Check Out the Covers for MONDAY, MONDAY #4!


Today, we have the three covers for Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmel‘s MONDAY, MONDAY #4! The three covers are by Abigail Jill Harding (above), Vv Glass, and David Buisian (below). Due to be published by Titan Comics on October 6th, here’s the synopsis for this issue:

A werewolf is on the loose in London and will stop at nothing to avoid capture!

Titan Comics has published all of the Rivers of London comics to date.

The Rivers of London comics are set in the same world as Ben’s internationally-bestselling, acclaimed Peter Grant / Rivers of London series of novels and novellas — published in the UK by Gollancz; in North America by Del Rey (1-3), DAW Books (4-) and Subterranean Press (novellas); it is also published widely in translation.

RIVERS OF LONDON: MONDAY, MONDAY #3 out now!


The third issue in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s RIVERS OF LONDON: MONDAY, MONDAY is out today! Published by Titan Comics, and with artwork by José Maria Beroy, the issue is available with three different covers. Here’s the synopsis…

A werewolf is on the loose in London and will stop at nothing to avoid capture!

An unmissable new era in the life of detective wizard, Peter Grant!

MONDAY, MONDAY is the ninth Rivers of London comic story-arc, all of which are published by Titan Comics in the UK and North America.

The comics are set in the same world as Ben’s Peter Grant/Rivers of London novels and novellas. Want to know how they all fit together, to get the true, complete series story? Check out this handy guide…

Check out the Covers for MONDAY, MONDAY #3!


Next month, Titan Comics are due to publish the third issue in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s RIVERS OF LONDON: MONDAY, MONDAY! With artwork by José Maria Beroy, the issue is available with three different covers, here’s the synopsis…

A werewolf is on the loose in London and will stop at nothing to avoid capture!

An unmissable new era in the life of detective wizard, Peter Grant!

MONDAY, MONDAY is the ninth Rivers of London comic story-arc, all of which are published by Titan Comics in the UK and North America.

The comics are set in the same world as Ben’s Peter Grant/Rivers of London novels and novellas. Here’s a handy timeline, to help you read everything in order…

DIE FLÜSSE VON LONDON: MOTOREN, MAGIE UND MÄRCHEN Out in Three Weeks!


German fans of Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s Rivers of London comics, your wait is almost over: the eighth collected story arc, MOTOREN, MAGIE UND MÄRCHEN is out in three weeks! Due to be published by Panini, on August 31st, here’s the synopsis…

Neue Fälle für Star — Ermittler Peter Grant!

Man sagt: „Der geplatzte Reifen ist nie weit von der Rennstrecke entfernt.“ Vielleicht sagt man das auch nicht, aber wenn das Rennauto eines jungen, aufstrebenden Rennfahrers aus England in den Niederlanden angespült wird und eine gänzlich ungewöhnliche Fracht enthält, muss man als Ermittler zumindest nicht lange darüber nachdenken, ob man die Geschehnisse eines illegalen Straßenrennens in Essex genauer unter die Lupe nehmen sollte.

Also begibt sich Detective Inspector Peter Grant in seinem orangefarbenen ‘asbo’ Ford Focus auf die Strecke, um die Rennszene von innen zu durchleuchten. Peter merkt schnell, dass die illegale Rennszene ein eigenes Reich ist … fast schon ein magisches Märchenland! Im neusten Fall des zaubernden Ermittlers Peter Grant verbindet Ben Aaronovitch einmal mehr seine Liebe für Krimi, Magie und schnelle Autos zu einer großartigen Geschichte.

Panini has also published the first seven collected editions in Germany.

THE FEY AND THE FURIOUS (as well as the other Rivers of London comic series) are published in the UK and North America by Titan Comics. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

Detective Inspector Peter Grant is back in an all-new comic miniseries from author Ben Aaronovitch!

Trouble never lies far from the race track. When a flash car belonging to a young boy racer from England washes up in the Netherlands with a bagload of unusual cargo, it’s evident there is more than meets the eye happening at street races held in an Essex car park.

