We gave a comic workshop at the Imprint Book Festival last night, and Sandra took some pictures of the banners for the festival – with the illustration she made. The brochures turned out really well too.
Louis – Night Salad was reviewed in The Libary Journal in the US on October 29th:
A dream-quest theme persists throughout this colorful book [Louis – Night Salad], which brings to mind many classic, if somewhat less unsettling, adventures: Harold and the Purple Crayon and Where the Wild Things Are. Established fans will delight in this volume; like Louis, new readers will enter the story perplexed but exit with joy. — John Gehner, Library Journal
You can read the full review here.
And The Big Issue has chosen Louis – Night Salad as their Big Pick of the week in Books, giving it a full page, in their Scottish and Welsh editions on November 1st, and the English edition will feature it on November 8th!
We’re delighted to announce that we have been commissioned to do the illustration for IMPRINT BOOK FESTIVAL 2010!
We were honoured and excited to be asked to produce an illustration for the Imprint book festival, and wanted to create an image that tried to capture the electrifying and thrilling possibilities of books.
The festival will run from November 8th to November 23rd, and will host many interesting talks.
Our own graphic novel workshop will be on November 8th from 17.30 at the Burns Monumnet Centre in Kilmarnock. Free but ticketed.
Imprint says:
2010 sees the 4th year of Imprint, East Ayrshire’s book festival, and another inspiring and entertaining week lies ahead.
One of the most exciting developments this year is the collaboration with Metaphrog, Glasgow-based graphic novelists, who have designed this year’s cover illustration. Metaphrog have received multiple award nominations and critical acclaim worldwide and we are delighted to have worked with them for Imprint.
The festival kicks off with author, actor and tv presenter Sandi Toksvig – guaranteeing to get Imprint off to a flying start. We can also look forward to another packed programme full of best-selling authors and poets with highlights including Tom Leonard, ‘The Two Sides of the Pass’ event where poetry and visual art combine and a whisky-themed finale. Imprint has become an eagerly anticipated highlight in Ayrshire’s cultural diary and we look forward to welcoming you throughout the week.
Bookings and info: http://www.imprintfestival.co.uk
There’s lots happening this autumn. We’re just about to start a new wave of author visits and are continuing to promote our new graphic novel Louis – Night Salad!
Well, in fact, it all really started in September. After a summer jam-packed with illustration deadlines and working preparing for the release of our book, we visited one of our favourite North American comic conventions, SPX. We had the pleasure of sharing a panel on Comics for Younger Readers, with Aaron Renier, Raina Telgemeier and Drew Weing, chaired by Johanna Draper Carlson.
Back in the UK, we’re going to embark on a series of comic workshops at Shout About Books in Lancashire, before heading to the London Print Studio for the opening party of That’s Novel! Lifting Comics from the Page!!!, the exciting new graphic novel exhibition curated by Paul Gravett. Can’t wait to see it all! We’re so thrilled to be part of it!
We’ll be bouncing up and down the country in fact, as we’ll be visiting the Isle of Lewis for comic workshops at the Nicolson Institute and An Lanntair Arts Centre before going to Hawick where we are delivering a talk and workshop at the Eildon Tree Festival celebrating 10 years of the magazine!
We’ll post our November schedule here soon.
To view our full calendar of events please visit: www.metaphrog.com/events
We’re delighted to announce that we will be part of That’s Novel! …Lifting Comics from the Page!!! the new exhibition curated by Paul Gravett at the London Print Studio.
Original pages from Louis – Night Salad will be on display, and previously unpublished, limited edition prints will be available along with signed copies of Louis – Night Salad.
The exhibition will also feature work from Charlie Adlard, Savage Pencil, Carlos Nine, Darryl Cunningham among many others (please see flyer).
‘Discover the latest, greatest and up-to-datest in comics by leading international innovators and the British cutting Edge’
Opening party: October 21nd 2010 6pm-9pm
Show runs from October 22nd until December 18th 2010
Louis – Night Salad was featured in The Scotsman on Saturday the 25th of September 2010!
Louis – Night Salad’s release is a month away, and the book has already made its way to the Forbidden Planet Blog’s most wanted list of forthcoming graphic novels, as well as Paul Gravett’s PG Previews for October releases. Overpixelated.net has already run a great review, and Bleeding Cool plugged the Night Salad trailer!
We’ve finally received copies of the Louis – Night Salad graphic novel, and we’re delighted with the result! The book is beautifully bound and printed, and has a pleasant weight!
Copies can still be ordered through Diamond Comic Distributors August Previews: item code AUG101077 LOUIS NIGHT SALAD HC (C: 0-0-1), page 297.
In the tradition of Little Nemo, Scotland-based creative team John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs of Metaphrog have brought forward a fanciful adventure story. Louis, the little hero from numerous previous Metaphrog titles, returns in a new stand-alone story perfect for young readers and the young at heart. Desperately searching a cure for his sick friend and automated pet FC, Louis embarks on a dreamy journey that is both real and fantastic: glass trees, impossible cliffs, cities beneath the desert, and a library which holds all knowledge in the world await him in the pages of Night Salad.
The art is hand-painted and vibrant, at once inviting and enchanting. Older readers will pick up on fascinating undertones as John and Sandra define a world where fruit must be assembled and all suburban houses are identical. If you love the unusual and delight in the unique, I highly recommend this title as a candy-colored touch of joy for your library.
-Sarah Martinez
Diamond Comics
A reminder that Louis – Night Salad is now available to order from Diamond Comic Distributors August Previews, item code AUG101077 LOUIS NIGHT SALAD HC (C: 0-0-1), page 297.
Release date: October 2010
96 pages- full colour- hardback
ISBN-13: 978-0954598419
US $14.99
UK £9.99
Highly acclaimed metaphrog return with a brand new stand-alone graphic novel: the moving tale of Louis’ quest for a cure to save his friend FC. A simple story of friendship, heart-warming and genuinely transporting. Beautiful hand-painted artwork packaged in an attractive hardback.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAwqzGuCcQI
Diamond Previews Staff Picks: http://previews.diamondcomics.com/public/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=6&s=221&ai=97417&ssd
