the Spectrum Scholarship luncheon-- 12:00- 1:00 pm, Sheraton Chicago Superior A/B Room

Sun. 6/30-- Signing with John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
     1:30-3:00 pm, Top Shelf Booth (#2646)

* In addition to this, I'll be at the Top Shelf booth most other times to sign/sell books.

See you there!

John Lewis/ Nate Powell/ Andrew Aydin MARCH interview at CBR

Here's an in-depth piece on March: Book One, featuring interviews with John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and I.

Updates soon on each of our presentations and signings at next weekend's ALA Annual Conference in Chicago!