Kitschies
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2011) Special Award
SelfMadeHero
セルフメイドヒーロー
Serufumeidohīrō
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 2007-02-01 （London, United Kingdom）
- Died
- N/A （N/A）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- None
- Residence History
- London, United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- independent publishing house, graphic novel publisher
- Active Years
- 2007-2024
- Affiliations
- Metro Media Ltd
- Nominations
- Angoulême International Comics Festival SNCF Polar Prize 2020, Tumult
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kitschies | N/A | The Black Tentacle | The Kitschies | Won |
| 2013 | Angoulême International Comics Festival | The Nao of Brown | Special Jury Prize | — | Won |
| 2015 | British Comic Awards | The Motherless Oven | Best Book | — | Won |
| 2016 | Eisner Award | Ruins | Best Graphic Album | — | Won |
| 2020 | Excelsior Award | Guantánamo Kid | Excelsior Award Black | — | Won |
Kitschies
2011
Work:
N/A
Category:
The Black Tentacle
Organization:
The Kitschies
Result:
Won
Angoulême International Comics Festival
2013
Work:
The Nao of Brown
Category:
Special Jury Prize
Result:
Won
British Comic Awards
2015
Work:
The Motherless Oven
Category:
Best Book
Result:
Won
Eisner Award
2016
Work:
Ruins
Category:
Best Graphic Album
Result:
Won
Excelsior Award
2020
Work:
Guantánamo Kid
Category:
Excelsior Award Black
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Adaptations of literature into graphic novelsOriginal graphic fiction
Legacy
An independent publishing house specializing in graphic novel adaptations of literary classics such as Shakespeare, Poe, and Kafka, as well as original groundbreaking fiction. It has published award-winning works in the graphic novel medium.
Trivia
- Founded in February 2007 by Emma Hayley.
- Launched with Manga Shakespeare series adapting Shakespeare's works in manga style.
- Imprints include Manga Shakespeare, Eye Classics, Crime Classics, and Graphic Biography.