Friday, 16 May 2014
The masthead for the DVD about Bryan
Bryan and Mary were on BBC Radio 4's "Womans Hour" yesterday: and you can listen to it online right now!
Reviews of Sally Heathcote: Suffragette:
The Independent: "Talbot deals with these complexities with a deft hand, weaving a tale around fictional Sally that encompasses both the bright and dark moments of the movement."- The Guardian: "The suffragettes' struggle reborn as a gripping graphic adventure"
- Down The Tubes: Creating Sally Heathcote: Suffragete
- The Skinny: "As notable for its historical accuracy as it is for its engrossing storyline, this is the sort of book you'll wish you'd read at school."
- The Express: "Never read a graphic novel? Sally Heathcote: Suffragette is a great place to start."
- Digital Spy: "their fascinating account of the battle for universal suffrage."
- The Herald Scotland: "an example of how effective the graphic novel form can be"
- Woman and her Sphere: Suffrage Stories: Five Reasons To Love Sally Heathcote: Suffragette
Also see the "Brainstorm: the Art of Bryan Talbot" exhibition at Astley Hall and Art Gallery, Chorley, Saturday July 5th to Sunday September 14th.
Also launched at the event at the British Library was the DVD documentary about Bryan: "Graphic Novel Man: The Comics of Bryan Talbot"- an essential film on Bryan's life and his work, where it seems that every famous person you've ever heard of or been a fan of in the comics world comes up to say that Bryan has been a massive influence on their work!
Also announcing: Hoax Psychosis Blues - the new graphic novel from Ravi Thornton, with contributions from Bryan Talbot, Hannah Berry, Rian Hughes, Karrie Fransman and more.
Can a potent chemistry of poetry, comics and performance finally be the perfect way to describe the realities of schizophrenia?
This is the question cross-media scriptwriter Ravi Thornton sets out to answer in her latest multi-collaborative project Hoax, comprising graphic novel memoir Hoax Psychosis Blues, and raw dark musical Hoax My Lonely Heart. The project is based on a poem written by Ravi Thornton's younger brother, Rob, who committed suicide in 2008 at the age of 31, after a long battle with schizophrenia.
Both musical and graphic novel are written by Ravi Thornton. The musical, which unfolds a painful love story in the six months prior to Rob's diagnosis as schizophrenic, premieres at The Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, 4th to 7th June 2014. The graphic novel, which charts Rob's further facts, fictions and altered realities over the nine years after his diagnosis through to his death, is available for pre-order now at www.ziggyswish.com. Limited First Edition of 1000 copies only, all hand-numbered and signed by the author.