Mary M. Talbot's Blog, page 8

23rd Amiens Comic Festival – On a marché sur la bulle

At the beginning of June we were among the guests at the Rendez-vous de la bande-dessinée d’Amiens, where we did a French version of our Red Virgin presentation, followed by a Q&A and several signings. Amiens is in Picardy, in … Continue reading →

Beyond Words Festival, Institut Français

As part of the Beyond Words Festival at the Institut Français, Bryan and I will be appearing with Pénélope Bagieu on 15th May. Pénélope’s graphic novel Brazen (originally published in French as Culottées) presents a series of portraits of 30 … Continue reading →

Splash Sagunt festival 2018

Bryan and I were at a festival in Sagunto at the weekend. I’m delighted to say that our three books together to date have been well received in Spain. Sufragista, the Spanish version of Sally Heathcote Suffragette, has gone down … Continue reading →

Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes, in Turkish!

We’ve been down in London for a couple of day, mostly for the Inking Women launch. When we returned, there was a mystery package to collect. It turned out to be the Turkish edition of Dotter of her Father’s Eyes. … Continue reading →

Celebrating VOTE 100 and International Women’s Day

Thursday 8th March is International Women’s Day and I’ll be at Sunderland University, helping them celebrate the British centenary of the partial franchise for women. Last week Bryan and I trekked over the snowy landscape (well ok, by train) to … Continue reading →

Traces of the Great War anthology

This is an ambitious international collaboration between the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Kendal, and On a Marché sur la Bulle in Amiens, France. It’s commissioned by 14-18 NOW and La Mission du Centenaire de la Première Guerre Mondiale and … Continue reading →

Suffragette Symposium: a centenary celebration at Edge Hill, 28th February 2018

Launching Grandville Force Majeure

Here’s a few pics from the launch of Grandville Force Majeure last week. It started at a private do in the Cartoon Museum, London, with kind words from two marvellous people: Dan Franklin (Bryan’s current publisher) and Lee Harris (his … Continue reading →

5th Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2017

Everyone’s experience of a festival is different. Ours started two weeks beforehand, as we travelled over to Kendal to install Bryan’s contribution to the Windows Trail at the St John’s Hospice shop. It’s in a prominent position on the main … Continue reading →

Grandville at the Comic Art Festival in Kendal

As this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival approaches, the focus at Talbot Towers is on all things Grandville. The main event for us will be a special festival pre-publication launch of Grandville Force Majeure, with Bryan’s ‘Grandville the Last … Continue reading →