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And we've crossed the finish line! #TheGreatMarcEvers is OUT NOW! (Out in North America on November 10th!) @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #marcevers #publishing #graphicnovel #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness #autismacceptance #swimming

Who's that at the door? Can't be trick-or-treaters, 'cause Halloween is 5 DAYS AWAY! 🖼: 'Number 13' from #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary, illustrated by @georgekambadais.bsky.social! 🔗 buff.ly/FZQ7E4Z @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #selfmadehero #halloween #ghoststories #indiecomics

"There will be guests at the Hall." These last words will echo on for decades to come... 🎨: 'The Ash-tree', illustrated by @alisdairwood.bsky.social, from #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary! 🔗 buff.ly/FZQ7E4Z @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #selfmadehero #halloween #indiecomics

With 1 week til Halloween, let's take our rest beneath 'The Ash-tree', adapted by @alisdairwood.bsky.social! We promise it's more comfortable than it looks... 🔗 buff.ly/FZQ7E4Z @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #selfmadehero #halloween #ghoststories #haunted #ghosts #spookyseason

WHO IS THIS WHO IS COMING 🎨: 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad', illustrated by Al Davison, from #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary 🔗 buff.ly/FZQ7E4Z @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #visualnarrative #comics #graphicnovels #selfmadehero #halloween #ghoststories #haunted #ghosts

Professor Parkins finds an old bronze whistle in a Templar ruin - but just what will answer? It's 10 DAYS til #Halloween, and today's tale from #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary is 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad', illustrated by Al Davison! @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social

🎉NEW AWARD WIN🎉 #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020 by #MirkoIlic has won first place in the 2026 Print Awards' Graphic Novel category! 🔗 www.printmag.com/awards/print... #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #publishing #heavymetal #artbook #illustration

Noisy Valley by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social is published by @selfmadehero.bsky.social and available in all good bookshops and (of course) the monstrous one

"Without insects, we would not be able to survive..." Eisner winner @pkuper.bsky.social on the #MonarchsJourney exhibition in the American Museum of Natural History - OPEN NOW! 🦋 🔗 buff.ly/Qq8Z2pE @amnh.org #graphicnovel #monarchbutterfly #naturalhistory #conservation #comics #indiecomics

www.comicsbeat.com/peter-kupers... @amnh.org @selfmadehero.bsky.social @wwnorton.com @ww3illustrated.bsky.social @wwnortonuk.bsky.social #Monarch'sJourney #monarchbutterfly #entomology

#LoAnAmazon is "a skilfully presented portrait of a pioneering woman" - @financialtimes.com 🔗 buff.ly/qZWOLy5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft #indiecomics #graphicnovels #publishing #bookreview #womensrights

The French edition of Lo! An Amazon… …will be published by Delirium next February!

Talk about a face lift...💀 #CountMagnus, illustrated by @abigaillarson.com (colours by Al Davison) is just one of the eight electrifying and terrifying tales in #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium - OUT NOW! 🔗 buff.ly/FZQ7E4Z @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #halloween

The tale of Count Magnus brings naught but woe... A spooky story for #halloween - 2 weeks to go! #CountMagnus, illustrated by @abigaillarson.com with colours by Al Davison, is OUT NOW in #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary! 🔗 buff.ly/feuOXoz @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #selfmadehero

#LoAnAmazon is "a sheer delight" - NOW READ THIS! 🔗 buff.ly/5YnqtkL @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft #frankenstein #womensirghts

Ooo... I'm in this. Not to make everything about me of course. But, still, I'm in this. (Also we have a number of SMH reviews coming up in the next few weeks at Broken Frontier!)

Life at #LICAF2026! @zaraslattery.bsky.social @rickardsisters.com #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #newbook #publishing #licaf #comiccon #thisslavery #marcevers #thegreatmarcevers #themostamazingsaturdaymorningrubbishclub

As the sunsets bear down sooner each day, we march closer to All Hallow's Eve... Time for #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium! Two terrifying volumes bound into one! 🔗 buff.ly/feuOXoz @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social 🖼️: @ffrancavilla.bsky.social #selfmadehero #halloween

It's been 1 week since this very special panel on neurodiversity and disability in comics! @zaraslattery.bsky.social @ernestopriego.com #selfmadehero #representation #autism #indiecomics #graphicnovel #publishing #londonevents #illustration #neurodiversity #disability #disabilityrepresentation

Thank you to everyone who came to see us at #LICAF2026! Here's a selection of great moments, featuring Gemma Plum, Francisco de la Mora, @zaraslattery.bsky.social, and @rickardsisters.com! #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #newbook #publishing #licaf #comiccon #comics

Ideal reading for the season 🎃👻💀🫀

It might be October, but we're still recovering from a jam-packed September! Who here was lucky enough to see the Talbots' talk at @drjohnsonshouse.bsky.social? @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #publishing #selfmadehero #frankenstein #womensirghts #loanamazon #marytalbot #bryantalbot

We have some friends hosting and participating in some very special events this year at #LICAF2026! @bryan-talbot.bsky.social @sonialeong.bsky.social #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #newbook #publishing #licaf #comiccon

