Bryan Talbot FRSL

On Wednesday 27th June, Bryan signed the roll of The Royal Society of Literature to formally accept his election as a Fellow of the Society, following a short ceremony of induction.

Earlier, there had been the induction of 40 new Fellows under 40 years old, including Mary and Bryan's friend, comic writer/artist Hannah Berry. He followed his old collaborator, Neil Gaiman, in signing the roll at the event.

New Fellows are offered a choice between TS Eliot's fountain pen, or the dip pens of either George Eliot or Lord Byron. Bryan used Byron's pen and carried out his threat to do so wearing a big Byronic shirt! The event took place in the British Library and was followed by a reception.

See a longer write-up of the day and even more photos over at Mary's site.