GRAPHIC NOVELS LIBRARY MALTA

ANNUAL REPORT

2014

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Table of Contents

1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4

AIMS 6

MISSION STATEMENT 6

DESCRIPTION: 6

2.GNLM REPORT ON THE SUMMER SCHOOLS PILOT PROJECT - (JULY-SEPTEMBER

2014) 8

PLAN 8

CONTEXT 9

PARTICIPATING SUMMER SCHOOLS/CLUBS 10

PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEERS 11

SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE SIMILAR ACTIVITIES 12

3.YOUTH MEET YOUTH NGO FAIR - (JULY 2014) 13

4.FRESHER'S WEEK DEBATE - (END OF SEPTEMBER 2014) 14

5.BATMAN AND COMICS IN ACADEMIA: AN EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THE

IMPORTANCE OF GRAPHIC NOVELS AS A TOOL IN LITERACY - (NOVEMBER 2014) 15

6.MALTA COMICS EXPO - (END OF OCTOBER 2014) 17

7.COMIC CON 2014 - (END OF NOVEMBER 2014) 18

8.V FOR VENDETTA EVENT – (NOVEMBER 2014) 19

9.LIBRARY DAY: COMICS AT THE CPL - (DECEMBER 2014) 20

10.BATMAN 75 YEARS CELEBRATION WORKSHOPS + LEGENDS OF THE KNIGHT (FOR

SECONDARY SCHOOLS) - (DECEMBER 2014) 21

11.MALIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL AWARD – ADVANCEMENT

IN EDUCATION AND LITERACY - (DECEMBER 2014) 23

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12.GNLM – FUTURE PROJECTS 24

GHAXAQ LOCAL COUNCIL – COMICS BOOK COLLABORATION 24

DIGITAL COMICS MAGAZINE – AUDRIENNE DEGIORGIO 24

MALTESE GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COMICS BIBLIOGRAPHY – DANIELA ATTARD 25

PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK 25

PUBLICATION – ICARUS BY SAMUEL MALLIA 26

COMICS BOOK APPRECIATION CLASSES 26

13.FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS YEAR 2014 27

14. FINAL REMARKS 28

15. THE YEAR IN PICTURES 29

SUMMER SCHOOL PILOT PROJECT : JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2014 29

YOUTH FOR YOUTH PARTICIPATION: JULY 2014 32

FRESHER’S WEEK DEBATE: END OF SEPTEMBER 2014 33

BATMAN AND COMICS IN ACADEMIA: NOVEMBER 2014 34

MALTA’S COMIC-EXPO 2014 35

MALTA COMIC-CON 2014 36

V FOR VENDETTA EVENT: NOVEMBER 2014 38

LIBRARY DAY AT THE CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY DECEMBER 2014 39

BATMAN : 75 YEARS ANNIVERSARY : DECEMBER 2014 41

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1.Executive summary

This report will outline the basic scope and aims of the NGO and youth

organization, Graphic Novels Library Malta. It will brush upon the history of

the organization as well as the projects and collaborations that the NGO was

part of last year (2014). The organization is relatively young being only

operational for these last 2 years. Two Librarians, being also avid comic book

fans, founded Graphic Novels Library Malta in the beginning of 2013. The

librarians Ryan Scicluna and Luke Brincat conjured up the idea to create a

library for comics with the aim to use such comics for educational purposes.

During their First year they established a social media page, through Facebook,

to post articles and resources that would be beneficial to anyone looking into

comics as a tool for education. Considering today’s day and age, where new

systems for educating the young are sought after, the organization provided the

key for new areas of exploration. After the first successful year GNLM manage

to get hold of the attention of the Centre for Literacy’s Director, Charles Mifsud.

His profound interest was sustained by agreeing on the fact that comics have a

great potential to be used as a tool for inspiring children to read and improve

their literacy skills.

The concept presented by Graphic Novels Library was starting to pick up within

the various education circles. Upon this initial success the original founding

members decided to open the doors of the organization to others who shared

similar ideas. After the first year, GNLM registered for NGO status and also a

youth organization since most of the members of the council were and are

under the age of 25 years.

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The first council was founded in March 2014 and it was made up of Ryan

Scicluna as Chairperson, Luke Brincat as Secretary, Luke Caruana as Events

Coordinator, Audrienne Degiorgio as Research Officer and Julia Pollaco as

Treasurer.

