Grandville creator Bryan Talbot is currently drawing a graphic novel written by his wife, Mary Talbot, to be published by Jonathan Cape in the UK and Dark Horse in the US, hopefully later this year. Dotter of her Father’s Eyes… Read More ›
Jonathan Cape
In Review: X’ed Out by Charles Burns
By: Charles BurnsPublisher: Jonathan Cape (UK) Pantheon (US)Out: 7th October (UK) 19th October (US) The Book: Meet Doug, aspiring young artist. He’s having a strange night. A weird buzzing noise on the other side of the wall has woken him… Read More ›
Grandville, Manga Shakespeare shortlisted for Children’s Book Awards
Much to the author’s surprize, Bryan Talbot’s cracking steampunk-inspired graphic novel Grandville has been shortlisted for a Sheffield Children’s Book Award in the awards new graphic novel category, one of five titles topping a list of favourite comics based on… Read More ›
In Review: The Art of Pho
By Julian HanshawPublisher: Jonathan CapeISBN: 9780224089845Out: 1st July 2010 The Book: The noodle soup called pho is the national dish of Vietnam. When Little Blue – having been dropped by a mysterious man with a red car and being told… Read More ›
The Comica/Observer/Cape Graphic Short Fiction prize 2010
The Comica/Observer/Cape Graphic Short Fiction prize 2010 is now open for entries. The deadline is 6th October 2010, with a first prize of £1000 and a runners-up prize of £250. The competition, now in its fourth year, usually creates a… Read More ›
In Review: Bryan Talbot’s Grandville
by Bryan Talbot Publisher: Jonathan Cape Out: 15th October 2009 The Plot: Bryan Talbot’s most recent book, Alice in Sunderland, was hailed by The Guardian as one of the ten best graphic novels ever and acclaimed by critics all over… Read More ›
In Review: Aya of Yop City
• Written by Marguerite Abouet • Art by Clement Oubrerie • UK Publisher: Jonathan Cape • Released: 15 January 2009 For the residents of Yopougon, everyday life is good. It is the early 1970s, a golden time – work is… Read More ›
Comic Creator Hannah Berry Interviewed
Over on the Forbidden Planet International blog, Joe Gordon has posted an interview with Brighton-based Hannah Berry, author of the recnetly-published Britten & Brülightly from publishers Jonathan Cape, a film noir-styled debut graphic novel that centres on ‘Private Researcher’ Fernández… Read More ›
In Review: Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody
Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) RhapsodyBy Mike Dawson US Release (Paperback, Bloomsbury): 27 May 2008UK Release (Hardcover, Jonathan Cape): 5 June 2008 The Plot: High Fidelity meets Wayne’s World in this graphic memoir about a young man’s life-long obsession… Read More ›
In Review: Britten & Brülightly
(Updated 5/6/08): Just published by Jonathan Cape is Britten & Brülightly, a film noir-styled debut graphic novel by Brigton-based Hannah Berry, a graduate of the illustration course at Brighton University. This dark, unsettling but often funny tale centres on ‘Private… Read More ›