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Fall Through: A Graphic Novel
Love and Rockets meets Russian Doll in this all-new graphic novel about an underground punk band caught in a loop of an eternally repeating tour—from National Book Award–winning cartoonist Nate Powell
At first glance, Diamond Mine seems to have emerged in 1979 as Arkansas’ first punk band. Instead, this quartet is revealed to be interdimensional travelers from 1994, guided—largely against their will—by vocalist Diana’s powerful spell embedded into their song “Fall Through.”
As Diamond Mine tours the country, each performance of the song triggers a fracturing of space-time perceptible only by the band members as they’re transported to alternate worlds in which they’ve never existed, but their band’s legend has. That is, until Jody, the band’s bassist and the story’s protagonist, finds herself disrupting Diana’s sorcery, even at the cost of her own beloved work and legacy. While some band members perpetually seek the free space offered by the underground punk scene to escape from their mundane or traumatic lives, others work toward it as a means of expression, connection, and growth—even if that means eventually outgrowing Sisyphean patterns, and inevitably outgrowing their beloved band-family altogether.
Master cartoonist Nate Powell has crafted a graphic novel that serves as both a brilliant example of circular storytelling, reminiscent of Netflix’s Russian Doll , and a love letter to the spirit of punk communities. Fall Through will stay with the reader long after they’ve turned the last page, asking the impossible Would you burn down everything you love in order to save it all?
At first glance, Diamond Mine seems to have emerged in 1979 as Arkansas’ first punk band. Instead, this quartet is revealed to be interdimensional travelers from 1994, guided—largely against their will—by vocalist Diana’s powerful spell embedded into their song “Fall Through.”
As Diamond Mine tours the country, each performance of the song triggers a fracturing of space-time perceptible only by the band members as they’re transported to alternate worlds in which they’ve never existed, but their band’s legend has. That is, until Jody, the band’s bassist and the story’s protagonist, finds herself disrupting Diana’s sorcery, even at the cost of her own beloved work and legacy. While some band members perpetually seek the free space offered by the underground punk scene to escape from their mundane or traumatic lives, others work toward it as a means of expression, connection, and growth—even if that means eventually outgrowing Sisyphean patterns, and inevitably outgrowing their beloved band-family altogether.
Master cartoonist Nate Powell has crafted a graphic novel that serves as both a brilliant example of circular storytelling, reminiscent of Netflix’s Russian Doll , and a love letter to the spirit of punk communities. Fall Through will stay with the reader long after they’ve turned the last page, asking the impossible Would you burn down everything you love in order to save it all?
192 pages, Hardcover
Published February 6, 2024
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About the author
Nate Powell
70 books199 followersNathan Lee Powell is an American cartoonist and musician.
Born in 1978 in Little Rock, Arkansas, Nate spent his childhood in different parts of the country, as his family moved around following his father's duties as an Air Force officer.
Powell became active in the punk rock scene since his teen age. He ended up performing in several bands over the years, and even owing a DIY punk record label. At the same time, he developed an interest in visual arts and majored in Cartooning at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York.
For about ten years Powell worked as a care giver for adult with developmental disabilities, while also drawing comic books. His major break came with the graphic novel Swallow Me Whole, which won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut and Outstanding Artist in 2008, as well as the Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel in 2009. Between 2013 and 2016 Nate Powell released what remains his most famous work, the three volumes of March, a comic biography of civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis.
Born in 1978 in Little Rock, Arkansas, Nate spent his childhood in different parts of the country, as his family moved around following his father's duties as an Air Force officer.
Powell became active in the punk rock scene since his teen age. He ended up performing in several bands over the years, and even owing a DIY punk record label. At the same time, he developed an interest in visual arts and majored in Cartooning at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York.
