Hello! I mentioned a little while ago that I’m putting on a show at Bath Children’s Literary Festival on November 2nd, to celebrate the launch of Bunny Vs Monkey book 12! Well as has become a bit of a tradition for these big launch shows, I’ve made a SUPER EXCLUSIVE POSTER to celebrate, and every attendee will get a signed A2 copy of it to take home!

If you’d like to come along it’s an evening show (which is a new one for me!), and will be filled with drawalongs, audience suggestions, and comic making - these things are always a ton of fun. You can grab tickets here:

https://www.bathforum.co.uk/whats-on/jamie-smart-4nn3

Oh by the way, thank you to everyone who got tickets to come to my signing at the Piccadilly Waterstones. It sold out a bit quickly, and I was told most of those ticket sales came from my substack post. So I’ll keep trying to post events here first whenever possible.

Jamie

Waterstones are announcing it tomorrow, but they said I could announce it to my substack subscribers a day early, so here ya go! As ever queues can get a bit long, I would guess this signing might take a few hours so if you wanna come early or saunter along a couple hours in it’s your call!

wait, did I mention TWO BVM books?

Yeah! So Bunny Vs Monkey book 12 comes out this October and it looks like this:

And honestly it is SO MUCH FUN. I know we do a new BVM book every year but that always feels like ages, so I’m always really excited for people to see the new one.

But not only that! We’ve been really REALLY busy pulling together THE WORLD OF BUNNY VS MONKEY, a beautiful new gift book stuffed with everything and anything you could ever want to know about BVM. It’s full colour, hardback (with super thick embossing on the cover), it features a brand new story running through it, and it genuinely has SO MUCH in it. It looks like this:

And I believe it’s out in November. So if you’re coming to the Waterstones signing you can grab either/both books with that, or if you’re not, they’re both available for preorder wherever you get your books.

Thank you! Bye!

Jamie

Details here: https://www.bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/the-world-of-jamie-smart-fcnp

I’ll try and fit in some signing events around that part of the country too while I’m in the area, so I’ll let you know when I hear anything.

Also! Bunny Vs Monkey: International Monkey Business is out in paperback this week! If you haven’t read it yet it’s all space and farts (not in that order), and when I ask kids their favourite BVM book they often say this one, so I’m taking it as a win!

That’s all for now. I have a relatively quiet couple of months over summer, then things are going to get busy for the launch of BVM 12, The new World Of BVM book, the new Hero Slam expansion pack/jigsaw, and all the books we’re prepping for next year INCLUDING Megalomaniacs 2, Max And Chaffy books 6+7, MORE BVM specials, and so much more. Oooof!

Jamie

Come along it’ll be fun! Might be busy. More details on Gosh Comics insta or Facebook probably.

More signings/events on the way too but I’ll wait till they’re confirmed before mentioning anything.

Bye!

https://www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/online/online/phoenix-fest-2026-digital-ticket/2026-04-25/14:00/t-ldndxym?ref=artist

🚀 If you ARE coming to Phoenixfest, hooray! It’s going to be great! A ton of comic artists all comicking and signing and generally being well into making comics. I’m doing two live shows and two signing events, but if you see me walking around do say hi too!

Also, my new book MEGALOMANIACS came out! Did you see? I should have mentioned it earlier. I’m very proud of this book, and it’s doing alright - one young reader already told me he preferred it to Bunny Vs Monkey, so I had an almighty tantrum obviously. But it’s lovely it’s gone down so well. Available everywhere!

Also also, we announced a brand new expansion pack for HERO SLAM! More heroes, more side quests, a new imp and a brand new villain, all of which you can add to your original deck! Curse Of The Cat Demon is available this October!

Also also also I went to Bologna book fair last week for the first time ever, it was so lovely, and Bologna is beautiful! I also got to meet loads of my international publishers which was wonderful. Too many photos to show here but I put a load on my @jamiefumboo Instagram if you’re interested!

Lastly, oh, the front cover for Bunny Vs Monkey book TWELVE coming out later this year, you say? Sure thing!

