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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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"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!

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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!

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Broken Frontier Staff Picks for February 2026 – Including First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, Tortured Hearts #1, All the Living and More! – Broken Frontier 'First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth' is our Comic of the Month as the BF team look forward to February 2026 releases.

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!

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"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)

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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!

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#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.

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#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?

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"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:
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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)

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Roll up, roll up! #RomotheWolfBoy, the supernatural extravaganza by ILYA, will be pitching its big top tent in UK bookshops on February 19th! 🎪🎪🐺

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Front and back covers to Ilya’s thick hardback graphic novel: Romo the Wolf Boy - Strange Case of Cackle & Hide - to be discussed at Cartoon County on 26/01/2026

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
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Adieu Birkenau - Ginette Kolinka's Powerful, Time-Shifting Story of Holocaust Survival from SelfMadeHero – Broken Frontier 'Adieu Birkenau' looks at the life of Holocaust survivor Ginette Kolinka as she tours the Birkenau camp she was once imprisoned in.

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!

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The covers of graphic novels by creators nominated for Breakout Talent in the 2025 Broken Frontier Awards.

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

The logos of the five mentioned publishers up for Best Publisher in the 2025 Broken Frontier Awards.

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.

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#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!

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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!
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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!
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@scenemag.co.uk has compliments for the chef! See their review of #BoneBroth by Alex Taylor here:
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Recovering Ethel Holdsworth A new cinematic graphic novel should finally bring one of England’s most overlooked working-class socialist writers to a wide audience.

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 From the creator of the popular One Year Wiser, this unique collection of short comic strips is designed to offer moments of calm wellbeing and thoughtful refl.

Comic Therapy: Meditations for Reflection

#GraphicMedicine

@selfmadehero.bsky.social in 2026

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