Table of contents for November 2021 in K-Zone

GET INTO 2nd Look for Circles Day 3rd Sandwich Day 4th Use Your Common Sense Day 6th Book Lovers Day 11th World Origami Day 13th World Kindness Day 17th World Peace Day 21st World Hello Day 28th Red Planet Day HAPPY BIRTHDAY 11th K-Zoner Xander 15th Winston Duke, AKA M’Baku 15th Sophia Di Martino, AKA Sylvie 18th Lia McHugh, AKA Sprite in Eternals 18th Owen Wilson, AKA Mobius 22nd Mark Ruffalo, AKA The Hulk 22nd Scarlett Johansson, AKA Black Widow 29th Don Cheadle, AKA War Machine 29th Gemma Chan, AKA Sersi in Eternals SCHOOL 2nd Public holiday in Vic OH AND... 15th December issue of K-Zone out in Australia (December 6 in New Zealand) CONTINUE QUIT! POPPING FINDING INTERESTING HOLIDAYS IN K ZONE CREATING FOR ORIGAMI DAY TELLING SCARY STORIES…

My name is Cienan Muir! I am a Yorta Yorta and Ngarrindjeri man, the Australian Director of Indigenous Comic Con and creator of the Indiginerd pop culture company. During high school I loved chemistry, biology and learning about astrology and computer sciences. That changed to a love of psychology at university. My dad taught me to always be learning, no matter how small or how big – always learn something new. Attending my first Indigenous Comic Con in America was something I never dreamed I’d achieve. To see Indigenous people interested in the things I loved was very comforting. Understanding that Indigenous creativity has completely altered how our culture is expressed; I will always be excited about it. I brought the first Australian chapter of Indigenous Comic Con over in…

WITCHES' BREW This makes an awesome party trick or prop! Extra points if you swap the bowl for a cauldron. WHAT YOU NEED • A bowl • Baking soda • White vinegar • Food colouring • Dishwashing liquid • Plastic eyeballs or spiders WHAT TO DO 1. Find a place where you can make a mess, like outside on grass or in the kitchen sink. 2. Place a large scoop of baking soda into your bowl. 3. Add a squirt of dishwashing liquid and food colouring. 4. Pop in the eyeballs or spiders. 5. Pour in the white vinegar and watch your brew bubble! THE SCIENCE When you mix a base (like baking soda) with an acid (white vinegar), a chemical reaction takes place. The reaction causes the baking soda…

FIRST COMIC APPEARANCE Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 on October 21, 1941. We met her on Paradise Island as the civilian 'Diana Prince', and she participated in a tournament where the winner would be sent to America to fight evil. Diana won, was named 'Wonder Woman' and the rest is history! MAKING MOVIES Wonder Woman has starred in four live action movies (with two in the works) and four animations, including Space Jam: A New Legacy and Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, where the Justice League step in to help defeat Balloon Man. BEING LEGO-FIED The first Wonder Woman LEGO minifig came in a 2012 set called Superman vs Power Armour Lex. She is also a minifigure in 14 other sets. She appears in six…

A TALE OF SORCERY CHRIS COLFER It’s been almost a year since Brystal made a deal with Death. She must destroy the Immortal in exchange for her life, but Brystal hasn’t found a single clue about who or where the Immortal is. Now, an evil has risen from within the earth, and is threatening all life. Witches, fairies, the Righteous Brotherhood, the Army of the Dead and more must work together to stop it. READ IT... TO STOP EVIL! STORY DOCTORS BOORI MONTY PRYOR ILLUSTRATED BY RITA SINCLAIR The legendary storyteller Boori Monty Pryor is inviting you to travel with him, from the first footsteps through over 80,000 years of strength, sickness and possibility. From the first stories and art, to dance, language and connection with the land, Boori shares…