(Animation by the brilliant Chickenfruit)

Okay that’s all for now, thank you!

Jamie

Hello! On Saturday 28th March I’m doing a big live show to celebrate the launch of my brand new comic series Megalomaniacs (which is out that week too!). The gig is sold out but Waterstones have just announced it’s going to be livestreamed too - so if you want to join in and draw along you can from anywhere in the world!

Tickets are here: https://www.waterstones.com/events/megalomaniacs-the-invasion-begins-event-with-jamie-smart/london-piccadilly

It would be LOVELY if you can join us! These things tend to get rather silly and a lot of fun.

In other (brief) news it was World Book Day official last week, and I’ve been travelling around a lot as part of it all. I’ve been very chuffed that my WBD book - Bunny Vs Monkey Total Chaos has been number one in the UK book charts (all books) for the last four weeks straight, which is just amazing, but ALL the books on the list are incredible, brilliant, and they’re all still available for only £1/€1.50. I think the scheme ends soon though so worth picking them up soon.

As part of the promo I got to be on Sara Cox’s radio 2 book club, search for it on Spotify or bbc sounds if you want a listen!

Oh one more thing, we’ve set up a dedicated Instagram account for me - finally! Just search for jamiesmartdraws on Instagram. I still have my personal insta (jamiefumboo) where I update quite regularly, but this new one is more of a professional one yknow, with regular posts about upcoming gigs, events, books, and also fun stuff like behind the scenes and tutorials and things. It might do a better job at keeping everyone informed than I do.

Thank you, and have a great weekend!

Oh and yeah it’s been number one in the UK for the last three weeks, that’s crazy isn’t it. This edition of BVM is a selection of black and white comics which have only ever been in The Phoenix before, never in book form. So it’s quite a fun thing! There are loads of books like this in the World Book Day scheme, do check them out at your local bookstore!

(But preferably soon, I think they stop selling them/they run out quite soon!)

To promote WBD I’m on the Sara Cox BBC show/podcast tomorrow, then up in Liverpool on Thursday. I also got to pop into a certain famous house, which was fascinating

OTHER THINGS: there was a special edition of The Funday Times last Sunday featuring myself and a host of amazing authors. Let’s hope they consider bringing it back regularly!

Also I recently filmed a little segment for COMIC RELIEF, which you can see here:

https://www.comicrelief.com/box2026/

ALSO my brand new comic series MEGALOMANIACS is out in just a few weeks, do preorder it if you fancy it! Waterstones have a special edition with sprayed edges, but indie bookstores will often have bookplates and sometimes other exclusives too, so do check!

We’re doing a big event for it in London which I (think?) is sold out, but we’re gonna livestream it too so I’ll let you know when that’s available.

Phew! Argh! Thank you. I’m so tired. I’m supposed to be drawing Chaffy book six but there’s no time, how does any of this work.

Bye!

Thank you bye!

1. I’m delighted to be heading back to the lovely Village Books in London, on April 18th, to do a book signing. Want to come along and say hi? Tickets are HERE: https://www.village-books.co.uk/events/megalomaniacs-the-invasion-begins-by-jamie-smart

2. The Waterstones Children’s Book Festival is on in a few places across the UK in February, loads of events if you wanna check them out. This year I’ll be doing a live event in Dundee BUT ON A BIG SCREEN (rather than being there in person). If you’d like to come to that tickets are HERE: https://www.waterstones.com/events/childrens-book-festival-bunny-vs-monkey-virtual-live-event-with-jamie-smart/dundee

3. Lastly there are still a few seats left for the Megalomaniacs live event on March 28th in London! I’ll be on stage drawing comics and getting the audience to help me. There’s even an exclusive poster and signed books for some ticket options! All the details HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/megalomaniacs-the-invasion-begins-event-with-jamie-smart-london-tickets-1977691816461

That’s all for now, although I’m sure I’ve forgotten something. Bye!

