# SelfMadeHero > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-08. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/selfmadehero - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/selfmadehero.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/selfmadehero/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://selfmadehero.com - **Slug:** selfmadehero - **Categories:** media-entertainment ## Overview - **Tagline:** SelfMadeHero is a publisher of graphic novels and visual narratives by authors and artists from around the globe. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Description:** SelfMadeHero publishes graphic novels and visual narratives spanning quirky and humorous, political and profound work. Its catalogue includes original fiction, non-fiction, graphic biographies, classics, science fiction and horror, humour, art books and LGBTQ+ titles. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Identity - **Mission:** To publish ground-breaking and beautiful work by authors and artists from across the globe, bringing readers graphic novels and visual narratives that provoke, entertain, inspire and inform. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Founders & leadership:** Emma Hayley is Managing Director and Founder. She launched SelfMadeHero in 2007 and remains involved in commissioning new titles. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Website:** https://selfmadehero.com Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Voice & tone:** Ground-breaking, beautiful, diverse, thought-provoking, entertaining, inspiring and informative. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Founded:** 2007 Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Headquarters:** 139 Pancras Road, London, NW1 1UN, United Kingdom Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** SelfMadeHero addresses the gap for high-quality graphic novels and helps authors and artists bring distinctive visual narratives to readers through editorial, production, press and marketing support. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Core capabilities:** - Graphic novel publishing - Editorial and production - Commissioning new titles - Author promotion and innovative press and marketing campaigns - Publishing submissions from new and established graphic novel creators - Book distribution and sales through regional and international partners Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Products / SKUs:** - Graphic novels - Visual narratives - Original fiction - Non-fiction - Graphic biographies - Classics - Science fiction and horror books - Humour books Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Pricing:** Individual book pricing varies; the site lists Sophie’s World: A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy Vol. II at $24.99 for paperback. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Book publishing, specifically graphic novels and visual narratives. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Customer base:** Readers of graphic novels and visual narratives; authors and artists seeking publication; and book buyers, retailers and distributors served through regional and international sales channels. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Ideal customer profile:** Readers seeking high-quality graphic novels and visual narratives, plus new and established graphic novel creators whose projects fit SelfMadeHero’s publishing categories. Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Use cases:** - Reading graphic novels and visual narratives for entertainment, inspiration, information or reflection - Exploring fiction, non-fiction, biographies, classics, art, humour, science fiction and horror in graphic form - Submitting a graphic novel project for publication consideration - Buying or ordering SelfMadeHero books through retail, distribution and sales partners Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 - **Customer outcomes:** - Access to graphic novels and visual narratives that provoke, entertain, inspire and inform - Authors receive promotion through press and marketing campaigns - Creators can submit projects to an established graphic novel publisher - Readers gain access to books across a broad range of genres and subjects Source: Brand's website (https://selfmadehero.com) · 2026-11-08 Page last updated 2026-11-08. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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