Night Post UK indie edition out November 2014

Posted by on Oct 31, 2014 in News | No Comments
Night Post UK indie edition out November 2014

Improper Books are delighted to announce that a limited UK indie release of NIGHT POST, by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder, will be taking place Wednesday, 12th November 2014. A picture book for all ages, Night Post will be available from supporting independent retailers, such as Gosh! (London), Orbital Comics (London), and Page 45 (Nottingham). […]

Nottingham Comic Con 2014

Posted by on Oct 2, 2014 in Events | No Comments
Nottingham Comic Con 2014

This Saturday, 4th October, Chris Wildgoose and Laura Trinder will be attending Nottingham Comic Con 2014. This year, Chris is attending as one of the con guests and will be joining Marc Laming and John McCrea on a panel hosted by Tony Esmond at 11:00am. You can find Chris and Laura at Table U46 – […]

PORCELAINE – Tome 1: Gamine

Posted by on Sep 17, 2014 in News | No Comments
PORCELAINE – Tome 1: Gamine

Éditions Delcourt and Improper Books are delighted to announce PORCELAINE: 01 – GAMINE, the first French language volume of Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose’s Porcelain trilogy, is being released today, 17th September 2014. Porcelain first came to the attention of Delcourt in 2012 at the Thought Bubble comic festival in Leeds, when Thierry Mornet, Delcourt’s […]

CamCon 2014

Posted by on Aug 28, 2014 in Events, News | No Comments
CamCon 2014

Chris Wildgoose and Matt Gibbs are attending CamCon 2014 on August 30th, and will be bringing along various Improper Books with them, such as Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale and Butterfly Gate (both by Benjamin Read & Chris Wildgoose), and Knight & Dragon (by Matt Gibbs & Bevis Musson). We’ll be sharing the table with […]

SPCP Live – 24 hour podcast for Operation Smile

Posted by on Jul 9, 2014 in Events, News | No Comments
SPCP Live – 24 hour podcast for Operation Smile

On Saturday July 12th Stacey Taylor will be hosting a 24 hour live edition of her Stacey’s Pop Culture Parlour podcast to raise awareness and money for Operation Smile. In Stacey’s own words, “Operation Smile provides free surgery to repair cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities for children across the world. Just £150 […]

Chaos City Comics Signing

Posted by on Jul 9, 2014 in Events, News | No Comments
Chaos City Comics Signing

Chris Wildgoose (Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale, Butterfly Gate, Briar) will be joining Monty Nero (Death Sentence), Marc Laming (Kings Watch. All-New Invaders), Dave Gibbons (Watchmen, The Secret Service), and Matt Harrower at Chaos City Comics this Saturday July 12th for a special signing session from 2:00pm till 5:00pm. Chris will be signing and sketching […]

Porcelain – Award nominations

Posted by on Jun 18, 2014 in News | No Comments
Porcelain – Award nominations

We’re delighted and thrilled that Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose’s Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale has recently been nominated for two awards; The British Fantasy Awards 2014 – Best Comic/Graphic Novel and the True Believers Comic Awards 2014 – Favourite British Comic (Colour). Organised by the British Fantasy Society, the winners of the British Fantasy […]

Knight & Dragon colouring gallery

Posted by on Nov 27, 2013 in Events, News | No Comments
Knight & Dragon colouring gallery

At Thought Bubble 2013 in Leeds last weekend, we ran a colouring table for Knight & Dragon, which proved to be hugely popular with all ages. Thanks to everyone that stopped by, picked up a crayon, pencil, or pen, and got colouring, and thanks to Lisa and the other Thought Bubble organisers for supporting us. […]

Thought Bubble thanks and free downloads

Posted by on Nov 27, 2013 in Events, News | No Comments
Thought Bubble thanks and free downloads

Thank you. We all had a fantastic time attending the Thought Bubble Comic Con in Leeds last weekend. Thanks to everyone that stopped at our table in New Dock Hall for a chat, to pick up our books, and to colour in pages from Knight & Dragon. Huge thanks to Lisa and all of the […]

Improper Books at Thought Bubble 2013 (update)

Posted by on Nov 22, 2013 in Events, News | No Comments
Improper Books at Thought Bubble 2013 (update)

We’re excited to be attending the Thought Bubble Comic Con, which is taking place on Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th 2013 in Leeds. You’ll be able to find us in New Dock Hall on tables 51-53, which is just to the right when you enter. We’ll have copies of our new books Butterfly […]