🎄 Happy Christmas/festive season everyone! I hope wherever you are you have a great one, or a quiet one, or whatever a sort of one you need. I owe anyone reading this a huge thanks for all your support this year, it has been so appreciated, and 2025 has been one of my best yet. With that in mind, I thought I’d just post up three of my highlights, and add a few notes about why they meant so much to me personally. Hard to choose three (I haven’t even mentioned Bunny Vs Monkey!) but these ones stick out.

⚡️FLEMBER

I did it, I finished Flember. Book five came out this autumn and that brought the whole series to a close. It’s been such a long journey making Flember - as an idea it’s been percolating for a couple of decades at least, and it has taken many different forms and comics before I found what it should be - a series of illustrated novels. I started writing them fifteen years ago, just after my dad died. I finished writing them just after my mum died. So if you’ve read the books you might pick up certain themes in there that I’ve been trying to explore for myself.

As such, Flember holds a really close place to my heart. It only exists because my publisher, DFB, specifically David and Rosie, both had the faith and patience to help me get it right. I’m not sure many other publishers would have waited so kindly for me to get there. I need to also thank Emily, who really brought the illustrations to life. Writing books is thrilling and fun but also HARD, so it really helps to have good people around you.

So anyway, that’s Flember done. A huge chunk of my life, the last fifteen years, finished. I really hope people enjoy it. Partly because I’m never writing an illustrated novel again! Although I’m SO proud of these books, it was a story I needed to tell, in this way, and now I’ve done it I want to spend the rest of my life making comics instead.

🐰SUPER DUPER BUNNY LEAGUE

I got a TV show! Super Duper Bunny League is an adaptation of a book I did of a similar name, which aired on Nick Jr this year. And, if I might say, it turned out BRILLIANTLY. Jonny, Robert and the whole team did an absolutely exceptional job, and I couldn’t have been more pleased with it.

Part of the reason this meant so much to me is that I’ve been working in and around TV for a long time, the first idea I pitched to a network was in 2003, and ever since then I’ve been lucky enough to have a fair few things optioned, and to work alongside some of the best and nicest people in animation. But I’ve never had a show based on one of my own ideas until now.

ANOTHER reason is that Nickelodeon flew me out to watch the premiere screening, meet the whole team, and we even saw an advert for SDBL showing in Times Square. I mean that’s real bucket list stuff, and one of the best experiences of my life. In between everything I got to wander New York both sober and not so much, meet my lovely American publishers, visit the Ghostbusters fire station, and drink sweet pickle juice from Popeyes. Thank you Megan for arranging it all, it was a life changing trip!

⚔️HERO SLAM

Lastly, I got to make a card game. After maybe four years of development, Hero Slam was released this year and it’s been such a buzz seeing people enjoy it. I was obsessed with trading cards as a kid, especially GPK and similar, so to turn that love for card collecting into a game is so exciting. Thanks to Philip and Florence for helping it become a reality, and to Darren for the amazing colour work.

Funny thing is, it all started as a tweet. Back when twitter was fun, I had got really into jigsaws, specifically ones by the publisher LKP (the artwork on their jigsaws is so beautiful). I tweeted a picture of one I’d completed, and a few days later Philip from LKP got in touch asking if I’d ever considered making a jigsaw. The conversation rolled along, turned into one about card games, and suddenly we were making our own. It goes to show that sometimes just sharing your love for things can lead to very unexpected places. Not only that, but we ended up making a Hero Slam jigsaw too, and a comic (running in The Phoenix) and some other stuff too which is secret for now. FOR NOW. Till next year. It’s all such a thrill.

So anyway those are some of my highlights. I feel very lucky to be doing all this, and next year there’s even more stuff coming out. So thank you again for sticking with me, and here’s to a great 2026 for us all!