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Aims

The NGO has one clear aim which is to create a library consisting of comics

and graphic novels which would propel the following:

• To promote comics as educational tools both to the public and educators

• To educate through Pop Culture (lectures, session, presentations, discussions, etc…)

• To give the opportunity to local comic book creators to promote their work and

knowledge of the subject in an educational setting

Mission Statement

“Education through Comics and Pop Culture”

Description:

• To promote Literacy and Information Literacy tools through comics and graphic

novels.

• To promote cultural awareness in other mediums such as Films, Arts and

Literature.

• To have a place where educators or interested parties can meet and discuss

topics of interest that fall under the "Geek" or "Nerd" labels while connecting

and engaging people with similar interests.

• To create a space to share thoughts.

• To be a resource to teachers, parents, academics, etc.... in order to aid people

to better understand the culture of comics and how they can use the medium to

educate or teach new skills that are essential to a National Literacy Framework.

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• To assist in presentations, discussions and organise workshops to students and

educators alike on how comics, films, arts, literature can be used as an

educational tool in any related subject.

• To promote local artists who want to collaborate with us in creating a market

for comics, films and art produced locally.

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2.GNLM Report on the Summer Schools Pilot Project -

(July-September 2014)

Plan

For the first time ever, Graphic Novels Library Malta, hereafter simply referred

to as GNLM, took the initiative to do a pilot project with other primary schools

and child care centers on a voluntary basis for the summer period of 2014.

The aim of the pilot project was to experiment with comics during sessions with

children and see if the children responded well with the idea. Also the comics

were used to promote literacy and spark an interest in storytelling or creating

comics. This exercise also helped GNLM in planning future sessions and

workshops at a cost to be able to pay instructors to deliver similar sessions.

The treasurer, Julia Pollacco, following the President’s (Ryan Scicluna)

instructions, sent an email to a number of educational and child care institutions

offering to do a 1 or 2 hour session with children using comics. From a list of

54 schools and clubs only 9 responded. We managed to do sessions with 8

schools/clubs while with the other, St Margaret’s College, it was agreed to

work on another project using funds from “Il-Premju tal-President ghall-

Kreattivita’ ”. This resulted in an activity dealing with comic creation workshops

for secondary school students during the academic year.

It was agreed to set a subcommittee to deal with the logistics of organising the

summer sessions which was headed by Ryan Scicluna, Audrienne Degorgio

(Funds and Research officer) and Luke Caruana, who was given the role of an

Events Coordinator.

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The role of this subcommittee was to set up the summer schedule and recruit as

many interested third parties as possible beside the members of the committee.

This was done to have a healthy number of people, varying ideologies and

prevent situations of having to give a lesson by unassisted personnel.

Apart from two of the representatives, none who provided the lessons were full

time teachers with a reputable amount of experience to their advantage. Still,

many who volunteered had a passion for the comics medium or at the very

least, an interest in superheroes. Thus, the idea was that none of the volunteers

who are not in the subcommittee would do more than a maximum of three

lessons per summer.

As a token of appreciation and proof that the said volunteers did participate in

the workshops, a letter of recommendation was issued to each and every

participant, many of whom were students building their own CVs gradually.

Context

The major aim of GNLM is to have a well-stocked exclusive library of comics

and graphic novels and well-managed sections of comics in a number of public

libraries. With this in mind, the founding member (Ryan Scicluna) started giving

lectures to students who were reading for a Bachelor in Education on how best

to include comics in the classroom.

Given that, in two years, GNLM evolved from a group of two into a team of six

people; it was deemed fit that the anniversary should be promoted in a special

manner. Thus, GNLM had to share its ideas with the public in a manner, which

was convenient, voluntary and beneficial. Thus, the summer schools pilot

project was conceived with the idea to promote comics in general but more

importantly within an educational context. The major crux was coordinating the

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dates and managing the human resources appropriately. A facebook group

was set up and shared with a number of interested parties in order to

coordinate the whole project. Ideas were shared and a number of seasoned

comic enthusiasts took the lead to set up a general lesson plan for everyone to

use.

It is important to note that the demographics of children GNLM targeted ranged

from the ages of three to ten. The Following are the members who coordinated

and participated in the project, all forming part of the GNLM committee :

• Luke Caruana

• Audrienne Degiorgio

• Julia Pollacco

• Ryan Scicluna

Participating Summer Schools/clubs

The following is a list of schools, educational institutions and child care centers

which accepted GNLM’s invitation for the sessions during the summer period of

July-September 2014 :

• Kids on Campus

• Learn and Play

• Bright Sparks

• Learning Key

• Eden Summer Club

• Saint James Cavallier Summer Club

• Inspire Summer School

• Luqa 3-16

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Participating volunteers

The following are the volunteers whom from their own free will gave their time

and energy so that our sessions could be successful. On behalf of GNLM, the

committee wishes to thank them all once again. They proved their worth in a

number of ways and were quite discreet about it.

