A glittery rainbow-furred monster camouflaged itself as the White House, and killed Donald Trump with its laser eyes. Then it ate him. Now it’s coming to Glen Innes.
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Can a Jimi Hendrix-loving shapeshifter, an animated tree branch, or a leprechaun hold the creature at bay, or will the Northern Tablelands be devoured by multi-tentacled horrors?
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There are some wild imaginations at Glen Innes High School.
Year 7 English classes have created heroes and villains for the second Glen Innes Comic-Con, from 11.30 to 1.30 on Tuesday June 26.
Students will dress up in costume, and host displays introducing their character, with a scenario about how they save the day (or, in the case of villains, ruin it).
Students are keeping their identities as secret as Clark Kent or Bruce Wayne, and many are on tenterhooks to find out what others have designed.
They range from their own creations, to Marvel and DC characters like the Joker (green hair, wild grin, marked sociopathy), Aquaman (great swimmer; needs to be near water every hour or he flounders), and Quicksilver (supersonic kleptomaniac).
Others have chosen real-life heroes like soldiers and Mum.
“I started here last year,” head teacher Danielle De Redder said, “and we thought we’d try to make English more exciting, and engage the kids – and what other way to do it than with heroes?”
The English staff are joining in the fun, too. At least one is going as a Dalek, the murderous toilet plunger-armed pepperpots from Doctor Who. Forget detention; students who muck up will be ex-ter-mi-na-ted.
The ComicCon gives kids who might not be great essay-writers a chance to shine.
“English isn’t just reading and writing,” teacher Cindy Moor said. “It’s writing, it’s visual representation, it’s speaking, it’s listening. To be able to do something that gets them all out and doing other things is good for them in the long run.”
The day will also raise money for local heroes in the community.