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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The mind and its imaginings know no borders... #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020 is OUT NOW in North America! 🔗 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nightmares... #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #londonexhibition #newbook #publishing #heavymetal #artbook #illustration

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

5,137 days ago, #MarcEvers was lined up on the poolside at the 2012 London Paralympics. 2 DAYS from now, #TheGreatMarcEvers arrives in the UK! 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #publishing #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

July 17, 1991: #MarcEvers is born in Hillgeom, Netherlands. August 31, 2012: Marc Evers steels himself for the 100m backstroke at the London Paralympics. #TheGreatMarcEvers is out in 4 DAYS! 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It takes quite a family to raise a Paralympian - but all journeys must start somewhere... #TheGreatMarcEvers arrives in 1 WEEK! (North America: November 10th) 🔗 buff.ly/YcXG0SI @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #publishing #selfmadehero #Paralympics #neurodiversity #autismawareness

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

When do you get to celebrate a graphic novel about #MaryWollstonecraft? That's just what we did last week at @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social for #LoAnAmazon! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/lo-an-amazon-the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-mary-wollstonecraft @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Keep your lamp lit and doors locked - unless you're leaving to get #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium, which is OUT NOW! (Cover art by @ffrancavilla.bsky.social) @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/FM6QmG7 #selfmadehero #horror #comics #spooky

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bryan and Mary Talbot sharing some words last night at @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social, where we were very proud to launch #LoAnAmazon! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/lo-an-amazon-the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-mary-wollstonecraft @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From the award-winning duo Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot, #LoAnAmazon! The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft is OUT NOW! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #publishing #bandedessinee #graphicnovel #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft #womensirghts

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Don't forget - tomorrow's release of #LoAnAmazon is being marked by an exclusive talk and evening viewing at @drjohnsonshouse.bsky.social here in London! Get your tickets while you still can! 🔗 www.drjohnsonshouse.org/post/lo-an-amazon-mary-wollstonecraft @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#MaryWollstonecraft was born into the Age of Revolutions, but she took it upon herself to speak out for the other “one-half of the human race”: that of womankind. Rediscover her journey through #LoAnAmazon - in just ONE DAY! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #womensirghts

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A trip across the channel, into a changed world... #LoAnAmazon by Mary and Bryan Talbot arrives in 2 DAYS! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/lo-an-amazon-the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-mary-wollstonecraft @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft #frankenstein #womensirghts

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Chris Williams (dink) @chriswilliams-dink.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I've got this in its original volumes and believe me you will want this! Don't wait until Halloween or Christmas.

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

How did Mary Wollstonecraft come to be in France during the darkest days of its revolution? In 3 DAYS, you can find out in #LoAnAmazon! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social #selfmadehero #marywollstonecraft #indiecomics #womensirghts

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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I read THE MOST AMAZING SATURDAY MORNING RUBBISH CLUB on the train to Bristol yesterday and what a lovely book that is from @selfmadehero.bsky.social.

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Mary Wollstonecraft encountered a mind-boggling number of other influential artists and thinkers, including renowned polymath and contemporary Dr Samuel Johnson whose very house is the venue of a special talk by the Talbots on September 16th! 🔗 buff.ly/xzPe7I6 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In just 5 DAYS, you can rediscover the astonishing life story of Mary Wollstonecraft through the Talbots' #LoAnAmazon! Remember to keep up with the launch, talk, and signing at @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social, Dr Johnson's House, and @goshcomics.bsky.social! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social

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Slings and Arrows Graphic Novel Guide @sandagnguide.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We loved Ilya's Romo the Wolf Boy in hardback and now it's available in paperback. @selfmadehero.bsky.social theslingsandarrows.com/romo-the-wol...

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Leah Moore @leahmoore.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ooooh I didnt realise this was so soon! If you missed our adaptation of MR James Ghost Stories of an Antiquary the first time round, its going to be all collected into one handsome volume! 😁💀👻⚰️🪦🕷 #MRJames #ghoststories

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And next week's Haunted Book Club with me and @gavcross.bsky.social will be all about M R James' Lost Hearts, which features in the new compendium. 🫀💀👻

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Last week The Coningsby Gallery drew quite a crowd for the launch of #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/nightm... #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #artbook #londonexhibition #booklaunch #exhibition #graphicart #illustration

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It is nearly here - the ominous thing... #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium, the collected edition of M. R. James' ghost stories in graphic novel form, arrives in ONE WEEK! @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #selfmadehero #graphicnovel #indiecomics #publishing #ghosts

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The story of #MarcEvers is one that started with a fair few sleepless nights... #TheGreatMarcEvers arrives in 3 WEEKS! (North America: November 10th) @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#Onthisday 229 years ago, #MaryWollstonecraft passed away at the tragically young age of 38. She left behind an incredible intellectual legacy, including her most influential work: Vindication of the Rights of Woman. 🖼: #LoAnAmazon by Mary Talbot and @bryan-talbot.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We and the Talbots have been hard at work, and #LoAnAmazon is just 1 WEEK AWAY! And remember, you can catch the Talbots themselves next week at a whole spree of events at @cartoonmuseum.bsky.social, Dr Johnson's House, and @goshcomics.bsky.social! 🔗 buff.ly/mG1yxV5 @bryan-talbot.bsky.social

