Rebellion Publishing have announced a new promotional initiative to celebrate their new graphic novel line The Monster Fun Collection. In four cities across the UK, the publisher has set up special installations inviting people to tear off large comics pages to take home.
The Monster Fun Collection is a new line of collections from Rebellion’s successful monthly Monster Fun anthology title, which has been running since April 2022. The collections reformat the original anthology pages to fit the smaller kids graphic novel format providing a whole new way of experiencing popular series. The first instalments in The Monster Fun Collection hit shelves in July with Steel Commando: No Time To Lose, by Ned Hartley & Dan Boultwood; and Leopard From Lime Street: Birthright, by Simon Furman, Laurent Lefeuvre, Nick Roche, and PJ Holden. The line is planned to further expand with additional titles in 2025.
The current initiative is scheduled to run until October 20, with free tearaway 11″ x 17″ (A3 paper size) pages obtainable in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.
The specific locations are:
- London – opposite Lewisham Station, in archways
- Birmingham – Highgate Road, by Woodfield Road
- Glasgow – Skypark, Pointhouse Road
- Manchester – Trinity Way
Speaking about the new promotional initiative, Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley said:
“We wanted to do something exciting to celebrate our new line of children’s graphic novels, and it’s not often you can go on a hunt for a giant comic page with your kids. It’s so important to find new, fun ways to get children excited about reading, and we’re proud of what we have already achieved with our Monster Fun series. Now, our latest comic The Monster Fun Collection offers children a fun reading experience, focused on some of their favourite characters.”
Rebellion Publishing PR and Marketing Manager Jamie Elby added:
“With The Monster Fun Collection we want to show children that reading can be fun and exciting, and these installations do exactly that! I’m thrilled we could showcase The Monster Fun Collection with giant comic page to take home, and parents and young readers can know The Monster Fun Collection is here and ready to add some epic thrills to reading time!”
The UK is experiencing a major push in the kids comics publishing sector, following major successes like Jamie Smart‘s Bunny vs Monkey series, which surpassed a million copies sold in the summer; and non-profit National Literacy Trust findings that comics reading in children had a positive impact on engagement and literacy.
