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Showing posts with label Isabel Greenberg. Show all posts

22 April 2026

UPDATED: Small press comics - Isabel Greenberg

I've long been a fan of the work of Isabel Greenberg (check out her website here) and I have a number of her longer comics work (The encyclopedia of early EarthOne hundred nights of hero and Glass town) but I don't know enough about her small press work.

These images below are (mainly) from my own collection but I'd love to know what other titles she might have produced. Any help much appreciated.

UPDATE (22/04/26):
These are 3 all c/o friend of the blog Simon Russell...
Isabel provided a wraparound cover for issue #5 (Summer 2013) of this magazine (bit larger than A5 sized). Plus a 6 page interview and art. 

Classic US comic book (size). First printed in November 2013.

Simon's copy of  "The river of lost souls" (bottom) is also slightly different from my copy (top). His version is...slightly smaller; the paper stock is different; his is signed and dated 2013 and the inside back cover isn't blank. One for completionists only!

UPDATE:
Back in 2010 issue 1 of Sea Mouse comic was produced. It was 40 pages long, A5 size, black & white only and contained 2 pages of Isabel's diary comics. As this is from 2010 this predates her winning the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize and, stylistically at least, looks like her earliest published work identified to date. Cover not by Isabel

A snippet of her work in Sea Mouse...

You can still get copies from here


UPDATE: this is c/o friend of the blog Simon Russell
Rites, customs and histories of the great empire of Migdalbavel - Isabel Greenberg

Love in a very cold climate - Isabel Greenberg
This was the name of the short story that won Isabel the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize (see here) so I wonder if this came before or after the prize??  

Dreadful wind and rain - Isabel Greenberg
published October 2014
Described here thus...

A short comic based on the traditional folk ballad The Two Sisters. This book was made for an exhibition at Cecil Sharp House with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, and printed with a risograph.

The tale tells of two sisters, seduced by the same lover, and the ruinous consequences that followed. The story can also be found in the graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero.


The river of lost souls - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A short story commissioned by the Guardian for a series on water, entitled The River of Lost Souls.

Toad, episode one - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A self-published risographed comic, written by Alexis Deacon and illustrated by Isabel Greenberg.

Confinement - Isabel Greenberg
From 2023 - more details here - this will be published in full in 2028 (!)

6 March 2026

UPDATED: Small press comics - Isabel Greenberg

I've long been a fan of the work of Isabel Greenberg (check out her website here) and I have a number of her longer comics work (The encyclopedia of early EarthOne hundred nights of hero and Glass town) but I don't know enough about her small press work.

These images below are (mainly) from my own collection but I'd love to know what other titles she might have produced. Any help much appreciated.

UPDATE:
Back in 2010 issue 1 of Sea Mouse comic was produced. It was 40 pages long, A5 size, black & white only and contained 2 pages of Isabel's diary comics. As this is from 2010 this predates her winning the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize and, stylistically at least, looks like her earliest published work identified to date. Cover not by Isabel

A snippet of her work in Sea Mouse...

You can still get copies from here


UPDATE: this is c/o friend of the blog Simon Russell
Rites, customs and histories of the great empire of Migdalbavel - Isabel Greenberg

Love in a very cold climate - Isabel Greenberg
This was the name of the short story that won Isabel the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize (see here) so I wonder if this came before or after the prize??  

Dreadful wind and rain - Isabel Greenberg
published October 2014
Described here thus...

A short comic based on the traditional folk ballad The Two Sisters. This book was made for an exhibition at Cecil Sharp House with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, and printed with a risograph.

The tale tells of two sisters, seduced by the same lover, and the ruinous consequences that followed. The story can also be found in the graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero.


The river of lost souls - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A short story commissioned by the Guardian for a series on water, entitled The River of Lost Souls.

Toad, episode one - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A self-published risographed comic, written by Alexis Deacon and illustrated by Isabel Greenberg.

Confinement - Isabel Greenberg
From 2023 - more details here - this will be published in full in 2028 (!)

6 February 2026

UPDATED: Small press comics - Isabel Greenberg

I've long been a fan of the work of Isabel Greenberg (check out her website here) and I have a number of her longer comics work (The encyclopedia of early EarthOne hundred nights of hero and Glass town) but I don't know enough about her small press work.

These images below are (mainly) from my own collection but I'd love to know what other titles she might have produced. Any help much appreciated.

UPDATE: this is c/o friend of the blog Simon Russell
Rites, customs and histories of the great empire of Migdalbavel - Isabel Greenberg

Love in a very cold climate - Isabel Greenberg
This was the name of the short story that won Isabel the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize (see here) so I wonder if this came before or after the prize??  

Dreadful wind and rain - Isabel Greenberg
published October 2014
Described here thus...

A short comic based on the traditional folk ballad The Two Sisters. This book was made for an exhibition at Cecil Sharp House with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, and printed with a risograph.

The tale tells of two sisters, seduced by the same lover, and the ruinous consequences that followed. The story can also be found in the graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero.


The river of lost souls - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A short story commissioned by the Guardian for a series on water, entitled The River of Lost Souls.

Toad, episode one - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A self-published risographed comic, written by Alexis Deacon and illustrated by Isabel Greenberg.

Confinement - Isabel Greenberg
From 2023 - more details here - this will be published in full in 2028 (!)

