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- Down The Tubes reviews The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor
"A prequel to Talbot’s pioneering Grandville series, The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor is also an intriguing, labyrinthine stand-alone mystery graphic novel…
- Get a signed copy of the Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor
Bryan will be signing copies of the Grandville prequel, the Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor at Gosh! comics on Saturday 8th November 2025 between 1-2pm. And you…
- Bryan wins 2025 Actusf Alternate History Award in the Graphic Design category for Grandville.
This weekend, the very British Bryan Talbot won the 2025 Actusf Alternate History Award in the Graphic Design category for his splendid series Grandville. A…
- Bryan wins 2025 Actusf Alternate History Award in the Graphic Design category for Grandville.
This weekend, the very British Bryan Talbot won the 2025 Actusf Alternate History Award in the Graphic Design category for his splendid series Grandville. A…
- Exhibition in Le Mans
Bryan has an exhibition of artwork in the gallery of the bande designée shop Librairie Bulle until the 27th September . 45 of the original pages are from the…
- Grandville Wins Le Prix Actusf De L'uchronie!
2025 update: The Grandville series has won the 2025 Prix Graphique. The ActuSF Prize for Uchronia is a French literary award created in 2011. Each year, it…
- Bryan Talbot discusses Grandville and the anthropomorphic tradition
2025 update: Bryan Talbot recently gave his "Grandville and the anthropomorphic tradition" presentation at Leeds Uni and they were kind enough to record it and…
- Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie announces 2025 nominees, including Grandville by Bryan Talbot
2025 update: The jury for the Prix ActuSF de l’Uchronie ActuSF (“ActuSF Prize for Alternate History”) has announced its selection of nominees for its 2025…
- Mega City Book Club discusses Grandville
2025 update: Alan Fisher joins the five star club as he returns to discuss the collected edition of Bryan Talbot's five Grandville stories .
- Grandville goes to Angoulême - and Bad Rat too!
2025 update: Mary has posted a short report on her webpage of their recent vist to the European Comic festival , where Bryan was promoting Delirium's French…
- Bryan has finished the Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor!
2025 update: Bryan has now completed Hawksmoor, the prequel to the Grandville series, detailing the exploits of LeBrock's mentor, Stamford Hawksmoor, It will…
- Angoulême official selection for Grandville Force Majeure!
2024 update: The French edition of Grandville Force Majeureby Delirium is shortlisted for an official award of the Angoulême International Festival of Bande…
- Bryan's induction into the Eisner Hall of Fame featured on the BBC
Bryan was recently inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame at Comic-Con and the BBC wrote an excellent article on it . Saturday 13 July 2024 update: The Casebook…
- The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor - progress report
2024 update: The Grandville books were set in an imaginary Belle Epoch. This is set 23 years earlier, in a late-19th century Victorian setting, taking place…
- Inerview with Bryan at Angoulême
Bryan was a guest at the Angoulême 2024 festival, to mark the publication of “Grandville – Noël” in French with publisher Delirium, and they took the…
- Hawksmoor pages completed now at 95 out of 172!
The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor - a prequel to the Grandville series - is now at 95 pages out of 172 pages completed. And as a taste of what to expect, here…
- Angoulême 2024
Bryan will be attending the 51st International Festival of Bande Dessinée of Angoulême , from 26 - 29th January 2024 to launch the French edition of Grandville…
- New original Bryan Talbot comic artwork released for sale
Bryan has just released the latest batch of original comic arwork for sale - including the Papist Affair, the first ever appearance of Luther Arkwright in…
- Bryan is back from Paris, where he's been promoting the French edition of Grandville Bête Noire with a four and a half hour signing and a couple of interviews. Here's him and Mary relaxing with old friends Gilbert Shelton and Lora Fountain.
Bryan is back from Paris, where he's been promoting the French edition of Grandville Bête Noire with a four and a half hour signing and a couple of interviews.…
- Luther Arkwright in Interzone!
IZ Digital, the free-to-read online sibling of the famous SF and fantasy magazine has just posted an essay Alexander Glass on the Luther Arkwright stories, "…
- Front cover of the Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor and progress update
The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor is fully scripted and Bryan has drawn and painted 50 of the 172 pages. Set during the last days of the French occupation and…
- Bryan Talbot: The Father of the British Graphic Novel: press release
[Los Angeles, CA] - The influential creator launches his autobiography on Zoop! Now live on Zoop is a new campaign to fund the autobiography of legendary UK…
- Bryan Talbot: The father of the British graphic novel
Experience the sweeping biography of the one and only Bryan Talbot, the writer and illustrator behind some of the most acclaimed comics in British and American…
- Le nouvel Arkwright est arrivé!
Bryan just received an advance copy of the Jonathan Cape edition of The Legend of Luther Arkwright , the first Arkwright story for over 20 years! Due to be…
- Update!
Bryan is currently drawing the next graphic novel written by Mary Talbot . It's a biography of a surrealist, to be published next year by Self-made Hero. He…
- Grandville L'Integrale is one of the Herald's best graphic novels of 2021
Teddy Jamieson puts Grandville L'Integrale as one of the best graphic novels of 2021 . "But after you’ve rushed through every story (because it’s impossible…
- The Legend of Luther Arkwright is now complete!
After two years' solid work, Bryan has finally finished drawing the entirety of the first Luther Arkwright story for twenty years. At 234 black and white story…
- Interview with Bryan on Grandville
The Herald newspaper interviewed Bryan on Grandville - and many other things!
- Tripwire reviews Bryan Talbot's Grandville: L'Intégralé
"Grandville is an admirable piece of work and reading all five tales together reinforces just what a unique figure Bryan Talbot is in our industry. Grandville:…
- Review of Grandville: L'intégrale by John Freeman
John Freeman has just reviewed the book for his Down The Tubes website - and also recorded a video about it. If you are still wondering whether to buy it or…
- Grandville L'Intégral gets 100% recommendation from Bleeding Cool!
- Limited edition Grandville bookplate edition!
Bryan has signed and numbered just 100 of these fine bookplates to accompany Grandville L'Intégrale, only available from Gosh! or from their online shop. Ready…
- Grandville: L'Intégrale!