Hello! Well the big Union Chapel gig went so well we’ve been looking for an excuse to do another one, and since my new book series Megalomaniacs is released in March we’re going to be celebrating it in style! Come and join us in London at the Emmanuel Centre, 28th March, 2PM, tickets are available here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/megalomaniacs-the-invasion-begins-event-with-jamie-smart-london-tickets-1977691816461

Like with the BVM event, I’ve created an exclusive gig poster (above) for this one which you’ll get for free if you choose the ticket+book option! I’m hoping to sign the posters too.

if you’ve never been to an event like this basically I’m on stage drawing cartoons and comics, showing how I do it, but really getting the audience involved too. All of us drawing, coming up with ridiculous ideas, and by the end of it we’ve all come up with some absolutely unhinged comics. It’s a ton of fun and kids seem to really enjoy it. And while this is a Megalomaniacs event, I’m sure Bunny Vs Monkey, Looshkin and others will crop up in what we’re drawing, they usually do!

I’m announcing the gig here today before we announce it more widely tomorrow, so there’s a good chance to get tickets. Hopefully I’ll see you there!

ONE MORE THING!

The brilliant Gosh! comic shop have done a reprint of my exclusive Looshkin poster, and I popped in yesterday to sign them all. So if you fancy one either swing by their London store (they’re in Soho), or I believe you can order online too.

(So far sales of these prints have raised over £1200 for Read For Good, who bring books into children’s hospitals, and Centerpoint the youth homelessness charity, so thank you x a million to everyone who’s bought one!)

That’s it for now, hope this time of the year’s not too crazy for you!

Jamie

1. I’m doing another Phoenix/Bunny Vs Monkey online workshop next Saturday, 22nd November. These are always super fun to do, we basically just sit drawing characters and comics together, I share tips and the audience shares unhinged suggestions for us to draw. You can get tickets for it here: https://thephoenixcomic.co.uk/events/ but also check out the other artists doing digital workshops too!

   

2. FLEMBER book five is out NOW! Not only that, but to celebrate the whole series has been re-released with brand new covers!

   

   

   Flember is my series of illustrated novels about the boy inventor Dev, who accidentally discovers THE SECRET TO LIFE ITSELF, then uses it to bring his robot bear Boja to life. Only for both of them to journey across the mysterious Flember island in an attempt to undo all the havoc they’ve caused. It’s the huge, epic adventure I’ve always wanted to write, filled with funny bits, explosive bits, and hopefully heartwrenching bits too. Flember book five is the final book in the series, the epic conclusion, and I’m just absurdly proud it’s finally out in the world.

3. HERO SLAM, the card game I made, is now on general release! Previously Waterstones and The Phoenix had exclusivity, but now it’s available evvvvverywhere. I know some indie and smaller game/bookstores will also have some super cool giveaways with it, like stickers, colouring sheets, and maybe even a secret thing I’m not supposed to mention yet. Do check for availability.

   To celebrate, here’s the animation the amazing folk at Chickenfruit (music by Reeder) produced, which hopefully gives a good feel for what it’s all about!

   oh also! If you buy the Hero Slam game or the jigsaw (or both!) direct from the publisher here

   https://www.laurenceking.com/ and put in the code SMART20, they’ll give you 20% off!

4. Bunny Vs Monkey book eleven came out recently and went to number one on the children’s chart, and even climbed through the top ten of the overall charts too, so thank you so much to everyone who’s bought it. I really hope you like it. One buzz for me was seeing my first ever poster on the tube too! Look at me here, all proud and happy taking a selfie despite people trying to get past. Sorry everyone.

   

5. MEGALOMANIACS! A lot of people have asked and the good news is YES, we are doing a Megalomaniacs book, a few are planned actually, and the first one should be out next spring. Here’s the cover!

   

More news about it nearer the time!

6. And lastly, the great big Bunny Vs Monkey gig at Union Chapel happened a few weeks ago, and it was SO FUN. Thank you so much to all 850 or so of you who came, I hope everyone enjoyed it, it was definitely a highlight of my year.

   I’ll post a few photos of it all below. We’re already planning future gigs like this, and a few signings for next year too, so I’ll update when I know about either.

   The photos!

   

   

   

   

That’s all for now, bye!

