How to make a graphic novel with Anna Penn - with a zombie draw along!

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Find out how graphic novels are made with author-illustrator Anna Penn, creator of new YA graphic novel Apocalypse Baby. Discover how graphic novels go from concept to page and then try your hand at a drawing a feral, a zombie-like creature from Apocalypse Baby, and be inspired to create your own drawings.

Apocalypse Baby is a post-apocalyptic romance adventure graphic novel about hope, found family and caring for others – all while dodging feral zombies. Max has been surviving the wastelands of Britain solo since a viral outbreak turned humans into ravenous monsters called ferals. Kiran has been safely hidden in a farming community – until ferals breach the walls. When a chance encounter results in the boys finding a baby crying alone during a zombie attack, they make a split-second decision: rescue her. Together, they trek across hostile territory toward a rumoured settlement, the baby strapped to their backs. But they’re opposites in every way. As constant friction sparks into friendship, then something deeper, can they navigate first love while keeping a helpless infant – and themselves – alive?