It's the final stretch! #TheGreatMarcEvers arrives TOMORROW in the UK! 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #publishing #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness #autismacceptance #swimming

The mind and its imaginings know no borders... #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020 is OUT NOW in North America! 🔗 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nightmares... #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #londonexhibition #newbook #publishing #heavymetal #artbook #illustration

5,137 days ago, #MarcEvers was lined up on the poolside at the 2012 London Paralympics. 2 DAYS from now, #TheGreatMarcEvers arrives in the UK! 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #publishing #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness

The clock is ticking... #TheGreatMarcEvers launches in the UK in 3 DAYS! 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #publishing #bandedessinee #graphicnovel #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness #autismacceptance #swimming

July 17, 1991: #MarcEvers is born in Hillgeom, Netherlands. August 31, 2012: Marc Evers steels himself for the 100m backstroke at the London Paralympics. #TheGreatMarcEvers is out in 4 DAYS! 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity

#TheGreatMarcEvers arrives in 5 DAYS! 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #publishing #graphicnovel #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness #autismacceptance #swimming

It takes quite a family to raise a Paralympian - but all journeys must start somewhere... #TheGreatMarcEvers arrives in 1 WEEK! (North America: November 10th) 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #publishing #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness

In 8 DAYS, see a striking and vivid visual representation of the Autistic representation in #TheGreatMarcEvers! (North America: November 10th) @ivovw.bsky.social @michelehut.bsky.social #publishing #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness #autismacceptance #swimming

When do you get to celebrate a graphic novel about #MaryWollstonecraft? That's just what we did last week at @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social for #LoAnAmazon! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/lo-an-amazon-the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-mary-wollstonecraft @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero

A handful of moments from the gathering at The Coningsby Gallery to celebrate #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020 🎨 #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #artbook #londonexhibition #booklaunch #exhibition #graphicart #illustration

Keep your lamp lit and doors locked - unless you're leaving to get #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium, which is OUT NOW! (Cover art by @ffrancavilla.bsky.social) @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/FM6QmG7 #selfmadehero #horror #comics #spooky

Bryan and Mary Talbot sharing some words last night at @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social, where we were very proud to launch #LoAnAmazon! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/lo-an-amazon-the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-mary-wollstonecraft @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft

From the award-winning duo Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot, #LoAnAmazon! The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft is OUT NOW! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #publishing #bandedessinee #graphicnovel #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft #womensirghts

Don't forget - tomorrow's release of #LoAnAmazon is being marked by an exclusive talk and evening viewing at @drjohnsonshouse.bsky.social here in London! Get your tickets while you still can! 🔗 www.drjohnsonshouse.org/post/lo-an-amazon-mary-wollstonecraft @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero

#MaryWollstonecraft was born into the Age of Revolutions, but she took it upon herself to speak out for the other “one-half of the human race”: that of womankind. Rediscover her journey through #LoAnAmazon - in just ONE DAY! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #womensirghts

A trip across the channel, into a changed world... #LoAnAmazon by Mary and Bryan Talbot arrives in 2 DAYS! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/lo-an-amazon-the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-mary-wollstonecraft @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft #frankenstein #womensirghts

Haunted Book Club #9 Part One: Lost Hearts by M. R. James read by @gavcross.bsky.social youtu.be/ldiGr9vVwho?...

I've got this in its original volumes and believe me you will want this! Don't wait until Halloween or Christmas.

How did Mary Wollstonecraft come to be in France during the darkest days of its revolution? In 3 DAYS, you can find out in #LoAnAmazon! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft #indiecomics #womensirghts

I read THE MOST AMAZING SATURDAY MORNING RUBBISH CLUB on the train to Bristol yesterday and what a lovely book that is from @selfmadehero.bsky.social.

Mary Wollstonecraft encountered a mind-boggling number of other influential artists and thinkers, including renowned polymath and contemporary Dr Samuel Johnson whose very house is the venue of a special talk by the Talbots on September 16th! 🔗 buff.ly/xzPe7I6 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social

In just 5 DAYS, you can rediscover the astonishing life story of Mary Wollstonecraft through the Talbots' #LoAnAmazon! Remember to keep up with the launch, talk, and signing at @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social, Dr Johnson's House, and @goshcomics.bsky.social! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social

We loved Ilya's Romo the Wolf Boy in hardback and now it's available in paperback. @selfmadehero.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/romo-the-wol...

Ooooh I didnt realise this was so soon! If you missed our adaptation of MR James Ghost Stories of an Antiquary the first time round, its going to be all collected into one handsome volume! 😁💀👻⚰️🪦🕷 #MRJames #ghoststories

And next week's Haunted Book Club with me and @gavcross.bsky.social will be all about M R James' Lost Hearts, which features in the new compendium. 🫀💀👻

Last week The Coningsby Gallery drew quite a crowd for the launch of #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/nightm... #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #artbook #londonexhibition #booklaunch #exhibition #graphicart #illustration

It is nearly here - the ominous thing... #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium, the collected edition of M. R. James' ghost stories in graphic novel form, arrives in ONE WEEK! @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #selfmadehero #graphicnovel #indiecomics #publishing #ghosts