Jamie

(Also if you would like to watch the gig online, you don’t even have to watch it live, I’ve been told there’ll be a recording available to watch anytime. Tickets are here: https://www.waterstones.com/events/online-stream-bunny-vs-monkey-superfan-event-with-jamie-smart/london-piccadilly )

RIGHT! SOME EXCITING THINGS!

1. Bunny Vs Monkey : Intergalactic Monkey Business is the eleventh book in the series and it’s out NOW!

   

   It’s SO NICE to finally have a new Bunny Vs Monkey book out, so I really hope people enjoy it. We’re already working on the thirteenth book so there’s still plenty more on the way.

2. There are loads of buying options for the new BVM book. Waterstones are selling it with super special Team Bunny/Team Monkey sprayed edges which look fantastic. If you buy from an independent bookstore there will be signed bookplate editions and signed exclusive prints too (please check your store for availability)!

3. If however you buy from The Phoenix Comic online store

   https://thephoenixcomic.shop

   you’ll see we’ve also just released new BVM T-shirts, and a load of BVM pin badges too!

   

4. Oh one more thing! You might have already been enjoying the HERO SLAM card game! Well also this week (it’s a busy week) we’ve just released a HERO SLAM JIGSAW! When completed it forms a maze to solve, with other things to find, and a cool poster with all the characters on it! Available in most places (hopefully), although again, if you check out The Phoenix shop, you’ll see we have Hero Slam pin badges and T-shirts too!

   

   

   

That’s all for now, thank you!

Jamie

To celebrate the launch of Flember book five (eek!), I’ll be doing a signing at Waterstones Piccadilly in London on Saturday 8th November. You can grab tickets for it here:

https://www.waterstones.com/events/meet-jamie-smart-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadilly-151935

I’ll be mostly signing Flembers but obviously if you bring a BVM or something I’ll try and sign it too. It would be great to see you!

Jamie

Either use the link here https://www.waterstones.com/events/online-stream-bunny-vs-monkey-superfan-event-with-jamie-smart/london-piccadilly or google ‘Waterstones events’ and do an author search on my name.

I’ve not done anything this big before so it should be fun to watch, at least! It’s an hour of me running around on stage getting the audience to help me draw comics. AND we’ve been working on something super cool to start the show with, so I’m excited to reveal that :D

Okay that’s all for now!

Jamie

1. 

   Did you know I made a card game? I did! I’ve spent the last four years working on it, and I’m thrilled to say it went on sale last week.

   Hero Slam is a game for 1-4 players, ages 8 and up. Your mission is to venture through the enchanted forest, collecting a weird and wonderful band of heroes so you can defeat the Great Evil waiting for you. But beware! You will lose many of your heroes to bizarre sidequests, magical imps, or even just fighting amongst themselves!

   For the first month or two Hero Slam is available from Waterstones as an exclusive*, or Barnes And Noble if you’re in the US, but after that it’ll be on general sale. We made a cool animation for it but I’ll post that up when it’s available everywhere. I’m both excited and cacking it, this is my first game and I’m hoping people like it. So far it sounds like they do! Hooray!

   

2. As a little asterisk to the Waterstones exclusivity, Hero Slam is also available via The Phoenix Comic online shop. This is because alongside the release of the game, myself, Darren (the Hero Slam colourist) and John Cullen on inks, have also been working on a Hero Slam comic, which has been running in The Phoenix for a little while. It’s on hiatus for a couple of months, but in the meantime The Phoenix are not only selling the game, but have also made these AWESOME PIN BADGES. We also have T-shirts on the way soon too. Whee!

   

3. Here another thing, Max And Chaffy book FIVE came out recently. In this one, Max and Chaffy venture to Food Island, where they explore loads of different food-filled lands, and discover a few rather tasty looking chaffies too.

   

   Max And Chaffy is a series of comics for younger readers, and all five books are available everywhere!