• Dean Fenech

• Peter Magro

• Sharon Pace

• Fabio Agius

• Rachel Vassallo

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Suggestions and recommendations for future similar activities

During the summer school pilot, GNLM identified some issues with how people

in general perceive comics and what they expect from comics oriented

sessions. GNLM observed that most people expect comic book creation

workshops instead of reading using comics. This prompted us to start

considering offering such courses with the help of professionals in the industry.

When children were exposed to different types of sessions with comics they

were more receptive and enjoyed the fun element of each session.

Different types of sessions included:

• Reading using comics

• Creating comic book superhero crafts

• Creating Comics (Drawing and writing)

• Acting out comic book stories

• Translating children’s stories into comics

It was also agreed between the committee members and the volunteers that

future session should be against payment so that instructors can be paid to

deliver sessions of an improved quality. This would guarantee a certain level of

commitment and also establish a level of professionalism when delivering the

sessions.

GNLM will also try to propose such sessions to different target groups; one of

them being secondary school students with session focusing more on the story

creation element and improving their literacy skills. Another area to be

explored is how comics can be used for discussion purposes with different age

groups. Using comics as the starting point to meaningful discussions and

arguments about social issues, politics, etc...

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3.Youth meet Youth NGO Fair - (July 2014)

In 2014 GNLM was invited by ‘Aġenzija żgħażagħ ’ to be a participant at

the first edition of the ‘Youth meet Youth’ NGO fair, which was organized on

Saturday 19th July. The aim of the Fair was to bring together NGOs and youth

organizations and together promote their projects and causes to the general

public. The fair was held in the square next to the National Aquarium in

Qawra.

The attendance and participation from the audience was a good one. As an

NGO, GNLM managed to make a number of very useful connections. GNLM

also managed to promote its cause with the general public. In fact, a number of

parents and teachers applauded our efforts to promote literacy in a different

way which is appealing to children.

The fair itself was an educational experience for us. Events like this one are

highly encouraged as they provide valuable contacts and opportunities for

future projects. One such contact was with the organization ‘Prism’. GNLM will

be collaborating with Prism next year by organizing a workshop through

ERASMUS+. The workshop will focus on using comics as a socializing tool for

participants from different EU countries.

GNLM should participate more in events organized by ‘Aġenzija żgħażagħ ’.

Such events are extremely important for the NGO in terms of awareness about

activities, new and updates about current activity regarding the targeted

demographic groups and as an aid to the organization in general.

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4.Fresher's Week Debate - (End of September 2014)

This event was the first one organised by GNLM for the University of Malta

Academic year 2014-2015. The speakers were Audrienne Degiorgio and Luke

Caruana while the chair was Julia Pollacco. The event was held during

Fresher’s week and was given coverage by the ‘Insiter Team’ as well as ‘Third

Eye Malta’.

Content wise, the debate took the form of a discussion. The main speakers

argued for a case where comics can and should be used as teaching tools and

aids. The audience presented some questions and seemed well disposed to the

idea with a couple of teachers asking some questions. Several studies were

cited as well as some examples from comic books such as Neil Gaiman’s

Sandman series, issue called “Thermidor”, which tackled the French Revolution.

This comic book could be used both for history lessons due to the historical

characters (including Thomas Jefferson) as well as literary ones due to the

mythopoeia. Ms Degiorgio presented the case of ‘Atlas Black’ as a substitute

for expensive business and marketing books which proved to be a success

when used in an American University.

The general response from this event was good and more people seemed

interested to discuss comics in education.

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5.Batman and Comics in Academia: An exhibition

highlighting the importance of graphic novels as a

tool in literacy - (November 2014)

The University of Malta Library in collaboration with Graphic Novels Library

Malta in celebration of 75 years of Batman organised an exhibition titled:

Batman and Comics in Academia:

An exhibition highlighting the importance of graphic novels as a tool in literacy

The exhibition was held at the University of Malta Library’s exhibition area. The

exhibition started from Monday 17th November till Wednesday 3rd December.

It consisted of a collection of Batman related graphic novels and comics that

have shaped the character we know today.