Meet Rashina Hoda, a software engineering researcher who studies how software engineers develop the software products we all love! K-Z : Hi Rashina! What do you do in your role at Monash University? R: As Associate Professor of Software Engineering and Deputy Director of the Humanise Lab at Monash University, I research and guide PhD students to do their research, work with users and companies to understand software needs, and help software engineers develop software that is useful, fun, fair, and does not cause harm. K-Z : What do you currently research? R: Nowadays, we see artificial intelligence (AI) being applied to everything. For example, AI is behind the recommendations for videos on YouTube (recommender systems) and behind answering our questions in the form of Siri or Alexa (intelligent voice…

CREEPER CHAOS I was playing Minecraft when a Creeper blew up on me. The hole looked ugly, so I fixed it with the remaining dirt. As I placed the last block, another Creeper got me! Riley, NZ UNLUCKY! CAST UNLOCKED When I was younger, I was at my friend’s birthday party, and I couldn’t reach the lock for the gate. I decided to climb over the wall, but I fell and broke my arm. I had to wear a cast for months! Nicholas, Qld HEAPS UNLUCKY! WIND-OW I was in the car with dad, and my friend came by. I wound the window down to wave, but my dad closed it while my hand was still outside. My hand hurt a lot! Jaanya, WA SO UNLUCKY! TESTING TESTING , ,…

1 Draw two big ‘U’ shapes next to each other. 2 Draw three lines above each ‘U’, like this... 3 Draw two dots for the eye pupils and a curved line. 4 Draw a triangle, straight line and upside down ‘U’. 5 Add six dots and four straight lines for his whiskers. 6 Add three curved lines for ears and top of the head. 7 Draw the bottom of his face – just a blobby shape! 8 Add a collar with a curved line, a circle, ‘C’ and ‘F’. 9 Draw front paws – don’t forget the claws! Captain Fluffykins loves to scratch! 10 Draw the rest of the body and tail with more wobbly lines. 11 Add random squiggles for texture wherever you want. You’re the artist! Check out…

Congrats to this month’s ScreenSpace artists! You’ve scored a copy of Worst Week Ever: Monday! We Want YOU! Have you made something AMAZING on your computer, console, tablet or phone? To be in ScreenSpace, visit www.kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! Go to ‘ScreenSpace’ to submit your epic gaming screenshot, coding creation and digital artwork. Remember K-Zoners, it’s all about protecting your identity. Be a safe gamer and don’t talk to anyone online who you don’t know for real.…

HECTIC HOARDER OF THE MONTH Name: Nico Collects: Basketball gear Pro player: Basketball is Nico’s fave sport, and he has been collecting basketball items since he was three years old. Nico loves to play basketball and his favourite player is Stephen Curry! THIS MONTH’S COOL COLLECTABLE GIFT! Make room Nico, because we are sending you a Spalding Space Jam: A New Legacy Basketball, with a Space Jam: A New Legacy LeBron James Pose Pop! Vinyl! Collect something cool? Consider yourself a mega fan? Tell us all about it at…

• Whip up spooky eyes (using redstone blocks, mechanisms and torches) and place 'em in the shadows. Instant hidden monster! • Build long, dark corridors and cover them in spiderwebs. • Using pumpkins, create a maze beside your base. Make the maze continually spawn Zombies and Skeletons, and add traps! • Craft a trapdoor that leads to a secret lava room. • Check out the Minecraft Marketplace for creepy seasonal items you can use to Halloween-ify your base even further!…

GAMES BY THE NUMBERS 35 years ago the first Dragon Quest rolled onto Ninty’s first console. This NES classic has spawned 10 sweet sequels (and counting). Plus, Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate is currently being forged! 75 years – that's how long the NBA has been running. Find the birthday and post-swish celebrations in NBA 2K22! 33+ hours of fun gaming can be found in Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda System. Blast through The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, plus The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening!…

