A Talbot fan spotted in Badger cosplay at the Lakes comics festival in Kendal

Lots of news snippets to publish today!

• Bryan is a trustee of the new Comics Literacy Awareness charity
• Jonathan Cape Graphic Novel night in Bristol: with Bryan and Mary Talbot, Isabel Greenberg, Fumio Obata, Nick Hayes, Steve Bell, Friday 14 November 2014, 18.00-21.15 (with breaks and signings) Watershed, Bristol; see the Festival of Ideas site for more info
• Also on this page for your viewing pleasure are some photos of more badgers spotted in and around the Lakes International Comics fest in Kendal!
• Have a look at what Jess Haigh had to say about Bryan and Mary at the Ilkley Festival: "Bryan Talbot was so knowledgeable and passionate about the history of comics and graphic novels, he made me want to find the 80s classics of Watchmen and V for Vendetta."
• Also what JY Savile had to say about the same event: "It was fascinating to hear how Mary had approached writing the script in a similar way to her previous (academic) writing, with meticulous research which both Bryan and Kate continued to ensure their depiction of accurate visuals, from architecture and dress to railway posters and newspapers."
• Henry Jenkins did a fantastically detailed - and just plain fantastic - review of the Graphic Novel Man DVD documentary about Bryan: "The Graphic Novel Man, which was released this summer, similarly, brings a smile to my face because it captures some much of what makes Talbot a wonderful, charming man and a risk-taking artist who is continuing to push himself and his medium to the breaking point."