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September update

September draws to a sunny and fruitful close. At least, it does here in Sunderland. So I guess it’s time for another update. At the beginning of the month we enjoyed a five-day break in Hawkshead in the Lake District. Alwyn came over from Manchester … Continue reading →

Guernsey Literary Festival

Well, in just under three weeks, we’re off to Guernsey for two pre- literary festival events. Never been to the Channel Islands before, so we’re looking forward to it very much. Bryan will no doubt be twitchy about leaving his drawing board for … Continue reading →

Alice in Cartoonland

London’s Cartoon Museum has a new exhibition – Alice in Cartoonland – showcasing a host of diverse Alice-related material. Bryan and I were down there for the opening last Tuesday. There’s some fascinating stuff on display, spanning about 150 years. Well worth a visit. … Continue reading →

Wonderlands in Sunderland

We’ve just had some photos from friends who were visiting while the UK Graphic Novel Expo was going on. It was a month ago, but not too late to share some pictures. It was indeed wonderful to have so many creators … Continue reading →

Back from Munich Comics Festival

We flew back from Munich’s Comics Festival last Monday. Bryan and I had both been invited as, not only are the first three Grandville books out in Germany, but Sally Heathcote Suffragette is due out there later this year as well. The … Continue reading →

Keel Square, Sunderland

The laying of the flags for the 1st phase of the new Sunderland city square is almost finished. Bryan and I went over to investigate today. Based on Bryan’s design, the ‘Keel Line’ runs the length of it, listing the … Continue reading →

A Vision of Utopia at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

Tickets are now on sale for LICAF 2015, so if you’re planning to attend it’s time to start browsing the website. I’ll be presenting my next graphic novel, due out next year. I’ve been keeping quiet about it up to … Continue reading →

Counting down to Wonderlands

With just over two weeks to go, expectations are high for the U.K’s first ever graphic novel expo, Wonderlands. We’ve a long list of guests that includes Posy Simmonds, Dave Gibbons, Hunt Emerson, Paul Gravett, Steve Bell and Dylan Horrocks, … Continue reading →

Read Regional tour update

As April draws to an end, we’re just over halfway through our tour with Read Regional 2015. We’re delighted that Sally Heathcote Suffragette has been selected for this promotional campaign bringing authors together with readers, especially since it’s the first time a graphic novel … Continue reading →

Back from Barcelona comics festival

We had a very pleasant few days in Barcelona last week, where we’d been invited to attend as guests at FICON, the city’s International Comics Fair. With three new books out in Spain, between us we had a lot of promotion … Continue reading →