SelfMadeHero have announced their publishing line-up for the Autumn and, as ever, it’s a wonderfully eclectic list of books to watch out for. Full details in the press release below. You can read reviews of two of the titles being republished in new format at Broken Frontier too including Ghost Stories of an Antiquary here and Romo the Wolfboy here.
SELFMADEHERO ANNOUNCE NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL TITLES FOR AUTUMN 2026
This Autumn, SelfMadeHero brings together four brand-new titles, all of which draw inspiration from a range of striking life stories and unique moments in time, and two new editions of works previously issued in other formats.
September 2026 sees the long-awaited return to print of comics and graphic design legend Mirko Ilić, now invoking the surrealism of life during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Nightmares and Daydreams: A.C. 2020.
The Great Marc Evers is also set to make a splash in September, with Ivo van Woerden, Gemma Plum and Marloes Dekkers’ beautifully realized life-story of this champion Paralympian swimmer’s rise to greatness – with his family constantly by his side.
October will mark the welcome return of the renowned, award-winning duo Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot, with Lo! An Amazon! – perhaps their most brilliant collaboration yet. This is the graphic biography of the political theorist and feminist pioneer Mary Wollstonecraft, tracing her daring travels – and enduring activism – through Revolutionary times.
Talking of daring travels, our final new title of the season, slated for November, comes from Simon Elliott, the acclaimed creator of Kusama: Polka Dot Queen, who now exchanges dots for lines in bringing us the story of Chagall: Painter of Poetry. Follow Chagall’s artistic journey, from his birth in an obscure outpost of the Russian Empire, via his constant flight from oppression and tyranny, to his global renown as an emblem of all it means to be free.
And meanwhile… “Who is this who is coming” in time for Halloween? None other but the spirit of M.R. James, perfectly embodied in Leah Moore & John Reppion’s single-volume Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: The Compendium. And if that’s not enough, there’s even a new paperback edition of ILYA’s Victorian paranormal mystery, Romo the WolfBoy, set to arrive in the UK in November.
Inspiration, resolution, revolution, reinvention, and… suspense! All to be found this Autumn, as always, from SelfMadeHero!
Nightmares and Daydreams: A.C. 2020
Author: Mirko Ilić, Foreword by Steven Heller, Afterword by Dave McKean
A collection of wordless single-page visual essays inspired by Leonard Cohen, Dylan Thomas, Winsor McCay and others to reflect the anxieties, uncertainties, and daily observations of award-winning artist and designer Mirko Ilić.
Hardback / 152pp / Colour ISBN: 978-1-914224-52-2
Price: UK £19.99 / US $26.99 / CAN $37
UK pub date: 3 September 2026; US pub date: 29 September 2026
NOTE: Exhibition from 1st to 7th Sept. Launch/Private view on 2nd Sept at the Coningsby Gallery 30 Tottenham Street London W1T 4RJ
The Great Marc Evers: The True Story of a Champion Against All Odds
Author: Ivo van Woerden, Artist: Gemma Plum, Colourist: Marloes Dekkers
Translator: Michele Hutchison
The inspiring life story of one of the greatest Paralympic swimming champions, and his family that stopped focusing on a “no” to find a “yes”.
Hardback / 192 pages / Colour ISBN: 978-1-914224-51-5
Price: UK £22.99/ US $31.94 / CAN $44
UK pub date: 17 September 2026; US pub date: 6 October 2026
NOTE: author panel at City University, 280 St John Street London EC1V 4PB, on 1st Oct.
Lo! An Amazon!: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft
Author: Mary M. Talbot, Artist: Bryan Talbot
A graphic novel from the award-winning creative duo Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot about Mary Wollstonecraft, foundational feminist philosopher and author.
Hardback / 152 pages / Colour ISBN: 978-1-914224-49-2
Price: UK £17.99 / US $24.99 / CN $34
UK pub date: 1 October 2026, US pub date: 3 November 2026
NOTE: Talk by Mary and Bryan Talbot at Dr Johnson’s House, 17 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE, on 23rd Sept.
Chagall: Painter of Poetry
Author: Simon Elliott
“Poet, dreamer, and exotic apparition…” This is a graphic novel about the colourful life of modernist pioneer Marc Chagall.
Hardback / 240 pages / Colour ISBN: 978-1-914224-50-8
PRICE: UK £18.99 / US $24.99 / CAN $31.99
UK pub date: 12 November 2026, US pub date: 24 November 2026
Romo the WolfBoy
Author: ILYA
At Blimey O’Riley’s Travelling Circus, a stagehand and a strange, wild boy find themselves investigating a paranormal mystery.
Paperback / 256 pages / Colour ISBN: 978-1-914224-53-9
PRICE: UK £16.99 / US $19.99 / CAN $28.99
UK pub date: 26 November 2026; US pub date: 1 September 2026
NOTE: US author tour to include talk at Comicazi, 407 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02144, on 5th Sept; workshop at Small Press Expo, Bethesda Maryland on 12th Sept.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: The Compendium
Original author: M.R. James; Adapters: Leah Moore and John Reppion, Artists: Aneke, Kit Buss, Al Davison, Meghan Hetrick, George Kambadais, Abigail Larson, Fouad Mezher, and Alisdair Wood, Cover artist: Francesco Francavilla
An anthology of eight spine-chilling ghost stories by M.R. James adapted into graphic-novel form.
Hardback / 144 pages / Colour ISBN: 978-1-914224-41-6
PRICE: £22.99 / US $31.99 / CAN $39.99
UK pub date: 17 September 2026; US pub date: 2027
