Any Empire

Nate Powell's Any Empire is a graphic novel from Top Shelf, originally released as a single issue in 2011. A meditation on the legacy of American violence, it weaves together the stories of children in a small Southern town, exploring how the echoes of war and empire ripple through everyday life. Powell, best known for his work on the March trilogy, brings his signature expressive, ink-washed art to this quiet, haunting examination of power and memory.