The first advance copies have just arrived in the country. Over 600 pages long, this handsome volume collects all five Grandville stories, plus their covers…
- Never Iron Anything podcast feature on Bryan and Grandville
T he Never Iron Anything podcast features a discussion of Bryan and his work , focussing on Grandville, but also talking about Luther Arkwright.
- Will Eisner week 2021
What is Will Eisner Week? I hear you ask. Well, Will Eisner Week runs from 1 – 7 March every year and is named for comics and graphic novel pioneer Will…
- The Dark Horse Grandville Integral
As stated below, the Dark Horse edition will have a different cover to match with their Arkwright Integral edition. The Jonathan Cape one will match with the…
- Announcing Grandville: L'Intégrale!
In a world exclusive, we are proud to announce Grandville: L'Intégrale! Beware the Badger! The acclaimed steampunk series from graphic-novel pioneer Bryan…
- Bryan is interviewed on the 2000ad thrill-cast!
Bryan has done a lot of work for the amazing 2000 AD - all the way back to Nemesis the Warlock - and they take the chance today to interview him. Also covered…
- Help Lovern Kindzierski continue working!
Whether you know Lovern's name or not, if you're a fan of graphic novels and comics you have been impacted by his work. Lovern is a veteran comics colourist.…
- Don't forget - Bryan will be in Prague - 14 September 2019
On the 14th September, Bryan will be giving the presentation "Grandville and the Anthropomorphic Tradition", followed by a Q & A, then a signing at The…
- Bryan in Prague - 14 September 2019
On the 14th September, Bryan will be giving the presentation "Grandville and the Anthropomorphic Tradition", followed by a Q & A, then a signing at The…
- Mary and Bryan Talbot's schedule for the forthcoming SF Worldcon in Dublin: 15-19th August 2019
77th World Science Fiction Convention Dublin Convention Centre Friday 16th 20.00 Worldcon Philharmonic Concert Dotter of her Father's Eyes, 3 movements Part of…
- The Grandville programme guide is now available!
Set in an alternate history of anthropomorphic animals and steampunk automata, Grandville follows the adventures of Detective Inspector Archibald "Archie"…
- LeBrock fanart by Patrick Charell
A fan of Grandville, Patrick Charell has created this excellent fan art of DI LeBrock.
- Grandville Miniatures
The long-awaited Grandville tabletop battle game is now at the printer and will soon be on sale. Using the popular 7TV ruleset from Crooked Dice Game Design…
- We all knew this day would come eventually - the final Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now live
It seems fitting to sign off on the Grandville Annotations project with this image - "will we ever see his like again..." - as Roderick refers to Hawksmoor,…
- The latest Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now online
The latest Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now online, covering pages 120 to 145 .
- This week's Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now live
The annotations for Grandville pages 103 to 116 are now live .
- The latest Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now live: pages 97 to 109
The latest Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now live: pages 97 to 109
- Latest Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now live: pages 97 to 109
Check out the latest addition to the Grandville Force Majeure annotations: pages 82 to 96 are now live.
- Latest Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now live: pages 78 to 81
I've just uploaded the latest Grandville Force Majeure annotations covering pages 78 to 81.
- The annotations for pages 62 to 75 are now live.
The annotations for Grandville Force Majeure pages 62 to 75 are now live.
- No Grandville annotations today - Bryan is at Angoulême
Bryan is at the Angoulême comics festival this weekend - so there's no Grandville annotations updates: check back next Sunday for the next batch!
- Grandville Force Majeure annotations for pages 47 to 58 now online
The Grandville Force Majeure annotations for pages 47 to 58 are now online
- Grandville Force Majeure annotations for pages 41 to 44 now online
The Grandville Force Majeure annotations for pages 41 to 44 now online.
- Newest Grandville Force Majeure annotations now online
The newest Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now online.
- Latest batch of Grandville Force Majeure annotations now online
Check out the latest annotations for Grandville Force Majeure pages 29 to 30 , and pages 31 to 33 . Animated trailer for the Turkish edition of Sally…
- We are on our Christmas break
The next Grandville annotations will be posted on Sunday December 30: until then - hope everyone gets some graphic novels for Christmas!
- Grandville Force Majeure annotations pages 27 and 28 are now online
The annotations for Grandville Force Majeure pages 24 to 26 are now online
- Grandville Force Majeure annotations pages 24 to 26 are now online
The Grandville Force Majeure annotations for pages 24 to 26 are now online.
- The latest batch of Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now online
The latest batch of Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now online.
- The next batch of Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now online
The next batch of Grandville Force Majeure annotations are now online .
- First batch of Grandville Force Majeure annotations now online!
The first annotations for Grandville Force Majeure just went live.
- Final batch of Grandville Noël annotations now online
Sunday 11 November 2018 update: The final batch of annotations for Grandville Noël are now online!
- Latest Grandville Noël annotations now published
The latest Grandville Noël annotations have now been published.
- New Grandville Noël annotations now published
The latest batch of Grandville Noël annotations are now online, covering pages 26 to 42.
- Latest batch of Grandville Noël annotations
We've just published the latest batch of Grandville Noël annotations, covering pages 21 to 25.
- Batch 2 of the Grandville Noël annotations
We've just published batch 2 of the Grandville Noël annotations - but Bryan asked me to say "why are you reading this when you could be at the Lakes…
- Grandville Noël annotations
Now we have completed all of the annotations for Grandville , Grandville Mon Amour and Grandville Bete Noire , it is time to move onto Grandville Noël: the…
- The latest pages in the Grandville Annotations series have…
The latest pages in the Grandville Annotations series have just been posted, covering Grandvile Bête Noire pages 60 to 65 .
- Grandville Bête Noire annotations published today covering pages 21 to 26
We've just published the Grandville Bête Noire annotations covering pages 21 to 26: enjoy!
- The second batch of annotations for Grandville Bête Noire are now live
The second batch of annotations for Grandville Bête Noire are now live - and this week's update has the amazing sequence above where Bryan explains the…
- The first annotations for Grandville Bête Noire are now live
The first annotations for Grandville Bête Noire are now live.
