Create a Comic Competition Winners Announced

The winners of the Create a Comic Competition, run by ReadingZone and The Phoenix Comic, have been announced! 

We challenged children and young people aged 4 to 16 years to create a comic strip, judged by the editorial team at The Phoenix Comic. We now have a winner for the Primary and Secondary categories, plus a runner-up in each category.  We are delighted to share the winning picture books, below, and the full shortlist.  Congratulations to each of our winners, to the runners-up, and to all those shortlisted.

 

The Winners of the Create a Comic Competition (ReadingZone & The Phoenix Comic)

Primary Category

Primary Winner:  The Boy Who Became a Superhero by Samuel (age 6), Locking Primary School

 The judges said: We love the energy and action in this story. Samuel's drawings are full of expression and wonderful details, and there's also a lot of humour in his comic strip. His story is clear to follow and we like how he's framed the start and end with the boy and the superhero. A fantastic effort, well done Samuel!

Primary Runner-Up:  Birthday Pig by Alexandra (age 8), British Junior Academy of Brussels

The judges said:   This is a really strong entry by Alexandra, who has a really good instinct for creating a comic strip. Her story has surprise and humour, and is clear to follow, and her drawings are of a really high standard with great expression. Well done, Alexandra!

Secondary Category

Secondary Winner:    I Love Running by Sarah (age 14), Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

The Judges said:   Sarah has an instinctive feel for comic illustration and her characters' expressions are full of feeling. She has been able to create a strong storyline using just a few lines of text - and has managed to get a really lovely touch of humour into her final panel. Well done Sarah, this is a great comic strip!

Secondary Runner-Up: The Return of Vector by Emil & Bruno (ages 11), Cherwell School

The judges said:   We really enjoyed this comic strip, which has great characters, lots of action and a strong storyline. The frames are used well, with close-ups and wider perspectives helping to break up the page. The superhero, Vector, is great and we love the colourful villains, too.  A great team effort, Emil and Bruno!

Prizes:  The Primary and Secondary winners' schools will win a year's subscription to The Phoenix comic PLUS, for the comic creator(s), one set of the seven Bunny Vs Monkey books.  Runner-Up prizes are a six month's subscription to The Phoenix comic and a Bunny Vs Monkey book. 

Create a Comic Competition Shortlists

Our judges struggled to select the shortlists for this competition from the high standard of entries and wide variations in the stories, characters and illustrations. There was a lot of humour, plenty of action and some surprising subjects in these comic strips; congratulations to all those whose work is shortlisted!

Primary Shortlist

The Ice Cream Comic
By Holly, Water Mill Primary School

The Boy Who Became a Superhero
By Samuel, Locking Primary School

Traction Man’s New Adventure
By Marley, Fladbury First School 

A Joke
By James Wen, Magdalen College School

Daisy the Ginger Teal TV Cat – It’s Dinoween
By Gabriela, Broadheath Primary School

Flying Pineapples
By Lara, Manor Lodge School

Birthday Pig
By Alexandra, British Junior Academy of Brussels, Belgium

Nana and Mini
By Lilly Grace, British Junior Academy of Brussels, Belgium

The Silly Magicians
By Raphael,  British Junior Academy of Brussels, Belgium

The Zombie of the Dead
By Norhan, Watermill Primary School

Secondary Shortlist

Crow's Game
By Karolina, Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

I Love Running
By Sarah Cintalova, Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

Creak
By Lilliebeth, The Cherwell School

The Return of Vectar
By Emil & Bruno, The Cherwell School

Bolt
By Anay, Harrow

The Confession
By Maame, The Grey Coat Hospital School

A Literal Tree
By Rayyan, Sutton Grammar School