Sam Hepburn: Schoolbot 9000 Graphic Novel Event

Sam Hepburn will lead an interactive graphic novel event for ages 8+

SCHOOLBOT9000 is the first book in a debut series from cartoonist and former tech writer Sam Hepburn about a school taken over by robots powered by artificial intelligence.

A hilarious and impassioned defense of teachers, creativity, and human connection, SCHOOLBOT 9000 is perfect for students, teachers, and struggling artists of all ages, as well as anyone who loves humorous kid-friendly sci-fi like My Cousin the Alien, and The Last Kids on Earth.

James Gordon is already annoyed by the robots slowly taking over this life, from the dogbots in the park to his HomeBot babysitter. Still mourning the recent loss of his dad, James’ only escape comes at school, where he has teachers who care about his feelings and empower his creativity as a young artist.

But when James finds out his school is hosting a new program replacing his teachers with highly efficient

Schoolbots, his life feels like it’s spiraling into chaos. All the Schoolbots care about is improving students’ test

scores, and they have some seriously unnerving, and often hilarious, glitches. With the help of a very unlikely ally, James is determined to fight back to keep the bots from taking over his school.

The £5 ticket price is redeemable against Schoolbot 9000 on the day.