- Final batch of Grandville Mon Amour annotations now live
The final batch of annotations for Grandville Mon Amour are now live.
- The third batch of Grandville Mon Amour annotations are now…
The third batch of Grandville Mon Amour annotations are now live.
- The second batch of Grandville Mon Amour annotations are now live
The second batch of Grandville Mon Amour annotations are now live!
- The first Grandville Mon Amour annotations are now live
Last Sunday we published the final batch of Grandville annotations. .. - and so that means that this is the first week of the Grandville Mon Amour annotations!
- The final annotations for Grandville
The final set of annotations has now been published for Grandville.
- How much are signed books worth?
BBC reporter Duncan Leatherdale has written an article on the subject , inspired by the impending auction of signed Harry Potter books. It includes quotes from…
- Page three of the Grandville Annotations is now live!
The third installment of the Grandville Annotation is now live - covering pages 41 to 60.
- New Grandville Annotations released today
The Grandville Annotations have had their weekly update: see page 19 in the first section - or the entirely new section covering pages 21 to 40 of Grandville .
- Announcing the launch of the Grandville Annotations!
Bryan and myself are working on the Grandville Annotations , answering the eternal "where do you get your ideas from?" and "what are your influences?"…
- Grandville Pages up for auction!
The Lakes International Comics Art Festival auction containing two Grandville pages ends on the 14th May. Aiming to raise funds for LICAF and the charity OCD…
- Kate Evans, Frank Quitely and more join Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2018 line-up
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce more guests for its Festival weekend (12th - 14th October 2018) in Kendal, including Kate…
- Auction of original comic artwork
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is running another amazing original art auction, and advance viewing has just opened. The online auction itself…
- Free Grandville comic
Schreiber and Leser, the German publishers of the Grandville series, will be giving away a comic containing the first 35 pages of the first volume as one of…
- Bryan and Mary at the Splash Sagunt Festival
Bryan and Mary have recently returned from Spain, where they have been guests of The Splash Sagunt Festival. The Spanish editions of their graphic novels are…
- New Grandville miniatures now available!
There is now an entire range of Grandville miniatures available... - and they look AMAZING!
- Talks and a signing in Oxford
Friday 2nd March, 5.15pm-6.45pm Colin Matthew Room, Ground Floor of the Radcliffe Humanities Building University of Oxford Free entry and open to all Esteemed…
- New edition of Nemesis the Warlock
Bryan's amazing Gothic Empire art in Nemesis the Warlock is republished. And: Grandville Force Majeure makes Richard Bruton's pick of the year at Forbidden…
- Grandville Force Majeure makes Joe Gordon at Forbidden Planet's best of the year!
Joe Gordon - the resident blogger at Forbidden Planet - put Force Majeure right at the top of his best of the year 2017 list. And in other news, as is now…
- Special fan commission: Dredd and LeBrock!
A fan got in touch with us and asked if he could commission a piece from Bryan - specifically of LeBrock meeting Judge Dredd! This is the image that Bryan drew…
- Orbital Comics podcast interview with Bryan
The wonderful people over at Orbital Comics recently interviewed Bryan for their podcast. "In this episode, we present a chat with writer-artist Bryan Talbot,…
- Grandville Force Majeure original art now for sale
update: Taking advantage of a snow day, we've added a dozen pages of original artwork from Grandville Force Majeure to the online shop.
- The Herald reviews Grandville Force Majeure: "The latest…
The Herald reviews Grandville Force Majeure: "The latest and last in the sequence Grandville Force Majeure is an epic of anthropomorphised sex and violence…
- The incredible Grandville Force Majeure reviews keep rolling in!
The ever-eloquent Joel Meadows says: "Bryan Talbot has always been one of the finest ambassadors for British comics for the wider world... There is an elegance…
- More amazing reviews of Grandville Force Majeure!
The Star said: "This is a thriller, but it has more twists and turns than a Paris back street and a density of storytelling that hearkens back to Talbot’s…
- The anti-spoiler seal!
Grandville Force Majeure ships with an anti-spoiler seal, so as to stop people who just pick it up in a comic shop from leafing through it and having the…
- Mary Talbot has written a blog about launching Grandville…
Mary Talbot has written a blog about launching Grandville Force Majeure - definitely worth a read! And also check out the Page 45 review of Grandville Force…
- The cover to the Spanish edition of Grandville Force Majeure, to be published by Astiberri in February.
And another review: Bookmunch says: "Talbot has undoubtedly ended things on an absolute high” – Grandville Force Majeure by Bryan Talbot"
- Review of Grandville Force Majeure from Slings and Arrows
The Slings and Arrows Graphic Novel Guide reviews Grandville Force Majeure: "Grandville Force Majeure is an excellent addition to perhaps the most visionary…
- What writers are saying about Grandville
"Wow! Force Majeure is astonishing - sumptuous art, a whole alternate universe made real, rollicking storytelling, lovely little details and puns and…
- Bryan will be launching and signing copies of Grandville: Force Majeure at Forbidden Planet Newcastle, on Saturday 18th November 2017
Bryan will be at the Forbidden Planet Newcastle Megastore on Saturday 18th November from 1 – 2pm to sign copies of Grandville: Force Majeure. They are also…
- Signing in Sunderland tonight
Bryan will be giving a presentation and signing copies of Grandville Force Majeure at Waterstones, the Bridges shopping Centre, Sunderland tonight! James Bacon…
- Grandville Force Majeure officially launches tonight!
Bryan will be signing copies of Grandville Force Majeure at the exhibition's launch at Orbital Comics in London on tonight 5:30 to 7:30pm. Full details are…
- Grandville Force Majeure signing events
Bryan will be at these events this week to launch Grandville Force Majeure and sign copies: Orbital Comics in London are hosting an exhibition of Bryan's art…
- The Orbital Comics exhibition of Bryan's artwork looks amazing!
Here's some images of the exhibition of Bryan's artwork in Orbital Comics in London - running from now until December 5th. And don't forget - Bryan will be…
- The Bryan Talbot fanpage is older than the BBC News site!