For about ten years Powell worked as a care giver for adult with developmental disabilities, while also drawing comic books. His major break came with the graphic novel Swallow Me Whole, which won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Debut and Outstanding Artist in 2008, as well as the Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel in 2009. Between 2013 and 2016 Nate Powell released what remains his most famous work, the three volumes of March, a comic biography of civil rights activist and Congressman John Lewis.
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June 11, 2024
Fall Through feels like a real labor of love for Nate Powell, though not necessarily in a good way. Inspired by Powell's own youthful adventures in a 90s punk band, we follow a tiny band touring the country, crashing in fan's apartments, barely scraping together enough to survive from one house show to the next, but loving every minute of life.
Except maybe the band is traveling through time because of the lyrics to one of their songs? This part of the plot is definitely very important to the book's narrative, but is never coherently explained. So, essentially, 80% of the book makes zero sense. Powell's sweeping artwork covers up some of the holes, but most remain wide open.
A great read for the pictures; a poor read for the plot.
Except maybe the band is traveling through time because of the lyrics to one of their songs? This part of the plot is definitely very important to the book's narrative, but is never coherently explained. So, essentially, 80% of the book makes zero sense. Powell's sweeping artwork covers up some of the holes, but most remain wide open.
A great read for the pictures; a poor read for the plot.
December 1, 2025
Follows a group of punk music-makers on tour, playing gigs, sleeping rough, etc. And supposedly there is time travel, though that aspect was completely lost on me. I could see that there was something magically odd going on, but I didn't really get it, or care. The independent band touring part of the story felt very real, which makes sense because the author lived like that for a while.
May 31, 2024
I considered stopping a couple of times but I read on and finished this book, partly hoping for it to grab me as I got further in and learned the characters better and partly because the author has an acclaimed reputation and this book has garnered some considerable praise. But I did not enjoy it.
The sequencing of panels was at times hard to follow and the hap-hazard lettering (sometimes almost illegibly small) didn’t help. That the story involved time jumps or shifts was pretty much lost on me. As was anything else the book was trying to say other than the trials and tribulations of a small town punk band traveling and playing. I get the euphoric almost transcendental ecstasy that total immersion in creating music might create, but those panels were repetitive. The group dynamics were good as was the growing independence and self knowledge of the narrator, but the conjuring of magical, satanic power by the lead singer’s voice and lyrics was irritating. I can see it as a metaphor for her selfish, controlling influence over the band, but it otherwise was never clearly defined and seemed out of place in what this story could have focused on.
The sequencing of panels was at times hard to follow and the hap-hazard lettering (sometimes almost illegibly small) didn’t help. That the story involved time jumps or shifts was pretty much lost on me. As was anything else the book was trying to say other than the trials and tribulations of a small town punk band traveling and playing. I get the euphoric almost transcendental ecstasy that total immersion in creating music might create, but those panels were repetitive. The group dynamics were good as was the growing independence and self knowledge of the narrator, but the conjuring of magical, satanic power by the lead singer’s voice and lyrics was irritating. I can see it as a metaphor for her selfish, controlling influence over the band, but it otherwise was never clearly defined and seemed out of place in what this story could have focused on.
November 14, 2024
The plot of this book doesn't make a lick of sense -- even with the spoon-feeding provided on the dust-jacket flap to explain the barely discernible magical time travel and dimension hopping -- but I really enjoyed the vibe of a punk rock band's tour dissolving into chaotic miasma. So, I don't get it, but I still got something out of it.
Side note: Nate Powell was in a punk band in the '90s called Soophie Nun Squad. In this concert video, I believe he is in the blue shirt carrying a red hand puppet: https://youtu.be/ilv0bK6hFwI?si=YjK7h...
Side note: Nate Powell was in a punk band in the '90s called Soophie Nun Squad. In this concert video, I believe he is in the blue shirt carrying a red hand puppet: https://youtu.be/ilv0bK6hFwI?si=YjK7h...
August 23, 2024
This book is all vibes, and on an all-vibes front, I liked it! The artwork is immersive and the vibes of life on the road and life in a band and life as a creator and just, like, life are all spot on.
