JohnChalmers+SandraMarrs=Metaphrog
@metaphrog.bsky.social
John Chalmers + Sandra Marrs = Metaphrog
Graphic novels makers
Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares out Aug 2026 from Scholastic UK
Rep’d by United Agents. Scottish + French. Glasgow
#KidsGN📚💬
https://metaphrog.com
Graphic novels makers
Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares out Aug 2026 from Scholastic UK
Rep’d by United Agents. Scottish + French. Glasgow
#KidsGN📚💬
https://metaphrog.com
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BIG NEWS! We’re utterly thrilled to announce that we’ve signed a two book deal with Scholastic UK for a MG fantasy graphic novel series! Part of the new imprint Graphix, Wilomina – The Land of Dreams and Nightmares will publish in Sept 2026 with 2nd volume in 2027... #Booksky #Authorsky #KidLitUK
We're doing a talk at Oxgangs Library Tuesday 20th Jan, 6.45pm to 7.45pm. Pop in if you're around! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bam-produc...
BAM! Producing Knock-out Graphic Novels with Metaphrog
Author/Illustrator duo John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs (Metaphrog) will host this graphic novel workshop for adults at Oxgangs Library.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
We're doing a talk at Oxgangs Library Tuesday 20th Jan, 6.45pm to 7.45pm. Pop in if you're around! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bam-produc...
Just placed a print order with Moo UK, and got £20 off to refer a friend. Anyone needs £20 off Moo? DM us and we'll give you the code.
January 16, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Just placed a print order with Moo UK, and got £20 off to refer a friend. Anyone needs £20 off Moo? DM us and we'll give you the code.
Got this book for my birthday but saved it to read over Christmas and fell in love: Aimée de Jongh ‘s graphic novel adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies @faberbooks.bsky.social . Stunning art, powerful story, deeply immersive read, faithful to the original text. #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Got this book for my birthday but saved it to read over Christmas and fell in love: Aimée de Jongh ‘s graphic novel adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies @faberbooks.bsky.social . Stunning art, powerful story, deeply immersive read, faithful to the original text. #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
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*runs around screaming, high-fives ALL THE INDIE BOOKSHOPS*
Neill Cameron has debuted straight at the top of the Independent Bookshop Top 20 with Make A Mess! (DFB Phoenix), the second title in his Donut Squad graphic novel series, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ BookData 👇 #BookSky
Independent bookshop chart: Neill Cameron tidies up in the Indie charts
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January 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
*runs around screaming, high-fives ALL THE INDIE BOOKSHOPS*
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I think a gentle start to a new year of #KidsBooksFriday is in order. Did anyone (or the kids in your lives) get any good books over Christmas or is there anything you’re particularly looking forward to reading in 2026? My suggestions in the photos / captions.
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
January 2, 2026 at 9:33 AM
I think a gentle start to a new year of #KidsBooksFriday is in order. Did anyone (or the kids in your lives) get any good books over Christmas or is there anything you’re particularly looking forward to reading in 2026? My suggestions in the photos / captions.
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
#KidLitUK
#UKKidLit
#KidLit
And… we’re off. See you next year!
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
And… we’re off. See you next year!
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Only one week till Christmas! Or as we can all agree it is more commonly celebrated these days, only TWO weeks till DONUT SQUAD MAKE A MESS! Jan 1, 2026! Only uhhh 13 more sleeps! (?) Look I can’t do maths
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Only one week till Christmas! Or as we can all agree it is more commonly celebrated these days, only TWO weeks till DONUT SQUAD MAKE A MESS! Jan 1, 2026! Only uhhh 13 more sleeps! (?) Look I can’t do maths
This year we completed a full-color 266 page graphic novel. Thousands of hours of work! We loved every minute of it! Next year is gonna be even busier. Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares will be published by @scholasticuk.bsky.social in Aug 2026 & we’ll be working on the sequel. #KidLitUK
December 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This year we completed a full-color 266 page graphic novel. Thousands of hours of work! We loved every minute of it! Next year is gonna be even busier. Wilomina: The Land of Dreams and Nightmares will be published by @scholasticuk.bsky.social in Aug 2026 & we’ll be working on the sequel. #KidLitUK
Currently reading DadBot by @jackdraws.bsky.social . When Josh and Daisy find a robot at a car boot sale, they don’t expect it to suddenly come alive during a big thunderstorm. A sweet, funny, heartwarming graphic novel for kids 6 and up.
#KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
#KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
December 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Currently reading DadBot by @jackdraws.bsky.social . When Josh and Daisy find a robot at a car boot sale, they don’t expect it to suddenly come alive during a big thunderstorm. A sweet, funny, heartwarming graphic novel for kids 6 and up.
#KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
#KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
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Enjoyed Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces by Carlos Sanchez. A fantasy graphic novel where two kids discover a hidden world is always a great read. #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Enjoyed Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces by Carlos Sanchez. A fantasy graphic novel where two kids discover a hidden world is always a great read. #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social
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December 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We made this reel a year ago and it’s really picking up again. vm.tiktok.com/ZNRLuBb69/
December 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We made this reel a year ago and it’s really picking up again. vm.tiktok.com/ZNRLuBb69/
The Angouleme festival is cancelled in 2026, but they're organizing a 'Grand OFF', a sort of fringe festival to replace it, organized collectively. The festival normally brings 3.5 million Euros of revenue to the whole town. Hope this Grand OFF helps mitigate things for everyone.
