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John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, aka Metaphrog, have signed a two-book deal with Scholastic UK for a middle grade fantasy graphic novel series, the first book out next year

John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, aka Metaphrog, sign two-book deal with Scholastic UK

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Falkirk’s Park Gallery to host “The Graphic Novel World of Metaphrog” exhibition

Falkirk’s Park Gallery to host “The Graphic Novel World of Metaphrog” exhibition

“The Graphic Novel World of Metaphrog” an exhibition by award-winning duo Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, opens at Falkirk’s Park Gallery this week, running from Saturday 29th January until Sunday 17th April 2022. The exhibition is part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 and features work from Metaphrog’s 27 years creating comics and graphic novels. “Spanning our whole career it includes pages…

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An Account of the Structure of Chinese Characters under 300 Primary Forms, after the Shwoh-Wan, 100 A.D., and the Phonetic Shwoh-Wan, 1833

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Metaphrog's "Little Mermaid" racks up another award

Metaphrog’s “Little Mermaid” racks up another award

Only a week after winning the Excelsior Award Junior for their fairy tale-inspired graphic novel The Little Mermaid, Metaphrog were surprised – and honoured to receive the SICBA Outstanding Achievement to Comics 2018 award at Glasgow Comic Con this weekend.

Metaphrog are Franco-Scottish duo Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, also winners of The Sunday HeraldScottish Culture Awards 2016 Best Visual…

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Metaphrog receive funding from Creative Scotland for next fairy tale graphic novel adaptation

Metaphrog receive funding from Creative Scotland for next fairy tale graphic novel adaptation

Metaphrog: Photo by Bob McDevitt There’s good news for award-winning Franco-Scottish graphic novelists Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, aka Metaphrog today, after Creative Scotland announced this month’s open project fund awards. They have been awarded £32,000 towards creating their next graphic novel. Mentioned in this recent interview for downthetubes, this new fairy tale adaptation will follow…

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In Review: The Little Mermaid by Metaphrog

In Review: The Little Mermaid by Metaphrog

Metaphrog’s latest hardback adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, The Little Mermaid, is now out from the US publisher Papercutz. Adapted by John Chalmers and illustrated by Sandra Marrs, the Franco-Scottish couple who make up the Metaphrog team, the pair began their adaptations of Hans Christian Andersen’s original fairy tales with The Little Match Girl which they adapted in their…

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Comic Creators Metaphrog win Scottish Culture Award

Comic Creators Metaphrog win Scottish Culture Award

Metaphrog – John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs – at Wonderlands 2016 earlier this year. Photo: Jeremy Briggs Congratulations this morning to Metaphrog – the Franco-Scottish duo of John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs – who tell us they are “Completely stunned” after winning The Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2016 for Best Visual Artist. Metaphrog – who had their adaptation of Hans Christian…

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Metaphrog Nominated For Scottish Culture Awards 2016

Metaphrog Nominated For Scottish Culture Awards 2016

It has been a remarkable 12 months for Metaphrog, the Franco-Scottish duo of artist Sandra Marrs and writer John Chalmers.  August saw them announced as Writers in Residence at the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival, in September they were awarded funding by Creative Scotland to research, develop, produce and promote their graphic novel projects, while October saw their adaptation of Hans…

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