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A dark cloud threatens to envelop the dream city of Engelstadt...Andrzej Klimowski's masterpiece of symbolic form: , ou...
03/11/2024

A dark cloud threatens to envelop the dream city of Engelstadt...
Andrzej Klimowski's masterpiece of symbolic form: , out on November 14th!
(🇺🇸🇨🇦 Dec 17th)

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/edifice

? During Día de Mu***os, the southern-migrating monarch butterflies are said to represent the souls of loved ones retur...
01/11/2024

? During Día de Mu***os, the southern-migrating monarch butterflies are said to represent the souls of loved ones returning to earth!
(🖌️: Peter Kuper, )

Anyone in London heading to MexiBrit's festival?
🔗mexibrit.co.uk/day-of-the-dead-festival-london-2024/

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Death seizes the City banker by his braces and offers a light to the oligarch; it joins the surgeon in theatre and the H...
31/10/2024

Death seizes the City banker by his braces and offers a light to the oligarch; it joins the surgeon in theatre and the Hollywood star on the red carpet.

A perfect Halloweeen , Martin Rowson's turns 5!
⚰️🪦⚱️

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/the-dance-of-death

We're hardly the first to cross Halloween with Christmas (🎃💀🎄)... by Andrzej Klimowski, the strangest Christmas story y...
31/10/2024

We're hardly the first to cross Halloween with Christmas (🎃💀🎄)...
by Andrzej Klimowski, the strangest Christmas story you'll ever read, is out in 2 WEEKS!

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/edifice

"I still remember the excitement and self-actualization I felt when I first saw the physical copies of Catalyst on the s...
29/10/2024

"I still remember the excitement and self-actualization I felt when I first saw the physical copies of Catalyst on the shelves of bookshops."

Click below for an amazing interview by Broken Frontier with contributor Shuning Ji!

🔗www.brokenfrontier.com/shuning-ji-interview/

Our second book to turn 3 years old today: the graphic anthology !Collecting stories from artists of colour from across...
28/10/2024

Our second book to turn 3 years old today: the graphic anthology !
Collecting stories from artists of colour from across the UK, Catalyst examines the consequences of big and small acts alike.

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/catalyst

"Everyone was there. They all had the same story..."Today's the 3rd of two different titles!First up, by Chris W. Ki...
28/10/2024

"Everyone was there. They all had the same story..."

Today's the 3rd of two different titles!
First up, by Chris W. Kim!

(What happens when you can't help everyone?)

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/strays

26/10/2024

Pages set to music by the man himself - Tenorio Jr's NEBULOSA


🔗selfmadehero.com/books/they-shot-the-piano-player-a-graphic-novel

From myth to page to screen to page again - the monster has a history much longer (but maybe not stranger) than its le...
25/10/2024

From myth to page to screen to page again - the monster has a history much longer (but maybe not stranger) than its legacy as Kim Jong-il's answer to ...

➡️🖌️: by Patrick Spät and Sheree Domingo

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/madame-choi-and-the-monsters-a-true-story

1944: arrives at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.2020: Ginette visits Birkenau one last time. is OUT NOW!(🇺🇸🇨🇦 Dec 10th🔗...
24/10/2024

1944: arrives at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.
2020: Ginette visits Birkenau one last time.
is OUT NOW!
(🇺🇸🇨🇦 Dec 10th

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/adieu-birkenau-ginette-kolinka-s-story-of-survival

Jean-David JD Morvan Victor Matet Ricard Efa Cesc F. Dalmases Roger Surroca

"They gave me the strength to carry on, and that was all I needed."Experience 's story of survival in , out TOMORROW!🔗...
23/10/2024

"They gave me the strength to carry on, and that was all I needed."
Experience 's story of survival in , out TOMORROW!

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/adieu-birkenau-ginette-kolinka-s-story-of-survival

Jean-David JD Morvan Victor Matet Ricard Efa Cesc F. Dalmases Roger Surroca

"Sometimes true historical stories seem so outrageous that they can feel like a fictional script... is one of those st...
22/10/2024

"Sometimes true historical stories seem so outrageous that they can feel like a fictional script... is one of those stories – so engaging that it seems that it must be fake." — International Journal of Comic Art

Check out the new review!
🔗ijoca.blogspot.com/2024/10/graphic-novel-review-madame-choi-and.html

Despite Avignon being occupied in 1942, 's family managed to live a normal life - for a time. , the stirring story of ...
22/10/2024

Despite Avignon being occupied in 1942, 's family managed to live a normal life - for a time.
, the stirring story of survival, arrives in 2 days!