Enter Detective Inspector Peter Grant. Fresh from suspension, he takes to the track in his orange ‘asbo’ Ford Focus to try and infiltrate the big leagues. But Peter soon finds himself sucked back into an Otherworld — a real-life fairyland!

Newcomers to the Rivers of London comics, novels and novellas might find this new readers guide/chronology handy…

All of Ben’s Rivers of London novels and novellas are published in Germany by DTV.

The novels and novellas are published in the UK by Gollancz. The novels are published in North America by Del Rey (1-3), DAW Books (4-) and Subterranean Press (novellas).

Andrew Cartmel’s acclaimed Vinyl Detective mystery series are published by Titan Books in the UK and North America.

MONDAY, MONDAY #2 is out now!


Today, Titan Comics publishes the second issue of MONDAY, MONDAYBen Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s latest story-arc in their acclaimed, best-selling Rivers of London comic series! Available with three different covers, here’s the pithy synopsis…

A werewolf is on the loose and will stop at nothing to avoid capture!

Series artwork is by José Maria Beroy; the three covers are by Sanya Anwar, VV Glass, and Patricio Clarey.

Titan Comics has published all of the Rivers of London comics to date (in English).

Want to know how the comics and novels fit together in the larger story of Ben’s Rivers of London series? Check out this handy, updated timeline

RIVERS OF LONDON: MONDAY, MONDAY #2 Out Next Month!


Next month (August 4th), Titan Comics will release the second issue in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s latest Rivers of London comic series MONDAY, MONDAY! Available with three different covers, here’s the pithy synopsis…

A werewolf is on the loose and will stop at nothing to avoid capture!

Series artwork is by José Maria Beroy; the three covers are by Sanya Anwar, VV Glass, and Patricio Clarey.

Titan Comics has published all of the Rivers of London comics to date (in English).

Are you a fan of the comics and want to know how they fit into Ben’s overall Rivers of London series? Or vice versa? Check out this handy, recently-updated timeline

Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmel’s MONDAY, MONDAY starts today!


The ninth story-arc in Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s Rivers of London comic series, MONDAY, MONDAY, begins today! Published by Titan Comics, it’s available with four covers in print and digital. Here’s the synopsis…

An unmissable brand-new era in the life of full-time cop and part-time wizard, Peter Grant.

A werewolf is on the loose and will stop at nothing to avoid capture! It’s up to Peter and his cohort of chums to hunt the deadly lycanthrope and bring him to justice!

Series art is by the supremely talented José Maria Beroy.

The Rivers of London comics are must-reads for fans of Ben’s Peter Grant/Rivers of London novels and novellas, as well as for fans of magic, crime, and urban fantasy as a whole!

The books are published by Gollancz in the UK; Del Rey (1-3), DAW Books (4-) and Subterranean Press (novellas) in North America. The series is also published widely in translation.

If you’d like to read more by Andrew Cartmel (of course you would!), then we recommend you check out his Vinyl Detective series, published by Titan Books in the UK and North America.

Deluxe Writers’ Edition of RIVERS OF LONDON: BODY WORK out now!


The (slightly delayed) Deluxe Writers’ Edition of the first RIVERS OF LONDON: BODY WORK is out today! Published by Titan Comics, it is the first story-arc of Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel‘s comic series (set in the same world as Ben’s novels and novellas). With stunning artwork from Lee Sullivan and colours by Luis Guerrero, here’s the synopsis…

CSI meets Harry Potter in this fantastic SPECIAL EDITION graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series! This Deluxe Writers’ Edition presents the full script of the graphic novel along with the unlettered, full-color artwork, allowing the reader to read the original script and see the artwork side-by-side.

Grant is part of a very special London police unit. Full-time cop and part time wizard he works on rather unusual crimes – those that involve magic and the general weirdness that permeates London’s dark underbelly.

His latest case begins with a perfectly innocent car on a homicidal killing spree – without a driver. But, before you know it, there’s a Bosnian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in England, a bunch of teenagers loaded on Ketamine and seemingly-harmless wooden bench with the darkest of pasts…

The comic series is still on-going: the eighth story-arc, THE FEY AND THE FURIOUS was recently completed.