4. Oh! Quick one, if you recall there is a Nick Jr tv show called SUPER DUPER BUNNY LEAGUE based on one of my books? So far it’s only been available to watch in the US, but now they’re rolling it out everywhere else too. If you’re in the UK, you can catch it on Paramount, Now TV, or Sky Kids (I think?) Here’s what it looks like!

5. More cool stuff! My bestest Sarah has recently been working on a crochet Looshkin, and she’s released the pattern if anyone else fancies having a go at it? The pattern is here: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/looshkin

   

6. And if you liked that, she also made a Chaffy one too! It’s here: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chaffy

   

7. Cheltenham Literary Festival is on this October! I can’t make it this year, but I was asked to curate the comic sections which was an absolute joy to do. So I got to suggest some of my favourite artists and thankfully they said yes! As a result, there are comic and cartoon workshops available from the likes of Neill Cameron, Laura Ellen Anderson, Sarah Bowie, Vivian Truong, Ramzee, Sonia Leong, Hugh Raine, Tor Freeman, AND a huge comics battle event between some absolute comics pros. It should be flipping amazing, and I’m SO chuffed Cheltenham are embracing comics in such a big way. If you’re interested in going, you can see all the comics events HERE https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/whats-on?menu%5BeventCategories%5D=Curated%20by%20Jamie%20Smart

   

8. I’m also rather pleased to have been announced as the new patron for Comics Cultural Impact Collective, who work hard to raise the profile of comics and support comic artists. I’ve been so impressed with all they do for ages, so if I can step in and help in any way then I’m excited to do that. To learn more about CCIC, visit their website

   https://www.thecomicsculturalimpactcollective.org

9. You might remember me mentioning I was going to Scotland to film an episode of Authors Live, well I did it and it’s available to watch for the next year or so! Just head to iPlayer, search for Authors Live and I should be on there somewhere.

   

10. I mentioned the Bunny Vs Monkey audiobooks were up for a British Book Award, well we WON! Here we are on stage

    

    So cool, and if you haven’t heard them yet do check them out wherever you normally find your audiobooks. Bolinda, the producers, have done such an incredible job in turning comics into sound, and Ciaran the narrator does some incredible voices for the characters. There are a load of Bunny Vs Monkey audiobooks already available, with more on the way!

    

11. One last thing, I was a bit honoured to write an article for the Children’s Writers And Artists Yearbook this year. If you don’t know it, this (and it’s more grown up sister version) are books for budding authors/creatives, filled with articles about getting published but also a metric ton of publisher/agent contacts and submission requirements. They’re pretty invaluable books, and I for one use to use them loads when I was starting out, so much the books would fall apart and we’d have to buy new copies. So on a personal level it meant a lot to actually write a piece for them.

    

PHEWWWW, that’s everything for now. There’ll be a couple more updates incoming when we confirm the signings. And obviously there’s new stuff coming out in the next couple months too - Bunny Vs Monkey book eleven (eek), Flember book five (eek) as part of a reissued set, and a surprise Hero Slam extra too. It’s going to be a very fun autumn!

Link to get tickets for MANCHESTER:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-jamie-smart-at-waterstones-deansgate-manchester-tickets-1529986854869

Link to get tickets for COVENTRY:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jamie-smart-book-signing-coventry-tickets-1537292987709

Tickets to these things do sell out quite fast, silly I know, and I don’t tend to head north that often. So if you wanna come along it would be great to meet you!

(if the links don’t work for you - for some reason I’m always fighting Substack to get the links to work - either copy and paste the URL, or I’ll be announcing it all on my Instagram and bluesky tomorrow)

This is a very quick post to say tickets for Phoenix Fest 2025 will be on sale this Tuesday. And just a heads up, tickets for Phoenix Fest usually sell out ridiculously fast, parents often joke it’s like getting Glasto tickets, so if you want them you might wanna set a reminder. All the details are here:

https://thephoenixcomic.co.uk/event/phoenix-fest/

Couple more things:

1. Usually Phoenix Fest is down south, but this year it’s heading to The Lakes comic festival, which is an amazing legendary comics festival in its own right. This’ll be my first visit there and I’m well excited.

