
Save It for Later
Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest
Nate Powell(Author)
Abrams Comicarts (Publisher)
Published on 13. May 2021
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-4197-4912-4 (ISBN)
Description
From Nate Powell, the National Book Award-winning artist of March, a
collection of graphic nonfiction essays about living in a new era of
necessary protest
In this anthology of seven comics essays,
author and graphic novelist Nate Powell addresses living in an era of
what he calls "necessary protest." Save It for Later: Promises, Protest, and the Urgency of Protest is
Powell's reflection on witnessing the collapse of discourse in real
time while drawing the award-winning trilogy March, written by
Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, this generation's preeminent
historical account of nonviolent revolution in the civil rights
movement. Powell highlights both the danger of normalized paramilitary
presence symbols in consumer pop culture, and the roles we play
individually as we interact with our communities, families, and society
at large.
Each essay tracks Powell's journey from the night of the
election-promising his four-year-old daughter that Trump will never win,
to the reality of the Republican presidency, protesting the
administration's policies, and navigating the complications of teaching
his children how to raise their own voices in a world that is becoming
increasingly dangerous and more and more polarized. While six of the
seven essays are new, unpublished work, Powell has also included "About
Face," a comics essay first published by Popula Online that swiftly went viral and inspired him to expand his work on Save It for Later. The
seventh and final essay will contextualize the myriad events of 2020
with the previous four years-from the COVID-19 pandemic to global
protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder to the 2020 presidential
election itself-highlighting both the consistencies and inversions of
widely shared experiences and observations amidst a massive social
upheaval.
As Powell moves between subjective and objective
experiences raising his children-depicted in their childhood innocence
as imaginary anthropomorphic animals-he reveals the electrifying sense
of trust and connection with neighbors and strangers in protest. He also
explores how to equip young people with tools to best make their own noise as they grow up and help shape the direction and future of this country.
collection of graphic nonfiction essays about living in a new era of
necessary protest
In this anthology of seven comics essays,
author and graphic novelist Nate Powell addresses living in an era of
what he calls "necessary protest." Save It for Later: Promises, Protest, and the Urgency of Protest is
Powell's reflection on witnessing the collapse of discourse in real
time while drawing the award-winning trilogy March, written by
Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, this generation's preeminent
historical account of nonviolent revolution in the civil rights
movement. Powell highlights both the danger of normalized paramilitary
presence symbols in consumer pop culture, and the roles we play
individually as we interact with our communities, families, and society
at large.
Each essay tracks Powell's journey from the night of the
election-promising his four-year-old daughter that Trump will never win,
to the reality of the Republican presidency, protesting the
administration's policies, and navigating the complications of teaching
his children how to raise their own voices in a world that is becoming
increasingly dangerous and more and more polarized. While six of the
seven essays are new, unpublished work, Powell has also included "About
Face," a comics essay first published by Popula Online that swiftly went viral and inspired him to expand his work on Save It for Later. The
seventh and final essay will contextualize the myriad events of 2020
with the previous four years-from the COVID-19 pandemic to global
protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder to the 2020 presidential
election itself-highlighting both the consistencies and inversions of
widely shared experiences and observations amidst a massive social
upheaval.
As Powell moves between subjective and objective
experiences raising his children-depicted in their childhood innocence
as imaginary anthropomorphic animals-he reveals the electrifying sense
of trust and connection with neighbors and strangers in protest. He also
explores how to equip young people with tools to best make their own noise as they grow up and help shape the direction and future of this country.
Reviews / Votes
"While many graphic biographies and historical memoirs can feel inert, his dynamic line and talent for using the grammar of comics to shape drama and emotion, as well as action, are a standout... an absorbing reflection on intergenerational inheritance." * The New York Times * "This sincere volume carries off parenting inspiration with gravitas." * Publishers Weekly STARRED Review * "...much of this work feels like visual poetry...A virtuoso work of artistry with important content that might alienate some but powerfully stir others." * Booklist STARRED Review * "[Powell] asks readers not to forget, not to look away, but to remember what we can achieve when we come together. Save it for Later argues for solidarity in family, community, and across the nation now and for the future." * PopMatters * "Save It For Later explores the space where political life intersects with the personal." * The Beat * "Save it for Later confronts this political era." * The Arkansas Times Magazine * "This is a gorgeously drawn, well articulated and powerful new work that you should all go read as soon as you can." * Comic Book Resources * "Urgent and grittily rendered..." * The Minneapolis Star-Tribune *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-4912-4 (9781419749124)
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Persons
Nate Powell is a National Book Award-winning cartoonist whose work includes civil rights icon John Lewis's historic March trilogy, Come Again, Two Dead, Any Empire, Swallow Me Whole, and The Silence of Our Friends. Powell
has also received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, three Eisner
Awards, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Comic-Con International Inkpot
Award, two Ignatz Awards, and the Walter Dean Myers Award. He has
discussed his work at the United Nations, on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, PBS, CNN, and Free Speech TV. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana. You can visit him online at seemybrotherdance.org.
has also received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, three Eisner
Awards, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Comic-Con International Inkpot
Award, two Ignatz Awards, and the Walter Dean Myers Award. He has
discussed his work at the United Nations, on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, PBS, CNN, and Free Speech TV. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana. You can visit him online at seemybrotherdance.org.