Power, privilege, and violence are not, and never were, strictly Southern issues in America. Nate Powell americaissuepower Change image and share on social
Kids have always play-fought, but I think my generation had a particularly privileged cultural fantasy surrounding military violence. Nate Powell culturalfantasyfight Change image and share on social
My narrative style centers around intimate, highly subjective depictions of personal experience and internal landscapes. In 'March,' everything fell into place as soon as I began identifying strongly with John Lewis as a young boy and saw how we shared the same kind of gravity and intensity as youngsters. Nate Powell beginboycenter share on social
The truth is, I don't sketch much at all. I have a very visual/spatial brain that retains a lot of information about maps, directions, positioning, and details, so I usually prefer working out those issues on the page itself. Nate Powell braindetaildirection share on social
Comics creators are generally screwed in life: Most of us who are fortunate enough to do comics full time - which is very few of us - will literally draw until we die because we have no employment structures intact for retirement, much less insurance! Nate Powell comiccreatordie share on social
There's nothing that compares with the time spent all by myself on a creation that is all my own. I still think of my solo work as my 'home planet' in comics, though I've learned to listen much more to editors and trusted friends for feedback. Nate Powell comiccomparecreation share on social
I did grow up in a military family but lacked the perspective to grasp the cognitive dissonance carried by most people who serve in the armed forces or the circumstances that push lots of folks into the military. I don't blame G.I. Joe or Rambo for that atmosphere, but they certainly reflected the final stage of a two generation cultural myth. Nate Powell armatmosphereblame share on social