Last week at Broken Frontier… SelfMadeHero Autumn 2026 Publishing Schedule Revealed – Includes Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot’s Much Anticipated Mary Wollstonecraft Biography. @selfmadehero.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/selfmadehero...

FINANCIAL TIMES I DID NOT EVEN KNOW YOU COVERED GRAPHIC NOVELS!!! 🤯 Thank you for the accolade!!!!! @selfmadehero.bsky.social @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social

Interview for #PrideMonth! “At its Heart, ‘Bone Broth’ is a Story about Transgender Rage and Defiance” – Alex Taylor on His First Graphic Novel Award-Winning Debut Book from SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social. www.brokenfrontier.com/alex-taylor-...

Straight from the subconscious... 🕯️🖼️ The otherworldly artwork from Nightmares and Daydreams: #AC2020 by @mirkoilic.bsky.social - our first new upcoming title for this Autumn - will be getting its own launch and exhibition this September at the Coningsby Gallery! 🔗 buff.ly/20LVboh #selfmadehero

"A stirring repository of valuable memories" - @sandagnguide.bsky.social What's that? Can you hear it? It's the sound of #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest, now echoing throughout bookstores across North America! @myfanwytristram.bsky.social @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social #comics #selfmadehero

The Complete Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. Coming this Autumn from @selfmadehero.bsky.social www.moorereppion.com/complete-gho...

News! SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social Autumn 2026 Publishing Schedule Revealed – Includes Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot’s Much Anticipated Mary Wollstonecraft Biography. www.brokenfrontier.com/selfmadehero...

"An impressive debut from an up-and-coming new voice who definitely deserves your attention." - @brokenfrontier.bsky.social heaping a helping of praise on 2025's #BoneBroth by Alex Taylor! 🔗 www.brokenfrontier.com/bone-broth/ @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social #selfmadhero #indiecomics #graphicnovel

broadcast info: Alex Fitch talks protest w/ @averyhill.bsky.social’s ‪@zebko.bsky.social, @selfmadehero.bsky.social‘s @myfanwytristram.bsky.social; & @theguardian.com‘s Martin Rowson. 5pm, 3rd June, 104.4 Resonance FM; info: panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/b... rec: @cartooncounty.bsky.social

#NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social is "a stirring repository of valuable memories" - @sandagnguide.bsky.social! 🔗 buff.ly/3O7Jcxo #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #protest #civilrights #publishing

Noisy Valley launch & celebration at the Workers Gallery! Thanks to everyone who contributed to the event and especially @myfanwytristram.bsky.social for taking the protest stories of the Valleys out into the world with such kindness, care and creativity! Thanks too to @selfmadehero.bsky.social 🤗

@abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

⏬️ I grabbed my copy at @hayfestival.bsky.social today - and got to listen to a brilliant conversation between @myfanwytristram.bsky.social & @rickardsisters.com about art & activism, and their fabulous books... 📚 ⏬️

From pencils to inks to colours to letters, check out @abbiebsart.bsky.social artistic process for the acclaimed graphic novel, 'MY DAD FIGHTS DEMONS!' Buy your copy here: www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @selfmadehero.bsky.social #comics #graphicnovel #manga #comicbooks #comicstrip

Can you hear it? As if the Rhondda wasn't loud enough! Tomorrow marks a special return of @myfanwytristram.bsky.social to the @workersgallery.bsky.social in Ynyshir, where her debut graphic novel #NoisyValley was born! 🪧📢 🔗 buff.ly/BtYBhCs #selfmadehero #protest #indiecomics #publishing

Just got my copy. An exquisite and timely celebration of protest. A great pairing with Rebellion! By @marcdavenant.bsky.social

Two launches for one valley! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 On Thursday we'll be celebrating @myfanwytristram.bsky.social's #NoisyValley at the @workersgallery.bsky.social! 🪧📢 And what's more, this special exhibition is already ongoing! Be sure to swing by before August 15th! 🔗 www.workersgallery.co.uk/whatsonvisit

