SelfMadeHero

For the French film, see A Self Made Hero.
SelfMadeHero
Private
Industry Publishing
Founded 2007
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Key people
Emma Hayley
Products Graphic novels
Parent Metro Media Ltd
Divisions Manga Shakespeare
Eye Classics
Crime Classics
Graphic Biography
Gift Books
Website www.selfmadehero.com

SelfMadeHero is a British graphic novel and manga publishing company, and imprint of Metro Media Ltd, who specialise in adapting works of literature. The company received the 2011 Kitschies Black Tentacle award.[1]

Publications

They launched with two lines in 2007:

In 2009 SelfMadeHero expanded to include:

In 2010 SelfMadeHero expand to include:

For the moment the adaptations will be the main focus for publications, but director Emma Hayley has said they hope to publish original material in the future.[3]

Manga Shakespeare

The adaptations of Shakespeare's plays were made by Richard Appignanesi (who previously worked on Icon Books' Introducing... series), with the art created by UK-based manga artist who have come to prominence via Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga (United Kingdom & Ireland) competition, their work for Sweatdrop Studios or London manga collective Umisen Yamisen.

Eye Classics

The creators are drawn from a British comic background (in particular Nevermore) but also include screenwriters and more traditional artists.

Crime Classics

The Crime Classics line began with set of four adaptations of the Arthur Conan Doyle stories, adapted by Ian Edginton, with art by I. N. J. Culbard:

Rachel Cooke reviewed A Study in Scarlet for The Observer and concluded:

Culbard and Edginton are adept at concision, leaving out nothing that is crucial and excising much that isn't. I relished every page and thought how this book would be the perfect primer for any child whose parents feel them to be just on the cusp of potential Holmes worship.[8]

It also includes an adaptation of The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake, the first in the series of books that feature John Dortmunder.

Graphic Biography

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