But if you're reading this because of the description, which promises time travel and magic, please remember that it is ALL vibes. The jacket copy will tell you that things are revealed, but nothing is capital-R Revealed in this book. You've got to work it out for yourself, which I did to varying degrees of success, and if you try too hard you're going to lose the vibes. Enjoy the vibes. :)
But if you're reading this because of the description, which promises time travel and magic, please remember that it is ALL vibes. The jacket copy will tell you that things are revealed, but nothing is capital-R Revealed in this book. You've got to work it out for yourself, which I did to varying degrees of success, and if you try too hard you're going to lose the vibes. Enjoy the vibes. :)
January 21, 2024
Probably my favorite thing Powell has put out. Just a gorgeous, engrossing lyrical window into a scene I was never part of, but this book puts all its beauty and ugliness out on the line.
February 8, 2024
I’ve made no secret of the fact that Nate Powell is - by far - my favorite cartoonist so keep that in mind as you read my review. That said, this is another gorgeous, inscrutable work from an artist working wholly on his own level. I love how, as his career has progressed, Powell seems to have divided his work into two distinct categories: (1) his political and historical work, like the “MARCH” trilogy and “Save It For Later,” which is more conventionally narrative, and (2) his personal work, like “Swallow Me Whole” (a MASTERPIECE!) and “Come Again,” which are more ethereal, lyrical, and subtle. “Fall Through” touches on so many things - time travel, building communities, punk music, love, familial obligations, etc. - that it’s like slipping into Powell’s stream-of-subconsciousness and floating wherever the current takes the reader. Did I understand all of it? No. Did that affect my enjoyment of reading it? Not at all. Am I looking forward to reading it again and again to uncover its mysteries? Absolutely!
February 10, 2024
A truly moving story. It was a little difficult to follow at times, but I think that added to the overall aesthetic and message of the book. I was lucky enough to meet Nate Powell, and you can really tell how much he cares about the content of the story and the community it represents. It's incredibly thoughtful and touching, and, of course, the art is mesmerizing!
August 31, 2024
Lack of clarity is art, I guess?
Huge swaths of this book make no sense. Art was beautiful, but the story was jumbled and confusing. At some point I seem to remember there being an astral projection with a gun??? Something about time travel that's never clear. I guess it's considered high art to make your reader guess what's going on.
Huge swaths of this book make no sense. Art was beautiful, but the story was jumbled and confusing. At some point I seem to remember there being an astral projection with a gun??? Something about time travel that's never clear. I guess it's considered high art to make your reader guess what's going on.
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March 2, 2024DNF pg 69, nothing had really happened yet, just a lot of vague phrases splashed across pages about "the scene." Each character so far has one trait, my least favorite thing.
June 8, 2024
I don’t know what I read but I liked the aesthetics!
March 19, 2025
hard to follow the plot, stayed for the artstyle
September 22, 2024
Confusing and repetitive, "Fall Through" is a tribute to musical life on the road. Following a fictional hard-core band on an 80s tour, the graphic novel does a good job capturing the minutiae of sleeping on strangers' floors, limiting yourself to just a few changes of clothes and being constantly hungry and cranky and broke.
Powell is unfortunately less successful conveying why a band would want to do this, especially when this group has no realistic hope of financial reward. We're in "magic of the music" territory here, and while Powell is earnest, the book fails to engage. Much of it is dedicated to long, "dear diary" passages that repeat without building the concept.
There's also a sci-fi element, as the band is leaping through time and space due to a magic song from their mysterious lead singer. But the leaps are frankly hard to follow; I wasn't able to discern exactly what was going on. It didn't matter much in the end anyway, as the story seems uninterested in developing this extra hook.
The art is solid throughout, with distinct character designs for a whole mosh pit of scene kids. The story just didn't add up, though. Maybe it's one of those things where you had to be there...
