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Best of luck to all the nominees (we're in excellent company) and thank you to @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social for this amazing opportunity.

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Full credit to the incredible Tom Babbage for his stellar performance, and for bringing our characters to life with such aplomb. It's been a pleasure getting to know you and an honour watching you work. We promise to write fewer aquatic raps for future instalments (maybe).

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(and, dare we say, pushed the limits of what's possible when turning sequential art into audio).

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How do you adapt a comic into an audiobook? Well, that's a fascinating question - and working that out for ourselves has been a wonderful journey of discovery. We're so proud of the finished audiobook, which turned out so much better than we could have hoped for...

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 24/08/2026

Absolutely stunned, honoured, and stunned again that Tiny Hercules book 1 has been shortlisted for Best Audiobook: Children's at @thespeakies.bsky.social (a.k.a. the British Audio Awards)! #thespeakies

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Gloucester! To celebrate the launch of Tiny Hercules book 2 this week, Nich and I are running a comic-making workshop at Gloucester Waterstones! We hope to see you there! 🥬Saturday 29 August 🥬1-2pm 🥬cabbages not included Book your place: www.waterstones.com/events/comic...

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 04/08/2026

Five years?! Good grief. And what a ride. Smiling just thinking about One Million, even now.

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 22/07/2026

*Please note: special editions are NOT included in this offer (which is relevant in this instance, as we've a pretty cool one of those to reveal soon!)

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 22/07/2026

Ready for Tiny Hercules' next legendary adventure?! Pre-order Tiny Hercules: Golden Cabbage Chaos today from @waterstones.bsky.social and get 25% off RRP. Just enter code 'SUMMER26' at checkout!* Laughs, adventure and golden cabbages guaranteed! Offer runs from until 11.59pm Friday 24th July.

Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 19/07/2026

Tiny Hercules (and Cooper) join the roster of the latest #FundayTimes, in this sneak peek at book 2: Golden Cabbage Chaos! How cool is this?! Tiny Hercules: Golden Cabbage Chaos launches 27 August 2026 from Macmillan Children's Books. Find it wherever you get your awesome comic books! #GoAllIn

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 29/06/2026

A massive thank you to Penguin Random house and @jrlibraryguild.bsky.social for making this possible! We can't wait for you all to meet the world's tiniest, mightiest hero next year! ⚡️We're in excellent company. #JLGSelection #TinyHercules

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 29/06/2026

Tiny Hercules is coming to the US! Book 1 launches 2 February 2027 from the good people at @randomhousekids.bsky.social And as if that wasn't cool enough, Tiny Hercules has been made a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!

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Tiny Hercules has been shortlisted for the #IndieBookAwards 2026! A massive thank you to the amazing readers and booksellers who have supported us over the past few years and made all this possible. We wouldn’t be here if not for you. You truly are LEGENDARY!

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Head on down to your nearest Rossiter Books for the chance to win a special package of Tiny Hercules goodies and a signed copy of Golden Cabbage Chaos, to be delivered during August ahead of publication! ⚡️Monmouth ⚡️Ross-on-Wye ⚡️Ledbury ⚡️Hereford ⚡️Leominster ⚡️Malvern ⚡️Cheltenham

And what a day! Seven towns. Seven shops. And a whole host of amazing booksellers! Thanks for having us, folks. What an incredible experience.

Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 28/04/2026

With Tiny Hercules on a mission to get back to Tiny Olympus, we thought we’d attempt a LEGENDARY task of our own. That’s why, in honour of #IndieBookshopWeek, we challenged ourselves to visit every @rossiterbooks.bsky.social in a single day. #IBW26 #ChooseBookshops

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Tiny Hercules is coming to the Waterstones Children's Book Festival! Grab your pencil and paper, and join us for a draw-a-long workshop of legendary proportions as we share tips on how to make larger-than-life comics and characters of your own! ⚡Book your tickets www.waterstones.com/events/child...

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And it's "spooooooooky!"

Hey now! You're honour-bound to publish that ghost story regardless of my status!

Congratulations to our fellow shortlisted authors, and thank you to the judging panel and readers for including our tiny, mighty hero.

Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 01/05/2026

Honoured and delighted to see Tiny Hercules included in the Children's Fiction shortlist for the Indie Book Awards 2026! A massive thank you to everyone who's supported us over the past few years in making this happen. We honestly wouldn't be here without you. #IndieBookAwards

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Great to see you, Philli. Thanks for stopping by!

Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 28/04/2026

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...from readers. Thank you to the entire Macmillan team for making us feel so special and for going so BIG for a tiny, mighty hero. We hope the rest of the show went well and that you (eventually) get some much-deserved rest.

