October has been the quietest month for Comic Art Masterclasses of the whole year, surprisingly. Not that I wasn't stupidly busy with Denmark and Joseph. So the few I've done have had to wait till now to be collected together, topped up with the above pair, from Foulford Primary in Cowdenbeath, at the start of November. I'm rather chuffed with the cover for Hamster Battle Machine Gun. A tribute to which classic comic cover? (Answer below).
Manchester Literary Festival had me back, but only for one (sellout class), and Avonmouth Community Centre had me over, again for just the one session. Whatever, we made some cracking comics. And of course What Do Pigs... is an homage to which classic movie? Answer below, if you needed it.
October saw a record proportion of one-off classes, with these from Putney and Sutton Coldfield being more of the same. I'm not saying two classes in a day isn't knackering, but I'm happy to do it.
The celebrities these groups chose for my demonstration strip (which we skipped for the YMCA class to give them more drawing time) were Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un (twice), David Walliams, and most original of the month, Angus Young of AC/DC.
And the tribute covers were based on...
Blazing Combat, a legendary front cover painting by Frank Frazetta from 1965. And...
Citizen Kane, obviously.
Kev F Sutherland, as well as writing and drawing for The Beano, Marvel, Doctor Who et al, runs Comic Art Masterclasses in schools, libraries and art centres - email for details, and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. View the promo video here.
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