Comments on: Experimental Panel Layouts

By: XNS

XNS — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:57:55 +0000

The descendants of the Fallen find themselves the unwitting inheritors of a powerful legacy, one that could help end the war that they now find themselves apart of. The question they now find themselves asking is will they be able to cope with being the containers their ancestors’ legacy and being the future leaders of their respective home planets? Or will their power corrupt?

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:30:35 +0000

“Has a comic book used a fold-out splash page before?” All-Star Batman and Robin did and I’d recommend checking out The Ultimates’ Grand Theft America. I’m not sure on the logistics there but I imagine it would drive up the printing costs, so it might be easier to hold off on that until you’ve already been published.

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The visual content generally has to be pretty spectacular to justify spending 2 pages on a double-splash, let alone more than 2.

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I don’t feel like Fallen is as memorable as it could be. Could you describe your series in a few sentences?

By: XNS

XNS — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:22:59 +0000

Has a comic book used a fold-out splash page before?

And what do you think of the title ‘Fallen’?

By: RICKY RAG

RICKY RAG — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:29:26 +0000

Man, it’s hard doing panels.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:36:25 +0000

I liked Guardian Force and I’m not sure yet if I feel comfortable letting it go without an alternative.

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:30:21 +0000

I’d recommend leaving Guardian Force alone because there’s a good chance of confusion. I like the word Guardians, though. You could probably take the word and complement it with something that is distinct to your style. For example, Star Wars took a word that was kind of generic (“council”) and made it a Jedi Council.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:17:39 +0000

Yes, but not for a team of superhumans.

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:58:43 +0000

Guardian Force has been done. More than once, actually.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:34:15 +0000

How about for the team name “Guardian Force”?

By: Brett

Brett — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:21:25 +0000

Mutants is a bit generic. I would suggest:

-Genemorphs
-Abnormals
-NextGens
or something like that

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:33:00 +0000

Hmm. I think it might help to come up with a unique name in place of mutants. It’s a generic-enough word that you could use it without getting sued, I think, but X-Men is popular enough that it sort of has the mutant angle locked up.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:27:28 +0000

Never heard of the Incredibles before.

Also, do you think that me using the term ‘Mutants’ to describe humans that undergo genetic changes to obtain their power would be too similar to the ‘X-Men’?

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:51:44 +0000

From a legal perspective, it might be problematic that The Incredibles already used The Supers. However, I'd be more concerned that "The Supers" sounds generic and a bit forgettable. It might help to work in some defining trait about the team.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:19:40 +0000

Okay. For a superhero team what do you think of the name; ‘The Supers’? I had my eyes set on ‘The Ultimates’ but then I found out it was taken by Marvel.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:14:38 +0000

K, thanks.