‘Batman’ first appeared in issue No. 27 of Detective Comics in May 1939. He

was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger and originally named

"the Bat-Man". He is also referred to as "the Caped Crusader", "the Dark

Knight", and "the World's Greatest Detective". Seventy-five (75) years have

passed and the character’s influence is stronger than ever.

Comics and graphic novels are researched in various areas of studies such as

arts, education, communication, translation, and philosophy. Further research is

being carried out in these fields, which help to outline the benefits of reading

comics and the impact they have on society in general. A number of

publications owned by the University Library and dissertations from this

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University were on display, each illustrating different areas of the comic book

medium from an academic perspective.

The exhibition attracted a number of visitors from students to academics. This

made the event a success with Library patrons asking for more similar

exhibitions. In order to promote the exhibition, an event was organized for the

general public at the University Library. The event held on Wednesday 26th

November attracted a number of visitors. It consisted of a talk/discussion on

why the character of ‘Batman’ does not kill his archrival the ‘Joker’. During the

event, the speaker, Ryan Scicluna asked several questions which made the

audience discuss whether killing the Joker was the solution and how this would

effect the image ‘Batman’ tries to be. The audience participated with interesting

questions of their own. The talk discussed utilitarianism versus deontology as

philosophical ideologies that are present in the duel between ‘Batman’ and the

‘Joker’. Discussing Batman’s moral compass, deontology and utilitarianism, as

well as the story lines illustrating this point, proved quite interesting and

audience participation certainly was an asset. Having networked with the

History Society on the previous event, we sought the Philosophy Students

Association. We also pitched the idea to one philosophy professor who

considered putting out our presentation on the Junior College consultation

sessions happening in February.

More events like this are encouraged with more varied themes.

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6.Malta Comics Expo - (End of October 2014)

During this year’s edition of the Comic Expo, Graphic Novels Library Malta

attended and held a number of talks and panels regarding the comic book

industry. Along with this, ‘Legends of the Knight’, a documentary about how

the character of ‘Batman’ influences people to do good in the world, was also

screened.

Throughout the event, a stall was present where members got to reach out and

broaden the NGO’s audience, as well as promote the cause of comics as an

educational tool. This boosted the GNLM facebook page with new likes. This

translated in more people being aware of the NGO and what we do.

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7.Comic Con 2014 - (End of November 2014)

GNLM had a stand in the main hall at ground level. The stand consisted of a

regular table with the GNLM Roll up behind it. The location was not very

prominent but visitors did come to talk to us.

The original plan was to promote the GNLM Christmas Raffle and GNLM in

general. Due to the fact that no tickets were sold after the first day, it was

decided to cancel the raffle altogether and focus on awareness and making

people aware that we exist, what projects we are working on, etc…

Sunday was better as GNLM, represented by Ryan Scicluna, took part in a

discussion with Mr Mallia, Audrienne Degiorgio representing ‘PILOT’, Daniela

Attard, members of Wicked comics, Dean Fenech, and Tim Perkins about the

comic book industry in Malta and its future. During the discussion, it was

pointed out that in Malta we need a network that can coordinate the number of

talented artists and writers into a publishing/distributing company. This can be

done to better target different markets instead of fiercely competing with one

another and destroying each other. This is exactly the sort of idea GNLM will

be aiming for in the coming years. Starting from next year, GNLM will have a

number of projects dealing with publications and literacy. The outcome is to try

to create projects for several artists and writers then market the product to

different target segments depending on the appeal of the book.

Overall, the Malta Comic Con was an interesting experience like always.

Hopefully, next year GNLM will have publications to sell during the event.

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8.V for Vendetta event – (November 2014)

For the 5th of November, GNLM thought to commemorate the event with a talk

on the Fawkesian hero, ‘Guy Fawkes’ and the famous Graphic Novel, ‘V for

Vendetta’ by Alan Moore. The speakers were Luke Caruana as events

coordinator and Adam Peter Fretwell as an English history affacionado. The

event was chaired by Yasmine Cachia from the Malta University Humanist

Association.

Per organization, it was held in room 302 in the University of Malta Library

and had a fair attendance. Mostly, the audience was involved in history and

politics and the feedback was very positive.

There was not a lot of room for promotion and initially, the event was planned

to be co-organized by DESA but given their event on Dylan Thomas and their

book sale outside the library, this was not possible. An event with DESA would

have been an excellent marketing tool and the parties are still on the table for

such an occurence. Sharon Pisani gave GNLM good coverage with Insiter and

did a sterling job as well as a much appreciated one.