Powell is unfortunately less successful conveying why a band would want to do this, especially when this group has no realistic hope of financial reward. We're in "magic of the music" territory here, and while Powell is earnest, the book fails to engage. Much of it is dedicated to long, "dear diary" passages that repeat without building the concept.
There's also a sci-fi element, as the band is leaping through time and space due to a magic song from their mysterious lead singer. But the leaps are frankly hard to follow; I wasn't able to discern exactly what was going on. It didn't matter much in the end anyway, as the story seems uninterested in developing this extra hook.
The art is solid throughout, with distinct character designs for a whole mosh pit of scene kids. The story just didn't add up, though. Maybe it's one of those things where you had to be there...
September 15, 2024
okayyyyy so there were things I liked and didn't like. some parts the art was chaotic and hard to understand (which I'm not SUPER mad about because it fit the vibe of a sweaty loud punk show). I kind of got the gist of this book but it wasn't necessarily super gripping. I didn't get the vibe that the whole "being transported somewhere else" was really a huge problem or really even happening? idk it just seemed sometimes like they'd be playing a show and ppl would look kinda zombie for a minute then they'd be like "yo that was weird" but it wasn't anything that made me super afraid for them or even sure what the big deal was, and maybe it wasn't supposed to be. on the other hand, I really enjoyed how much this author showed about punk and touring and just got so right. ya sleeping on floors and wanting a shower and meeting new people and showing up to new places. I could never imagine going on a MONTH LONG tour like they supposedly did but I think it really got the whole diy community right. and then the part where they reach the people that they stay with that give them a place to shower and a meal to eat was so nice. they shared information with each other and mentioned thrifting and different art forms and making flyers and it was just cool like that. while I haven't done a lot of touring or playing in a band I think this really gets it right in a lot of ways and I appreciate the authors' admirable reminiscent tone throughout that definitely made me feel like this was written by someone that had been through it and now missed it. this book makes me appreciate my scene and remind me not to take it for granted
April 16, 2024
Fall Through is the latest Nate Powell comic that sets its sights on the culture surrounding punk music. The story is centered around the band Diamond Mine as they tour the country, but with each performance the world around them gets just a little bit weirder. It's an intriguing mix of The Twilight Zone meets punk culture, that works well enough despite the frenetic pacing and disjointed narrative. It's clear that Powell is distilling in his own love for the culture into the story here, though the story at hand is brimming with magical realism and other speculative fiction tropes. Though I did find the premise cool enough, the story itself loses steam mid way through until the ending where things do come together quite neatly. Powell's artwork is dependable as always, and here we're treated to some of his best compositions yet.
March 13, 2024
The description of this book tricked me lol. The art is really good, but the plot is confusing and introduces a lot of supernatural elements that are never elaborated on or explained so ultimately a frustrating read.
November 7, 2025
Nate Powell creates a visually stunning exploration of the band experience with his graphic novel Fall Through. Inspired by the early punk scene of a 1970s Sex Pistols concert, young Jody gets it in her head to someday form a band. Assembling singer and songwriter Diana, drummer Steff, and do-it-all man Napoleon, the finalized quartet make up the indie group Diamond Mine. In order to capture their blaze of glory, the members scrimp and scrounge to press their own recording. Though the process seems normal, Diana has been secretly laying a vocal track underneath the compositions each night. The end result is an eerie spell that seems to trap Diamond Mine in a touring loop across slightly different dimensions. Each subsequent appearance and jump thusly grows the legend of their unique shows. While Diana is content to hold them together forever, Jody’s desire to branch out and Napoleon’s responsibilities for his autistic brother create a schism. Things come to a head in a final performance that will end the tour once and for all. Nate Powell’s energetic artwork is the highlight of the book. Each page is a unique visual treat that captures eyeballs, ranging from cornfield laundromat venues and neighborhood mosh pits to cramped van drives and single-shot packing panels. The story, however, is another matter. The overall premise of time jumping comes not from the script, but the dust jacket summary. Much of the overall narrative goes unspoken, with very few sidelong hints that something about the tour is out of the ordinary. Powell’s tale feels more like a road trip reaching a breaking point as opposed to a band falling through rifts in the space-time continuum; this dissonance truly hurts the book’s end goal. Fall Through visually riffs but narratively whiffs on its literary play through.
