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OfflineCrystal G
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Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line?
    #22474329 - 11/04/15 02:09 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

There's a superhero comic book contest and I'm thinking about entering, but need help with a plot or story.

I don't want to do the same old shit about fairy wizards or zombie apocalypse or any of that shit.

Instead, I was thinking of making a satire superhero comic, like "Hipster Dude," who goes around crashing parties and annoyingly spreading the word about beards, tattoos, tricycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and cruelty-free veganism.

Or another one called "The Junkmeister," which is about a superhero woman who goes around shitty neighborhoods in Compton or Philadelphia, and goes around saving junkies from overdoses, passing out clean needles, and beating up pimps and guys who try to rape prostitutes.

Seriously help me out with a theme and story line guys.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Crystal G]
    #22474374 - 11/04/15 02:39 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

"The Metalhead" A comic satire of a stereotypical metalhead. He just wants to bring gore and make the world a more Brutal place. He'll do stuff like, Help an old lady cross the road, while causing sheeps blood to rain. Or stop a robber by pulling out his guitar and performing a solo that calls satan from hell and drags the robber down.

Or something like that :lol: I like The Metalhead idea :grin:


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Achillita]
    #22474384 - 11/04/15 02:45 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

"The Cthulhu Chronicles" A comic about the daily challenges that face cthulhu, and the strange unorthodox dark view that he provides. You could just use a demon or dark spirit or something if you want more leeway with the storyline.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Achillita]
    #22479283 - 11/05/15 02:20 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Did you give up on it or something? :sad:


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Achillita]
    #22479286 - 11/05/15 02:22 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

No. Still thinking about plots. They want 3 comic "episodes," and I'm not quite sure how intricate or elaborate an episode is supposed to be.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Crystal G] * 1
    #22479307 - 11/05/15 02:37 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Feel free to use this.

There was a child born of a slave woman. He was thought to be a future king, long prophecied of legend. So the wicked ruler orders his men to kill all the babies in the land. To save the boy the mother in desperation puts her baby in a basket and floats it down a river. Then, miraculously the king's daughter was bathing herself in the river and finds the child. She decides to raise the baby as her own, to pretend it was her baby. So that slave child is raised in the king's palace as the heir to the throne of the kingdom. This child is finally a man and learns the truth of his birth, that he was born a slave. And so he sets forth to liberate his people from bondage and lead them to the promised land!


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Ellis Dee] * 1
    #22479316 - 11/05/15 02:46 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

:loldongs:


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Crystal G]
    #22479325 - 11/05/15 02:51 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Maybe check out some Bluntman and Chronic comics if you're  going to base it around drugs.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: AlmostAsCoolAs]
    #22479331 - 11/05/15 02:53 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Is that mf doom in your sig


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: MinnesnowtaNice]
    #22479416 - 11/05/15 04:00 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

I've decided to go with the Junkmeister one. Except her superhero name will be "The Slumlord" instead of Junkmeister. And she'll have an S on the front of her chest and be super buff like Superman.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: MinnesnowtaNice]
    #22479421 - 11/05/15 04:02 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Three words. Tool In Time.

A comic about a stoner dude going back in time but doing completely useless shit instead of (well you know, saving lives, preventing 9/11, creating google)

age 32 *timewarp* turns 18


whoaaa, :woooaaahhh: im back in time?! Dear god... God has given me the chance to finally, once in my life, to.... Throw an epic parrrrrrrtyyyyyy :hahyeahwoo:


EDIT: just realized youre looking for a super hero, im way off, im high as shit, sorry.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Chakanooga]
    #22479432 - 11/05/15 04:07 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

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Chakanooga said:
Three words. Tool In Time.

A comic about a stoner dude going back in time but doing completely useless shit instead of (well you know, saving lives, preventing 9/11, creating google)

age 32 *timewarp* turns 18


whoaaa, :woooaaahhh: im back in time?! Dear god... God has given me the chance to finally, once in my life, to.... Throw an epic parrrrrrrtyyyyyy :hahyeahwoo:


EDIT: just realized youre looking for a super hero, im way off, im high as shit, sorry.