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9.Library Day: Comics at the CPL - (December 2014)

On the 10th of December, marking this year's Library Day, a comics and

graphic novels collection was launched in the Central Public Library here in

Malta.

Graphic Novels Library Malta (GNLM) together with the support of the Central

Public Library delivered their promise to get libraries to include comics into their

collection. GNLM created a list of graphic novels, which was then passed on to

Ms. Cheryl Falzon, the librarian at the Central Public Library. Throughout the

summer period, the list was discussed and it was agreed that a small number of

comics would be bought to start off with and shelved in the Junior's Library

section, if they prove to be successful and popular, the collection will then be

further developed.

Among the titles that are available for the public to borrow, one can find stories

about Superman, Batman, Spiderman, X-Men, and many more. The collection

also has a couple of first volumes of some titles.

The aim of this project is to encourage children to read, especially targeting

reluctant readers and offering them an alternative to the novel. Both GNLM and

the Central Public Library hope to start a chain reaction, which will encourage

children to read in general.

Comics have been proven to aid in the acquisition of various literacy skills.

They are also an entertaining medium with stories that children can relate to or

are already familiar with, making the reading process less tedious.

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10.Batman 75 years celebration workshops +

Legends of the Knight (for secondary schools) -

(December 2014)

GNLM organized a week (1st-5th December) of workshops for secondary school

students at St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta. These consisted

of an introduction into the comic book genre and a presentation about the

character of Batman, which is celebrating 75 years from its original debut.

After the presentations, the students were asked to create a Maltese version of

the character of batman. Following this, a short break was given to the students

and the documentary Legends of the Knight was screened. After the film, a

winner of the best design was announced and given a Batman graphic novel.

St James Cavalier only received bookings for Monday 1st, Wednesday 3rd and

Thursday 4th. On Monday, 19 students from St. Catherine's Secondary

School attended the workshop with their teachers. On Wednesday, 7 students

from the St Margaret's College Verdala School’s comic book club participated

with their teacher Dean Fenech. On Thursday, 18 students from Stella Maris

College School’s Film club took part in the workshop.

The workshops can be considered a success with both students and teachers

praising the activity as a fun and educational one. Luke Caruana and Ryan

Scicluna gave the sessions, with the help of Marion Sciberras, currently

working as an intern through the LEAP Project.

Ms. Amanda Palmier, the contact person and school coordinator from St.

James Cavalier, was very pleased with the activity in general and we discussed

the possibility of organizing more workshops and similar events in the future.

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This event cost GNLM the fee of the speaker and rights of the movie and it

generated some income for the NGO. (Further details are presented in the

financial report)

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11.MaLIA Information Management Professional

Award – Advancement in Education and Literacy -

(December 2014)

Graphic Novel Library Malta was awarded an award from the ‘Malta Library

and Information Association’ during the ‘Information Management Professional

Awards’ that was held on Friday 12th December 2014. This award recognizes

the committed effort and work in expanding and enriching educational

achievements and addressing the challenges of illiteracy in Malta, particularly

as they relate to the role of the library, archive, or other information setting.

This award highlights a significant achievement for the NGO, which had been

in operation for only 8 months. In those 8 months GNLM has accomplished a

great deal of milestones as highlighted by this annual report.

GNLM is grateful to everyone who has supported every project and offered

help and council when needed. GNLM would like to especially thank Prof.

Charles Mifsud, the director of the Centre for Literacy, who has supported the

NGO from its early stages; Prof. Milena Dobreva, the head of the Library

Information and Archive department at the University of Malta, who gave

GNLM advice and guidance to help the NGO flourish and organize projects;

Ms Cheryl Falzon, the deputy librarian at the Central Public Library, who saw

the potential for a comics and graphic novels section in Public Libraries; Most

importantly GNLM would like to thank all the comic book fans, Maltese writers

and artists that gave GNLM a chance to show the difference that comics can

do in the educational sector.

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12.GNLM – Future Projects

Ghaxaq Local Council – Comics Book collaboration

For next year, GNLM is already working with the Ghaxaq Local Council to

publish a graphic novel highlighting the history of the village. The book is

targeted to primary and secondary school children to help them out with school

projects about the village of Ghaxaq. This book will be available in both

English and Maltese. It will be printed but a digital copy will also be made

available online.

Working on this project there are already Elizabeth Mallia as the writer,

Audrienne Degiorgio as the Chief editor, Julia Pollacco as the script editor,

Luke Caruana as the translator and Ryan Scicluna as the Project Coordinator.

