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Coming Soon: Corpse Talk: Dead, Famous and Very Chatty

By John Freeman on 29 September 2026 • ( 0 )

Corpse Talk: Dead, Famous and Very Chatty by Adam and Lisa Murphy is published on 8th October | ISBN: 978-1788454094

The latest collection of the wonderfully inventive, tongue-in-cheek comic-book take on history Corpse Talk is out next month, featuring the names you know (and those you should) interviewed from beyond the grave!

In Corpse Talk: Dead, Famous and Very Chatty, join your host, Adam Murphy, for the chat show that brings the dead famous to life! Meet Greek philosopher Aristotle, French queen Marie Antoinette, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and more, and discover the incredible stories behind these notorious figures – straight from their own mouths!

Reworked in a new format, this educational and information-packed comic – also a YouTube Original animated series – is brought to you by Phoenix Comic Books. The collection features a host of historical characters brought to life, literally, by Adam Murphy in a way you’ve never seen before!

Alongside the funny, entertaining and informative strips, there’s a whole section of how-to-draw tutorials from Adam Murphy, plus links to The Phoenix comic club website where you can find draw-along videos, free printable material – and top tips from tons of creators.

Adam and Lisa Murphy are an award-winning husband-and-wife comics-making team. They bring history and folklore to life for readers of all ages through humour, extensive research and an ongoing curiosity about what makes people tick.

They are the creators of the comics series CorpseTalk, which originally appeared in The Phoenix, a weekly kids’ comics magazine in the UK. CorpseTalk has since been collected and published as an ongoing series of books, published in the UK by David Fickling Books, and in North America by DK Kids, which have twice been nominated for the Blue Peter Book Awards (the first comic book ever to do so). CorpseTalk has also been adapted as an animated TV show for Youtube Originals by Tiger Aspect, starring Joe Sugg as Adam!

They also create the comics series Lost Tales, which has also been nominated for a Blue Peter Book Award, and was the winner of the British Comics Awards Young People’s category

• Corpse Talk: Dead, Famous and Very Chatty by Adam and Lisa Murphy is published on 8th October | ISBN: 978-1788454094 | Preorder if from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link) | Preorder it from Gosh! Comics (UKBookshop Affiliate Link)

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.