Powell's in Portland plays host to numerous authors, including graphic novelists! In the past they've welcomed Craig Thompson, Colleen Coover, and Alison Bechdel, and on Monday Feb 25th at 7:30pm they'll be adding Charles Burns to that list. From the Powell's website:

From one of the most fiercely admired graphic artists at work today comes a gothic masterpiece of existential fear and loathing, more than a decade in the making and already hailed as a classic. Winner of the prestigious Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards, Black Hole (Pantheon) is a horror tale unlike any other, set in suburban Seattle in the mid-1970s. "The best graphic novel of the year," raved Time magazine. "One of the most stunning graphic novels yet published."

Burns's work was a huge inspiration to me as a kid, he was one of the artists in RAW that I really latched onto at a time when I was starting to see comics as a real tool for self-expression. To say I'm looking forward to this visit is an understatement.

At the Powell's on Burnside!

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