{"id":150190,"date":"2026-07-06T20:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150190"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:44:05","slug":"comic-book-graphic-novel-workshop-for-kids-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150190","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book\/Graphic Novel Workshop for Kids\/Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Comic Book\/Graphic Novel\u00a0Workshop for Kids\/Teens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>July 6-10, 9 AM-12 PM Daily<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you love character creation and new world building for genres such as Comic Books, Kpop, Anime, Manga, Memoir &amp; 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\u00a0Beatty, who has authored hundreds of adventures for many of comics\u2019 most iconic characters including Batman and Robin tales for DC Comics, as well as The Phantom, Buck Rogers, and Sherlock Holmes for Dynamite Entertainment.\u00a0Beatty\u00a0has also contributed comic book stories to IDW Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, and Crossgen Comics.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll learn about the history of these various genres and how graphic novels are produced, then you\u2019ll 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 \u2018talk-back\u2019 session, pitching their work just like comics pros, with parents and families on the final day of class!\u00a0 Open to ages 12-17.<\/p>\n<p>This workshop is part of the school&#8217;s Summer Academy, a program of arts enrichment workshops that is open to the community.\u00a0 The program operates as a fundraiser for the school. For more information and registration, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.charterarts.org\/\">www.CharterArts.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nAnn Gillette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comic Book\/Graphic Novel\u00a0Workshop 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 &amp; Creative Nonfiction, Webcomix, or Animation, you will love this workshop! 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