October 24, 2011

Nate Powell was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, began self-publishing in 1992 at the age of 14, and has never stopped. He contributed to the acclaimed anthologies Papercutter, Meathaus, and Syncopated, and Soft Skull Press published his books Tiny Giants and It Disappears. In 2006 he released the 336-page collection Sounds of Your Name through Microcosm, and two years later Top Shelf published Powell’s breakthrough graphic novel, Swallow Me Whole, which won Eisner and Ignatz Awards and was a finalist for the prestigious Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

In addition to comics, Powell has played in a variety of punk bands, founded and runs the independent music label Harlan Records, has done sketch comedy, and has worked in support of developmentally disabled adults. He is currently drawing books for Top Shelf, First Second, and Roaring Brook Press, and lives in Indiana with his partner, Rachel Bormann, and their pets.

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