Comic strips offer children with dyslexia and autism an alternative way to learning subjects at school, a Scottish entrepreneur has suggested.
Rossie Stone has set up Dekko Comics to create educational comic strips after drawing his own while at secondary school to help him revise.
A comic book he drew as revision notes for a Higher Modern Studies exam earned him an “A”.
Pupils at five Scottish schools have tried Dekko Comics’ strips so far. More
Comic book heroine Wonder Woman is to be named as a new honorary ambassador for the United Nations (UN).
The character will be used to promote messages about women’s empowerment and gender-based violence, the UN said.
DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson will accept the role for her company’s comic book, TV and film character at a ceremony on 21 October.
The DC comics site hinted that actresses who have played Wonder Women will also attend the event.
The campaign is being sponsored by Warner Bros and DC Entertainment who are supporting the UN and Unicef’s year-long campaign for gender equality and women’s empowerment. More