A varied and far flung trio of Comic Art Masterclass days begins with Horris Hill, the boys' prep boarding school near Henley On Thames that I've been to a few times and which ranks among the poshest of schools I've visited. (It was here that a year 5 boy, when asked what he wanted to do when he grew up, replied he wanted to be a Conservative Prime Minister, and he will be.) These year 5s came up with the darkest title of the week which, in turn, inspired my favourite cover.
And how's about this for hob-nobbing with the elite? A day of classes at the Royal Academy in London. Their artistic director Tim Marlow was part of the class, accompanying his son. I accidentally called him Quentin Wilson, but I don't think he noticed.
Then I was off to New Ross in County Wexford for a day at Kennedy College. Two lovely groups, first and second years, came up with another couple of corking titles, totally original and out of the box, provoking much laughter all around.
The celebrities these 6 groups chose to appear in my demonstration strip were a rapper called L'il Pump, Bill Gates, Lionel Messi, Kim Kardashian, Gary Lineker and, possibly for the first time, Jesus.
Kev F Sutherland, as well as writing and drawing for The Beano, Marvel, Doctor Who et al, runs Comic Art Masterclasses in schools, libraries & art centres. email for details. Facebook, Twitter. Promo video here.
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