20 January 2026

Small press comics - Isabel Greenberg

I've long been a fan of the work of Isabel Greenberg (check out her website here) and I have a number of her longer comics work (The encyclopedia of early Earth, One hundred nights of hero and Glass town) but I don't know enough about her small press work.

These images below are (mainly) from my own collection but I'd love to know what other titles she might have produced. Any help much appreciated.

Love in a very cold climate - Isabel Greenberg
This was the name of the short story that won Isabel the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize (see here) so I wonder if this came before or after the prize??  

Dreadful wind and rain - Isabel Greenberg
published October 2014
Described here thus...

A short comic based on the traditional folk ballad The Two Sisters. This book was made for an exhibition at Cecil Sharp House with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, and printed with a risograph.

The tale tells of two sisters, seduced by the same lover, and the ruinous consequences that followed. The story can also be found in the graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero.


The river of lost souls - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A short story commissioned by the Guardian for a series on water, entitled The River of Lost Souls.

Toad, episode one - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A self-published risographed comic, written by Alexis Deacon and illustrated by Isabel Greenberg.

Confinement - Isabel Greenberg
From 2023 - more details here - this will be published in full in 2028 (!)

7 February 2020

Isabel Greenberg @ Gosh comics

This is tonight people don't forget...

Gosh comics have announced a launch party for the new title from acclaimed graphic novelist (and personal favourite of the blog) Isabel Greenberg...

Let's see what they have to say about the launch...  

Isabel Greenberg will be with us on Friday the 7th of February from 7-9pm to launch her new graphic novel from Jonathan Cape: Glass Town!

Eisner-nominated Isabel Greenberg’s been a long term Gosh! favourite. We’ve loved her work since her first graphic novel The Encyclopedia of Early Earth and it’s follow up 100 Days of Hero.

Glass Town is a exciting change of direction, based on the early lives of the Bronte siblings and infused with the imaginative flair and otherworldly fantasy that makes Isabel Greenberg’s work distinctively magical. We’re delighted to have her here to launch it!

Jonathan Cape says:

“Four children: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne have invented a world so real and vivid that they can step right into it. But can reality be enough, when fiction is so enticing? And what happens to an imaginary world when its creators grow up?

Plots are spiralling, characters are getting wildly out of hand, and a great deal of ink is being spilt...”

Isabel will be here on Friday the 7th of February from 7-9pm to chat and sign for you lucky folks. If you can’t make it, signed copies of Glass Town can be pre-ordered via our website.


7 January 2020

Isabel Greenberg @ Gosh Comics

Gosh comics have announced a launch party for the new title from acclaimed graphic novelist (and personal favourite of the blog) Isabel Greenberg...

Let's see what they have to say about the launch...

Isabel Greenberg will be with us on Friday the 7th of February from 7-9pm to launch her new graphic novel from Jonathan Cape: Glass Town!

Eisner-nominated Isabel Greenberg’s been a long term Gosh! favourite. We’ve loved her work since her first graphic novel The Encyclopedia of Early Earth and it’s follow up 100 Days of Hero.

Glass Town is a exciting change of direction, based on the early lives of the Bronte siblings and infused with the imaginative flair and otherworldly fantasy that makes Isabel Greenberg’s work distinctively magical. We’re delighted to have her here to launch it!

Jonathan Cape says:

“Four children: Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne have invented a world so real and vivid that they can step right into it. But can reality be enough, when fiction is so enticing? And what happens to an imaginary world when its creators grow up?

Plots are spiralling, characters are getting wildly out of hand, and a great deal of ink is being spilt...”

Isabel will be here on Friday the 7th of February from 7-9pm to chat and sign for you lucky folks. If you can’t make it, signed copies of Glass Town can be pre-ordered via our website.



12 May 2019

Isabel Greenberg festival appearance today...

This is today - don't forget! See you there?

For anyone who's a fan of (comics) illustrator Isabel Greenberg there's the chance to meet here (and Imogen Greenberg) at the Barnes children's literature festival on Sunday 12th May 2019. 

The talk covers her Athena book and is a chance to discover the adventures on the Greek goddess Athena (before getting your own chance to craft your own bit of history).

Tickets are available here


Her website is here - and here's a selection of her artwork and books...

How she "signed" a book for me last year - you can't tell but this A4 sized!




Not yet released - this is coming in 2019 and as she explains...
based on the Brontë Juvilalia, created by all four of the Brontë children over the span of their childhoods and into adulthood. The book covers their real lives - the fascinating story of their childhood on the Yorkshire Moors, but also delves into the complex imaginary worlds they created.

Small press comic



Window painting at Gosh comics for the last Free Comic Book Day (2018)…

25 March 2019

Isabel Greenberg festival appearance

For anyone who's a fan of (comics) illustrator Isabel Greenberg there's the chance to meet here (and Imogen Greenberg) at the Barnes children's literature festival on Sunday 12th May 2019. 

The talk covers her Athena book and is a chance to discover the adventures on the Greek goddess Athena (before getting your own chance to craft your own bit of history).

Tickets are available here


Her website is here - and here's a selection of her artwork and books...

How she "signed" a book for me last year - you can't tell but this A4 sized!




Not yet released - this is coming in 2019 and as she explains...
based on the Brontë Juvilalia, created by all four of the Brontë children over the span of their childhoods and into adulthood. The book covers their real lives - the fascinating story of their childhood on the Yorkshire Moors, but also delves into the complex imaginary worlds they created.

Small press comic



Window painting at Gosh comics for the last Free Comic Book Day (2018)...