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Join us with local Philadelphia author and Ignatz and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Ben Passmore for the launch of his upcoming graphic novel BLACK ARMS TO HOLD YOU UP: A History of Black Resistance (Pantheon; On-sale: October 7, 2025). This graphic highlights historical figures of the Black Nationalist Movement like Marcus Garvey and Audley Moore to George Floyd while incorporating a dark sense of humor throughout this retelling of Black Liberation. 

Ben Passmore is the author of the ongoing comic book series Daygloayhole, as well as the Eisner Award-nominated and Ignatz Award-winning comic collection Your Black Friend. He also wrote and illustrated Sports Is Hell (Koyama Press), collaborated with Ezra Claytan Daniels on BTTM FDRS (Fantagraphics), and contributes to publications such as The Nib and the New York Times. He lives in Philadelphia.