Review: Comic Book Masterclass with The Phoenix Comics

Country Child magazine recently got creative with The Phoenix Comic…

Here at Country Child, we understand the support our readers give our platforms, from print to digital. That is why we had to get on board with the ever growing weekly publication for children - The Phoenix Comic.

This weekly 32-page comic for children aged 7 – 14, features some amazing and creative story strips, competitions, how-to-draw guides and there is even a non-fiction strip thrown in too! We are always keen to find ways of tearing kids away from screens and getting them reading, learning and creating.

Many of the illustrations will be drawn by Neill Cameron, The Phoenix’s incredibly talented artist, whom we caught up with recently for a step by step drawing masterclass.

To get involved in the action we experienced you can subscribe not only to receive the magazine straight to the door but to the Skillz Hub online. There is a lot to learn and get involved with.

The Country Child family were thrilled to join in on an hours masterclass where we were asked to test our creativity to collectively set about making a short story, design it, draw and share the characters and story line. It was a fantastic way to engage the children in using their imaginations without restriction. Which resulted in some very crazy superheroes and tales.

From one magazine to another we really loved the involvement from readers and also the sheer delight our family had in reading the back copies. In addition to the stories which have made their way to fully published and entertaining novels too.

Check out the range on offer and if you want to find a weekly hit of digital free fun for children then we can highly recommend joining the Phoenix family…

Here are the CC kids efforts after the lesson… Super Cat and Eco Electric Lizard…