DC MARATHON SATURDAY OCTOBER 16 AT 3:30PM ON CARTOON NETWORK Enjoy an amazing line-up of DC heroes, including LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis, Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans, and Teen Titans Go! Justice League’s Next Top Talent Idol Star. In Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis, Aquaman has lost the throne and must escape the Red Lanterns. In Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans, the group are thrown into a fight with their more serious selves! WATCH OUT FOR: MASTER OF GAMES! I HEART ARLO STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX Optimistic Arlo and his unusual group of friends must learn to live together in a community, where everyone has their own idea of what’s fun. It’s a whole new…

JASON PAMMENT Based in Adelaide, SA, Jason is an author and illustrator, plus a pro production designer and animator! Jason has designed award winning short films, commercials, music videos, TV shows, and videogames. He has also worked on many brands and projects like Coca-Cola, Candy Crush, Bottersnikes and Gumbles, and Wrestledunk Sports. Jason loves to create fun animation when he gets the chance. The incred new book Treasure in the Lake is Jason’s first graphic novel! The adventure story is about best friends who discover a mysterious village. As the pair explore, they unearth an eerily familiar tale of friends and disaster... PEEK AT TREASURE IN THE LAKE...…

MACARO-NO! You need uncooked pasta – macaroni works well! Put the pieces under the toilet seat, on the ceramic bowl. Put the toilet seat back down so it rests on the layer of macaroni pieces. When someone sits down, there will be a loud crunching sound and they will think they broke the toilet. DON’T BEE SUSPICIOUS Grab a soap dispenser (not electronic) at home. Don’t waste the soap; pour it into a bottle. Rinse the dispenser, then add honey (only a little so you don’t waste it). The next person to use the ‘soap’ will be so confused. Offer real soap to be a hero! TRICK TRICK In the lead up to Halloween, spend a few days talking about all of your great trick ideas, and how you have…

HUH? What If…? flips the MCU script and reimagines events from the films in unexpected ways! The animated series focuses on MCU characters and features numerous alternate realities. 1 In the MCU, Agent Peggy Carter is a Strategic Scientific Reserve agent involved in Project Rebirth in 1943, where she befriends Steve Rogers. Peggy helps him become the world’s first superhero after he transforms, and they work together to stop Hydra. Which is an alternate reality for Peggy in the show? a. Hydra captures and brainwashes Peggy. Hydra wins the war, with Peggy maintaining Hydra's power as ‘British Agent’. b. Peggy's friend Bucky rescues her from toxic waste as a child. Peggy gains powers and works as a super soldier to fight Hydra. c. When Steve is injured, Peggy makes a…

RECYCLING SUPER STAR Name: Mason Heroic feat: Being a Recycling Super Star from the Wonder Recycling Rewards Program. Over 1000 schools across Australia collected thousands of kilograms of plastic bags, keeping it from landfill! FAST FOUR WITH MASON K-Z: Hi Mason! How did you find out about the Wonder Recycling Rewards Program? M: I saw the ad on TV and so did George, one of my classmates. When George mentioned it to the teacher, we signed up for our school. We thought it could be fun and wanted to show people we could help the environment. We also liked the idea of trading bread bags for school sports equipment. K-Z: What did you do to participate? M: We registered as Grade 5 and received collection boxes. We collected any plastic…

1 Luigi’s Mansion 3 The third main installment in the Luigi’s Mansion series is one of our all time faves, but we deffo recommend playing the other games as well! In Luigi’s Mansion 3, you play as Luigi and must explore a haunted hotel with different themes on each floor. Your friends were tricked into visiting the hotel for a vacation by King Boo, so you need to rescue them from the ghosts inside! You’ll be catching ghosts by stunning ‘em with Luigi’s Strobulb, snagging ‘em with his Poltergust and weakening their health to capture them. Say hello to Gooigi, Luigi's ectoplasmic doppelganger that will help in battles and with puzzles! 2 Pokémon Red & Blue – Lavender Town This haunted location holds Pokémon Tower, a burial ground for Pokémon!…

