hero . selfmadehero type 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 contents 1 publications 1.1 manga shakespeare 1.2 eye classics 1.3 crime classics 1.4 graphic biography 2 see also 3 notes 4 references 5 external links publications edit they launched with two lines in 2007 manga shakespeare produces works based on the bard but with different settings mainly japan in the past and future 2 eye classics are adaptations of great classic works like those of poe and kafka in 2009 selfmadehero expanded to include sherlock holmes series including hound of the baskervilles and study in scarlet . graphic biography launched in october 2009 with johnny cash i see a darkness the series tells the fascinating life stories of both public and private figures . it includes era defining pop culture icons such as johnny cash and hunter s. thompson . in 2010 selfmadehero expand to include gift books featuring beautifully produced non fiction titles based on iconic cartoon and comic book characters . 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 edit 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 . hamlet art by emma vieceli march 2007 isbn 978 0 9552856 1 5 4 romeo and juliet art by sonia leong march 2007 isbn 978 0 9552856 0 8 the tempest art by paul duffield september 2007 isbn 978 0 9552856 2 2 richard iii art by patrick warren september 2007 isbn 978 0 9552856 3 9 a midsummer night s dream art by kate brown february 2008 isbn 978 0 9552856 4 6 julius caesar art by mustashrik june 2008 isbn 978 0 9552856 5 3 macbeth art by robert deas june 2008 isbn 978 0 9552856 6 0 as you like it art by chie kutsuwada january 2009 isbn 978 0 9558169 0 1 othello art by ryuta osada january 2009 isbn 978 0 9558169 5 6 henry viii art by patrick warren may 2009 isbn 978 1 906838 02 7 king lear art by ilya may 2009 isbn 978 0 9558169 7 0 much ado about nothing art by emma vieceli may 2009 isbn 978 0 9558169 6 3 the merchant of venice art by faye yong september 2009 isbn 978 0 9558169 1 8 twelfth night art by nana li september 2009 isbn 978 0 9558169 9 4 eye classics edit the creators are drawn from a british comic background in particular nevermore but also include screenwriters and more traditional artists . nevermore anthology of adaptations of poe s work october 2007 isbn 978 0 9552856 8 4 5 the pit and the pendulum by jamie delano with art by steve pugh murder in the rue morgue by ian edginton with art by d israeli the facts in the case of mr. valdemar by jeremy slater with art by john mccrea the black cat by leah moore and john reppion with art by james fletcher the fall of the house of usher by dan whitehead with art by shane oakley the master and margarita originally by mikhail bulgakov adapted by andrzej klimowski and danusia schejbal 128 pages may 2008 isbn 978 0 9552856 7 7 the trial originally by franz kafka adapted by chantal montellier and david zane mairowitz 128 pages march 2008 isbn 978 0 9552856 9 1 the picture of dorian gray originally by oscar wilde adapted by ian edginton with art by i. n. j. culbard 128 pages september 2008 isbn 978 0 9558169 3 2 at the mountains of madness originally by h. p. lovecraft adapted and drawn by i. n. j. culbard 128 pages october 2010 isbn 978 1 906838 12 6 6 7 the castle originally by franz kafka adapted by jaromir99 and david zane mairowitz 144 pages nov. 2013 isbn 9781906838676 the shadow out of time originally by h. p. lovecraft adapted and drawn by i. n. j. culbard 120 pages november 2013 isbn 978 190683868 3 crime classics edit 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 the hound of the baskervilles 144 pages sherlock holmes selfmadehero may 2009 isbn 1 906838 00 3 a study in scarlet 144 pages sherlock holmes selfmadehero october 2009 isbn 1 906838 01 1 the sign of the four 144 pages sherlock holmes selfmadehero may 2010 isbn 978 1 906838 04 1 the valley of fear 144 pages sherlock holmes selfmadehero october 2010 isbn 978 1 906838 05 8 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 edit a chinese life johnny cash i see a darkness by reinhard kleist 223 pages graphic biographies selfmadehero october 2009 isbn 0 8109 8463 6 9 see also edit classical comics another new british company producing graphic novel adaptations of great works including some of the same shakespeare plays classics illustrated a similar venture from the 1940s to 1960s pendulum press a similar venture from the 1970s marvel classics comics a similar venture from 1976 1978 marvel illustrated marvel comics imprint adapting classic literature graphic classics 10 the manga bible an adaptation by siku notes edit the 2011 kitschies presented by the kraken rum . 4 february 2012 . retrieved 4 february 2012 . shakespeare gets comic treatment bbc may 11 2007 self made hero shakespeare & manga newsarama november 1 2007 manga hamlet by the bard bbc radio cambs march 9 2007 review of nevermore the guardian november 17 2007 cooke rachel november 14 2010 . at the mountains of madness by lovecraft culbard review . the observer . croonenborghs bart january 26 2011 . at the mountains of madness with h.p. lovecraft . the comics journal . cooke rachel march 28 2010 . a study in scarlet by arthur conan doyle ian edginton and inj culbard . the observer . retrieved march 28 2010 . johnny cash i see a darkness by reinhard kleist the guardian october 24 2009 graphic classics.com references edit self made hero at the grand comics database self made hero at the comic book db external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title selfmadehero & 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