About Amanda Stella Powers

Amanda Powers speaking on Supertopia! for Montgomery County Community College

Amanda Stella Powers is a Philadelphia-based artist with a BFA from Arcadia University. She spends her time making art and gardening to a variety of music including her favorite classical composers, Haydn, Satie, and Saint-Saëns. Supporting the Liberal Arts at MCCC, PA by day, she challenges herself to make art at night and on weekends. She is now illustrating (Not) a John Hughes Film with Tom Powers and producing posters for MCCC. Her illustrations have appeared in Back Issue magazine—Issues #98 and #106, The Unofficial 1974 U.N.I.T Fannual (“Just Another Day in the Life of Corporal Bell” and “A Grand Day Out”), The Unofficial Doctor Who Annual 1988 (“Pease Pottage Hot, Pease Pottage Cold”), Awakening Comics (“Sparky: Cosmic Delinquent,” “Sparky’s Endless Rut,” “Tails of Sparky”), Kaleidotrope, and as a book cover (The Third Floor Movie Mystery).

In 2025, she will be published in Megaton Man: Multimensions (Cosmic Lion Productions) with Donald Simpson. With Supertopia!—her first full-length, 200-page graphic novel—she strongly expounds her beliefs in equity, diversity, and LGBTQ+ initiatives.

Amanda Stella loves anything art, music, and comic books. She spends her time making art and gardening to a variety of music including her favorite classical composers, Haydn, Satie, and Saint-Saëns while surrounded by an eclectic growing collection of plants.

Working as a full-time for a Libera Arts Division at a Community College by day, she challenges herself to make art at night and weekends.

Publications

In progress - Multimensions – Powers, A. (2025). 3 Illustrated Sequential Stories (Comics). 2 additional colored sequential stories. Cosmic Lion Press.

In progress - Illustrator and Co-Plotter, Supertopia! – an LGBTQ+ Young Adult (YA) Original Graphic Novel (OGN).

Powers, A. (2024). Illustration 1-2. Sparky: Cosmic Delinquent. Awakening Comics.

Powers, A. (2023). Illustration. Sparky: Tails of Sparky. Awakening Comics.

Powers, A. (2023). Illustration. Sparky's Endless Rut. Awakening Comics.

Powers, A. (2022). Illustration 1-4. Dr Who Unofficial Annual 1988.

Powers, A. (2020). Illustration 1-9. U.N.I.T Fannnual. The Unofficial Dr Who 1987 by Terraqueous Distributors – British hardback publication – Illustrations for PEASE POTTAGE HOT, PEASE POTTAGE COLD by Ken Shinn
Powers, A. (2021). Illustration BeeKind Thrift - logo and photography for website.

Powers, A. (2018). Doug Moench illustration for interview: “Does Doug Moench Still Dream of Electric Warrior?” Back Issue #106.

Powers, A. (2017). Doug Moench on couch with the Spectre illustration for interview: “Ghostly Reflections: Doug Moench and The Spectre,” Back Issue #98.

Powers, A. (2014). Illustrated cover for The Third Floor Movie Mystery by Daniel McTeigue. Amazon.

Powers, A. (September 2009). “Insta-Baby” (comic strip). Kaleidotrope.

Powers, A. ( 2006, 2013-2015, 2017-18) Montgomery County Community College Literary Magazine

Presentations

Powers, A. (2021, November 1). “So you want to make your own Graphic Novel?” Presentation for Montgomery County Community College Art & Literature Magazine Club Lecture Series, Pennsylvania.

Powers, A. (2021, October 13). “So you want to make your own Graphic Novel? – Making Choices in Sequential Storytelling.” Presentation for Montgomery County Community College Art & Literature Magazine Club Lecture Series, Pennsylvania.

Powers, A. (2021, January 27). “Wellness through Sequential Storytelling.” Presentation for Penn State – Abington, Pennsylvania

Volunteer Experience

She has organized, facilitated, and produced marketing materials for many of the events listed below.

2019 - Present Election Day Poll Worker (Machine Operator), Montgomery County

May 2022 Support, Achieving the Dream Coaches Visit (Participated in Strategic Planning Exercises.

2019 Event Support and Organizer, Dean’s Lecture Series: Social Sciences: Dr. Leslie Rogne Schumacher, and David Burrton

2019 Event Facilitator and Organizer, Social Sciences: Tour of Old City led by George Boudreau

2013-14, 2016-2018 Earth Day (Spring) and Sustainability Day (Fall) Committee Member

2018 Event Support, Dean’s Lecture Series: Arts and Humanities with Dr. Scott Rawlins

2018 Event Support and Organizer, Virtual Information Sessions for Academic Clusters for Social Sciences and STEM

2017-2018 Support, American Association of University Women (AAUW) – Lansdale Branch, Discover Your Future – STEM

2016 Organizer and Presenter, AAUW Choose to Lead Young Women’s Leadership Initiative, Lansdale Present and Facilitate group learning in multiple sessions

2014 Writer for Madhouse Theatre, Montgomery County Community College’s Lively Art Series

2014 Art Director, Advocates for the Homeless and Those in Need (AHTN), Bucks County

2012 Caricature Artist, for the Keys Club’s fundraiser during Open House at MCCC

2009 Presenter, Gala Opening for Montgomery County Community College’s new Fine Art Facilities

2007-2008 Editor-in-Chief of Montgomery County Community College’s Literary Magazine Organized, created, and directed two first-place winning issues with my team of editors under the budget of one magazine Service

Gallery Shows

SR “Art for the Homeless” Advocates for the Homeless and Those in Need – Bucks County

Spring Sanofi Art Exhibit – Award for best art among employees and family

Arcadia University Biennial Art Show – judged by outside officials

Elected into a show with only 20 finalists chosen from a pool of over 300 candidates

1 of 6 to be awarded “High Achievement” in the Arts

Spring Arcadia University Cube Exhibition – Arcadia Art Show

Montgomery County Community College Student Art Show. 2 years.

Awarded for Best Sculpture –“Guitar Goddess”

High Honor in Art Award from Women's Civic Club of Schwenksville