Ghost Zine is our first Comic Swap contribution by a family group. Ghost Zine was created by brother and sister Joe and Robyn, and features a series of drawings of different types of ghosts.
Thanks to Russel for getting copies of Ghost Zine in the post to us, and thank you to Joe and Robyn for taking part in the swap – we’re big fans of your funny and energetic ghost drawings.
We’re hoping that Ghost Zine will encourage more comic-making siblings/cousins/family groups to take part in future Comic Swaps.
Sprays that do exciting things & other comics was a funny and original comic that made us all laugh. We loved the idea of sprays that do exciting things, and the bonus mini-comic.
Want to invent you own exciting spray? Head over to the the comic club blog for this month’s Comics Challenge and a set of templates.
Next up is Luna and Tweeny’s Adventure through Space! from the Inkpots Comics Crew.
This comic makes great use of visual storytelling. We loved the use of different angles and close-ups, as well as the heartfelt emotions on the characters’ faces.
We hope there will be more adventures for Luna and Tweeny in the future!
Our next comic comes from the out-of-this-world Meteor Masters. The Meteor Masters are members of the Drawing Comics Club at St Aubyn’s school. You can read about their club here and here.
This funny and brightly coloured comic is full of jokes and great characters, including Dodo and Chipotato, the Crazy Unicorns, and Slimeman.
Top tip from the comic “Toaster”: you are often told not to repeat yourself when you are writing a story or making a comic, but in this panel the repetition in the caption and the speech bubble works brilliantly.
Many thanks to the Meteor Masters and librarian Rhiannon Cook for taking part in the swap!
We were super excited to receive a parcel from Comic Swap this week. A few weeks ago we sent off some copies of Da Awesome Comic and in return we were sent 5 comics from other comics clubs around the country. The five amazing comics were:
We decided that it would be really great for our Comics Clubbers to read the comics and then draw some short strips as reviews. See the wonderful results below!
Sprays That Do Exciting Things review by Conor
The Adventure of Marshmallow & Sun (from Intergalactic Comic-ness) review by Diana
Amelia’s Comic (from Widcombe Comic Club) review by Lana
This publication lived up to its claim, and was full of excellent and very funny comics.
This extract from “Dave the Phantom Toilet” by Emile makes brilliant use of image, panel break, caption and thought bubble, allowing the reader to make the connection, rather than spelling out the joke.
We look forward to future comics from the Pizza Kittens!
This club, who also took part in last year’s swap, sent us another brilliant publication full of funny, clever comics, showcasing a wide range of different drawing styles and narratives.
The comics include a magical computer, the day in the life of six different bugs and a cat who really, really likes pancakes.
Reading other people’s comics can give you great ideas for things to try out in your work. We loved the way that several comics in this compilation made use of limited colour in order to highlight the main characters or to draw attention to movements and sound effects.
Tomato and Potato!!! by Harry Higgins
You can find out more about the comic club by reading this interview with DCCS Coordinator Damon Herd on the Comics Club blog.
We can’t wait to read more comics from the talented members of this club!
Eight sets of amazing comics had been sent to us – from Dundee, Newcastle, Oxford, Bath, Essex, London and Sussex!
We had a brilliant time reading the comics. They were funny, clever and informative. We were also impressed by the sophisticated cartooning skills displayed in the comics.
Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking at each comic in more detail and getting to know the comic clubs that made them a bit better.
The comics are now in the post, and each of the clubs that took part will soon receive a package of five brilliant comics.
We’d like to say a huge thank you to all the clubs that took part, and to Rose Mockford and Seven Stories for supporting the swap!