Nick Pope: Summer of '88
Nick Pope: Summer of '88 - the illustrated diary sequel to Nick Pope, will go on sale on Amazon on March 24, 2026! I'm so excited for you to read this very special new chapter in Nick's life.
I'll add more pages to this gallery as the release date approaches.
Here's the back cover blurb:
Teenage Nick Pope – born with prominent birthmarks around his eyes and bullied because of them – quits his therapist and starts writing and drawing in his diary again.
When Nick is offered a solo gallery show of his art, he’s forced to face internal and familial demons. Does Nick have the courage to draw self-portraits? Will his family stay together, even though his sister gets a job with the doomed Michael Dukakis campaign and his father refuses to show money-making films at his single-screen theater? And more immediately for Nick, are his feelings for fellow artist Max real – and does that mean he’s gay?
Tracy Chapman, Jean Michel-Basquiat and The Last Temptation of Christ all play a part as Nick makes his way through the life-changing summer of 1988.