Comic Book/Graphic Novel Workshop for Kids/Teens

July 6-10, 9 AM-12 PM Daily

Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts

If you love character creation and new world building for genres such as Comic Books, Kpop, Anime, Manga, Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, Webcomix, or Animation, you will love this workshop! This session is taught by Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Literary Arts teacher and graphic novelist Scott Beatty, who has authored hundreds of adventures for many of comics’ most iconic characters including Batman and Robin tales for DC Comics, as well as The Phantom, Buck Rogers, and Sherlock Holmes for Dynamite Entertainment. Beatty has also contributed comic book stories to IDW Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, and Crossgen Comics.

You’ll learn about the history of these various genres and how graphic novels are produced, then you’ll create the secret origin of your own character and chronicle their first adventure in script and art! Participants will get to showcase their creations during a short ‘talk-back’ session, pitching their work just like comics pros, with parents and families on the final day of class!  Open to ages 12-17.

This workshop is part of the school’s Summer Academy, a program of arts enrichment workshops that is open to the community.  The program operates as a fundraiser for the school. For more information and registration, visit www.CharterArts.org.

Information provided to TVL by:
Ann Gillette