Is it too late to say Happy New Year? Yeah. But after moving my newsletter to the end of the month, rather than the start, it feels like forever since we’ve chatted.

Also, happy anniversary to this very newsletter! I have done a full year now. How is it going?

Today’s headlines:

• Go-Man vs. the Star Dragon Cover Reveal and Pre-order

• Go-Man Awards Nomination

• Super Mario Moment Season 3

GO-MAN VS. THE STAR DRAGON COVER REVEAL AND PRE-ORDER

Volume 2 of the Go-Man Saga “Go-Man Vs. The Star Dragon” is coming out August 25! And I have been able to reveal the cover and announce that pre-orders are open!

I even made a little trailer for the cover reveal which is on both Instagram Reels and Tik Tok.

Pre-order wherever you get your comics or via the official Hachette website: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hamish-steele/go-man-vs-the-star-dragon/9781454955092/

GO-MAN AWARD NOMINATION

Go-Man Volume 1 has been nominated for a Leeds Book Award in the Best Middle Grade Graphic category.

I’m very honoured to have my book up there with two of the best artists working in this field! And I’m very excited to attend the ceremony in the coming months!

The full list of nominees can be viewed here: https://www.leedsforlearning.co.uk/Article/182364

SUPER MARIO MOMENT SEASON 3

My Super Mario Bros podcast Super Mario Moment is returning for a third season starting on Monday February 2nd! And this season there are a few changes in store!

To celebrate the upcoming release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie from Illumination and Universal Studios, we are going back to cover every Mario tv and film adaptation thus far in chronological order!

And joining me each week will be Glitterjaw All-Star David Arnold, co-host of such shows as Fear Coded, Gimmicks and Are You My Mother? and previously a guest on our Super Mario 64 episode!

Join us on Monday as we tackle the very first Mario cartoon appearance in the bizarre arcade-anthology series Saturday Supercade!

Glitterjaw also recently launched a resources page filled with links on charities and ways to try and quash the fascist machine and support LGBTQIA+ movements. It’s very worth your time having a read of it.

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That’s it for Jan! I hope you the seasonal depression isn’t beating your ass too hard and that you all stay safe and loved until next time!

-Ham