In April, we were very lucky to have a visit by the super talented artist and author Neil Slorance. Neil had our pupils’ attention when he first came to the school as he has an impressive CV –including writing for the Doctor Who comic and publishing his own comic titles such as Dungeon Fun. Here are some of the pupils paying full attention to Neil’s talk about his life as a comic artist and what inspires him.
By talking through his character making in terms of both drawing the characters and creating a story line the pupils were very keen to create their own characters.
Step by step drawing instructions as well as offering ideas for starting off stories helped produce some brilliant character drawings.
The pupils enjoyed making these characters so much that Neil was keen to guide them onto the next step – creating a short comic strip with their very own characters. Again, after showing examples and talking about what a comic strip could contain, Neil helped our pupils create some amazing short comic ideas. Look at these ! With such a great session, the pupils are enthused to keep creating and reading more at Lochend.
This quirky title is an unusual mix of manga and traditional novel styles, with cartoons then followed by a chapter of writing. The story itself is great too. It’s about Julian who meets a rabbit called Chie-san who leads him to the Tokyo Ghost Cafe. There Mama-san welcomes them to this strange and unusual place, and tells them that she has found a young boy called Akira-San who has wondered into the cafe and told her that he is lost and needs to go home. Mama-san asks them to guide Akira-San home. However, this isn’t straightforward as Akira-san doesn’t quite know where home is and no-one really knows who he is. As each trip progresses, Akira-san seems to remember more and more about home along the way. However the group are met by set backs such as tigers, temples, crocodiles and snow blizzards – which stop them in their tracks. You’ll love this action packed adventure – with the unusual styles and Japanese words to learn thrown in – you won’t be able to put it down… Lochend loves it !
Nothing is scarier than real life, and in Do No Harm there’s lots of real life medical stories from the past to the present day. This book shows how we’ve come from cutting off limbs with saws right up to date – making progress in the fight against cancer and other diseases. A great read, with short sections and fantastic graphics
This tiny book is a colourful explosion of great information, with 4 chapters taking us from the early days of AI decades ago right up to today. It’s a great read, giving clear information and you can dip into topics without having to read the full book.
