Workshop Provider: Crazy Comic Club

Workshop Themes & Tags: Omics, Cartoons, Manga, Illustration, Storytelling, Animals, Rainforest, Space, Pirates, Egyptians, Ancient Egypt, Egyptians, Curriculum, Art, Mural, Anti-bullying, Health, Myths and Legends, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Kings and Queens, Tudors, Shakespeare, Stone Age, Chinese New Year, India, Aztecs, Africa, Asia, Aesop’s Fables, Dragons, Fairy tales,, World Book Day, Arctic animals, Author visit, Illustrator visit, Arts & Crafts, Careers & Life Skills, and Literacy (Reading & Writing), History, Outdoor & Environment, and PSHE & RSE

Age Suitability: Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5, Higher Education

Can your workshop be delivered to schools online?: Yes

Delivery Locations: All UK Regions

Workshop Summary: 

The UK's leading provider of comic art and anime workshops in schools, libraries, festivals, charities and events!

Join bestselling author and cartoonist James Parsons for bespoke, dynamic and high energy workshops/ assemblies. Now with the live HD online option James Parsons and Comic club are more accessible than ever.

With over 15 years full time experience, every Crazy Comic Club workshop is totally unique and can be suited to any school topic or curriculum - travelling from ancient Egypt to the rainforest, pirate ships to outer space, no two workshops are ever the same!

With a vast archive of thousands of unique approaches to cartooning, illustration, and papercraft, and an enormous amount of experience with all age groups from reception, through KS1 and KS2 to secondary schools, the focus is on having loads of high energy creative fun developing art and storytelling skills, while creating new characters and sending them off on imagination-stretching adventures!

All you need is paper, a pencil, and loads of imagination!

Manga and Anime Workshop

The most popular workshop offered by Comic Club and are always in high demand, James creates a super accessible look at the world-wide ultra-popular Japanese phenomenon of manga and amine. Learn about the history of manga culture and discover awesome drawing skills from kawaii to chibi and Shoujo to Shonen. Children particularly enjoy seeing their favourite classic characters like Pokémon in these manga workshops and assemblies.

Additional Information: 

James is happy working with any sized groups whether individual classes, year groups or whole school assemblies. They can be one hour masterclasses, one day workshops, or week-long projects.

Workshop fee varies depending on time / location - online sessions are much cheaper!

Testimonials: 

"Your workshop was amazing! I am in awe of your energy and our students had a great time. I’d ask you back in a heartbeat."

—Open Academy Norwich.

"J is so happy and love love loves your workshops. He looks forward to them so much."

—Parent

“On behalf of us all, a MASSIVE THANK YOU for another fantastic morning of drawing, learning and creativity. The children are getting so much out of it- it is wonderful to see and be part of. The rest of the morning chat is all based on what they have done with you.”

—St Edmund School Maidenhead.

"It's been great to have your energy and humour zooming into our house every week so thanks tons for doing this!"

—Parent