NOVEMBER 2013 The 'Game Invaders' issue starred gaming faves Plants vs Zombies, Minecraft and Skylanders. It also included the ultimate console showdown between the PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo 2DS! FEBRUARY 2014 The 'Back to Braaains' issue included Mario, Plants vs Zombies, Skylanders and Minecraft. There was also an epic 16-page zombie guide! SEPTEMBER 2016 The 'Secrets and Scares' issue certainly lived up to its name with Ghostbusters’ Slimer (LEGO Dimensions style), Minecraft, Pokémon insider tips, and LEGO Star Wars cheats! NOVEMBER 2018 The 'Chillin’ with the Villains' issue was the ultimate spookfest with terrifying team ups, including LEGO DC Super-Villains’ The Joker, and boss beasts like Bowser. Don’t forget the Goosebumps monsters and Aquaman sneak peek! APRIL 2021 The 'Monster Fun' issue explored the world of Raya and the…

MOST DARING DUO In 'The Elder', the story follows a Master and Padawan who meet a mysterious, unknown enemy. The director, Masahiko Otsuka, wanted to make a period drama with a taste of Star Wars. This story is set sometime before The Phantom Menace. BEST TUNES 'Tatooine Rhapsody' is a rock opera style episode, with rock music, action, and a concert scene! FIERCEST FAMILY 'The Twins' is set after The Rise of Skywalker, after the Empire has been vanquished by the Resistance. Remnants of the Imperial Army raise a pair of twins on the Dark side of the Force. Family is always complicated in Star Wars! COOLEST SPECIES In 'Lop and Ocho', Lop lives on a planet whose inhabitants are close to nature. Lop meets the daughter of a crime…

TOOTHY TYRANT The Tyrannosaurus rex had 60 saw-like teeth up to 30cm long, and sharp enough to crush bone. We know this coz scientists have found chunks of bone in fossilised T. rex poo! This creature also has the strongest bite force of any land animal that’s ever lived. Gulp! SPIKE-TACULAR STEGOSAURUS Known as an armoured dinosaur, the Stegosaurus had plates along its back and four sharp spikes on its tail. The spikes could grow up to 90cm long and do pretty serious damage to predators. THE OG JAWS Not only was the Spinosaurus the largest species of carnivorous dinosaur, but it was also one of the only dinos that could compete in the 100m freestyle at the Olympic Games. Land or water, nowhere was safe! A SCARY TALE TAIL…

Q What do you call a dog magician? A Labracadabra-dor! Jason, WA Knock, knock. Who’s there? Ice cream! Ice cream who? ICE CREAM SO YOU CAN HEAR ME! Marcus, NSW Knock, knock! Who’s there? Dozen! Dozen who? Dozen anyone want to let me in? Jeremy, NSW Q Why are elevator jokes so good? A They work on many levels! Alicia, Tas Q What did one wall say to the other? AI’ll meet you at the corner! Lewis, Qld Q Why did the scarecrow win a Nobel Prize? A He was outstanding in his field! Frankie, Tas Q How does the moon cut hair? A ‘E-clipse it! Cory, Vic Q Do you know why the old man fell in a well? A He couldn’t see that well! Derrick, SA Knock .…

1. AHHH! A SHADOW MONSTER IS RUNNING TOWARD YOU. WHAT DO YOU DO? a) Shine a torch on it! (0 points) b) Think about how this will make a rad story! (2 points) c) Prepare for battle! (5 points) 2. YOUR TEACHER ASKS YOU TO WRITE A SCARY STORY FOR HALLOWEEN. YOUR VILLAIN… a) Has a full backstory. (2 points) b) Is based on someone you know. (0 points) c) Will be no match for your brave hero. (5 points) 3. WHAT DO YOU USE TO GET OUT OF A TRICKY SITUATION? a) Your feet – runnnnnn! (5 points) b) Your imagination… It can transport you somewhere else! (2 points) c) Your brain, to talk your way out! (0 points) 4. THE COOLEST THING ABOUT YOUR MATES IS… a) How…