Class Comics -

Glimmerfang is awesome! Kid 2: Can we be in the next one?

Deal. Leo draws the monsters. I write the jokes.

(A close-up of the new comic panel they are drawing together: the ninja cat, the dragon, and Glimmerfang all sharing a slice of pizza. Underneath, in Leo’s handwriting: “The Best Recess Ever.”)

Whoa! Is that a wing-eyed snazzlewump?

See? This is Sir Reginald the Brave. He’s scared of spiders.

(MS. CHEN kneels beside their table. She holds up a blank piece of paper with a single, squiggly line on it.)

(A crowd of kids is gathered around the comic, laughing and pointing. Leo is standing in the crowd, not apart from it. Maya is next to him.) class comics

Even better! My dragons need a friend like that. Page 2 Panel 1: (Maya sits down across from Leo and opens one of her books. It’s full of her own drawings: knights, castles, and dragons.)

(Leo and Maya look at each other. Leo nervously twists his pencil. Maya gives a thumbs-up.)

Hey Maya? Thanks for the invitation.

You had the invisible ink. I just helped you see it.

You two. I have a problem. The classroom comic strip has a blank panel. I need a team to finish it. Partners?

The Invisible Invitation

Deal. Page 3 Panel 1: (The next day. The “Classroom Comic” is taped to the bulletin board. It shows Sir Reginald meeting Glimmerfang. A speech bubble from Glimmerfang says: “You had me at crunchy spiders!”)