THE ICON EQUATION PART 4: THE RULES The RULES! What are the Rules? I’ve found in forming great ICONIC characters, a lot of it depends on the universe you build them in. Whether you believe it or not, you are building a universe each time you write a book or a character, no matter how
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you’ve been following THE LEGEND OF WILL POWER™ comic book or have been a participant of the WILL POWER FACEBOOK FAN PAGE, you might have heard me mention this wacky thing I’ve created called THE ICON EQUATION™. This semi-algorithm of comic book building is the sum of my personal observation and conclusions of what
FEEL THE POWER! UNLOCK THE VERSE! WELCOME TO THE POWERVERSE™!!! WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT! The POWERVERSE is my attempt at creating a comic book universe. Over the years, I’ve seen many people try it. Some succeeded and I’ve seen many fail! However, I think I have an idea of how to do it. It’s all
EVERY GREAT HERO HAS A BEGINNING… Some of those beginnings are even great Looking out over the vast parade of comic book characters, a few superhero origins stand out to me. For SPIDERMAN there was the “BITE!” For BATMAN there was the tragic death of his parents and Superman, well the destruction of Krypton and
For more than 6 years they have hammered away at their keyboards, researching and writing about comic-book-pop-culture like drunken monkeys obsessed with bellies full of geek-bananas. Their site, HEROSPY.COM offers a mesh-mash of comics, comic-cons, reviews, and interviews, all of which seem to point too one single undeniable fact- they have lost their minds over
HOW TO NAME YOUR COMIC BOOK… Key Points On How The Make A First Impression. NAMING YOUR COMIC BOOK might sound very simple but, in my opinion, the obvious “DOs” and “DON’Ts” are often overlooked. FIRST! Always take the opportunity to name your book after the main character or characters inside. I told you it
The Icon Equation is something I created over 20 years ago yet never truly implemented or tested. WILL POWER is finally that test! Go almost anywhere in the world and ask someone to name at least 3 or 4 Superheroes, at least American superheroes. What do you think they will say? Come on, play this
I’ve created many a character over my years. Each, I felt, had a certain something that made them unique. It’s the goal of every creator to weave a concept that defies the status quo, yet inspires familiarity at the same time. When the idea for The Quiver Kid came to me, I believed I had
Boy Fearless, a.k.a. Derrick Nickels, was the son of Jack Nickels, an aspiring Olympian. Jack had trained for the Olympics his entire life, and was expected to be the first black American in history to win gold in Judo. However, in the final match against Takeo Oni, his arm was dislocated after a brutal throw
I’m not sure if you’re noticing but the POWERVERSE™ is gaining steam and you haven’t even seen the half of it yet! Orders for this little comic keep pouring in so much that it’s hard to keep up with it all! So, never being one to stand still, we are making a move with the
