Shh... He's still sleeping... 💤 But you're awake, aren't you? Awake enough to pre-order #RomotheWolfBoy by ILYA from anywhere quality graphic novels are sold! 🔗 buff.ly/BZLbLg8 #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #victoriana

Before you can judge a book by its cover, it needs a cover! But how did these two different covers (one finished, one conceptual) come to be? Well, ILYA explains that very thing over on his substack! 🔗 buff.ly/SjNbwTX #selfmadehero #RomotheWolfBoy #indiecomics

OMGA! The circus is coming! #RomotheWolfBoy arrives in the UK on February 19th! Come by the launch at @goshcomics.bsky.social on the big day to meet author/illustrator ILYA and grab yourself a signed copy! 🔗 buff.ly/3pLAtpZ #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel

A haunting portrayal of a historical atrocity, an inspiring account of a modern friendship, a beautiful work of art, and a meditation on memory itself. #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory by Barbara Yelin is OUT NOW in the UK! 🔗 buff.ly/ofxTUIJ #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel

"I am a rebel." The words of Emmie Arbel, Holocaust survivor and living testament to the resilience of the human spirit. #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory is out in the UK TOMORROW, and in North America on March 17th! 🔗 buff.ly/ofxTUIJ #selfmadehero #indiecomics

A huge thank you to @andywpoliver.bsky.social and the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social team for including #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory in their February staff picks! 🔗 buff.ly/QcYqw5r #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #newbook #publishing

They're back! Broken Frontier Staff Picks for Feb 2026 – Including First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, Tortured Hearts #1, All the Living and More! @oni-press.bsky.social @fantagraphics.bsky.social @dandq.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/staff-picks-...

Many years on from the great tragedy that defined her early life, Emmie Arbel would find herself in a new friendship with the graphic novelist Barbara Yelin... #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory arrives in the UK in 2 DAYS! 🔗 buff.ly/nEIWgjS #selfmadehero #indiecomics

"Even as a child, you quickly learn how to survive." In just 3 days the stirring graphic memoir #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory will be out in the UK! (North America: March 17th) 🔗 buff.ly/nEIWgjS #selfmadehero #indiecomics #holocausteducation #publishing

OMGA! The circus is coming! #RomotheWolfBoy arrives in the UK on February 19th! Come by the launch at @goshcomics.bsky.social on the big day to meet author/illustrator ILYA and grab yourself a signed copy! 🔗 buff.ly/3pLAtpZ #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel

In one week, #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory will arrive in UK bookstores. Through memory put to page by Barbara Yelin, this graphic novel stands as testament to Arbel's lifelong work as a living witness to one of humanity's darkest hours. 🔗 buff.ly/a57mA7h #selfmadehero #graphicnovel

#EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory isn't just about the past; it embodies the modern friendship shared by Arbel and graphic novelist Barbara Yelin. How else could you bring someone back with you into your darkest memories, into grief itself? 🔗 buff.ly/a57mA7h #selfmadehero #indiecomics #publishing

"We knew that we could die any day." #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory by Barbara Yelin - a haunting portrayal of a historical atrocity, an inspiring account of a modern friendship, and a meditation on memory itself. UK: February 5th North America: March 17th #selfmadehero

The circus is coming to town! More specifically, to @goshcomics.bsky.social, where we'll be launching ILYA's new Victorian-era mystery #RomotheWolfBoy on February 19th! You can pre-order a signed copy of Romo the WolfBoy from Gosh! ahead of launch here: 🔗 buff.ly/3pLAtpZ #comics #publishing

A tragic beginning to an inspirational life... #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory arrives in the UK in 2 WEEKS - preorder your copy now! (North America: March 17th) 🔗 buff.ly/a57mA7h #selfmadehero #holocaustremembrance #WWII #indiecomics #graphicnovel

Roll up, roll up! #RomotheWolfBoy, the supernatural extravaganza by ILYA, will be pitching its big top tent in UK bookshops on February 19th! 🎪🎪🐺 🔗 buff.ly/2wqsXZl #selfmadehero #indiecomics #victoriana #mystery #circus #graphicnovel #publishing

Our 1st meet-up of ‘26 has @ilyagraphic.bsky.social talking Romo the WolfBoy (out from @selfmadehero.bsky.social in Feb) with @panelborders.bsky.social Learn about the wonderful book and how #kickstarter meets the mass market Mon 26 Jan The Walrus Ship St Brighton from 6.30pm edilya.substack.com

Review! Adieu Birkenau – Ginette Kolinka’s Powerful, Time-Shifting Story of Holocaust Survival from SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/adieu-birken...

You have until the end of today to cast your votes in the 2025 @brokenfrontier.bsky.social awards! We're incredibly honoured to be nominated for Best Publisher, and even more proud to see Alex Taylor ( #BoneBroth) nominated for Breakout Talent! 🔗 www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-...

Vote now in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025! Nominees for 'Breakout Talent' include Alex Taylor, @lgions.bsky.social, @kaysohini.bsky.social, Kayla E. and @paigumondus.bsky.social. Online voting form here: www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-... #BFAwards25

Vote now in the Broken Frontier Awards 2025! Nominees for 'Best Publisher' are: @averyhill.bsky.social @dandq.bsky.social @fantagraphics.bsky.social @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social. #BFAwards25 Online voting form here: www.brokenfrontier.com/introducing-...

