Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the award-winning Scott Pilgrim series, is set to undertake a major signing tour of UK and Ireland in August to coincide with the release of his much-anticipated new graphic novel, SECONDS.

SelfMadeHero, the independent UK graphic novel publisher, is publishing the book in August. The tour will give fans a chance to meet the international bestselling author.

Bryan Lee O’Malley is due to appear at the following locations:

14th August – Gosh Comics, London (launch event)

15th August – British Library, London (talk and signing)

16th August – Comica Comiket, British Library

17th August – Forbidden Planet International, Edinburgh

17th August – Edinburgh International Book Festival (talk and signing)

18th August – Page 45, Nottingham

19th August – Travelling Man, Leeds

– Travelling Man, Manchester

20th August – Forbidden Planet International, Dublin

• Seconds is published on 14th August, full colour, hardback 336pp, rrp £15.99. Pre-order it from Forbidden Planet here

• SelfMadeHero is at www.selfmadehero.com

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”. He’s the writer of "Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies" for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.

Categories: British Comics - Graphic Novels, downthetubes Comics News, Events

Tags: British Library, Bryan O'Malley, Comica Comiket, Forbidden Planet International, Gosh Comics, Page 45, SelfMadeHero, Travelling Man