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St. Emerly Boarding School Comic Series™
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Max Sparkly™: St. Emerly Boarding School is a beautifully illustrated British comic series for readers aged 8–14 — and adults who still believe boarding schools ought to have secret tunnels.
Set above the enchanting coastal village of St. Emerly, the series follows Max Sparkly, Tilly and their friends at one of Britain’s oldest and most extraordinary boarding schools.
At St. Emerly, magic is woven into everyday school life.
Lessons are not always quite what they seem. Unusual creatures wander the grounds. Enchanted objects develop opinions of their own. Portraits whisper. Corridors shift. Ancient legends lie hidden beneath stone staircases, forgotten towers and locked classroom doors.
And wherever something peculiar happens, Max and his friends are usually not far behind.
Every 44-page digital comic tells one complete magical mystery.
A priceless compass may disappear from a locked cabinet. The school portraits might begin passing secret messages. An enchanted greenhouse may refuse to let anyone leave. A bell could ring from a tower that has been sealed for a hundred years.
Max, Tilly and their friends must follow the clues, test their theories, avoid suspicious teachers, outwit magical mishaps and uncover the truth before the mystery causes even greater trouble.
Each issue offers a new adventure with a satisfying beginning, middle and end, so readers can begin anywhere while gradually discovering the wider world, history and secrets of St. Emerly Boarding School.
Blending the warmth and friendship of classic British boarding-school stories with magical fantasy, humour and proper page-turning mystery, this is a school readers will wish they could attend.
Every issue includes
One complete 44-page magical mystery
Beautiful full-colour comic artwork
Friendship, humour and school mischief
Clues readers can follow and solve
Enchanted lessons, creatures and objects
A satisfying reveal and complete ending
For readers who love
Magical schools, hidden passages, mysterious towers, eccentric teachers, enchanted objects, loyal friendships and stories that make it very difficult to stop at just one page.
At St. Emerly Boarding School, every corridor hides a secret — and every mystery is waiting to be solved.
Welcome to St. Emerly
Welcome, Explorer! Each month, step into MAX SPARKLY™: ST. EMERLY BOARDING SCHOOL COMIC SERIES™ for a brand-new magical mystery filled with clues, curious discoveries, unforgettable friendships, enchanted surprises, and another secret waiting to be uncovered.
What You Will Receive
A Complete Comic Adventure
Each issue tells a fully self-contained St. Emerly mystery from beginning to end, making it easy for new readers to jump in while giving collectors another story to treasure.
A New Mystery Every Issue
From enchanted keys and whispering portraits to secret passages, curious creatures and unexplained school happenings, every issue begins with a fresh mystery waiting for Max, Tilly and their friends to solve.
Characters You’ll Love Returning To
Follow Max, Tilly and their boarding-school friends as their friendships grow, their world expands and St. Emerly reveals more of its wonderfully peculiar secrets.
A School You’ll Wish You Attended
Explore magical classrooms, ancient libraries, flower-filled courtyards, hidden staircases, greenhouses, clock towers and dramatic Yorkshire sea cliffs — all within a school where magic is simply part of everyday life.
A Growing Digital Comic Collection
Build your own Max Sparkly™: St. Emerly Boarding School™ collection and look forward to a brand-new illustrated mystery every month.
