Okay so this one isn’t comics but we’re always happy to bend the rules here at BF when it’s something exciting from one of our favourite publishers. Alt and experimental comics specialists Breakdown Press will be bringing a new edition of Dougal Dixon’s The New Dinosaurs – illustrated speculative zoology in the vein of his After Man – this month and have a couple of events happening to tie into it. Details in the press release below.
THE NEW DINOSAURS BY DOUGAL DIXON
Breakdown Press is proud to present a new, updated edition of Dougal Dixon’s lavishly illustrated work of speculative zoology, The New Dinosaurs, set for release July 28th, 2025. To celebrate, on August 1st we’ll be hosting a panel discussion at Waterstones Gower Street and then on August 2nd, a signing with Dougal at Gosh! London.
In The New Dinosaurs, the meteorite missed. There was no cataclysmic impact on the Earth 65 million years ago, and the great reptiles of the Mesozoic lived on.
Thus begins a beguiling voyage of evolutionary discovery encompassing both geology and palaeontology, as scientist and father of speculative evolution, Dougal Dixon, takes the reader on a journey around a strange new world where the dinosaurs have spread into every corner of the globe. Dixon’s remarkable vision of the creatures that could have evolved to live on is both awe-inspiring and educational. Learn about the dangerous Northclaws, track gargantuan flightless Trombles across bleak tundra, meet the cunning Springe of the swamps and marvel at the lightning fast Sprintosaurs!
Dougal Dixon’s potent blend of up-to-date science and inventive fantasy, given life by superbly detailed colour illustrations, has produced a highly convincing alternative zoology and a wonderful, modern array of New Dinosaurs.
240 × 282mm — 128 pages — offset printed — hardcover — ISBN: 9781911081210
The New Dinosaurs: Dougal Dixon in conversation with Ross MacFarlane
Friday 1st August 2025
18:30 – 20:30 at Waterstones, London – Gower Street
“Join us for a fascinating conversation between Dougal Dixon – celebrated palaeontologist, geologist, and author of After Man: A Zoology of the Future – and Ross MacFarlane, freelance researcher, archivist, and writer.
The pair will be discussing Dougal’s cult favourite illustrated book The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution, which is being lovingly reissued by independent publishing house, Breakdown Press. Please note – there are limited tickets for this event.”
Tickets Available – here
The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution Signing With Dougal Dixon
Saturday 2nd of August 2025
13:00 – 14:00 at Gosh! London
“After the success of After Man by Dougal Dixon, Breakdown Press have reissued The New Dinosaurs, an expanded edition of Dougal’s beautifully illustrated book that explores an imagined alternate version of Earth, one where the dinosaurs never faced extinction. We’re celebrating the release of the book by hosting a signing with Dougal on Saturday 2nd August 2025, from 1-2pm.”
Further Details Available – here