The BBC ran an article today on the 20th anniversary of the BBC News site ... - which made me realise - this fanpage is a year older! Here's a post announcing…
- Grandville Force Majeure review from Forbidden Planet: "A masterful finale"
Joe Gordon over at Forbidden Planet reviews Grandville Force Majeure: "To say I’ve been looking forward to this book for some time is an understatement... - I…
- Grandville Force Majeure signed copies all sold out!
Update: all sold out now! - many thanks to everyone who bought one and if you didn't manage to then keep checking out this site: we will list Bryan's…
- Limited edition of 20 signed copies of Grandville Force Majeure available here on Sunday November 5th at 12 noon
So many fans have been clamouring for a signed copy of Grandville Force Majeure that we have secured a stock of 20 copies that we will sell this Sunday,…
- Sally in Spain
The award winning Spanish edition of Sally Heathcote: Suffragette has just gone into its sixth printing! Grandville Force Majeure is comic of the week over at…
- Signing in Sunderland
One of those days with a batch of various updates: Bryan will be giving a presentation and signing copies of Grandville Force Majeure at Waterstones, the…
- Badgers in The Guardian
Patrick Barkham, who mentions Grandville in his book Badgerlands, has written about Grandville Force Majeure in yesterday's Guardian . (and - might I add -…
- Exclusive breaking news: Grandville Optioned for TV series!
The rights option for a proposed Grandville TV series have been bought by Euston Films. The series would be a mixture of live action, with CGI for animal and…
- Bryan to sign at Forbidden Planet Newcastle
Bryan will be signing Grandville: Force Majeure (and any of his other comics you happen to buy!) at the Forbidden Planet Newcastle Megastore on Saturday 18th…
- Grandville window display
As part of this year's Lakes International Comics Art Festival, the annual Kendal comic window trail in which participating high street shops feature…
- The Grandville Costume Challenge
These are the two pages of Grandville artwork, worth about £350 each, that are being offered as prizes for the two best costumes based on characters from the…
- Page 11 of Grandville: Force Majeure
To count down until the launch of Grandville: Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comics Festival in October we are publishing a new page each month: and…
- Go and read the interview with Bryan from Pádraig Ó Méalóid interview right now.
The inimitable Pádraig Ó Méalóid interview Bryan about Grandville , over at the Forbidden Planet blog - and it's a cracking interview: very in-depth and…
- The full Grandville: Force Majeure video trailer
Here is the full, final version of the Grandville: Force Majeure video trailer from longtime Talbot collaborator Jordan Smith of Darkview fame .
- The Grandville Window Display!
As readers who have attended the Lakes International Comic Art Festival will attest, one of the attractions of the town of Kendal en fête, apart from the…
- Page 10 of Grandville: Force Majeure
To count down until the launch of Grandville: Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comics Festival in October we are publishing a new page each month: and…
- Grandville: Force Majeure launch and signing at Orbital Comics - Wednesday November 15th 2017
Bryan will be signing copies of Grandville: Force Majeure at the exhibition's launch at Orbital Comics in London on Wednesday November 15th 5:30 to 7:30pm.…
- Grandville: Force Majeure teaser trailer!
A teaser trailer for Grandville: Force Majeure by the insanely talented Jordon Smith. And yes - he IS on Twitter and Facebook! - and check out his site too .
- Full version of the interview by Natasha Sutton-Williams
We recently linked out to the wonderful interview Natasha Sutton-Williams did with Bryan - which is still online for you to read. Bryan also asked me to…
- Bryan Talbot: An Interview with the Legendary British Comic Book Artist
An interview with Bryan published at London Calling: "Bryan Talbot, one of the most influential and experimental British comic book artists and writers to…
- Page 9 of Grandville: Force Majeure
To count down until the launch of Grandville: Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comics Festival in October we are publishing a new page each month: and…
- Down The Tubes has an excellent feature on the Grandville…
Down The Tubes has an excellent feature on the Grandville cosplay challenge!
- Grandville Costume Challenge!
To celebrate the special pre-publication launch of Grandville Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 13 –15 October , you are invited to…
- Grandville Force Majeure Update
Bryan has now completely finished the 164 pages of artwork and the afterword. It will be published by Jonathan Cape in the UK and Dark Horse Books in the USA…
- Page 6 of Grandville: Force Majeure
To count down until the launch of Grandville: Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comics Festival in October we are publishing a new page each month: and…
- Page 5 of Grandville: Force Majeure
To count down until the publication of Grandville: Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comics Festival in October we are publishing a new page each month:…
- Page 45 announces the first Grandville Force Majeure signing at the Lakes International Comics Festival in October
The last, longest and final volume in the Grandville series of anthropomorphic steampunk detective thrillers will be launched at the Lakes International Comic…
- The Lakes International Comics Festival announces 2017 guest list
The Lakes International Comics Festival has announced it's full program of events - with the launch of the last Grandville being amongst them!
- Page 4 of Grandville: Force Majeure
Mary Talbot has posted a blog on her and Bryan's recent visit to France and the 16th Arras Book Fair.
- The first page of Grandville: Force Majeure to be published October 2017
To cound down until the publication of Grandville: Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comics Festival in October we are publishing a new page each month:…
- Bryan's tribute to Leo Baxendale in Grandville: Force Majeure
With the sad news of the death of Leo Baxendale, Bryan included this tribute to him in Grandville: Force Majeure. The script for this panel was written about 5…
- The countdown to Grandville: Force Majeure continues with page 3!
We are counting down to the publication of Grandville: Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comics Festival in October , with a new page published here…
- Upcoming signings and appearances:
25th International Comic Fair in Barcelona Bryan and Mary are guests of the 35th Barcelona International Comic Fair – From March 30th to April 2nd, 2017 .…
- Bryan is giving his "Grandville and the Anthropomorphic Tradition" talk this Saturday in Newcastle
In this presentation, Bryan discusses his Grandville graphic novel series of steampunk detective thrillers and the venerable and ongoing tradition of…
- The countdown to Grandville: Force Majeure continues! - behold - page 2!
