Congratulations to my old pal Martin Powell. His graphic novel, The Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan won the Gold Medal in the 2010 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards in the Comics and Graphic Novels category.

I’ve known Martin since the go-go 1990s when Malibu Comics published his Sherlock Holmes comics, Scarlet In Gaslight and A Case of Blind Fear, among others (usually with artist Seppo Makinen). With artist Patrick Olliffe, Martin also adapted Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a book that’s well worth seeking out.

The Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan, written by Powell, was illustrated by Aaron Blecha, and published by Stone Arch Books.

[Artwork: The Tall Tale of Paul Bunyan]