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Angouleme festival is cancelled in 2026, but they're organizing a 'Grand OFF', a sort of fringe festival to replace it, organized collectively. The festival normally brings 3.5 million Euros of revenue to the whole town. Hope this Grand OFF helps mitigate things for everyone.
We can imagine bookshops full of "McDonald's" books, which is essentially what AI books will be: junk. Customers aren't gonna ask for AI books, but they will end up buying them if you shove it at them. Just like what happened with junk food. Please don't.
Waterstones would stock books created by AI if customers wanted them and they were clearly labelled, CEO James Daunt has said, but it is “something that we would recoil [from]” 👇 #BookSky
Waterstones would stock AI books if 'clearly labelled and customers wanted them', says CEO
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December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We can imagine bookshops full of "McDonald's" books, which is essentially what AI books will be: junk. Customers aren't gonna ask for AI books, but they will end up buying them if you shove it at them. Just like what happened with junk food. Please don't.
Just read the third volume of The Witches of Brooklyn, S’More Magic, the super-charming adventures of a teen witch in training at summer camp by @esofii.bsky.social With cosy fun vibes, these graphic novels are always a joy to return to. #KidsGN📚💬#KidLitUK #graphicnovels
December 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Just read the third volume of The Witches of Brooklyn, S’More Magic, the super-charming adventures of a teen witch in training at summer camp by @esofii.bsky.social With cosy fun vibes, these graphic novels are always a joy to return to. #KidsGN📚💬#KidLitUK #graphicnovels
Very sad that Angoulême International Comics Festival 2026 is cancelled. How could it even get to this? The town, the artists & publishers are all going to suffer. But sometimes you just gotta change things. For us, trying to hush up a rape is enough of a reason.
www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-20...
www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-20...
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Very sad that Angoulême International Comics Festival 2026 is cancelled. How could it even get to this? The town, the artists & publishers are all going to suffer. But sometimes you just gotta change things. For us, trying to hush up a rape is enough of a reason.
www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-20...
www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-20...
After months of work, we finally finished colouring our graphic novel. It’s now going to come out a bit earlier: Wilomina - The Land of Dreams & Nightmares will be published in August 2026 by @scholasticuk.bsky.social . Just sent our finished files to our publisher! #KidLitUK #graphicnovels #comics
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
After months of work, we finally finished colouring our graphic novel. It’s now going to come out a bit earlier: Wilomina - The Land of Dreams & Nightmares will be published in August 2026 by @scholasticuk.bsky.social . Just sent our finished files to our publisher! #KidLitUK #graphicnovels #comics
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The School Reading List Children’s Books of the Year 2025 shortlist is live! 🎉📚
Explore standout fiction, nonfiction & picture books and vote for your winners in each category.
👉 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Explore standout fiction, nonfiction & picture books and vote for your winners in each category.
👉 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The School Reading List Children’s Books of the Year 2025 shortlist is live! 🎉📚
Explore standout fiction, nonfiction & picture books and vote for your winners in each category.
👉 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
Explore standout fiction, nonfiction & picture books and vote for your winners in each category.
👉 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Our feature artist/guide for today is this BACK FLIP animation break-down, by the talented @roman_henshin! Love seeing the INDIVIDUAL FRAMES here, with all the ANTICIPATION, SMEAR, etc, BEAUTIFUL! #anime #manga #animation2d #animationdev #animation #gamedev #gameart
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Our feature artist/guide for today is this BACK FLIP animation break-down, by the talented @roman_henshin! Love seeing the INDIVIDUAL FRAMES here, with all the ANTICIPATION, SMEAR, etc, BEAUTIFUL! #anime #manga #animation2d #animationdev #animation #gamedev #gameart
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Our feature tutorial/artist for today is by the talented @miyuliart! Drawing FOLDED ARMS is an exercise in THINKING about how the forms STACK, this explains it well! #characterdesign #manga #illustration
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Our feature tutorial/artist for today is by the talented @miyuliart! Drawing FOLDED ARMS is an exercise in THINKING about how the forms STACK, this explains it well! #characterdesign #manga #illustration
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Our Winter Reading Festival starts on Monday! From 1st – 15th December, we're excited to bring you an inspiring line-up of author and illustrator events you won't want to miss.
Sign up here: shop.scholastic.co.uk/scholastic-s...
Sign up here: shop.scholastic.co.uk/scholastic-s...
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Our Winter Reading Festival starts on Monday! From 1st – 15th December, we're excited to bring you an inspiring line-up of author and illustrator events you won't want to miss.
Sign up here: shop.scholastic.co.uk/scholastic-s...
Sign up here: shop.scholastic.co.uk/scholastic-s...
Utterly shocked, after a school visit today, to learn they’re doing away with all school librarians in Glasgow. By the end of this year there will be zero left. They actually don’t want educated people. The teacher said to us this morning they’re just taking the money for their ‘trips to New York’.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Utterly shocked, after a school visit today, to learn they’re doing away with all school librarians in Glasgow. By the end of this year there will be zero left. They actually don’t want educated people. The teacher said to us this morning they’re just taking the money for their ‘trips to New York’.
A double post this week! Really enjoyed the Dungeon Club graphic novels by @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social & @xanthe.bsky.social . D&D intermingles with real life and teen relationships. Loving the colouring! #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A double post this week! Really enjoyed the Dungeon Club graphic novels by @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social & @xanthe.bsky.social . D&D intermingles with real life and teen relationships. Loving the colouring! #KidsGN📚💬 #KidLitUK