Hello all. Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Solstice et al. My newsletters usually arrive at the start of the month, but I am shifting them to the end, as there’s usually more to talk about.

But firstly, thank you for supporting me in 2025. Whether you bought one of my books, watched Dead End, listened to a podcast or simply read these emails, I appreciate you all more than ever. This year has been rough at times, but you folks have made it a little better.

Here are the headlines:

• Mario Moment Christmas Special

• Go-Man Volume 2 Announcement

• Go-Man Best Of 2025 Lists

• Other Podcast Appearances

• Trans Awareness Month

• Oz Content

• Newsletter - One Year On

MARIO MOMENT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

I am putting this headline first because it is IMMINENT.

If you are reading this newsletter on Monday December 22nd, join us at the link above at 6pm UK Time for the extra-special Christmas edition of my podcast Super Mario Moment. The podcast will be available any time after that too, but it would be great to see some of you in the chat!

In this episode, I am challenging some other Glitterjaw hosts with the infamous Mario Quiz Cards which feature Mario characters interacting with such topics as religion, war and social justice.

We are also playing for charity! My guests have chosen the below charities to try and win a bit of money for, but it’d be even better if we got a few more donations out of this from you guys!

He She Ze and We supports Transgender and Nonbinary people by empowering their families, communities, and allies to create life-saving, inclusive environments https://heshezewe.org

Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community support and resources we need to survive and thrive. https://translifeline.org

The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is a non-profit legal and educational organization. FTRF protects and defends the First Amendment to the Constitution and supports the right of libraries to collect - and individuals to access - information. https://www.ftrf.org/page/About

GO-MAN VOLUME 2 ANNOUNCEMENT

I have officially announced the title of Go-Man Volume 2: Go-Man vs. the Star Dragon!

I just finished the book and the Advanced Reader Copies will be making their way to people shortly, with the full book coming out in 2026.

Book 2 will continue the story of Tobi, Grace, Okidoki and if you’ve read the first book, perhaps you’ll already have some theories on who or what “the Star Dragon” is.

I still don’t know if I will be doing any US events for the time being but I have applied for TCAF in Toronto, Canada at least. I hope as many of you as possible could make it to that!

GO-MAN BEST OF 2025 LISTS

Go-Man has found its way on to a few end of year lists which is very lovely!

Comics Beat named it one of the Best Kids Comics of 2025.

Meanwhile, UK comic stores Travelling Man and Gosh Comics both called it among their best of the year.

OTHER PODCAST APPEARANCES

Back to podcasts, I’ve actually been a guest on quite a number since my last newsletter!

Novel Finds - interviewed me and a few other comics people at Thought Bubble last month!

Gimmicks - I chat about the Glee Christmas special starring Chewbacca

Distant Echoes - I chat about the Star Wars Visions episode featuring a robot bear

Play Comics - I chat about the Astro Boy GBA game and it’s influences from Tezuka’s entire body of work

And of course, a whole host of Mario Moment episdoes can be enjoyed, not just the one launching today!

TRANS AWARENESS MONTH

I also partook in a series of zoom panels with Banijay Group discussing trans representation and the experiences of working in the industry on queer and diverse projects with Juno Dawson. Unfortunately, this was not made available to the public, but they did post some clips of our talk here:

OZ CONTENT

I did a content.

That’s right. Hamish made his bi-yearly tiktok and even more shameful, he tied it into a popular film release.

I love the Oz books by Baum, and have recently been talking about my experiences trying to pitch a faithful Oz series over on my Patreon, but I still have fondness for Wicked and this was a blast to do. Ginger Minj liked it! Score!

NEWSLETTER - ONE YEAR ON

Finally, I wanted to take a moment to discuss this newsletter. If you are reading this paragraph, could you post a comment? I want to just check if this is working and if people are engaging with this. It’s hard to know. I very much appreciate the subscriptions at least, but I want to see if I need to change up the way I do this.

Anyway, thanks again and have a great New Year! See you in 2026!

-ham