June 29, 2024
An extraordinarily detailed, highly atmospheric, and not quite coherent graphic novel about a punk band with a very troubled lead singer and (what appears to be) a never-ending tour.
This is the second novel I've read recently where the inside front cover blurb talks about time travel in a way that doesn't match the inside. There are details in the blurb that I don't even see in the story. But I really don't care that much; time travel is used much more as a metaphor for every day on tour feeling the same than as a plot point that must be parsed. (The actual inside front cover shows the tour schedule for the band with a date scheduled in a different city *every day* for more than a month, and that seems like hell!)
This is an insanely detailed work by Powell, and all the more enjoyable because the detail takes place in the world of punk band shows in impromptu settings. It's Powell, so I can get caught up just in the background characters (what is that woman laughing at? why did her companion suddenly vomit?). And there's a set of frighteningly horrific visuals based on the band's big song Fall Through that appears to transform the lead singer and the crowd into Lynd Ward woodcuts.
I don't think I grok at least 30% of what's going on, and I'm not even sure I'm supposed to. But that's not that important to me in a work that's this stuffed full of entrancing scenes and gorgeous pencilling, inking, and coloring.
This is the second novel I've read recently where the inside front cover blurb talks about time travel in a way that doesn't match the inside. There are details in the blurb that I don't even see in the story. But I really don't care that much; time travel is used much more as a metaphor for every day on tour feeling the same than as a plot point that must be parsed. (The actual inside front cover shows the tour schedule for the band with a date scheduled in a different city *every day* for more than a month, and that seems like hell!)
This is an insanely detailed work by Powell, and all the more enjoyable because the detail takes place in the world of punk band shows in impromptu settings. It's Powell, so I can get caught up just in the background characters (what is that woman laughing at? why did her companion suddenly vomit?). And there's a set of frighteningly horrific visuals based on the band's big song Fall Through that appears to transform the lead singer and the crowd into Lynd Ward woodcuts.
I don't think I grok at least 30% of what's going on, and I'm not even sure I'm supposed to. But that's not that important to me in a work that's this stuffed full of entrancing scenes and gorgeous pencilling, inking, and coloring.
March 4, 2024
Wow! Punk meets Twilight Zone with some Zen Buddhism and sci-fi in the mix. Love that I could see Nate in these pages and am grateful he shared his journey and eerily heart-felt imagination with us. I had to stop and think many times and am a bit changed by the universe contained within these pages, yet on a personal level. Now I need the soundtrack… I have never read a book like this and Nate’s emotionally charged art (as always) just made the entire experience something for all my senses. I was made to feel uncomfortable and nervous, yet also safe and wanting to be on the journey. I have read the book several times, getting something more with each read and I am not sure that I yet competely understand it - a mark of an introspective and fascinating story. I look forward to sharing this story with my kids who love March and all of Nate’s work - just be aware of some cursing in the story. This is such an inspiring journey for us all - that Nate was able to take a personal passion, and personal history, and turn it into someting completely imaginative and different, yet familiar and even wistful. It made me look back on my youth and journey and wonder about those who fell out of my story… about those who impacted me for life… about those who I worshipped and wondered about…
March 15, 2024
Nate Powell’s books just don’t work for me. I’ve tried and tried, this is my third. Actually, this one might have been the best out of three. I don’t even think I can fault his writing and artistic style, both of which are objectively solid. It’s more like something about the way he tells a story that tends to lose my interest.