A very happy birthday from us at #SelfMadeHero to the man himself, #DavidBowie! And, of course, #LOW and #STARMAN by @reinhardkleist.bsky.social are both an excellent way to look back on this musical icon... 🎙 #publishing #bandedessinee #graphicnovel #indiepublishing #reinhardkleist

Arrested, deported, imprisoned, and orphaned - all before the age of seven... #EmmieArbel: The Colour of Memory, the graphic biography by Barbara Yelin, will arrive in the UK on February 5th, and in North America on March 17th. 🔗 buff.ly/4HHQ6Su #selfmadehero #holocausthistory #graphicnovel

"A calming salve in turbulent political times" - as put in this new review by the International Journal of Comic Art, 2025's #TheCompleatAngler by Gareth Brookes might be a good way to start off your 2026! 🔗 buff.ly/5IJUxmg #selfmadehero #indiecomics #fishing

Just in time to announce before the New Year kicks in - #LOW: Bowie's Berlin Years has been named by Teddy Jamieson of The Herald as one of the best graphic novels of 2025! 🎉 🎉 🎉 And, of course, congratulations to @reinhardkleist.bsky.social! #selfmadehero #davidbowie #indiecomics #reinhardkleist

Need any more gift ideas for the holidays? This week, two of our latest graphic novels reached bookstore shelves in North America: #BoneBroth by Alex Taylor , and #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub by Francisco de la Mora and Bill Tuckey! #selfmadehero #indiecomics

"A landscape of cruelty and plenty in a meditative book of subtle carp, malicious frogs and dainty eels." We're extremely proud to share that #TheCompleatAngler by Gareth Brookes has been named among the best graphic novels of 2025 by James Smart of @theguardian.com! 🎣🎣🎣 🔗 buff.ly/88kHWI3

@scenemag.co.uk has compliments for the chef! See their review of #BoneBroth by Alex Taylor here: 🔗 buff.ly/cb6qol6 @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social #selfmadehero #bookreview #indiecomics #publishing #graphicnovel

Lovely write-up of This Slavery for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social - written with affection and admiration for Ethel Carnie Holdsworth and the Lancashire that made her possible Thank you @traveloguer.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/reco...

Comic Therapy: Meditations for Reflection #GraphicMedicine @selfmadehero.bsky.social in 2026 www.selfmadehero.com/books/comic-...

Maybe look at some graphic novel adaptations, too? I translated the graphic novel version by Javi Rey of Jesús Carrasco's OUT IN THE OPEN for @selfmadehero.bsky.social www.selfmadehero.com/books/out-in... (Which was an Eisner finalist for Best Adaptation from another Medium! 🤩)

A belated thank you to everyone who came to see us at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social, along with our friends @rickardsisters.com, Gareth Brookes, Alex Taylor, @abbiebsart.bsky.social, and @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social! And whether you made it or not, we hope to see you all next time! #indiecomics

Now that the whole #SelfMadeHero lineup for Autumn 2025 has reached UK shelves, who fancies a look back at Autumn 2024? #TheyShotthePianoPlayer #MadameChoiandtheMonsters #AdieuBirkenau #Edifice #indiecomics #graphicnovels #publishing

Want to know more about the story behind #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub? We just released an exclusive Q&A with Bill Tuckey and Francisco de la Mora on our website! 🔗 buff.ly/1bJGrKI #selfmadehero #indiecomics #publishing #disabilityrepresentation

We call the first meeting of #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub to order! Pick up your copy today for a touching, funny, and beautiful story about creativity, community, and determination! #selfmadehero #indiecomics #publishing #neurodiversity #disabilityrepresentation

Look high, look low - in just 1 DAY we'll convene #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub! ♻️🌳🗑️ (Our North American chapter opens on December 2nd!) 🔗 buff.ly/SJoxday #selfmadehero #indiecomics #publishing #disabilityrepresentation

We at SelfMadeHero are saddened to hear about the passing of Rachel Cooke. Through her work at @theobserveruk.bsky.social, she did so much to support and bring awareness to the medium of graphic novels, and we are forever grateful. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. 🔗

News! The Six Creators Shortlisted for the 2025 First Graphic Novel Competition Revealed!. @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/first-graphi...

Forget-Me-Not made the FGNA shortlist!! 🙀 (I’ll be sharing more about this soon soon soon)

Flabbergasted to be on the @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social @selfmadehero.bsky.social short list with all these amazing artist 😦

Sometimes it's hard to set good boundaries, especially when everyone communicates a little differently! But there's no confusion here: #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub is only 2 DAYS away! #selfmadehero #indiecomics #disabilityrepresentation

I can't quite believe this, thank you!

Finally attended @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social - what took me so long? Great to talk to so many amazing folk, including @etheringtonbros.bsky.social @stoutstoat.co.uk @selfmadehero.bsky.social @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social & @decadencecomics.bsky.social !

Phew! What a big weekend we’ve had @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social with @selfmadehero.bsky.social! We’ve chatted to squillions of lovely people and enjoyed the bubbling and fizzing of creativity all around us

Heads up - there's only 3 DAYS until you can meet #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub! 🔗 buff.ly/feDejoQ #selfmadehero #indiecomics #disability #publishing #graphicnovel

Have you met Uma? You might think she's an 8 year old with PVL, but sometimes she does resemble a tiger... #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub - out in the UK in 4 DAYS! #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #disabilityrepresentation

After deliberating over an amazing longlist, the much-anticipated FGNA 2025 shortlist is finally here! We and the @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social judges are proud to present...

Arthur has ASD and Finn has cerebral palsy. Normally, that just makes their races through the park a little more interesting, but sometimes the park isn't as welcoming as it should be... #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub - out in the UK in 5 DAYS! #selfmadehero

Just an ordinary day at the park with the three founders of #TheMostAmazingSaturdayMorningRubbishClub: Uma, Arthur, and Finn! Out in the UK on November 20th, and North America on December 2nd! #selfmadehero #indiecomics #disabilityrepresentation #publishing