The next story-arc in the series — MONDAY, MONDAY — starts tomorrow!

As mentioned at the top, the Rivers of London comic series is based on the characters and world of Ben’s critically-acclaimed, internationally bestselling Peter Grant series of novels and novellas — at the time of writing, there are eight novels and three novellas available.

If you’d like to learn a bit more about the new Deluxe Writers’ Edition of BODY WORK, check out this interview with the authors…

ICYMI: RIVERS OF LONDON Forbidden Planet Event!


Late in May, Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel were interviewed for Forbidden Planet TV, to talk about the upcoming Deluxe Writers’ Edition of their first Rivers of London comic story: BODY WORK. You can now watch that above! The digital edition of the book is out tomorrow, with the print edition following on July 6th.

The Rivers of London comic series has continued to grow in popularity ever since the first story arc was released. The series now stands at eight completed stories, All of them are published by Titan Comics in English.

The ninth story — MONDAY, MONDAY — is due to start on July 7th!

ICYMI: Rivers Of London MONDAY MONDAY Starts on July 7th!


This summer, Titan Comics are due to publish the latest Rivers of London comic arc! Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, and artwork by José Maria Beroy, who joins the series for the first time. Here’s the synopsis…

What starts as a routine undercover operation to break up an organized teenage pickpocket gang turns into something far more sinister. A werewolf is on the loose and will stop at nothing to avoid capture! It’s up to Peter Grant and his cohort of chums to hunt the deadly lycanthrope and bring him to justice.

Issue #1 in the series will hit shelves (print and digital) on July 7th. It will also be available with three different covers. There’s the ‘A’ cover up top, by Veronica Fish; and then the variant covers by Beroy (B), V.V. Glass (C) and Gyula Nemeth (D)…

Titan Comics has published all of the Rivers of London comics to date — the first eight story arcs are now available in collected editions (print and digital).

Lavie Tidhar’s ADLER is Out Tomorrow!


Tomorrow, Titan Comics are due to publish the collected edition of Lavie Tidhar‘s acclaimed comic series ADLER! Here’s the synopsis…

“Women are never to be entirely trusted — not the best of them.” — Arthur Conan Doyle.

It’s 1902. Wounded in the Boer War, Jane Eyre returns to a London transmogrified by emerging modernity. An old friend, the glamorous inventor Lady Havisham, introduces her to the American adventuress Irene Adler, and the two seek lodging together. But Adler is engaged in a brutal secret war against a mortal enemy of the British Empire: Ayesh. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed, who seeks revenge against the colonisers who destroyed her country.

As Queen Victoria holds on to her throne with the help of experimental new medicine, Adler and Ayesha both fight for the secret weapon developed by the scientist Madame Curie. And as Ayesha and her amazons (not to mention her pet assassin Carmilla) take over the London underworld, Adler must form a team of determined women to stop them — before the Empire is destroyed.

From World Fantasy Award winning author Lavie Tidhar (The Violent Century, Central Station) and artist Paul McCaffrey (Anno Dracula) comes a pulse-pounding, gorgeously-illustrated graphic novel of Victorian menace, excitement and humour in Tidhar’s inimitable style.

The comic series was very well-received during its run, and here are just a few of the great reviews it received…

‘Tidhar (By Force Alone) propels an ensemble of historical figures and literary characters through a knotty and thrilling plot packed with intrigue and visceral action, illustrated with a keen eye for historical detail by McCaffrey’ — Library Journal

‘[T]his thrilling comic bursts with reimagined period characters and features… keeps a constant breathless pace of chases that are swashbuckling… The art by McCaffrey (Anno Dracula) complements the script with vigorous fight sequences and sharp character design… the mash-up offers solid light entertainment with strong crossover appeal, as well as twists and derring-do aplenty.’ — Publishers Weekly