In this tale of punk rock, based on the author’s personal experiences, he depicts the excitement of a live performance and living in the moment things really well, but then inexplicably muddles the plot with interdimensional traveling and time loops. Actually some might find that added to the story. This reader thought the only thing it added as an element of confusion.
I liked the way it was drawn, I’m not sure I liked the way it was drawn out. An interesting read, especially for fans of music-based stories, but didn’t quite sing for me. User mileage may vary.
In this tale of punk rock, based on the author’s personal experiences, he depicts the excitement of a live performance and living in the moment things really well, but then inexplicably muddles the plot with interdimensional traveling and time loops. Actually some might find that added to the story. This reader thought the only thing it added as an element of confusion.
I liked the way it was drawn, I’m not sure I liked the way it was drawn out. An interesting read, especially for fans of music-based stories, but didn’t quite sing for me. User mileage may vary.
January 7, 2025
Jodi fell in love with the underground punk music scene of the midwest. When her best friend Diana wanted to start a band, Jodi thought it was the best idea ever. But Diana did something to one of their songs and now it feels like they’ve been touring forever. They’ve been hopping from one venue to the next, and the shows are all blending together into one. Until Jodi starts to figure out that Diana’s song is a spell that’s been keeping the tour never-ending. While the band loves touring and the punk way of life, they do want to get back to normal life. Will Jodi be able to figure out a way to change the spell?
An interesting, mind-warping graphic novel that’s a love letter to the underground punk music scene. The art is a great companion to the story, but the story unfortunately often gets lost in all the twists. Still enjoyed though. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
An interesting, mind-warping graphic novel that’s a love letter to the underground punk music scene. The art is a great companion to the story, but the story unfortunately often gets lost in all the twists. Still enjoyed though. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
February 5, 2025
Diamond Mine is a punk rock band on an endless tour of small makeshift venues through the middle of the United States. It’s endless because one member, Diana has put an enchantment on the group that causes them all to fall through time and space at the end of their signature tune, “Fall Through.”
The tour is narrated by Diana’s friend Jody as she relates the highs and lows of the tour. When they play and visit their fellow punk rock enthusiasts it’s a high, but when band member, Po—short for Napoleon, has a family member back home that he needs help, it’s a definite low. So, Jody plans to break the spell. But how?
The graphic novel is a fascinating, darkly shaded, time trip tour through a subculture and the center of the county.
The tour is narrated by Diana’s friend Jody as she relates the highs and lows of the tour. When they play and visit their fellow punk rock enthusiasts it’s a high, but when band member, Po—short for Napoleon, has a family member back home that he needs help, it’s a definite low. So, Jody plans to break the spell. But how?
The graphic novel is a fascinating, darkly shaded, time trip tour through a subculture and the center of the county.
March 4, 2025
Nate Powell really knocked one out of the park with this fantasy adventure graphic novel that takes place when a 90s DIY punk band find themselves under a sort of song curse, so that whenever they play the song Fall Through, they’re transported into another dimension. They basically are constantly on tour, and it never ends.
It touched on so many of the things I experienced as a punk in the 90s (and beyond). There’s a full spread page drawing of the band eating dinner at a collective house, and it’s like, how many times have I experienced that, as either the band or the house? Similarly as the band, I too had such a welcome in Columbus, Ohio that forever after that, I always sent touring bands off with a hearty breakfast and some coffee.
It touched on so many of the things I experienced as a punk in the 90s (and beyond). There’s a full spread page drawing of the band eating dinner at a collective house, and it’s like, how many times have I experienced that, as either the band or the house? Similarly as the band, I too had such a welcome in Columbus, Ohio that forever after that, I always sent touring bands off with a hearty breakfast and some coffee.
