Publishing house SelfMadeHero have just announced their spring release schedule, including new titles from I.N.J. Culbard and Frederik Peeters; Scott McCloud’s eagerly anticipated return to fiction; and timely encounters with Picasso, artistic life behind the Iron Curtain in the 70’s, and the musical heroes of the 90’s.

The mouth-watering lineup clearly adheres to SelfMadeHero’s mission statement of providing entertaining, thought-proving graphic novels from all around the world, and you can take a look at the full details – as well as sneak peeks at some of the artwork – below.

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FEBRUARY

The Sculptor
[Hardback w/jacket | RRP £18.99 | 496pp]

The long-awaited new graphic novel from world-renowned graphic novelist and comics authority, Scott McCloud. Thanks to a deal with Death, David Smith is given the power to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. But with just 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he imagined. And discovering the love of his life at the eleventh hour isn’t making it any easier. Masterful storytelling from the creator of Zot! And the seminal Understanding Comics.

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MARCH

Aama, Vol.3: The Desert of Mirrors
[Hardback | RRP: £12.99 | 88pp]

The third part of Frederik Peeters’ award-winning sci-fi series. Verloc Nim’s interplanetary quest to find the powerful biorobotic experiment Aama continues. The secrets unravel and the dangers continue on Ona(j), a once inhospitable planet where impossible things are happening. An epic story beautifully told by the creator of Blue Pills and Pachyderme.

Behind the Curtain
[Paperback | RRP £15.99 | 192pp]

A politically and personally engaging tale of two artists determined to make a creative living in Eastern Europe during the 1970s. In Warsaw, they find artistic freedom creating ground-breaking posters and films in a time of turbulent historical change behind the Iron Curtain. An evocative autobiography from husband and wife team, Andrzej Klimowski and Danusia Schejbal, who previously collaborated on SelfMadeHero’s The Master and Margarita and Robot.

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APRIL

Pablo
[Paperback | RRP £16.99 | 344 pp]

Picasso’s prolific career had a vast influence on 20th Century art and this graphic novel biography explores his formative years amongst the bohemians of Montmartre, as he struggles to make a living before the emergence of cubism. Atmospheric and entertaining, winner of the Grand Prix at France’s RLT Graphic Novel Awards, from Julie Birment and Clement Oubrerie. The latest in SelfMadeHero’s Art Masters series, which includes Remdrandt and Vincent.

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MAY

The King in Yellow
[Paperback | RRP £14.99 | 144pp]

Taken from the disturbing short stories of fin-de-siecle cult horror writer Robert W. Chambers, I.N.J. Culbard weaves these supernatural tales about a global epidemic of madness together to create a terrifying reading experience. Culbard has won international praise for his deft adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft, who was influenced by Williams. The King in Yellow is also central to HBO’s True Detective TV series.

End of a Century
[Hardback w/jacket | RRP £19.99 | 208pp]

The 1990s was an innovative decade for music with some seminal albums from artists such as The Fall, Manic Street Preachers, Spiritualised, Blur and Kylie Minogue. Graphic artist Run Wrake created iconic dada-esque illustrations to accompany album reviews in the pages of NME. End of a Century is a compilation of many of his distinctive contributions. Sure to appeal to fans of art and music alike. Edited and introduced by broadcaster and journalist Andrew Collins.

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