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| Classical Comics News Archive 2007 Click here for the current news page |
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| 8th December 2007 | Free-To-Download Key Stage
3 Shakespeare Resources - Even Better! The free to download resources have proved incredibly popular. A number of teachers have told us how they are taking the resources and using Tippex to remove the dialogue - so, we've created a 4th text version: No-Text! No-Text features the word balloons from the Original Text version, slightly increased in size, to allow students to write or type the words back into the spaces. What a great way to check learning! Click here for more information and to download the documents. |
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| 29th November 2007 | Free-To-Download Key Stage
3 Shakespeare Resources The message we regularly receive from teachers is that it is hard to engage students in the classics - and Shakespeare in particular. To help teach Shakespeare for the 2008 Key Stage 3 English test, we've created a set of excellent free to download resources (I know self-praise is no-praise, but these really are excellent!) We have created comic book versions of the set sections for: Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest and Richard III. Each play is covered in Original Text, Plain Text and Quick Text versions, and is accompanied by supporting text giving an overview of the play, as well as introducing the set sections themselves. In addition to this, we've also created Teachers' Resources to support the teaching of the set sections and the entire play ALL COMPLETELY FREE TO DOWNLOAD !!! No catch, no entering of details, just free to download and use! Why? Well, because we want to hear that we've been a major reason for an increase in students' performance in the Key Stage 3 English test - that's why! Click here for more information and to download the documents. |
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| 29th October 2007 | Northampton Chronicle and Echo article I'm proud of the fact that I live in Northamptonshire, and have only recently moved out of the town to Litchborough. So it was really heart-warming to see an article about us in the Chronicle and Echo - especially as it was such a good article: Northampton Chronicle and Echo (29th October 2007) |
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| 27th October 2007 | Our very own Jane Eyre and
Great Expectations in The Independent The Independent ran a very nice piece about us on Saturday 27th October, talking about our "non-Shakespeare" as well as our Shakespeare books. It featured some nice images from John M Burns and John Stokes. Apart from them getting our name wrong, (it's Classical Comics not Classic Comics) it was a very good, and much welcomed article: The Independent Article (27th October 2007) |
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| 24th October 2007 | The Book of Christmas Future Classical Comics are pleased and proud to announce the creation team for our 6th title, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. They are (in order of "getting their mits on the artwork") Mike Collins (pencils), David Roach (inks), James Offredi (colours) and our favourite letterer, TBA. All will be working from Sean Michael Wilson's superb script. What a book this will be! Click Here for more information |
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| 13th October 2007 | Birmingham International Comics Show Here are the pictures from BICS 2007: Jo Wheeler and Karen Wenborn on the stand:  Carly Rudrum and Karen Wenborn with our lovely Henry V on the stand:  Nigel Dobbyn gets stabbed in the head by Macbeth:  Jon Haward doing what he does best - drawing the crowds!:  Actually, it's Carly being drawn as SuperGirl - and what thanks does he get? Yep, he gets stabbed in the head by Macbeth (yet another victim!):  Clive Bryant, Jon Haward, Kat Nicholson and Jason Cardy:  Jon Haward (2nd from left), Mike Collins (2nd from right) and Clive Bryant (far right) on the BICS Education panel:  Carly attracting the wrong sort of fella !!:  |
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| 11th October 2007 | It's Finished! Henry V is Finished !!! At long last, our first book is complete, printed and ready for shipping! I know that self-praise is no praise, but it's more like being proud of one of our children. It's a fantastic book, created by experts, compiled by the wonderfully talented Jo Wheeler and printed on top-quality paper. When you see the book for the first time, wear an extra pair of socks - because the first pair will be blown off !! :-) Seriously, a huge thank you and well done to John McDonald, Neill Cameron, Bambos, Jason Cardy, Kat Nicholson, Nigel Dobbyn, and of course our very own Jo Wheeler, for what turned out to be a monumental effort to get the book finished in time for the Birmingham International Comics Show. |