Hmmm.... this just gave me an idea. My superhero needs some type of superpower, and I'm thinking "magic cigarettes" she smokes that will give her superhuman strength and feel no pain (basically a metaphor for PCP) would be great. How else would she get the strength to fight off pimps and gangs of cholos?


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Crystal G]
    #22479442 - 11/05/15 04:15 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

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Crystal G said:

Hmmm.... this just gave me an idea. My superhero needs some type of superpower, and I'm thinking "magic cigarettes" she smokes that will give her superhuman strength and feel no pain (basically a metaphor for PCP) would be great. How else would she get the strength to fight off pimps and gangs of cholos?




*lights cigarette* Time to get rid of some Slum...


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Crystal G]
    #22479443 - 11/05/15 04:16 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

Crystal G said:
Hmmm.... this just gave me an idea. My superhero needs some type of superpower, and I'm thinking "magic cigarettes" she smokes that will give her superhuman strength and feel no pain (basically a metaphor for PCP) would be great. How else would she get the strength to fight off pimps and gangs of cholos?



Moral virtue. For every homeless person she helps get a job she gains more powers. Or could be a can of spinich. Or the power of love like made Harry Potter stronger than Voldemort. Goodness and love is always more powerful than hatred and corruption.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Crystal G]
    #22479480 - 11/05/15 04:53 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

I'm not a comic book guy, but here's my take in it.  Whomever is sponsoring this contest is probably not just giving away 30K for lulz, they're looking for something to publish.  I would start by thinking of a superhero that is unique yet relatable and has serious marketability.  Keep those traits in mind and build the character around that.  Look at what this company already sells- do they market to just kids, or adults too?  See what sells best for them and make something in that vein.  If it's kids, you may want to ditch the Slumlord idea.  That is a great name for a superhero, but a note: don't use an "S" on the chest of her costume.  Seems contrived, as there's already a superhero like that.  To me, that character would be better if she were a Robin Hood sort, or Omar Little.  In fact, Omar was basically a superhero as he was.  Watch the Wire for ideas.  If your character is giving out free needles and saving addicts from ODs, that's kinda like a paramedic or social worker.  Have her do shit that no one else can do.  But I like the idea of the magic cigarettes.  If you wanted, I'd be willing to brainstorm with you a bit on this, could be fun.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Crystal G]
    #22479493 - 11/05/15 05:03 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

You should base the plot off of your time in Philly. It seems like it'd be abstract enough.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Webster10]
    #22479497 - 11/05/15 05:05 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

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You should base the plot off of your time in Philly. It seems like it'd be abstract enough.




That's what I was going for. I'm really having trouble making the superhero relatable though. Simply because I don't relate to anybody.

I don't believe this is for kids, but rather adults, which is why I thought the slumlord idea was a good one. If it was for kids I would have gone with a different theme.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Crystal G]
    #22479506 - 11/05/15 05:13 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

You may be over thinking relatability. The hero just needs a couple traits that people understand.  Look at all the greats, like batman or ironman.  Not many of us can relate to being crime fighting billionaire playboys, but they've got elements in their personality that feel like ourselves or at least someone we know.


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Re: Superhero Comic Contest Going On... Need Help with a Story Line? [Re: Burke Dennings]
    #22512985 - 11/12/15 08:43 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

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You may be over thinking relatability. The hero just needs a couple traits that people understand.  Look at all the greats, like batman or ironman.  Not many of us can relate to being crime fighting billionaire playboys, but they've got elements in their personality that feel like ourselves or at least someone we know.




I took your advice, and I decided that this superhero will be wearing a Guy Fawkes mask when she is doing superhero stuff. She's going to tackle stuff having to do with the banking crisis, bomb a few banks, and be an anti-capitalist hero and fighter of the people. Beat up cops who are abusing protesters, assassinate evil politicians, save junkies from overdoses, beat up pimps and pass out condoms to prostitutes, etc.

There's going to be a few hacking and bombing scenes in here, and if anybody knows anything about hacking or bombs and could give me some basic info (to make this comic strip appear as realistic as possible), I'd really appreciate the information.

Going to download some books on how to assemble and detonate bombs. This is probably going to put me on some type of watch list and have the feds knocking on my door.


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