As promised we are publishing one new page from the new Grandville: Force Majeure graphic novel each month: below is page 2 - if you'd like to be reminded of…
- The Lakes International Comics Festival announces 2017 guest list
Guests announced for the 5th Lakes International Comics Art Festival! Taking place in various venues in the picturesque town of Kendal, Cumbria, 13th – 15th…
- The Badger is back!
A gang war rages as, wanted for murder, truly alone and outside the law, Detective Inspector LeBrock is on the run from both the police and gangster assassins,…
- The countdown to Grandville: Force Majeure has begun! - behold - page 1!
As promised we are beginning the countdown to the publication of the last Grandville graphic novel - Grandville: Force Majeure - right now! Grandville Force…
- Slings and Arrows have just posted brand new reviews of all…
Slings and Arrows have just posted brand new reviews of all 4 Grandville books: Grandville - "At some points the characters look deceivingly cuddly and cute…
- Grandville and the Anthropomorphic Tradition
In this presentation, Bryan discusses his Grandville graphic novel series of steampunk detective thrillers and the venerable and ongoing tradition of…
- Prepare to be royally badgered! Grandville Force Majeure…
Prepare to be royally badgered! Grandville Force Majeure will be published next October. To whet your appetite for the 5th and last volume, 9 pages of the…
- Ha! - you know you are doing SOMETHING right when the…
Ha! - you know you are doing SOMETHING right when the world-famous comic artist and author you run a fanpage for likes the new t-shirt design to the point…
- Join us at LICAF 2017
As is now traditional, it falls to me to say at New Year: "good grief - is it really 21 years I have been running the Bryan Talbot fanpage? - and yes: yes it…
- Grandville Force Majeure Update
Bryan had now finished the pencils, inks and lettering on all 164 pages of the fifth and last volume. All he has to do now is colour them! The publication date…
- The Talbot World Tour!
Not exactly that, but Bryan and Mary have been travelling for most of the past month, promoting various foreign editions of their books. Mary has just posted a…
- Foreign editions
The French edition of The Red Virgin is released in September from Editions Vuibert. Bryan recreated the woodcut-style title lettering for its French title:…
- Grandville Force Majeure update
There are now 125 pages inked and around three dozen have been coloured by Alwyn Talbot, Angus McKie and Jordan Smith. Bryan has yet to go over these to make…
- Grandville: Force Majeure page count update: Bryan has now…
Grandville: Force Majeure page count update: Bryan has now inked 101 pages!
- Bryan tells me Grandville: Force Majeure is now at 84…
Bryan tells me Grandville: Force Majeure is now at 84 pages, pencilled and inked - almost exactly halfway through!
- Another Grandville page up for Auction!
Flood-hit 2-Tone Comics of Hebden Bridge have started their ebay auction of artwork donated by comic creators, including a page of Grandville Bête Noire from…
- Lakes International Festival Comic Art Auction
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is to auction some fantastic pieces of original comic art in an effort to raise funds after the loss of thousands of…
- Grandville Force Majeure update: Bryan has now inked 63…
Grandville Force Majeure update: Bryan has now inked 63 pages ! Forthcoming Events: San Diego Bryan and Mary Talbot are the Guests of Honour at the San Diego…
- Detective Inspector LeBrock against badger culls!
Bryan has now inked up to page 51 of of Grandville: Force Majeure! Now's your chance to save some badgers. Bryan has donated a page of the original Grandville…
- More free postcards of the Red Virgin and Grandville: Force Majeure available for fans!
Bryan and Mary have sent me over a fresh batch of the Red Virgin and Grandville: Force Majeure postcards, and so I can now re-open the offer: if you are in the…
- Sunderland Literary Festival
Don't forget - on Saturday 31 October 2015, 1- 2pm, Mary and Bryan Talbot will be giving a presentation on Sally Heathcote , Suffragette at the City library,…
- Who wants some free postcards of the Red Virgin and Grandville: Force Majeure?
Update: all of the postcards are now spoken for: sorry!
- The Rap Guide To Religion...
...is the title of the excellent rapper Baba Brinkman's new CD , based on his stage performances off-Broadway, at The Edinburgh Festival and other venues…
- Bryan's postcard to publicise the publication date for Grandville: Force Majeure
Bryan says "at the moment I am inking pages 34 - 37 of Grandville Force Majuere" - with a publication date of October 2017.
- Bryan's Death, drawn for the last ever Fables comic
Lots of Talbot-related news for you today! The Grandville 5 page-count is now up to 16 pages inked - and the front cover! Bryan and Mary will be at the…
- The Lakes International Comics Art Festival programme is now online!
July 2015 update: Here is the fantastic list of guests and amazing programme items for the only European-style comics festival in the U.K., now in its third…
- Mary Talbot's 3rd graphic novel now finished!
This week, Bryan finished all the artwork, including the cover. The subject matter of the book is still under wraps though, but will be announced at the 3rd…
- Alice at the Cartoon Museum
15 July 18.30 - 19.30 £10 (Friends £8) Bryan Talbot writer and artist of many graphic novels - including The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, The Tale of One…
- Fame at last!
Would you believe that the latest issue of the Armstrong Siddeley Heritage Trust Journal features an article on Luther Arkwright's Armstrong Siddeley Royal…
- Mary Talbot's next graphic novel!