We are still looking for an artist that will match the styles expressed by the

Ghaxaq Council. This project will be funded through a Government fund

scheme that helps Local councils organize events for the community. This book

will launch sometime in September 2015. An event will be organized to launch

the graphic novel.

This project is being tackled as a pilot project from the publishing viewpoint. If

successful, this can be further expanded into a series of graphic novels that will

explore the Maltese village histories. Eventually collecting a comprehensive

history of the Maltese Islands.

Digital Comics Magazine – Audrienne Degiorgio

This project will be in a form of short comic book stories published digitally 3

times a year by various artists and writers from across Malta. This will in spirit

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be a continuation of the publication ‘PILOT’. Once a year the issues will be

collected into a print publication to be sold during events like the Malta Comic

Con and the Comic Expo.

Maltese Graphic Novels and Comics Bibliography – Daniela Attard

For her dissertation in art, Daniela Attard created a bibliography of all Maltese

comics and graphic novels published from the early 1960s until recently.

GNLM would like to publish this as a publication with information on each

publication and ideally details from where one might want to buy or view a

copy.

The National Book Council will ideally fund this project, as they already

express an interest in a publication of this sort. More details need to be

discussed early next year.

Publishing and Distribution Network

GNLM is working very hard to create a network for artists and writers to come

together and create work that can be sold locally and internationally. This

network will work in the form of a central figure co-ordinating projects, issuing

calls of applications for various positions such as writers and artists, printing

and distributing the finished products locally and internationally, publishing in

both print and digital formats while assigning royalties to creators and

contributors.

Such a network is needed for Malta due to the small nature of the population

and the huge number of talented people available for projects. This will also

encourage the production of more publications from various writers and artists

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who might want to break into the comic book industry. It will spotlight the local

talents on an international level and promote Malta as a hub of culture.

Publication – ICARUS by Samuel Mallia

GNLM has been approached by Samuel Mallia to help him publish his graphic

Novel ‘ICARUS’. If funding can be acquired, GNLM will be publishing this

graphic novel next year in both print and digital formats. This can be the first

original published graphic novel under the GNLM imprint. The challenges here

is to manage to sell enough copies to breakeven the cost of printing and make

some profit to encourage comic book artists to create more work for profit.

Comics Book Appreciation classes

GNLM would like to start organizing comic book appreciation courses and/or

classes targeting adults, teachers and parents. The aim of these classes would

be to educate the public especially the adults about the benefits of reading

comics and how comic books and graphic novels can help to improve a

number of literacies. Parents should know that comics allow children to read

and inspire their creativity. Different stories can be used in different contexts

and like T.V, movies and books, comics offer different genres of story telling.

This will eventually eradicate the notion that comics are childish.

This is a project that will be tackled more seriously next year with more people

on board the organization to help out.

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13.Financial Accounts Year 2014

GNLM Financial Accounts Year 2014

Date Item Expenditure Income

17/02/2014 Batman "Legends of the Knight" Film Rights €375

12/07/2014 T-shirts (1st 5) €75

17/07/2014 GNLM Banner €35

15/07/2014 Flip Chart Magnetic Whiteboard €88

30/07/2014 Kids on Campus Donation (summer schools) €10

31/07/2014 NGO application €40

31/10/2014 Roll-up banner €150

27/11/2014 GNLM Brochures €56

10/11/2014 Comic Con Tickets for 2 days €72

1-5/12/2014 St James Cavalier - Batman Event - -

05/12/2014 Speakers (10x3hrsx2days) €60

05/12/2014 Income from event €228

31/12/2014 Totals €951 €238

Balance -€713

Starting from next year new sources of income will be explored starting from

the Malta Arts Funds, Sponsorships, and other financial aids. The proposed

publications will also be another way to make the NGO sustainable.

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14. Final Remarks

As a first year, this was a very hectic year for the NGO. We managed to

succeed in achieving one of our primary goals; that of including comics in a

public library with the aim to help promote literacy. Other events helped to

promote GNLM as an organization and gather support from various people.

One of the main focuses for next year should be funding as we have a number

of projects and ideas planned but without the financial capital to invest in them

they remain only an idea.

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15. The Year in Pictures

Summer School Pilot Project : July to September 2014

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Youth for Youth Participation: July 2014

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Fresher’s Week Debate: End of September 2014

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Batman and Comics in Academia: November 2014

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Malta’s Comic-Expo 2014

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Malta Comic-Con 2014

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V for Vendetta Event: November 2014

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Library Day at the Central Public Library December 2014

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Batman : 75 Years Anniversary : December 2014

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