2. What is Phoenix Fest? Well it’s a two day festival of comic making and workshops with all your favourite Phoenix comic artists. It’s SO MUCH FUN.

Okay thank you, have fun!

Jamie

🚀 I’ll be on stage at Union Chapel, London, on Sat 11th October, drawing LIVE with suggestions from the audience. Tickets available here, including book and poster options:

https://www.waterstones.com/events/bunny-vs-monkey-superfan-event-with-jamie-smart/london-piccadilly

Poster options? Yeah! I wanted to make a gig poster for this event so there are A2 posters of it available if you go for that option. And it looks like THIS:

It would be amazing to see you there! More news soon!

Jamie

1. BOOK NOOK SIGNING! Alright I said it was a Brighton signing but it’s technically Hove, I know I know, but this is my first signing for a while. Anyway 19th July (just before my birthday), 12pm, I’ll be signing books in the lovely Book Nook in Hove. Tickets are available here: https://booknookuk.com/product/jamie-smart-book-signing/

   (I believe tickets are live, but they’re announcing it later today, so if you can’t get through maybe try again a bit later)

2. SUPER DUPER BUNNY LEAGUE, based on my book of nearly the same name, IS NOW AIRING ON NICKELODEON IN THE US! I’m so nonsensically excited about this, obvs, and the team at Nick have done such an amazing job bringing the characters to life. Do check it out if you get the chance!

   (UK and international, I believe it comes to our shores in the autumn)

   

3. Those of you who know my older work may be aware I used to write and draw the rather iconic UK comics character Desperate Dan for The Dandy. Well now the publisher DCThomson have put together a special edition of my strips, to be released 15th May! You’ll be able to get it either from WHSmith or online here https://www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/dandy-presents-desperate-dan-by-jamie-smart

   

4. Also, THIS THING FOR SCHOOLS! Schools of the UK! I'm very excited to announce that Bunny vs Monkey is coming to #BBCAuthorsLive! Pens and imaginations at the ready!

   Book digital seats for your P2–P7 here:https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/learning-and-resources/authors-live/jamie-smart

   (I believe it’ll be viewable on iplayer afterwards)

   

5. Did I mention a brand new Bunny Vs Monkey puzzle book came out? I can’t recall! If I didn’t, it’s called Whopping World Of Puzzles, and it’s so much flipping fun. Tons of silly puzzles and activities, with a story running through it too. It looks like this

   

6. Another Brighton news! If you’re ever nearby, do pop into the excellent DAVE’S COMICS. I was recently asked to design their new carrier bags and so I went with a Looshkin Annihilation for it. Such an honour, I’m such a big fan of Dave’s!

   

7. A couple months ago I was invited to be Creative Of The Fair at the London Book Fair! Basically I got to go on stage and whang on about comics. Hooray!

   

9. Next week is the Nibbies, otherwise known as the British Book Awards. We’re up for THREE awards this year - best illustrated book, best audiobook, and best illustrator, and either way you get a nice dinner out of it.

10. I was interviewed for a couple of great podcasts recently. The first was Scarred For Life, where I had to talk about three things which scared me growing up. I LOVED doing this, spooky stuff very much runs through my veins, so that was a blast. I also did an interview with Sparklegoose podcast about TV development. Which again isn’t something I’m often talking about, so it was so fun to talk about both these things. You can find either on your regular podcast platform!

11. One more thing. Nickelodeon very kindly flew me out to New York last month for a private screening of our Super Duper Bunny League show, followed by a themed party afterwards. Needless to say this was real bucket-list stuff, such a rush, I was so excited. Also I got to see the Ghostbusters fire house, and try Popeye’s pickle flavoured sweet lemonade (surprisingly nice). ALSO, our show got its own billboard on Times Square. Just insane. Anyway here are a few photos:

    

    

    

    And that’s me done! Thank you for your patience! if you want any more I’m usually on Instagram or Bluesky quite a bit.

12. Bye!

Jamie