From pencils to inks to colours to letters, check out @abbiebsart.bsky.social artistic process for the acclaimed graphic novel, 'MY DAD FIGHTS DEMONS!' @selfmadehero.bsky.social Buy your copy here: www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... #comics #graphicnovel #manga #comicbooks #comicstrip

From pencils to inks to colours to letters, check out @abbiebsart.bsky.social artistic process for the acclaimed graphic novel, 'MY DAD FIGHTS DEMONS!' Buy your copy here: www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @selfmadehero.bsky.social

@comicbookyeti.com welcomes @myfanwytristram.bsky.social, to discuss her @selfmadehero.bsky.social title, #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest. I think everyone will find something of value in the interview and this graphic novel on protecting our civil liberties. www.comicbookyeti.com/post/myfanwy...

Mindfulness for everyone! #ComicTherapy: Meditations for Reflection by @kaymedaglia.bsky.social is OUT NOW in North America! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/comic-therapy-meditations-for-reflection #selfmadehero #meditation #mentalhealth #MentalWellness #indiecomics #graphicnovel

WHAT TYPE OF MAGIC DOES THIS COMIC HAVE? "Bobby's writing has a touch of magic, the same way writers like Alan Moore do." -Comic Book News UK Buy your copy here: www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @selfmadehero.bsky.social @abbiebsart.bsky.social

WHAT LESSONS DOES THE WRITER BRING TO THIS COMIC? “Stewart Lee uses repetition and gaps to show a crowd how pressure works. Joseph brings those lessons into a book for young readers.” -3:16am.co.uk Buy here! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

DID YOU SPOT IT? The crossover of two graphic novels! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

“Bobby Joseph with My Dad Fights Demons has created a bonkers tale of parent and child reconciliation dressed in multi-dimensional wizarding exploits.” -Comic Book News UK Buy your copy here: www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @selfmadehero.bsky.social @abbiebsart.bsky.social

EISNER HALL OF FAME NOMINATION! This really is @pkuper.bsky.social's month! 10 years on from winning an Eisner Award with #Ruins, Peter Kuper has been nominated for induction into the 2026 Eisner Hall of Fame! 🔗 www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/ #selfmadehero #eisnerawards #graphicnovel

EISNER AWARD NOMINATION! We are thrilled beyond words that Gareth Brookes' ingenious #TheCompleatAngler has been nominated for Best Adaptation from Another Medium in the 2026 #EisnerAwards! Congratulations Gareth, and roll on July 24th! 🔗 www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/ #selfmadehero

THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL... “It’s very meta, very tongue-in-cheek. It pokes fun at a lot of things in the world.” -Comic News Insider Purchase your copy here! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

My publisher, @selfmadehero.bsky.social , interviewed me about my #graphicnovel Noisy Valley. Somehow I mentioned @billybragg.bsky.social, Thatcher and my own mum, in between the bits about comics! www.selfmadehero.com/news/myfanwy...

WHAT DOES THIS COMIC FEEL LIKE? “This comic feels like a very special universal book.” -Comic Book News UK Purchase your copy here! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

WHAT DOES THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL KNOW? “This is a graphic novel that knows there are storytelling tricks that only comics can perform.” -Broken Frontier Purchase your copy here! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @selfmadehero.bsky.social @abbiebsart.bsky.social

DID YOU CATCH IT? “The ‘extra plait filter’ retcon is bloody clever, and applause is needed for it.” -Comic Book News UK www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

WHAT BITES AND HUGS? “ (Bobby Joseph) has written satire that bites and satire that hugs.” -3:16am.co.uk www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

What's the buzz with #NoisyValley by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social? It's this review from Buzz Magazine! 🔗 buff.ly/muKu1Mv #selfmadehero #indiecomics #protest #graphicnovel #publishing #bookreview #civilrights