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

From the mind to the page, #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020, the collection of visual essays by #MirkoIlic, is OUT NOW! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/nightm... #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #londonexhibition #newbook #publishing #heavymetal #artbook #illustration

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

UPCOMING EVENT! Panels & Perspectives: Disability and Neurodiversity in Comics On October 1st, join Francisco de la Mora, Gemma Plum, and @zaraslattery.bsky.social with host @ernestopriego.com for this special talk on #neurodiversty and #disability representation in comics! 🔗 buff.ly/2Ldpo1G

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

EXCLUSIVE SIGNED & NUMBERED PRINTS The #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020 exhibition at The Coningsby Gallery is up and running, and that's the only place you can buy these exclusive numbered prints signed by #MirkoIlic himself! 🔗 buff.ly/k9BROSW #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Amidst the ruins... The "stunning" (The Slings & Arrows) #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020 by #MirkoIlic arrives TOMORROW in the UK! If you've RSVPed to tonight's launch, we'll see you there! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/nightm... #selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #publishing

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's official! The #NightmaresandDaydreams exhibition at The Coningsby Gallery is open until September 7th! 🔗 www.coningsbygallery.com/exhibition/nightmares-and-daydreams-ac-2020-an-exhibition-by-mirko-ilic-september-2026 #selfmadehero #booklaunch #exhibition #mirkoilic

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The #MirkoIlic #NightmaresandDaydreams exhibition at The Coningsby Gallery is NOW OPEN! 🔗 www.coningsbygallery.com/exhibition/nightmares-and-daydreams-ac-2020-an-exhibition-by-mirko-ilic-september-2026

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Have you heard? The circus is in town! And apparently they're bringing a new attraction, some kind of barbarous beginner to the big top tent... #RomotheWolfBoy is OUT NOW in North America! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/romo-the-wolfboy-paperback #selfmadehero #indiecomics #newbook #publishing

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#NightmaresandDaydeams: A.C. 2020 hits bookshop shelves in 2 days, but the exhibition at The Coningsby Gallery is open NOW! 🔗 www.coningsbygallery.com/exhibition/nightmares-and-daydreams-ac-2020-an-exhibition-by-mirko-ilic-september-2026 #selfmadehero #booklaunch #exhibition

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A doctor once recommended Marc Evers for institutionalisation. 18 years later, he stands on the pool's edge at the 2012 London Paralympics. #TheGreatMarcEvers arrives in 1 MONTH! (North America: November 10th) @ivovw.bsky.social @michehut.bsky.social #selfmadehero #neurodiversity

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's odd to say about a book called #NightmaresandDaydreams, but just lie back and relax - cause there's only 2 DAYS until it releases in the UK! And don't forget! The exhibition of #MirkoIlić artwork at The Coningsby Gallery is OPEN NOW! 🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/nightmares-and-daydreams-a-c-2020

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Blimey O'Riley himself is here to say it! It's time for us to go to town - #RomotheWolfBoy launches in North America TOMORROW! 🔗 buff.ly/JqHqfRj #publishing #bandedessinee #graphicnovel #selfmadehero #victorian #victorianera #victoriana #circus #circusarts #youngadultbooks #yagraphicnovel

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

There may be a supernatural saboteur on the loose, but at Blimey O'Riley's Travelling Circus the show must go on! As you can clearly see, ILYA's paranormal Victoriana mystery #RomotheWolfBoy has it all, and it's out in North America in 2 DAYS! 🔗 buff.ly/JqHqfRj #selfmadehero #victoriana #circus

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Nightmares and Daydreams make for restless... well, you get the idea😪 Just 4 DAYS to go until the UK release of #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020! (Bonus points if you guess what this page is referencing! 🛌🐟) 🔗 buff.ly/V9TsrIc #selfmadehero #indiecomics

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"Don't look at me, I just got here!" Could Romo be the culprit in his very own first case as an investigator of the supernatural? Well, you'd best read and find out! #RomotheWolfBoy, crossing the Atlantic in paperback - 3 DAYS TO GO! 🔗 buff.ly/JqHqfRj #selfmadehero #victorian #circus #yabooks

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Who turned off the lights? Within the pages of #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020 are potent portraits of loneliness in our strangely devastated modern world. This artful masterwork by #MirkoIlic arrives in the UK in just 5 DAYS! 🔗 buff.ly/V9TsrIc #selfmadehero

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A rope, cut at an extreme height by an unknown saboteur... Normally there'd be few people capable of such acrobatics - but we are in a circus! #RomotheWolfBoy reaches North America in just 4 DAYS! Roll up for a supernatural mystery unlike anything you've ever seen before! 🔗 buff.ly/JqHqfRj

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

'It means a child's done it... A kid, or somebody small.' Someone's sabotaged the circus! But who? There's only 5 DAYS until #RomotheWolfBoy hits bookstore shelves across North America! Be sure to read the new supernatural mystery that's sure to astound young and old alike! 🔗 buff.ly/JqHqfRj

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Gone without a trace, leaving a divided and lonely world behind... More unreal art from #NightmaresandDaydreams: A.C. 2020 - out in the UK in just 1 WEEK! Don't forget to RSVP to the private launch at the Coningsby Gallery on September 2nd by emailing us at launch@selfmadehero.com! #selfmadehero

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

An ILYA abroad! ILYA, creator of the new Victorian supernatural mystery #RomotheWolfBoy, is on American shores!

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