Bryan is currently halfway through drawing the artwork for the 116 pages of Mary's 3rd graphic novel. But what is it about? The pair have been keeping the…
- I was re-reading the Dundee University review of…
I was re-reading the Dundee University review of Grandville: Noel and got thinking about it: overall it is an excellent review and one that I agree with…
- Bryan emailed me to say that this is probably the best…
Bryan emailed me to say that this is probably the best review he has ever received - and I might have to agree! Dundee University Review of the Arts said about…
- Barcelona International Comic Fair - From April 16th to 19th, 2015
Bryan and Mary Talbot are guests at the Barcelona Comics Festival , now in its 33rd year. The Grandville Books are published in Spain by Astiberri Ediciones…
- Bryan just sent over the cover of the Spanish Edition of…
Bryan just sent over the cover of the Spanish Edition of Sally Heathcote, published by Ediciones La Cúpula on the 27th February. Also: UK fans - make sure you…
- The other cover for Grandville created by Jordan Smith, if it was ever published as a monthly comic
When I posted this image as part of last weeks update to publicise Bryan and Mary going to the Sunderland Comic Con on 21st & 22nd February it was one of those…
- The other cover for Grandville created by Jordan Smith, if it was ever published as a monthly comic
When Bryan first conceived of Grandville, there was a chance that it might be a monthly comic, and so Jordan Smith, Bryan's long-time collaborator and renowned…
- Both Sally Heathcote: Suffragette and Grandville No l…
Both Sally Heathcote: Suffragette and Grandville Noël feature in Joe Gordon's best books of 2014, over on the Forbidden Planet International blog. Woman and…
- obligatory "happy New Year everyone" - and "holy cow - have…
obligatory "happy New Year everyone" - and "holy cow - have I really been running this fanpage for 18 years now?!" - here's where I announced the launch of the…
- Metronome, Bryan's experimental grahphic novel is now available digitally from Sequential
Bryan has sent through a whole swathe of updates, so I am gonna have to rely on the ol' standby of a bullet-pointed list (sorry!) Metronome , Bryan's 2008…
- Grandville: Noel launch party
Grandville: Noel was officially launched at an event at the Cartoon Museum in London yesterday, and in the interests of reporting all things Talbot-related,…
- Playboy magazine rates Grandville: Noel as one of the top 8 books of the winter
Grandville: Noel gets listed as one of Playboy magazines top 8 books of the winter A review of the Comics Creations event in Bristol The subject of this months…
- Bryan, Mary and Kate being interviewed by Mark Lawson at the Chester literary festival
On the 23rd October, Bryan, Mary and Kate Charlesworth were guests of the Chester Literary Festival. Here's a photo of them being interviewed on stage at the…
- Page 5 of Grandville: Noel by Bryan Talbot
Bryan emailed me to say: "I just received an advance copy of the Arkwright Integral collection! If you thought Alice in Sunderland was heavy, this is almost…
- Grandville Print
This year, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival asked seven artists to produce a piece of artwork each for a special limited festival edition of 60 high…
- Bryan just sent through details of another signing session…
Bryan just sent through details of another signing session and talk about Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, so I added it to the list of appearances and thought I…
- Page 2 of Grandville: Noel by Bryan Talbot
Because the publication date for Grandville: Noel is creeping ever closer here is a special bonus: page 3 and 4 of the prologue! And to make everyones life…
- Page 1 of Grandville: Noel by Bryan Talbot
And in a mad attempt to top yesterdays news that Bryan has now finished all work on Grandville: Noel and it will be published in November this year! - here is…
- MAJOR announcement from Bryan: he has now finished all work on Grandville: Noel and it will be published in November!
Monday July 7th 2014 update: London Film and Comic Convention Collectors' Limited Edtions: "Maidens, Monsters and a Mallard" by Bryan Talbot A 48-page…
- Announcing: Hoax Psychosis Blues
As a way to whet the appetite and build up to publication date, we will be publishing one new page from Grandville: Noel once a week every month on the first…
- New Grandville villains miniatures released!
those wonderful people over at Grandville Miniatures have released a set of LeBrocks enemies! - check out the Grandvillains below and order them online from…
- Some news snippets from the inimitable Mr Talbot: Bryan is…
Some news snippets from the inimitable Mr Talbot: Bryan is the guest of Honour at the Swedish Furrycon , Nordic Fuzzcon, 27 February - 2nd March. Apparently…
- The Badger is back!
With his trusty adjunct, Detective Sergeant Ratzi, away for Christmas, there's no holiday for Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard as he embarks on an…
- First of all, the obligatory "Holy cow! - another year of…
First of all, the obligatory "Holy cow! - another year of running this fanpage!" - hard to believe it has now been online for 18 years! Breaking news on the…
- Sorry updates have been a bit sparse - a combination of Day…
Sorry updates have been a bit sparse - a combination of Day Job overload and then Christmas off with the family: you know how it is! - "all" I need to do in…
- Getxo Comic Festival Bilbao From the 22nd to the 24th…
Getxo Comic Festival Bilbao From the 22nd to the 24th November, Mary and Bryan Talbot will be guests at the Getxo Comic Festival in Bilbao, Spain. This last…
- make sure you pop on over to Mary's site for a write up of…
make sure you pop on over to Mary's site for a write up of the Brainstorm: The Art of Bryan Talbot exhibition - together with some excellent reviews and…
- The poster for Bryan's exhibition in Kendal in October
The competition for lots of Talbot related goodies to promote Bryan's upcoming art exhibition in Kendal in October will close and the winner be announced on…
- Bryan has announced a competition to promote the "Brainstorm!: The Art of Bryan Talbot" exhibition is at Wildman Studios, in Wildman Street, Kendal, Cumbria between October 4 and November 10.
s: To enter, answer these questions: 1. In the Brainstorm Comix series, Bryan's first published protagonist, Chester P Hackenbush, was partly named after a…
- Brainstorm!: The Art of Bryan Talbot exhibition is at Wildman Studios, in Wildman Street, Kendal, Cumbria between October 4 and November 10.
2: "Described as "a dazzling and tireless exponent of the comic art form" Bryan Talbot has been one of the driving forces in the comics industry since the late…
- you saw it here first! - the cover to the next DI LeBrock…
you saw it here first! - the cover to the next DI LeBrock graphic novel - Grandville: Noel!
- Roderick Ratzi as a 28mm figure!