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...a few words to the assembled guests, we found ourselves near-speechless. What do you say to such an incredible welcome? We never imagined that Tiny Hercules would be given such a spotlight – just as we could never have anticipated the incredible reaction this daft little guy would illicit...

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...(including representatives from Denmark, Spain and the USA) but we were also treated to a Tiny Hercules drinks reception at the Macmillan booth. We like to consider ourselves relatively good public speakers (well, we like the sound of our own voices, at least) but when we were asked to say...

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A massive thank you to Macmillan for inviting Nich and I to our first Bologna Children’s Book Fair! This has honestly been one of the most incredible experiences of our lives. Not only did we join some amazing meetings with our international publishers... #GoAllIn #BCBF26 #TinyHercules

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Got back around midnight last night. We're both shattered and absolutely buzzing. It's a lot to process :) Hope you had a great time!

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It's absolutely incredible. Everyone said it was going to be great but even so, it took us by surprise. Bit of a whistle-stop tour for us. Flew in Monday morning, got back around midnight yesterday. Macmillan made us feel really special. Lots of Tiny Hercules love at the booth.

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Don't you mean 'Sean Zeus'? 😉 Cheers Ben. So glad you all enjoyed it. Book 2 is finished and we're plugging away on Book 3, as we speak!

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Libraries 4 Schools @lib4sch.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

BOLOGNA! Cheers Jamie! We think we saw you at a distance while we were walking around on Monday. Hope you had a great show!

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Thank you to the publishers and agents who sent us books last month, it certainly kept us busy! Here's what we were reading during March - perfect for sitting outside in the sun with! (Or curled up inside if the weather changes...again 👀) www.libraries4schools.com/2026/04/08/b...

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Monthly Book Recommendations: March 2026 | Libraries 4 Schools

Book Recommendations: March 2026 | Our postie has been busy this past month, and so have we - reading all the books they brought us!

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 08/04/2026

Oh wow! Thank you. So glad you enjoyed Tiny Hercules. We actually share a studio with Jack Tite, so it's great to see him mentioned too!

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 03/04/2026

A massive thank you to Waterstones Piccadilly for welcoming us to their Comic Pop-Up Shop to deliver some comic-making workshops and talk all things Tiny Hercules! We had an amazing time - and the kids were incredible! What a day! #GoAllIn

Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 28/03/2026

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Tiny Hercules is coming to Waterstones Piccadilly as part of their Comic Book Pop Up! Join Nich and I on Thursday 2 April for two comic book workshops of legendary proportions! Perfect for budding artists aged 7+. ⚡Book your place now! www.waterstones.com/events/tiny-...

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Shout out to @jonlock.com and Nich Angell for their brilliant author profile 🤩 🤩 🤩 And to @thebookseller.com for devoting space to children’s comics like this. What a boom we’re in!

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 27/03/2026

Cheers Jamie! Really kind of you. Caroline did a great job of making us sound like we know what we're doing. Just need to grab a physical copy now. Might frame it :) And no, Nich's not on BlueSky, but we're both more active on Instagram.

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 27/03/2026

A massive thank you to the fantastic Caroline for letting us wax lyrical about Tiny Hercules from Macmillan Children's Books, our origin story in indie comics, and the magic of comics in all forms.

Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 27/03/2026

The feature will also be reprinted in the Bookseller's exclusive Bologna Children’s Book Fair magazine - a show that we're lucky enough to be attending in person. Can't wait to grab a physical copy!

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 24/03/2026

Episodes 101 and 102 are already in the bag and will be following shortly, so brace yourself for a #GrantMorrison crossover (featuring one or two familiar faces) of cosmic proportions...

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 24/03/2026

They said it couldn't be done - and they were almost right! But against all odds, Episode 100 of the JLAcast is now live! It's so good to be back talking all things JLA with my good friend @pjmontgomery.bsky.social ⚡ Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.bigpunchstudios.com/jlacast

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PJ Montgomery @pjmontgomery.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Hello friends. It’s been a minute since episode 99 of the JLAcast was in your ears. Like, a year and a half. But what is this? Could it be… episode 100? You bet your sweet ass! @jonlock.com and I are back! We celebrate this milestone with a very special trilogy of episodes.

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Jon Lock @jonlock.com · 14/03/2026

Tiny Hercules is coming to Waterstones Piccadilly! Join Nich and I on Thursday 2 April for two comic book workshops of legendary proportions! Perfect for budding artists aged 7+ ⚡Find out more and book your place now! www.waterstones.com/events/tiny-...