Things loud enough yet? Next up for the riotous @myfanwytristram.bsky.social is @beyondbookfest.bsky.social tomorrow in Brighton and the COMIC STRIP panel! In the Brighton area and looking for a delve into graphic novels? Tickets are still available for you to BOOK NOW! 🔗 buff.ly/becZiAJ

On Monday evening we were proud and honoured to see @rickardsisters.com attend the 2026 #britishbookawards ceremony. For #ThisSlavery to have been shortlisted for the first-ever Book of the Year: Graphic Novel category is an accolade that fits the book itself and its revolutionary source material! 🎉

Photos from last nights #britishbookawards: Nominees @rickardsisters.com for This Slavery with Emma Hayley of @selfmadehero.bsky.social, plus @paulcornell.bsky.social & @rachaelsmith.bsky.social for Who Killed Nessie; and judges me, @karriefransman.bsky.social @shanazir.bsky.social

You know what else is extraordinary? The story and inspirations behind #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest - read our latest Q&A newsletter with author @myfanwytristram.bsky.social to find out more! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/news/myfanwy-tristram-on-noisy-valley-the-art-of-protest

“Manic-paced and wildly imaginative.” -Now Read This! Purchase your copy here! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @selfmadehero.bsky.social @abbiebsart.bsky.social

Ready to get loud? #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social is OUT NOW IN THE UK! Grab your copy now, wherever the most rebellious books are sold. 🔗 buff.ly/PlUbjT0 @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social @workersgallery.bsky.social #selfmadehero #indiecomics #newcomics #protest

Reluctant muse, feminist champion, society heiress, rebel refugee, last of the Surrealists... 3 YEARS ago we released #ArmedwithMadness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/armed-with-madness-the-surreal-leonora-carrington @eyedotter.bsky.social @bryan-talbot.bsky.social

More than one book birthday today - happy ONE YEAR to #MonarchsJourney, the interactive parable by #EisnerAward winner and #PulitzerPrize finalist @pkuper.bsky.social! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/monarch-s-journey-a-coloring-book #selfmadehero #indiecomics #monarchbutterfly #conservation

"A biography to cherish." - @sandagnguide.bsky.social #onthisday 5 YEARS AGO, Pierre Christin and Sébastien Verdier’s #Orwell arrived to offer readers an intimate yet definitive portrait of our greatest political writer. 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/orwell #selfmadehero #georgeorwell #indiecomics

We’re very grateful to Emma Hayley at @selfmadehero.bsky.social not only for a lovely evening, but for getting on for 10 years of support and encouragement, including nominating This Slavery for the British Book Awards. Yay teamwork! Yay comics!

“This is one to steer your teen readers to." -Broken Frontier Purchase your copy here! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social

Your right to protest is a truly pressing issue. How do the past stories of one unruly place tie into our contentious present? #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social - out in the UK TOMORROW! 🔗 buff.ly/PlUbjT0 #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #publishing

If you couldn't make it to last week's launch (or even if you did), you can next catch #NoisyValley creator @myfanwytristram.bsky.social at Cartoon County's summer special at Brighton Waterstones on May 18th! BOOK NOW on the Waterstones website! 🔗 buff.ly/2FvYHmU #selfmadehero #indiecomics

Things got appropriately loud at @goshcomics.bsky.social last week - we celebrated the launch of @myfanwytristram.bsky.social's unruly new graphic novel #NoisyValley! Out in the UK on May 14th! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/noisy-valley-the-art-of-protest #selfmadehero #indiecomics #publishing

Bone Broth – Alex Taylor’s “Coming-of-Age Queer Thriller” Incorporates Themes of Friendship, Trans Experience and the Supernatural into a Bleakly Humorous Narrative. @selfmadehero.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/bone-broth/

“Abbigayle’s art punches on all fronts with a 'zaney' quality that injects a beautiful dollop of fun.” -Comic Book News UK Purchase your copy here! www.selfmadehero.com/books/my-dad... @abbiebsart.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social