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| 17th September 2007 | Go Graphic! - Promoting the role of graphic novels in learning and literacy The School Libraries Group (Scotland) in association with CILIP in Scotland is organising a one-day event (Thursday 1st November 2007) in Edinburgh, on using graphic novels in an educational context. Naturally we'll be there, showing our hot-off-the-press Henry V books as well as material for our other titles in production. For more information, visit: http://www.slainte.org.uk/EventsXtra/0711/gographicbooking.doc. |
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| 15th September 2007 | They've Done It !! Jason and Kat, the colourists on Henry V have achieved the impossible by completing the colouring work to the shortest of deadlines! They've worked day and night, without a day off for the past 3 months to ensure that Henry V hits the printer in time for the Birmingham show, and in time for distribution prior to publication. What's more, they didn't scrimp on quality to get there. These last pages are every bit as good as, if not better than, the first. Get ready for a great book hitting the shelves in November, and a huge well done, and thank you to Jason Cardy and Kat Nicholson. |
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| 30th August 2007 | Stratford Observer National press is exciting, but to be talked about in Stratford's very own Observer is in many ways more fulfilling, in a "coals to Newcastle" type of way. For those folks outside of Stratford, here is the article: Stratford Observer 30th August 2007. We will have our books in the Stratford Tourist Information Centre and also in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust shop. |
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| 28th August 2007 | Now we are truly an "Independent"
Publisher More national press coverage today, with this piece: The Independent 28th August 2007 taking up a full page. For some reason, we weren't given an opportunity to comment on our own production; and while some of the comments in there are, well, less than welcome, it was still great to see the artwork distributed to the UK. Great artwork Jon and Nigel! |
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| 22nd August 2007 | Comics In The Classroom We seem to have created a bit of interest over in Canada, helped in no small measure by Scott Tingley who operates a website over there called Comics in the Classroom. He's reviewed our Henry V samplers here: Comics In The Classroom Henry V Review. |
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| 18th August 2007 | Coverage in National Press! On the back of the TES article, Saturday's Daily Mail gave us even more coverage for what we're doing. You can read the article here: Daily Mail Article 18th August 2007 |
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| 17th August 2007 | Times Education Supplement We featured in a great article in this week's Times Education Supplement. You can read the article here: TES Article 17th August 2007 |
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| 12th August 2007 | Clive Bryant To Speak At BICS 2007 Clive has been nominated to speak on the subject of "Comics In Schools" at BICS 2007 at 3pm on Saturday, Room Two. |
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| 10th August 2007 | Declan Creates A Monster!
Eagle Award Winner Declan Shalvey will be drawing Frankenstein. With a scheduled release in Summer 2008,
artwork is available to view here:FrankensteinJon Haward will be the Art Director on this title, so with those two at the helm, be prepared for some breathtaking artwork! |
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| 6th August 2007 | We're At The Education Show, NEC Feb 28th - Mar 1st 2008 We'll be making our presence felt at the Education Show at the NEC next year: Education Show - NEC - 28/2/08 to 3/1/08 If you're involved in education, this will be an ideal time to take a look at our publications and find out how they can help promote the classics to younger readers. |
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| 27th July 2007 | Henry V Publishing Date Set For Nov 5th The official publishing date for Henry V is November 5th 2007.
Further details, and samples are available to view here:Henry V |
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| 26th June 2007 | Classical Comics at BICS 2007 We're proud and excited to make our first official Comic Show appearance at the Birmingham International Comic Show October 13th/14th 2007 at the Thinktank. Shane Chebsey was our first contact within the industry and so it's very fitting that we should make our debut there. |
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| 11th May 2007 | Classical Comics on bbc.co.uk It's always exciting to see a mention on the bbc, and here we are being discussed along with our friends at Manga Shakespeare, talking about The Bard getting the comic book treatment: Shakespeare gets comic treatment - bbc.co.uk |
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