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/adieu-birkenau-ginette-kolinka-s-story-of-survival

Jean-David JD Morvan Victor Matet Ricard Efa Cesc F. Dalmases Roger Surroca

"Who else is a monster, as the plural in our comic’s title suggests?"Celebrating , we just released a brand-new Q&A wit...
18/10/2024

"Who else is a monster, as the plural in our comic’s title suggests?"
Celebrating , we just released a brand-new Q&A with its author and illustrator, Patrick Spät and Sheree Domingo!
👹👹👹

🔗selfmadehero.com/news/q-a-with-patrick-spat-and-sheree-domingo-author-and-illustrator-of-madame-choi-and-the-monsters

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"Vanistendael and Bellido succeed in bringing this surreal, fast-moving, absorbing thriller to life in crisp, peculiar f...
17/10/2024

"Vanistendael and Bellido succeed in bringing this surreal, fast-moving, absorbing thriller to life in crisp, peculiar fashion." - A Place to Hang Your Cape

Happy 5th to Mikel by Mark Bellido and Judith Vanistendael!

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/mikel

In Scarper Lee's world, parents don't make children – children make parents.Last week we celebrated The Book of Forks, a...
16/10/2024

In Scarper Lee's world, parents don't make children – children make parents.
Last week we celebrated The Book of Forks, and today's the 10th to where the trilogy began: Rob Davis' !

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/the-motherless-oven

Two new titles in the last two weeks! Did you pick up ? ? Or are you the adventurous type who went for both? 👹🎹 ...
13/10/2024

Two new titles in the last two weeks!
Did you pick up ? ? Or are you the adventurous type who went for both? 👹🎹

In , "Zárate asks much larger questions about the importance of art in one’s lives, the brevity of those lives, and the...
12/10/2024

In , "Zárate asks much larger questions about the importance of art in one’s lives, the brevity of those lives, and the choices we all must make."
Check out this new review from The Comics Journal!

🔗www.tcj.com/reviews/thomas-girtin-the-forgotten-painter/

11/10/2024

Just 2 weeks ago we were setting up for !
Here's , dedicated and detailed as always, signing

Lakes International Comic Art Festival

"One of the most intensely unhinged graphic novels of the year." — Happy 5th to The Book of Forks, the finale of Rob D...
10/10/2024

"One of the most intensely unhinged graphic novels of the year." —
Happy 5th to The Book of Forks, the finale of Rob Davis' abstract adventure trilogy that began with The Motherless Oven!

🔗selfmadehero.com/books/the-book-of-forks

We were saddened to hear that Pierre Christin, author of the ORWELL graphic biography and creator of the Valérian series...
08/10/2024

We were saddened to hear that Pierre Christin, author of the ORWELL graphic biography and creator of the Valérian series, passed away on October 2nd.
His funeral was held today in the Père-Lachaise cemetery crematorium in Paris. We at SelfMadeHero wish the best for his friends and family.
"Pierre Christin’s works follow him, and remain with us."

Lured by the possibility of directing a film in Hong Kong, South Korean actress was instead abducted from Repulse Bay ...
08/10/2024

Lured by the possibility of directing a film in Hong Kong, South Korean actress was instead abducted from Repulse Bay by North Korean spies...
👹👹👹
by Patrick Spät and Sheree Domingo is out in 2 DAYS!

Find preorders here: selfmadehero.com/books/madame-choi-and-the-monsters-a-true-story

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Just 2 weeks ago we were setting up for #LICAF! Here's #OscarZarate, dedicated and detailed as always, signing #thomasgirtin Lakes International Comic Art Festival #LICAF24 #selfmadehero #indiecomics #windermere #comicsuk #comicsuk #bandedessinee #graphicnovel #indiepublishing #graphicnovels #comics #visualnarrative #bookillustration #graphicnovelart #comicsart #comicartists #indiecomicsart #indiecomicslove #illustration #illustrationart #indiepublisher

Thanks to everyone who joined us at #LICAF! We've got plenty to share from our lakeside weekend, but first here's a flashy display from Aimée de Jongh! Lakes International Comic Art Festival 🔗http://aimeedejongh.com/ #LICAF24 #indiecomics #selfmadehero #comicart #windermere #DaysofSand #aimeedejongh #returnofthehoneybuzzard #honeybuzzard #indiecomicsart #lordoftheflies #LICAF2024 #newcomics #drawingchallenge #booksigning

Congratulations to Peter Kuper for being named the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book & Journalism Awards' Cartoon winner! Jake Tapper https://rfkhumanrights.org/awards/book-and-journalism-awards/ #peterkuper #ruins #conservation #monarchbhutterfly #eisnerawards #indiecomics #selfmadehero #indiepublishing #indiepublisher #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationgram #indiecomicslove #indiecomicsart #comicartists #comicsart #comics #visualnarrative

#GeorgeSand: True Genius, True Woman is out TOMORROW, so here's the illustrator Kim Consigny - Illustration sharing some original pen-and-ink pages (with Séverine Vidal's words in the original French)! https://selfmadehero.com/books/george-sand-true-genius-true-woman #SelfMadeHero #indiecomics #newcomics #indiepublishing #queercomics #indiecomicscreator #indiepublisher #illustrationartists #illustrationart #illustration #comicartists #comicsart #graphicnovelart #bookillustration #visualnarrative #comics #graphicnovels

