David Baddiel is now write a graphic novel , Flying South , draw by Luke Horsman , from HarperCollins Children ’s Books for 2025 .
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WhereDavid Walliamstrod , here comesDavid Baddiel . Founder member of the first rockstar - panache comedy troupe , Mary Whitehouse Experienceradio and telecasting shows , Newman & Baddiel , Fantasy Football League , atomic number 27 - author / performer ofThree Lions On A Shirt , and writer ofJews Do n’t Count , Baddiel is now writing a graphic novel .
Flying South , to be published by HarperCollins Children ’s Books is drawn by the graphical novel ’s co - creator 2000AD artistLuke Horsman , World rightfulness in all languages were acquired in a two - playscript deal byTom Bonnick , editorial director of fable at HarperCollins Children ’s Books , from Baddiel ’s broker Georgia Garrett at RCW , and included an illustrated kid ’s bookSmall FrywithCory Loftis . Both artists represent themselves .
David Baddiel says " I ’m very well-chosen to be continuing writing nestling ’s rule book for Harper Collins . I ’m looking forward to seeing whether my lector enjoy tuck into my foodie account , Small Fry , about a magnificent boy cook ply his deal in a burger van , and Flying South , my first graphical novel , about a plucky sparrow who decides to direct a riffraff team of similar low - level raspberry into the skies for the journey they are n’t supposed to make . Either way I ’m glad to be still , after 10 years , write Quran for child . late , I ’ve observe , adolescent have started coming up to me and saying they were fans of my playscript when they were kids . Which might make some people feel old but create me feel proud . "
Small Frywill be issue in hardback this fall , andFlying Southis contrive for 2025 . Bonnick said : " HCCB is enormously proud to have been the home plate of David ’s unbelievable tiddler ’s books for the past 10 years , and we are thrilled to be continuing this decennium - long creative partnership with two more bright books , beginning with Small Fry – a truly heartwarming and uproarious new novel hold all of David ’s trademark humour , resource and enormous child entreaty . David ’s books pose resistless what if questions , and this one – what if a 12 - twelvemonth - old became the human beings ’s best cook ? – has all of the ingredients of a next classic . "
In response to David Walliams signing with HarperCollins for his one children';s graphic novels , Jamie Smart , Almighty of Britain ’s bestselling comic book , theBunny Vs Monkeyseries , stated " Not thrilled about fame move into children ’s comics now , I ’ll be honest with you . We were just getting started , novel comic artists were being given lots of chances , it ’s been nice . I really hope publishing company and booksellers will still support the smaller title . Just to add , if any of these renown - author comics ( I hear there are more on the agency ) have ' for fans of Bunny Vs Monkey ' on the front , I grass them amply , do not want , did not indorse , nothing to do with me . " David Baddiel is just the second shoe drop at HarperCollins but there may be a centipede on its style .
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