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However, the casual and uneducated observer may now be thinking that comics are dead in Britain, and they couldn't be more wrong. Two days ago I read two outstanding online articles about British comics: one by the wonderful David Fickling, writing in The Telegraph, and the other by the uber-talented illustrator and comic artist, Sarah McIntyre. Both were writing passionately about The Phoenix, the awesome weekly comic that will be celebrating its first birthday in the New Year, and anyone who has had the fortune and pleasure to read an edition of The Phoenix will find themselves nodding and smiling in agreement as they read these two articles. Please take the time to click the following links, they are well worth your time:
David's article can be found here.
Sarah's article can be found on her blog here.
There is no guaranteed method of getting reluctant kids reading for enjoyment, but comics are as close as you are ever going to get to a sure fire way. On the day these articles were published I followed a brief Twitter conversation calling for The Phoenix subscriptions to be given to all UK primary schools. Such a fantastic idea, but I would guess it would need some serious financial backing from somewhere. Sadly, I'm not sure Mr Gove would agree as I very much doubt comics were approved reading material when he was at school.
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ReplyDeleteI'm not so sure about the Dandy either - I always preferred the Beano too but a lot's changed since I read my dad's old annuals. I'm not so sure I like all the characters anymore, I prefer the old ones. Still, sad to see an institution go. I wonder why Beano's survived whilst Dandy hasn't? And I do wonder if going digital will work for the Dandy.
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