Dadbot is a kids’ comic book series about two siblings who come into possession of a robot – a series which comes from Jack Noel, aged 41, who lives in Hove.

Dadbot: Rise of the Badbots is published by Piccadilly Press and is available from Book Nook (Hove), Waterstones and Amazon.

“The robot is a metal parent figure they come to call DADBOT. When their real-life parents are distracted by group chats, laundry, working from home and everything else modern life has to throw at them, Dadbot is always there. They have a lot of fun. Dadbot is always on – he takes them to the park, they watch stuff using his telly-belly projector beam and he can even dispense hot chocolate from his butt. I have been to loads of schools to share it with kids and it always goes down well with fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey – which is most kids!

“I loved reading comics when I was a little kid and I love reading them now that I am quite old. When I was young I read the Beano comic every week. Now I read comics to my kids every night, and I still think they’re the best. We’re in a golden age of comics and I just really, really wanted to be part of it! I am always quite desperate to be part of a scene. The idea of a robotic dad seemed quite natural to me as I am a dad and also quite robotic – according to my wife and my therapist!

“This is my first graphic novel series. I have made other children’s books before, like a picture book about a skateboarding baby and another one about an evil headteacher – very much inspired by my school days in Brighton!

“I am more of a drawer than a writer. I’ve drawn every day of my life and writing was just a way of building out that world. Also nobody was asking me to illustrate stories for other people so I had to start writing my own!”