Sandra Marrs+John Chalmers

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Team work colouring our graphic novel: John is flatting in Clip Studio Paint, then we export files to Photoshop, convert them to CMYK (with no K in the colour mix except for the line art), before I colour and shade.

@Enchantedbooks Thanks!

@metaphrog @scholasticuk @MollyJamieson Great news! 🎉

Just popping on here to share big news! We’re SO thrilled to announce we’ve signed a 2 book deal with @scholasticuk for a MG fantasy graphic novel series! Part of their new imprint Graphix, Wilomina will publish in 2026 and 2027. Massive thanks to our agent @MollyJamieson !

@tatha_the Thanks!

@metaphrog @scholasticuk @MollyJamieson Great news

.@scholasticuk has swooped for a “whimsical” middle-grade graphic novel series by the Franco-Scottish duo John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, known collectively as Metaphrog 👇 #Echobox=1743612810" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thebookseller.com/rights/scholas…

@KerryMcQuaide Thank you!

@metaphrog Congratulations! So exciting!

Big news! Our next graphic novel will be with Scholastic UK. They’re bringing the brillant Graphix imprint to the UK. We’ll be part of it with our new book, which will also be lead title at Bologna Book Fair! More on this soon! Graphix is our favourite imprint! We’re so thrilled!

@OctoberJonesCo Thank you!

@metaphrog Amazing news! Congratulations 📚✨

.@scholasticuk is launching graphic novel imprint Graphix in the UK bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

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@jamiesmart There’s been a big influx of publishing folks on Bluesky this weekend. It’s more functional and less toxic over there.

I’m really in two minds about Twitter. I still love it, at heart, and the few good people who have remained. It is becoming more and more untenable isn’t it though. Morally, as much as anything.

Thanks @AlnessLanguages for inviting us. Had a great time!

This is very sad. Wondering how much of this has been exacerbated by the pandemic, with kids not being in school and taking the habit of using screens a lot more at a critical point in their life. Thankfully comics are here ti help: more and more kids are reading them.

This is awful news. If I might suggest from the comics side of things, however, you do see that when you show children how to create their own comics, and they then ✨realise all the stories of their own that they can tell✨ it really empowers them and ignites a thirst for more.

If you're around Edinburgh, we're doing a (free) comic workshop for 16+ at @natlibscot, sharing lots of tips for making your own comics. That's Friday 15th November at 2.30pm - looking forward to it! Book here: nls.uk/whats-on/creat…

Currently reading It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by @zoethorogood . So many great visual ideas there📚