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WhenNobrow Press was founded in 2008 as a small press and screen-printing studio, our idea was to create a new publishing imprint which focused on visual and predominantly illustrated content. Making books proved to be hard work but we relished the challenge. Not everything has always worked out in the way we intended it to... but on the flip side, so many things have exceeded our expectations.
Investing in a new artist is an exhilarating experience and helping someone realize what is often a long standing ambition is genuinely rewarding. With our spring 2017 list, we’ve brought together a diverse and rich list of artists sharing their stories. Whether it is revisiting Robert Hunter’s surreal and bewitching love story ( Map of Days) or Hamish Steele’s anarchic comic take on ancient Egyptian myths (Pantheon), I hope the reader will revel in the visual brilliance of any one of our books.
RobertHunter's vivid illustrations tell a dreamlike tale of ancient love, creating a surreal graphic novel unlike any other.
Intrigued by its endless tick-tocking, Richard steps into the world behind his grandfather's clock and discovers the Face of the Earth, trapped there by an eternal longing. Moved to pity, Richard winds back the clock, changing time forever…
Robert Hunter is a London based illustrator, signed to Blink Art. He works on both print and animation for clients including the New York Times, The Guardian, and the V&A.
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Robert Hunter
'It is funny, a little bonkers, and well worth a read.'
— Starburst Magazine
Suspicious
salad, fighting hippos, and a golden willy
– this could only be Hamish Steele’s hilarious (and definitely adult) retelling of the most famous myth in Ancient Egypt!
The god Horus vows bloody revenge on his uncle Set for the murder of his pharaoh father – and so the great battle between the deities begins. Who will emerge triumphant and claim the throne of Egypt?
Hamish Steele is a freelance animation director and illustrator from London. He graduated from Kingston University with First Class Honours in 2013 and since then has worked for clients including the BBC, Blink!Ink and Nickelodeon.
Juvenile animals strive to survive across a postapocalyptic wasteland in this striking parable about the nature of freedom and friendship.
Part Watership Down, part Akira, Jen Lee’s latest comic follows Simon, a dog, who lives in a barren backyard with his two best friends, Cliff, a raccoon, and Reynard, a deer. The unlikely gang spend their days looting the desolate supermarket and waiting for the return of the hallowed 'garbage night'. But rumour has it, there's a nearby town where humans still live. The trio join up with Barnaby, a mysterious stranger, and set off into the unknown…
Jen Lee studied at the School of Visual Arts in NYC for a BFA in illustration. Lee currently freelances in a farmhouse out of Idaho for clients including Boom! Studios, and Nickelodeon. She is also the creator of the hugely popular animated webcomic, Thunderpaw.
Blending magic, humour, Indiana Jones-style adventuring and sports, Sam Bosma’s award-winning series returns with this gripping third instalment!
The wizarding duo become separated after washing up on the shores of a gothic castle town, where a monstrous beast has taken over the land and left the people to starve. Wiz breaks into the beast’s castle and finds herself thrown into a game of supernatural mini golf. Can she win the game and escape with her life? Meanwhile, Mug uncovers the sinister truth behind the Order of Mages…
Sam Bosma studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He won a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators in the Institutional category of the Illustration Annual 54, and both Gold and Silver Awards from Spectrum Fantastic Art.
Wiz and Mug are sent on a quest to plunder an ancient tomb – but they’ll have to better the tomb’s mummified ruler in a game of hoops first! Will their bandaged adversary play by the rules?
WINNER OF THE 2016 IGNATZ AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COMIC
The mismatched duo’s adventure continues in a ruined beach town, where they must defeat the greatest volleyball champions in the realm. But something smells fishy… the Order of Mages may not be what it seems!
‘A standout among youth graphic novels that earns its ample, varied appeal’ — Booklist, Starred Review
Our apologies, my husband is still sick. We can pay.
Twenty pounds per month. Repeat recusancy.
You were missed in church again today.
Fine’s gone up.
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between writer Jamie Rhodes and the National Trust, this unique graphic novel plunges us into the rich and often dark history of Scotney Castle in Kent.
Recreating the castle’s past from the Medieval to the Edwardian ages, five rising stars from the UK comics scene (Isaac Lenkiewicz, Briony May Smith, William Exley, Becky Palmer and Isabel Greenberg) have illustrated five short stories that mix fiction with fact, creating a visually striking graphic collection that is steeped in historical context.
Jamie Rhodes is a London based writer working in screen, prose, and comics. He is the author of Dead Men’s Teeth, launched at the British Library in 2014.
'Check it out! Education and entertainment rarely come in the same beautiful package.' — It's Nice That
Broughttogether for the first time, this collection of witty graphic biographies delves into the minds of three of the most controversial, outspoken, and important thinkers from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Through Anne Simon’s irreverent illustrative style, join the fight against capitalism with Karl Marx, meet the father of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud, and discover the fundamentals of physics with Albert Einstein.
Corinne Maier is a writer, economist, historian and psychoanalyst, who has produced around 15 bestselling non-fiction books.
Anne Simon received the "New Talent" prize at the Angoulême festival in 2004, and released her first comic book "Persephone in the Underworld" in 2006.
Corinne Maier & Anne Simon
DREAMING IS THE FASTEST ROUTE TO THE UNCONSCIOUS.
... BUT IT ALSO IS THE WATCHDOG OF SLEEP.
THE DREAM DOESN’T JUDGE, IT DOESN’T CALCULATE: IT TRANSFORMS.
THE DRAWERS OF THE MIND REMAIN OPEN DURING SLEEP AND WE CAN RUMMAGE THROUGH THEM AS WE DREAM.
A DREAM IS THE FULFILMENT OF A DESIRE...
YOU MAY DREAM OF WATER...
WHEN YOU’RE THIRSTY...
BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO WAKE UP TO DRINK.
ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY’S 'BEST BOOKS OF 2016'
Outnow in paperback, Healy’s debut graphic novel compellingly weaves together true life narratives from the 1900s with a contemporary fictional story.
Equal parts bleak and beautiful, this is a unique visual journey of love and loss that shows the strength it takes to survive in even the harshest conditions – whether that be struggling for survival in the Arctic or surviving a midlife crisis in the present day.
Luke Healy was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He received a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University, and an MFA in Cartooning from The Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, USA. His comics have been published in several anthologies.