Pop over to the Grandville miniatures site for more info and to feast your eyes on the figures from all angles - and also to purchase some of them! Personally…
- Billie from Grandville on her steampunk bike: fan art courtesy of Sarah Dunkerton - inked version
A fellow fan of Bryan's - the exceptionally talented Sarah Dunkerton had the muse strike, and just had to sit down and draw some pictures of Billie from…
- The first half of Bryan's talk The Use of Style and…
The first half of Bryan's talk " The Use of Style and Storytelling Technique in The Tale of One Bad Rat " in the form of text and pictures is now online. Bryan…
- Announcing - the Lakes International Comics Festival: A new festival to celebrate comic art
A new festival has been launched to celebrate the very best comic art from across the world, from cartoon strips to superhero comics and manga to non-fiction…
- Mr Wirth is currently reading Grandville by Bryan Talbot
As is now traditional on the Bryan Talbot fanpage, I have archived off a lot of the old announcements that were made here on the homepage of the site to the…
- Bryan will be giving the latest version of his presentation…
Bryan will be giving the latest version of his presentation "Grandville and the Anthropomorphic Tradition" at Northumbria University on 21 January at 6.30pm.…
- Bryan will be in London to promote Grandville B te Noire,…
Bryan will be in London to promote Grandville Bête Noire, signing at Forbidden Planet , 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR on Saturday 1st December 1.00…
- The new edition of Geek Syndicate features not only a…
The new edition of Geek Syndicate features not only a review of Grandville Bête Noire but also an interview with Bryan.
- The eighth page of Grandville: Bête Noire
The Badger is back! Comica Festival at Foyles proudly presents the world premiere of the third episode in Bryan Talbot's phenomenal Grandville series of…
- The front cover to Cherubs by Bryan Talbot and Mark Stafford
much as I am wary of starting to talk about the fourth and fifth Grandville graphic novels, when the third one is not yet published ( but see the review below!…
- Upcoming signing sessions Signing in Italy Bryan will be…
Upcoming signing sessions Signing in Italy Bryan will be signing at the Comics House , Sarzana, Tuscony at 5.30pm on Wednesday 31st October and at the Lucca…
- Comica Festival at Foyles proudly presents the world…
Comica Festival at Foyles proudly presents the world premiere of Grandville Bête Noire The third episode in Bryan Talbot's phenomenal Grandville series of…
- The seventh page of Grandville: Bête Noire by Bryan Talbot
Bryan just uploaded a video trailer for Grandville: Bête Noire! It's getting close people! Sunday September 16th 2012: Bryan and Mary Talbot will be discussing…
- The sixth page of Grandville: Bête Noire by Bryan Talbot
Bryan and Mary appeared at the Edinburgh Book Festival on Friday - and the Forbidden Planet blog has an excellent write up of it . Sunday August 26th 2012:…
- The fifth page of Grandville: Bête Noire by Bryan Talbot
Check out the new magazine by the Geek Syndicate . It includes a great write up on Alice in Sunderland. Thursday August 2nd 2012 Glasgow Talk and Signing:…
- The fourth page of Grandville: Bête Noire by Bryan Talbot
just got an update from Bryan on progress on Grandville: Bête Noire: "all scripted, penciled and inked and I'm up to page 40 (out of 96) with the colouring."…
- The third page of Grandville: Bête Noire by Bryan Talbot
Bryan and Mary Talbot will be at the Edinburgh book festival on Friday 24th August . I've also created a link to pre-order Grandville: Bête Noir if you use it…
- The French edition of Grandville: Mon Amour won the Prix…
The French edition of Grandville: Mon Amour won the Prix SNCF for best graphic novel at a ceremony at the Gare de Lyon on the night of Tuesday 29th May. This…
- The first page of Grandville: Bête Noire by Bryan Talbot
The countdown to Grandville: Bête Noire starts right here! We can now release page 2 of Grandville: Bête Noire and some rather exciting news: from now on we…
- Bryan and Mary Talbot will be signing in Waterstones, The Bridges, Sunderland next Saturday, 24th March, 2.00 – 3.00pm
New interview with Bryan over at the Sequential Highway site: "Bryan Talbot answers 15 questions" Monday March 19th 2012: Bryan and Mary Talbot will be signing…
- The Badger is back! At Toad Hall, lair of multibillionaire…
The Badger is back! At Toad Hall, lair of multibillionaire Baron Aristotle Krapaud, a cabal of industrialists and fat cats plot the violent overthrow of the…
- First Fictions Festival Along with many others, including…
First Fictions Festival Along with many others, including Ian Rankin, Bryan and Mary Talbot are guests at the First Fictions launch weekend 20-22 January, 2012…
- Dark Horse just sent me over the link to read Grandville…
Dark Horse just sent me over the link to read Grandville and Grandville: Mon Amour online as a digital comic! - and so, seeing as how they also kindly sent…
- I finally get the chance to post Bryan giving his…
I finally get the chance to post Bryan giving his "Grandville and the anthropomorphic tradition" talk! This talk was filmed at Nottingham University on 2nd…
- Both Bryan and Mary Talbot are guests of The Canny Comic…
Both Bryan and Mary Talbot are guests of The Canny Comic Con at Newcastle City Library ( link to map ), all day on Saturday 10th December 2011 . Entry is free!…
- Page 11 of Grandville: Bête-Noire by Bryan Talbot, with colour flats by Chriss Harper and finished colours by Bryan and Alwyn Talbot.
The first Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes interview with Bryan and Mary Talbot is now online at Comic Book Resources . Sunday October 16th 2011: Bryan just sent me…
- Bryan won second place in the Stan Lee Excelsior award for…
Bryan won second place in the Stan Lee Excelsior award for Grandville: and they've produced an excellent video detailing the award - where Bryan also gets to…
- Bryan will be giving the “Grandville and the…
Bryan will be giving the “Grandville and the Anthropomorphic Tradition” presentation at The Big Draw National Launch , Kings Place, Islington on Sunday 25…
- The Censor by Bryan Talbot
Bryan’s wife Mary, scripter of Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes, now has a website. You can see some sample pages from Dotter there: www.mary-talbot.co.uk Sunday…
- The jade tiger tattoo that Bryan designed for novelist Chaz Brenchley
lots of updates today! Bryan will be giving his presentation Grandville and the Anthropomorphic Tradition next Saturday July 23rd at 5:00pm at LassFest in…
- Grandville is now available from Dark Horse as a digital…
Grandville is now available from Dark Horse as a digital comic!
