A slightly sick twist to the comics this week, probably a result of working with a mix of years 7 to 10 in their Activities week. So it was that Churchill Academy's kids gave us an amputation themed cover, as well as a Theresa May one (full disclosure: on the actual copy they took home in their hands, I've mis-spelled Theresa as Therasa. What happens when you're talking and trying to write and draw at the same time.)
In Radcliffe School (sorry The Radcliffe School, it has a definite article, and why not) in Wolverton Milton Keynes, they'd gone one step further with a full blown decapitation in their title. The Insinabrablil title is one of those occasional examples where a kids' handwriting is so garbled, none of us can actually read what they've written, so I pronounce it as a gibberish word, and it's the funniest thing they've ever heard, so it wins.
On Sunday I travelled to Harpenden to do my class at a 9th birthday party, for a lad called Harry. These are always unpredictable events, and I was pleased to get kudos from the parents for my crowd control. One kid, regardless of what question he'd been asked, would always answer "Poopy". Hours of endless fun. I've coloured up the flipchart I left them with, in lieu of them not getting a photocopied comic to take away. We can still have fun without a photocopier.
The celebrities these five groups chose to star in my demonstration strip were Freddie Mercury, Gordon Ramsey, Boris Johnson, Ant McPartlin and David Attenborough.
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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