At the first Cartoon County of 2026, our guest is renowned comic creator and editor Ilya, who'll be talking about his new graphic novel Romo the WolfBoy. The book tells an all ages tale of a boy supposedly raised by wolves taken in by a Victorian Circus, where he gets involved in much intrigue and daring-do! Ilya crowdfunded the title via a very successful Kickstarter campaign, and its mass market release comes out from SelfMadeHero next month.

Alex Fitch will be talking to Ilya about all the above, the origins of the project, and his plans for the sequel...

Doors 6.30pm, Q&A 7.30pm, Monday 26th January, 'The Hideaway' in The Walrus, 10 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AD

More info about Romo at https://www.selfmadehero.com/books/romo-the-wolfboy / the Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ilyagraphic/romo-the-wolfboy-by-writer-artist-ilya / and Ilya's Substack at https://edilya.substack.com

Join us on Monday 26th January from 6.30pm in person, Q&A from 7:30 pm, at The Walrus, 10 Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AD. We’ll be in our usual room, The Hideaway, at the back of the pub.

We look forward to welcoming you in person at The Walrus. Many regular audience members are part of the Brighton comics community, so coming along to Cartoon County is a great opportunity to meet local creators and feel part of the Sussex cartoonists scene.

And if you can’t join us in person, you are welcome to watch the event here live on YouTube!