Graphic Novel Life
John Chalmers & Sandra MarrsWe share our publishing journey, "behind the scenes" of making a graphic novel, thoughts on creativity, news, book recommendations.
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Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares Episode 2
Dear friends,
Hope you liked the first installment of Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares last week. The story continues right here…
Pre-order Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares: https://linktr.ee/wilomina
And remember t...
Read the first two chapters of Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares graphic novel
Dear friends,
Starting today, we’re serializing the first two chapters of our graphic novel Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares right here, for free. Every Tuesday, for the next few weeks only, we’ll post a new installment. Here’s...
Wilomina Book Launch, Wilomina in the media, plus 25% off pre-orders
Dear friends,
Lots to share in this newsletter! Firstly, the Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares Glasgow book launch. Hope to see some of you there. We’ll do a very short presentation, Q&A, book signing, there will be mingling, and...
Unexpected things happen when you least expect it
Another month we haven’t seen go by since we last wrote. And it’s been quite a month! Sandra here had a thyroid operation, it was very unexpected, but nothing sinister, and it went well except for the horrible allergic reaction to the surgi...
Two months to go until Wilomina comes out
Dear friends,
Only two months to go until our graphic novel is released! Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares is out on Aug 13th 2026.
Where did the time go? One minute we’re signing a contract, and suddenly it’s two and a half yea...
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Award winning graphic novel duo aka Metaphrog. Sharing our publishing journey and what it's like to make comics. Scottish writer and French artist in Scotland. Agent: Molly Jamieson United Agents
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