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May 14
Ready to get loud?
#NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @mockduck is OUT NOW IN THE UK! Grab your copy now, wherever the most rebellious books are sold.
🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/noisy…
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Jun 10
Straight from the subconscious... 🕯️📷
Mirko Ilić's otherworldly artwork from Nightmares and Daydreams: #AC2020 - our first new upcoming title for this Autumn - will be getting its own launch and exhibition this September at @ConingsbyG!
🔗coningsbygallery.com/exhibit…
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"An impressive debut from an up-and-coming new voice who definitely deserves your attention." - @brokenfrontier heaping a helping of praise on 2025's #BoneBroth by @azbtart!
🔗 brokenfrontier.com/bone-brot…
#selfmadhero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #publishing #bookreview #queercomics
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#NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @mockduck is "a stirring repository of valuable memories" - @SandAGNGuide!
🔗 theslingsandarrows.com/noisy…
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Jun 2
broadcast: Alex Fitch talks to @AveryHillPubl’s Olivia Sullivan &
@selfmadehero’s Myf
@mockduck Tristram re: graphic novels Oracles & Noisy Valley; & to Martin Rowson re: @Guardian cartoons. 5pm, Weds 3rd June, @ResonanceFM. info: panelborders.wordpress.com/2… rec: @cartooncounty
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May 28
Can you hear it? As if the Rhondda wasn't loud enough!
Tomorrow marks a special return of @mockduck to the Workers Gallery in Ynyshir, where her debut graphic novel #NoisyValley was born! 🪧📢
🔗 workersgallery.co.uk/whatson…
#selfmadehero #protest #indiecomics #graphicnovel
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May 26
Mindfulness for everyone! #ComicTherapy: Meditations for Reflection by Kay Medaglia is OUT NOW in North America!
🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/comic…
#publishing #bandedessinee #graphicnovel #outnow #indiepublishing #selfmadehero #meditation #mentalhealth #MentalWellness
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May 24
Emma Hayley Discusses Manga Shakespeare and the Power of Visual Adaptation at Craiova Shakespeare International Festival
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May 17
What's the buzz with #NoisyValley by @mockduck? It's this review from @BuzzMagWales!
🔗 buzzmag.co.uk/noisy-valley-m…
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May 15
Things loud enough yet?
Tomorrow, @myfanwytristram's riotous odyssey takes her to Brighton's @beyondbookfest for COMIC STRIP with @AndyRileyish, @TheBadDr, @rhys_wootton, and @streakofpith!
There's still time to BOOK NOW!
🔗 beyondthebookfestival.org/ti…
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May 14
On Monday evening we were proud and honoured to see @RickardSisters attend the 2026 @thenibbies ceremony. For #ThisSlavery to have been shortlisted for the first-ever Graphic Novel category is an accolade that well befits the book itself andits source material.
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May 14
Congratulations to the winner @jamiesmart and the Rickards' fellow nominees! @rachael_ @johngreenart
(Further thanks to @streakofpith for sharing some of the photos featured above!)
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May 14
You know what else is extraordinary? The story and inspirations behind #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest - read our latest Q&A newsletter with author @mockduck to find out more!
🔗 selfmadehero.com/news/myfanw…
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May 13
Looking forward to hosting Monday’s @cartooncounty event @BrightonWstones with @AveryHillPubl’s Olivia Sullivan & @selfmadehero’s Myfanwy @mockduck Tristram re: their latest graphic novels Oracles & Noisy Valley; 6.30pm, 18th May. Book £5 tickets via waterstones.com/events/carto…
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May 13
Reluctant muse and feminist champion… society heiress and rebel refugee… the last of the Surrealists...
It's been 3 YEARS since the release of #ArmedwithMadness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington!
🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/armed…
@bryan_talbot
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May 13
More than one book birthday today - happy ONE YEAR to #MonarchsJourney, the interactive parable by #EisnerAward winner and #PulitzerPrize finalist @PKuperArt!
🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/monar…
#selfmadehero #indiecomics #ruins #monarchbutterfly #conservation
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May 13
"A biography to cherish." - @SandAGNGuide
#onthisday 5 YEARS AGO, Pierre Christin and Sébastien Verdier’s #Orwell arrived to offer readers an intimate yet definitive portrait of our greatest political writer.
🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/orwel…
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May 13
Your right to protest is a truly pressing issue. How do the past stories of one unruly place tie into our contentious present?
#NoisyValley: The Art of Protest - out in the UK TOMORROW!
🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/noisy…
#selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #publishing
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May 12
If you couldn't make it to last week's launch at @GoshComics (or even if you did), you can next catch #NoisyValley creator @mockduck at @cartooncounty's summer special at @BrightonWstones on May 18th!
BOOK NOW on the Waterstones website!
🔗 waterstones.com/events/carto…
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May 12
What does time have in common with a group of protesters? They both keep marching on!
How else could we be only TWO DAYS away from the UK release of #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @mockduck?
🔗 selfmadehero.com/books/noisy…
#selfmadehero #indiecomics #newcomics #booklaunch
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