‘Some brilliant artwork… The writing in this comic is wonderful.’ — SciFi Pulse

‘The story is starting to pay off in really thrilling ways, especially if you’re a fan of big, pulpy adventure story high concepts. From the beginning of the series, writer Lavie Tidhar and artist Paul McCaffrey clearly sought to replicate that pulp adventure feel, and the book reads a bit like a Saturday matinee serial in that way, leaving every issue on the edge of something thrilling that’s waiting for you just behind the cover of the next installment… There’s something massive at work behind the mash-up hook of this story, and the more you read the deeper into that sense of scale you get. It’s an addictive feeling, and it makes me want to know what happens next.’ — Syfy.com

‘At its core, Tidhar’s approach to ADLER reminds me of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but doing away with the boys’ club attitude and aiming to showcase what the girls of history & classic literature can do on their own… [artist Paul McCaffrey] does a great job in setting the mood of any given scene. Villains lurk in the shadows, street lights glow through the London fog, and there’s hardly a panel I can find on a second look-through that doesn’t have something going on in the background to keep the eye moving… If the goal of a creative team is to wrap up the first issue leaving readers hungry for more, I think we can call ADLER a win.’ — thePullBox.com

If you’d like to know a bit more about the book, then you should check out the following Forbidden Planet video, in which Lavie Tidhar and series artist Paul McCaffrey are interviewed about ADLER

Lavie is the author of many award-winning and -nominated novels, novellas and short stories. His most recent novel is BY FORCE ALONE, published by Head of Zeus (UK) and Tor Books (North America). He is also the author of CANDY, his first book for younger readers (Scholastic in the UK; Peachtree Publishing in North America).

Lavie’s next books include THE LUNACY COMMISSION (JABberwocky), THE HOOD (Head of Zeus), and THE ESCAPEMENT (Tachyon).

Out Now: DIE FLÜSSE VON LONDON: MIT ABSTAND!


Today, the seventh book in the Rivers of London comic series is out in Germany! Written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, DIE FLÜSSE VON LONDON: MIT ABSTAND! is published by Panini. Here’s the synopsis…

Die Bestseller-Serie um Ben Aaronovitchs magischen Ermittler Peter Grant, wird hier mit einem wahren Enthüllungsband fortgesetzt! Im Zentrum der Story steht diesmal nämlich Peter Grants Mentor, der geheimnisvolle Magier Thomas Nightingale. Im Oktober 1957 jagt er, zusammen mit Constable Angus Strallen, einen Serienmörder in dunklen Gassen Londons … einen alles andere als „normalen“ Mörder. Die Geschichte bringt einiges über die mysteriöse Vergangenheit Nightingales, ans Licht, das selbst die Leser der Romane überraschen wird.

Panini has also published the first six collected editions in Germany: AUTOWAHN, DIE NACHTHEXE, SCHWARZSCHIMMEL, DETEKTIVGESCHICTEN, FUCHSGESCHREI, and WASSERGRAS.

ACTION AT A DISTANCE and the other collected editions of the Rivers of London comic series are all published in English by Titan Comics.

Deluxe Writers’ Edition of RIVERS OF LONDON: BODY WORK on the way!


Today, we have great news for fans of the Peter Grant novels and Rivers of London comics: a Deluxe Writers’ Edition of the first story-arc, BODY WORK is due to be published by Titan Comics in June! The comic series — written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel — has been extremely popular with fans of the novels and comics generally. Here’s the synopsis…

CSI meets Harry Potter in this fantastic SPECIAL EDITION graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series! This Deluxe Writers’ Edition presents the full script of the graphic novel along with the unlettered, full-color artwork, allowing the reader to read the original script and see the artwork side-by-side.

Grant is part of a very special London police unit. Full-time cop and part time wizard he works on rather unusual crimes – those that involve magic and the general weirdness that permeates London’s dark underbelly.

His latest case begins with a perfectly innocent car on a homicidal killing spree – without a driver. But, before you know it, there’s a Bosnian refugee, the Most Haunted Car in England, a bunch of teenagers loaded on Ketamine and seemingly-harmless wooden bench with the darkest of pasts…

The story is rendered beautifully with art by Lee Sullivan and colours by Luis Guerrero. The comic series is still on-going: the eighth story-arc, THE FEY AND THE FURIOUS was recently completed.