#Ruins by Peter Kuper comes out in paperback TODAY! 🐛🦋🐛 Those who missed this multiple award-winning masterpiece, now's your chance! https://selfmadehero.com/books/ruins-paperback And remember, the US release is only days away - look out for March 5th! #peterkuper #SelfMadeHero #butterfly #westernmonarch #monarch #comicsuk #butterflyconservation #Oaxaca #monarchbutterfly #conservation #newcomics #eisnerawards #indiepublisher #comics #graphicnovels #visualnarrative

Yesterday was #WesternMonarchDay, so here's a very hungry monarch caterpillar, courtesy of #Ruins author Peter Kuper! Any more sightings out there? #monarchbutterfly #butterfly #selfmadehero #indiecomics #eisnerawards #butterflyconservation #conservation #eisneraward #comicsuk #butterfly #oaxaca #PeterKuper #westernmonarch #graphicnovels #comics #visualnarrative #bookillustration #graphicnovelart

Did you catch BBC Radio 4's #FrontRow last night? Here's when they announced the #firstgraphicnovel winner live on air! The Cartoon Museum The bks Agency Waterstones Piccadilly #bonebroth #selfmadehero #indiecomics #newcomics #queercomics #visualnarrative #comicsuk

Here's @monsieur.nicoby, the impeccable artist of #SophiesWorld, opening up Volume 2 for the first time! https://selfmadehero.com/books/sophie-s-world-a-graphic-novel-about-the-history-of-philosophy-vol-ii #josteingaarder #vincentzabus #selfmadehero #philosophy #indiecomics #newcomics

A test for our friends in the US: Which kings couldn’t speak English, or stammered when they could? Who were “Softsword” and “Sailor Bill”? Which king had 10 children with his mistress but none with his queen? Which kings were crowned twice? Which queen reigned for only 9 days? Which king disappeared? For all the answers, The Comical Eye's British Monarchy is out TODAY! 🖌: Leo Schulz, Teresa Robertson 🔗: https://t.ly/22BpP #selfmadehero #thecrown #newcomics #indiecomics #monarchy #history #education #edutainment #royalfamily #visualnarrative

It's a week since #SophiesWorld Volume 2's UK release, making this a perfect #throwbackthursday for when #VincentZabus and @monsieur.nicoby first got to see Volume 1 in print! #selfmadehero #josteingaarder #indiecomics #philosophy

"For a long time running was the main way I coped... But when you only have one tool, and that tool goes away, you're really lost." Mylo Choy talking feeling and healing in #MiddleDistance with Miche Arbutus at P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts Tracksmith ABRAMS Books Abrams ComicArts #selfmadehero #queercomics #running #athletics #newcomics #indiecomics #indiepublisher #comicsart #graphicnovel #illustration

It's #WorldPhilosophyDay, and #SophiesWorld Volume 2 is just 1 week away! The pages just draw you in... like with Sophie and her mysterious teacher, who must now struggle with the idea that they're only characters in a book! #VincentZabus #Nicoby #JosteinGaarder #selfmadehero #newcomics #indiecomics #philosophy #edutainment #indiepublisher #illustration #graphicnovel #comicsart

On your marks! Get set! Mylo Choy's #MiddleDistance hits US shelves TOMORROW! https://selfmadehero.com/books/middle-distance 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃 A charming, heartwarming, and poignant story of running and self-acceptance, Middle Distance combines exertion and introspection in an exploration of the physical body’s connection to the human experience. Launch: https://t.ly/EsE2N (Eventbrite) https://ptknitwear.com/events/30339 ABRAMS Books Abrams ComicArts Tracksmith P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts #queercomics #lgbtqcomics #indiecomicscreator #indiecomicsartist #indiepublisher #illustrationartists #illustration #indiecomicsart #indiecomicslove #selfmadehero #graphicnovels #comics #visualnarrative #newcomics

Happy #ReadABookDay! If you’re looking for a book that will inspire you with the beauty and power of art, check out #GeorgiaOKeeffe by @mariaherreros 🎨 a gorgeous graphic novel that tells the story of one of the most influential American painters. #BookLovers #GraphicNovels https://selfmadehero.com/books/georgia-o-keeffe #selfmadehero #graphicnovels #comics #visualnarrative

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Our mission at SelfMadeHero is simple: to publish ground-breaking and beautiful work by authors and artists from across the globe, from the quirky and humorous to the political and profound. We are proud to bring readers graphic novels and visual narratives that provoke, entertain, inspire and inform. We pride ourselves on having high editorial and production values and are known for successfully promoting our authors through innovative press and marketing campaigns.

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