Bringing together more than a half-dozen of the brightest stars in the Marvel universe,The Avengersis kind of likeOcean’s 11for comic book geeks. (If you prefer Marvel, that is. Personally, I’m more a DC universe / Justice League fan. But that’s not really important here. I’m ju...
When he first appeared on the scene in 1991, Deadpool was a minor character, hailed as the mutant answer to Spider-Man. Or, rather, the mutant rip-off of Spider-Man, right down to the red costume with coloured rings around the eyes, the extraordinary agility and a propensity for deliver...
Using a coin, found in the home, you can have your children draw their character. With some practice and guidance from you, they’ll soon be off and running to create a comic book character and storyline without any major artistic talent. This tutorial is taken from the amazing book that...
Thenextpointtoaddtoyourcomicbookstory,ispersonality.Yourhero/heroine/clanneedscharacterandrulesorasetofprinciplestoliveby.Hecanbeaclean-cut,"straightasanarrow"typewithclearidealsandwithafirmpurposeorgoalinmind.Hecanbetheloneranger,theanti-hero,thetypewhoworksonhisownandisbitterandcynicalbutbelievesinthespirit...
For more ideas about sharing a love of learning with your children, here is my virtual reading room, its bookshelves filled with literacy tips, book recommendations, literary quotes, learning through play ideas, and more. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, grab a cozy chair, and join me on the...
In 1959, Kirby presented a list of comic book character ideas to Marvel Comics that included Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four and the Avengers, characters that helped spark the 1960s boom in comic book popularity. Most of the characters were remarkably similar to Captain America...
These days, this sub-plot isn’t as common as it used to be. I think a lot of romance fans were burned out on it in the 1990s and early 2000s. There’s only so many times a character can say in so many words “I didn’t realize that what I was looking for was right here ...
In each story, a central character reflects on their world and then acts to change history. One might wish each episode was a novel in its own right, which would allow deeper characterization and a more complex story to invest the reader. Overall, Eugenic is top-notch sci-fi, the kind ...
11. Linus Van Pelt.Technically, Linus is a comic-strip character and not a comic-book one, but since alternative comics publisher Fantagraphics has collected everyPeanutsstrip in a beautiful graphic novel format, I’m giving myself a pass. And how could I not include Linus, the literary, so...
Zhang did not hesitate to reach the artist and found he already had lots of ideas about the "characters of characters".Before developing a story and the "personality"for a Chinese character,Milehemilu would first learn about the origin and evolution of its meanings.Milehemilu r...