- Bryan's next graphic novel, Dotter of Her Father's Eyes ,…
Bryan's next graphic novel, Dotter of Her Father's Eyes , written by his wife Mary, is now completely finished . It will be published by Jonathan Cape in the…
- Couple of cool snippets this week; a fellow fan has…
Couple of cool snippets this week; a fellow fan has uploaded some photos of Bryan signing copies of Grandville in Forbidden Planet in Edinburgh : and also…
- Bryan will be at the Bristol International Comics and Small Press Expo May 14 - 15 2011
Bryan has released an image exclusive to the site for fans to download and print for him to sign at the Bristol Comics Expo! Download Bryan Talbot's LeBrock as…
- The front cover to Dotter of her Fathers Eyes by Bran Talbot and Mary M Talbot
Bryan is currently drawing a graphic novel written by his wife, Mary Talbot, to be published by Jonathan Cape in the UK and Dark Horse in the US, hopefully…
- Bryan is a guest at the Bristol International Comics and…
Bryan is a guest at the Bristol International Comics and Small Press Expo (BICSPE) 14 –15th May where he’ll be giving his presentation "Grandville and the…
- added another review of Grandville: Mon Amour to the…
added another review of Grandville: Mon Amour to the Grandville homepage .
- Rom: the Space Knight
Happy New Year one and all! - this is the 16th year of the fanpage for Bryan and we're still going strong! Thursday December 23rd 2010: another delightful…
- added more reviews to the Grandville:Mon Amour homepage
added more reviews to the Grandville:Mon Amour homepage .
- added another review to the Grandville homepage
added another review to the Grandville homepage .
- Added a link to another glowing review of Grandville: Mon…
Added a link to another glowing review of Grandville: Mon Amour to the Grandville homepage .
- updated Bryan's online biography as it was getting a tad…
updated Bryan's online biography as it was getting a tad out of date! Saturday November 21st: I have started to collate a lot of online reviews of Grandville…
- Bryans collection of convention badges!
checkout my review of Grandville: Mon Amour! - and don't forget that Grandville was launched on Saturday and Bryan is doing a full signing tour . Sunday…
- Jordan Smith has now uploaded the video trailer for…
Jordan Smith has now uploaded the video trailer for Grandville: Mon Amour!
- those nice people over at Comic Book Resources just…
those nice people over at Comic Book Resources just published a new interview with Bryan about Grandville: Mon Amour . Sunday August 22nd 2010: now Bryan has…
- This Saturday, August 14th, Bryan is on the Radio 4 show…
This Saturday, August 14th, Bryan is on the Radio 4 show "Saturday Live" , in the popular "Inheritance Tracks" section. Guests present a track that takes them…
- An Honest Answer by Bryan Talbot and Neil Gaiman
Bryan is the artist Guest of Honour this year at Fantasycon 2010 , The British Fantasy Society's annual convention , September 17–19 , Britannia Hotel, 1 St…
- Vote for Grandville in the Eagle Awards! This year's Eagle…
Vote for Grandville in the Eagle Awards! This year's Eagle Award nominations have been announced and Grandville is nominated for Favourite Graphic Novel. You…
- The Homogenous comic page
I went back and looked at the Memento "silent comic" by Bryan and thought that the original panel-by-panel approach I had followed kinda limited the…
- The first page of the sequel to Grandville - Grandville Mon Amour
added Bryan's introduction to Strangehaven by Gary Spencer Millidge to the features page . Tuesday February 23rd 2010: Bryan's publishers - Jonathon Cape -…
- some news about signing sessions: Bryan is doing his…
some news about signing sessions: Bryan is doing his Grandville presentation and discussing graphic novels at the Glasgow Book Festival, Aye Write! on Friday…
- The afterword for the French edition of Grandville was very…
The afterword for the French edition of Grandville was very extensive and filled with Bryan explaining a lot of his references and where the ideas for…
- On Wednesday 3rd February, 6.00pm, Bryan will be doing his…
On Wednesday 3rd February, 6.00pm, Bryan will be doing his "Grandville and the Anthropomorphic Tradition" Powerpoint Presentation at Newcastle's Literary and…
- added some Grandville original artwork to the Bryan Talbot…
added some Grandville original artwork to the Bryan Talbot online shop !
- First ever view of page 1 of the Grandville sequel! - and a link to the Grandville homepage
Bryan has released some more original art pages for sale! - yes: you can now own some of the original artwork from some of Bryan's most famous work! - see the…
- added several more reviews of Grandville to the Grandville…
added several more reviews of Grandville to the Grandville reviews page .
- the last signing session for Grandville (I know - I'm…
the last signing session for Grandville (I know - I'm sorry!) will be on Saturday December 5th in Sunderland (full details are on the Grandville signing tour…
- Bryan's next signing session for Grandville will be on…
Bryan's next signing session for Grandville will be on Saturday November 28th at the Forbidden Planet in Newcastle: as ever see Grandville signing tour page…
- Bryan's next signing session for Grandville will be on…
Bryan's next signing session for Grandville will be on Saturday November 21st at the Thought Balloon comics festival in Leeds: as ever see Grandville signing…
- Bryan's next signing session for Grandville will be on…
Bryan's next signing session for Grandville will be on Saturday November 14th at the Travelling Man in Manchester: as ever see Grandville signing tour page for…
- the next signing session for Grandville will be in Leeds on…
the next signing session for Grandville will be in Leeds on October 31st.
- Bryan is signing copies of Grandville today in Nottingham!…
Bryan is signing copies of Grandville today in Nottingham! - see the Grandville homepage for more info .
- An interview with Benjamin Berton
1. So Napoleon has won the war and “we”, French, rule Europe. That’s a strange idea for a British citizen? Bryan: No stranger than animal-headed people! I…
- An interview with Elaine Aldred from Strange Alliances
Elaine contacted me through the Bryan Talbot twitter account and asked if I could arrange an interview with Bryan: I did - with the standard proviso that I…
- An interview with Pádraig Ó Méalóid
Interview with Bryan Talbot By Pádraig Ó Méalóid Started 6th May 2009 Finished 21st September 2009…
- Anders Lundgren interviews Bryan Talbot
This interview was originally published on Anders Lundgren's Swedish language comics blog . He sent a translation over here for publication in English, so…
- The Moorcock Effect by Bryan Talbot
Brian Holt. What a great teacher. Good teachers bring their subject alive. They transmit their enthusiasm. It's infectious and addictive and, apart from…