Comic Makers Club

PROMOTE LITERACY

PROMOTE LITERACY

PROMOTE LITERACY

"Visual narratives help kids crack the code that allows literacy to flourish, and many of the issues that stump struggling readers are instantly clarified by comics' inviting format."

"Visual narratives help kids crack the code that allows literacy to flourish, and many of the issues that stump struggling readers are instantly clarified by comics' inviting format."

— Manga High,

Harvard Education Press

— Manga High,

Harvard Education Press

— Manga High,

Harvard Education

Press

Built from our popular Comics & Cartooning Workshop curriculum, this 12-week after-school or independent-study program invites 3rd – 6th grade students to make a new comic every single week. Minicomics, collaborative comics, action comics, silent comics. Each session starts with a blank page and ends with something finished and worth keeping. Along the way students build real skills in storytelling, creative collaboration, character design, literacy, and personal style.


The semester culminates in a class anthology comic, a curated collection of the best things they've already made. Students select their favorite pieces, clean them up, then print, bind, and sign each other's books at a closing celebration.


Whether your child is into Marvel, Babysitters Club, Dog Man, Wings of Fire, or manga, Comic Makers Club is a place for them to level up their understanding of comics and learn to make their own.

WORK COLLABORATIVELY

WORK COLLABORATIVELY

WORK COLLABORATIVELY

"In order for an artist and a writer to get a good story going, they have to communicate. That's something we've seen grow out of this (comic arts) — a confidence in approaching and discussing ideas."

"In order for an artist and a writer to get a good story going, they have to communicate. That's something we've seen grow out of this (comic arts) — a confidence in approaching and discussing ideas."

Edutopia

BUILD

CREATIVE CONFIDENCE

BUILD

CREATIVE CONFIDENCE

"(Making comics) can be a pathway to basic skills. Because the kids are creating the comic books themselves, they're really invested in making them right."

"(Making comics) can be a pathway to basic skills. Because the kids are creating the comic books themselves, they're really invested in making them right."

— Dr. Michael Bitz,

Columbia University's

Teachers College

Instructor Bio:
Blake Lemons has been working in sequential art for 20+ years as a story artist, animation director, and creative producer for Netflix, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, and Disney. He was a contributing artist and the editor-in-chief of Pratt Institute’s comic anthology “Static Fish”. Blake believes everyone has a story worth telling.

Let's bring a spot of creativity

to your community!

Let's bring a spot of creativity

to your community!

Let's bring a spot of creativity

to your community!

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