January 18, 2024
An absolutely entertaining story that evokes memories of being young, free and out to take in experiences from all corners of the world. I love the detail in the artwork and that the storyline delivers you back home to pick up where you left off or start dreaming of a new adventure, ready to wield the knowledge that you will forever be part of the fleeting past and the coming future. I plan to read it again and enjoy letting my mind wander through my similar experiences, including dirty punk houses, touring with a band, love abroad, blurred timelines and sleeping on the side of the road.
Read this! You're going to love it.
Read this! You're going to love it.
March 18, 2024
If you're coming for the 'Russian Doll' part of the reference in the PR, you may be disappointed. This is very much a book about punk rock in small towns and tours, and while there is a bit of science fiction and 'time travel' in it, that's definitely not the point of the story, and it takes a back seat to exploring punk culture in the 80's. That part of it is interesting and does a good job capturing the trials and tribulations of the era in a way that feels very relatable to people like me who didn't read through it. But if you're coming for the fantasy aspect, you'll probably leave disappointed.
March 5, 2024
3.5 rounded up. This was an interesting read that, to be honest, I struggled to follow at points with the supernatural element. However, the art was great and it was a fascinating discussion of belonging and punk rock, which, to be honest, I’m not sure I’d have followed nearly as well had I not read Laura Jane Grace’s (lead singer of Against Me!) Tranny or been working on Frank Turner’s The Road Beneath My Feet.
If you’re a musician (particularly a touring one) and/or punk enthusiast, you’ll enjoy this.
If you’re a musician (particularly a touring one) and/or punk enthusiast, you’ll enjoy this.
April 10, 2024
Beautiful allegory about the dangers of nostalgia. If one had the ability to perpetually recapture an old experience, would growth happen? Would love?
The illustrations are lovely and dynamic; the lettering and structure take a bit to get used to (I tend to prefer more rigidly structured cartoonists like Drnaso and Ware.) I might have wanted a bit more focus and clarity on the plot — the supernatural time-warp stuff — but it's ultimately beside point probably, and the focus on the band and the scene and the relationships is lovely and vivid in its own right.
The illustrations are lovely and dynamic; the lettering and structure take a bit to get used to (I tend to prefer more rigidly structured cartoonists like Drnaso and Ware.) I might have wanted a bit more focus and clarity on the plot — the supernatural time-warp stuff — but it's ultimately beside point probably, and the focus on the band and the scene and the relationships is lovely and vivid in its own right.
June 22, 2024
I liked this because it combines punk rock with comic books (er, “graphic novels”), so it’s right in my wheelhouse. But it’s also about a touring band in the 90s. It’s never something I was able to be a part of, but if you read This Band Could Be Your Life or listened to Rancid’s Journey to the End of the East Bay on repeat, it was something aspirational. But it’s also about friendship and the weak magical realm that is touring and just being young. There’s also some other magic too. It’s good and worth a read.
August 11, 2024
I honestly could not say what this book is about. I read the synopsis, I read reviews, but the main idea, that the band keeps moving through time whenever the lead singer performs a specific song and they can’t get home because of it…was totally lost on me.
As a story about a touring, young punk band that is struggling to come to terms with what’s more important, art or reality, it was great. Any other aspect? Just flat out confusing. Maybe I’m not cerebral enough to understand, but I REALLY didn’t “get” it.
Love, love, love the artwork! Beautiful
Worth checking out solely for aesthetic reasons.
As a story about a touring, young punk band that is struggling to come to terms with what’s more important, art or reality, it was great. Any other aspect? Just flat out confusing. Maybe I’m not cerebral enough to understand, but I REALLY didn’t “get” it.
Love, love, love the artwork! Beautiful
Worth checking out solely for aesthetic reasons.
May 6, 2024
Fall Through captures the essence of a music scene and the sense of lost time for musicians on tour. The time travel aspect of the plot is an appropriate metaphor, but is perhaps a little subtle inside the story...the brief plot overview on the inside front jacket cover brings focus to the subtlety in a way that can bring the reader into the story a bit faster. Incredible art and clearly a personal passion project.
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