Superhero Plot

You've created your superhero, your villain and a city for them to operate in - now you have to think about the plot of your comic strip.

The plot is the story being told in your comic strip. When you create your own comic strip it will be best to use a traditional superhero plot. Here is a choice of traditional plots that you could use:

1.Your super villain has robbed the city bank and is holding customers hostage.
2.Your super villain is about to place a mind-controlling drug in the city’s water supply.
3.Your super villain has started murdering policemen and is on his way to City Hall to kill the mayor.
4.Your super villain is planning a massive break out at your city’s jail.




Now you're ready to create your own comic strip!

Remember to make use of some comic tehcniques such as: speech bubbles, thought bubbles, captions, panel frames, onomatopoeia


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Or look at Marvel's comic creator:


http://superherosquad.marvel.com/create_your_own_comic

Super Villains

So we've created our superheroes and now we have to create their foes - the super villains!

Remember the important role that contrast plays in comic books - if your superhero wears bright colours then your super villain must wear dark colours and vice-versa.

Also remember the need for motivation. In order to make your villain believable your reader must know why it is that they commit such evil acts. Watch the videos below and see if you can work out why each of the villains acts the way that they do:





Have a look at Marvel's website to see some of their famous villains:

http://www.marvel.com/universe/Category:Villains

What's my motivation?

So we've created an image of our superhero and, in the process of doing so, have decided upon what sort of personality our superhero has (black uniform = dark/moody, pink uniform = happy/light).

Now we have to decide why our superhero does what they do...

Why does Bruce Wayne, a fabulously wealthy businessman, dress up every night and venture into Gotham city to fight crime? Watch the videos below to find out:





In order to create a fully developed character it is important that your reader understands why that character acts the way that they do. As a result your superhero MUST have a reason why they do what they do.

Check out Marvel's site for a background on each of their superheroes:

http://www.marvel.com/universe/Category:Heroes

While you're there can you find out why Daredevil fights crime?

Mr Watt

Superheroes!

Want to create your own superhero image without having to draw it yourself? Then check out the following website for a variety of "hero machines" which will allow you to choose from lots of different physical characteristics for your own personal superhero!

http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heromachine/classic.asp

Remember though - your superhero image MUST be sympathetic to the type of superhero that you want to create!

For example: Batman is associated with a bat and dresses in black as he has a somewhat tormented soul. Due to his association with bats he operates at night, and his uniform incorporates bat images and gadgets that give him bat-like powers. It would be no good creating a character with a personality like batman's and then clothing them in pink!