The Rivers of London comic series is based on characters and the world of Ben’s critically-acclaimed, internationally bestselling Peter Grant series of novels and novellas.

Three Weeks: Collected Edition of Lavie Tidhar’s ADLER!


In three weeks (March 30th), Titan Comics are due to publish the complete edition of Lavie Tidhar‘s acclaimed ADLER! Collecting all five issues of the comic series, here’s the synopsis…

“Women are never to be entirely trusted — not the best of them.” — Arthur Conan Doyle.

It’s 1902. Wounded in the Boer War, Jane Eyre returns to a London transmogrified by emerging modernity. An old friend, the glamorous inventor Lady Havisham, introduces her to the American adventuress Irene Adler, and the two seek lodging together. But Adler is engaged in a brutal secret war against a mortal enemy of the British Empire: Ayesh. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed, who seeks revenge against the colonisers who destroyed her country.

As Queen Victoria holds on to her throne with the help of experimental new medicine, Adler and Ayesha both fight for the secret weapon developed by the scientist Madame Curie. And as Ayesha and her amazons (not to mention her pet assassin Carmilla) take over the London underworld, Adler must form a team of determined women to stop them — before the Empire is destroyed.

From World Fantasy Award winning author Lavie Tidhar (The Violent Century, Central Station) and artist Paul McCaffrey (Anno Dracula) comes a pulse-pounding, gorgeously-illustrated graphic novel of Victorian menace, excitement and humour in Tidhar’s inimitable style.

Fans of the series should also check out this blog post over on Titan Comics’ website, about the real-world places in the comic.

The comic series was very well-received during its run, and here are just a few of the great reviews it received…

‘Tidhar (By Force Alone) propels an ensemble of historical figures and literary characters through a knotty and thrilling plot packed with intrigue and visceral action, illustrated with a keen eye for historical detail by McCaffrey’ — Library Journal

‘[T]his thrilling comic bursts with reimagined period characters and features… keeps a constant breathless pace of chases that are swashbuckling… The art by McCaffrey (Anno Dracula) complements the script with vigorous fight sequences and sharp character design… the mash-up offers solid light entertainment with strong crossover appeal, as well as twists and derring-do aplenty.’ — Publishers Weekly

‘The story is starting to pay off in really thrilling ways, especially if you’re a fan of big, pulpy adventure story high concepts. From the beginning of the series, writer Lavie Tidhar and artist Paul McCaffrey clearly sought to replicate that pulp adventure feel, and the book reads a bit like a Saturday matinee serial in that way, leaving every issue on the edge of something thrilling that’s waiting for you just behind the cover of the next installment… There’s something massive at work behind the mash-up hook of this story, and the more you read the deeper into that sense of scale you get. It’s an addictive feeling, and it makes me want to know what happens next.’ — Syfy.com

‘Some brilliant artwork… The writing in this comic is wonderful.’ — SciFi Pulse

‘At its core, Tidhar’s approach to ADLER reminds me of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but doing away with the boys’ club attitude and aiming to showcase what the girls of history & classic literature can do on their own… [artist Paul McCaffrey] does a great job in setting the mood of any given scene. Villains lurk in the shadows, street lights glow through the London fog, and there’s hardly a panel I can find on a second look-through that doesn’t have something going on in the background to keep the eye moving… If the goal of a creative team is to wrap up the first issue leaving readers hungry for more, I think we can call ADLER a win.’ — thePullBox.com

Lavie is the author of many award-winning and -nominated novels, novellas and short stories. His most recent novel is BY FORCE ALONE, published by Head of Zeus (UK) and Tor Books (North America). He is also the author of CANDY, his first book for younger readers (Scholastic in the UK; Peachtree Publishing in North America).

His next books include THE LUNACY COMMISSION (JABberwocky), THE HOOD (Head of Zeus), and THE ESCAPEMENT (Tachyon).