I Require Assistance...

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Two threads in one day...wow.

Yeah, anyways...I have taken Media Studies as a GCSE and a piece of work I am doing requires that I am to create my own superhero for 7-13 year olds and create an entire comic based around that superhero. I have been asked to choose any art-style I wished, and I would like something similar to inFamous, but I have no idea what that particular art-style is called. This is the assistance that I require. Could anyone actually name it for me? I tried looking on Wikipedia and so far...nothing.

Oh! One more thing. I would also like to know if a dark(ish) superhero comic would be acceptable for the age range that I provided earlier. It wouldn't be too disgustingly sick, but something with a heavy, depressing feel about it.

Thank you for taking time out of your precious lives to read this.

 

[Torque669]

I dont think so. At those ages if something wasnt brightly coloured I wasnt interested. So I wouldnt go for a dark feel as you'll have to have alot of dull colours.

I also dont know what the InFamous art style is called.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Comic book style? That's what I got (I'm guessing you mean the comic cutscenes). Also, you could try, but I doubt they'd like it. You'd be smarter to just make a funny comic. Now, if by dark, you mean Deadpool, it could work...

Allow me to elaborate some more.

My character has the ability to control lightning, and as far as the darkness goes, it isn't dull, I mean in the sense of it's humour and content.

One of my villains is called "Shortage" (Yes, very electrically related), but his character is a smart-talking midget who has a gang of goons. I'm not straying from many conventions, I just don't want to tick every single stereotypical box.

 

[Disaster Button]

If it's gonna be dark you might want to lace in some dark humour with it too, that always works as a great combo as it doesn't stop you going with whatever feeling you want whilst still making it humourous.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

So you've completley copied inFamous? Nice, a move I'd make.

It might be cell shaded, its just drawings with thick lines.

I think you've jumped the gun a bit there, and I'm not too fond of that. Have you seen it? No. Have you read the 2 posts above? No. Do you know what content is going to be in it? No.

Don't judge things please. I've used the ability to control lightning, and the art-style. Hardly a complete rip.

 

[ace_of_something]

I don't think it has a style it's just thick inking and lots of shadow.

I don't k now if that kind would be something a 7-13 year old would be interested in maybe the high end but not the low.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

I don't think it has a style it's just thick inking and lots of shadow.

I don't k now if that kind would be something a 7-13 year old would be interested in maybe the high end but not the low.

Then that is something I shall concentrate on. Thanks. In fact...I have my ideas now. They just came to me. I just really, really need to think of way to describe the art-style. My teacher is such a bastard for this kind of thing:

"YOU MUST KNOW THE TERMINOLOGY OR YOU WILL BE GUNNED DOWN BY AN ARMY OF DISGRUNTLED WAR PIGEONS!"

 

[ace_of_something]

I don't think it has a style it's just thick inking and lots of shadow.

I don't k now if that kind would be something a 7-13 year old would be interested in maybe the high end but not the low.

Then that is something I shall concentrate on. Thanks. In fact...I have my ideas now. They just came to me. I just really, really need to think of way to describe the art-style. My teacher is such a bastard for this kind of thing:

"YOU MUST KNOW THE TERMINOLOGY OR YOU WILL BE GUNNED DOWN BY AN ARMY OF DISGRUNTLED WAR PIGEONS!"

Why is it every college and university has at least one professor with armed avian life? My university's political science prof. had mercenary macaws and sparrow sappers.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

So you've completley copied inFamous? Nice, a move I'd make.

It might be cell shaded, its just drawings with thick lines.

I was thinking cell shaded too but that's more like the graphics in XIII and the last Prince of Persia game isn't it?.

Kind of like this:

Spoiler: XIII

inFamous tends to be more like this:

Spoiler: inFamous

I call it Comic book style-dark and gritty art. I don't know the official term though, sorry!

Edit:

Why is it every college and university has at least one professor with armed avian life? My university's political science prof. had mercenary macaws and sparrow sappers.

My genetics lecturer had highly irritable pigeons in his office. I like to think he hunts with them, sort of like hunting pigeons!.

Odd!.

 

[Pimppeter2]

You could do something like Batman, its dark and deep but at the same time totally awesome. I wouldn't suggest anything too deep and depressing

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

You could do something like Batman, its dark and deep but at the same time totally awesome. I wouldn't suggest anything too deep and depressing

Well, what I have gone for is interesting for kids, but if an adult read it, it would mean so much more. I like appealing to everyone. Do you know of Propp's theory? If you did, that would really make this easier.

Anyways, my superhero's helper is his son, James. Kids can identify with him as he is in school, doing what every other kid does. However, to an adult, James signifies the innocence that people lose as they grow older. James' influence on his father (the superhero) is very hefty when it comes to things like how to deal with the villains.

So everyone is happy.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

You could do something like Batman, its dark and deep but at the same time totally awesome. I wouldn't suggest anything too deep and depressing

Well, what I have gone for is interesting for kids, but if an adult read it, it would mean so much more. I like appealing to everyone. Do you know of Propp's theory? If you did, that would really make this easier.

Anyways, my superhero's helper is his son, James. Kids can identify with him as he is in school, doing what every other kid does. However, to an adult, James signifies the innocence that people lose as they grow older. James' influence on his father (the superhero) is very hefty when it comes to things like how to deal with the villains.

So everyone is happy.

When dealing with the relation between the father and son, be careful to keep it realisitic. The "influence" in a father-son (or surrogate relationship ala Uncle Ben and Peter Parker or Batman and Robin) generally is a one way street, with the father influencing the son and not the other way around. When the son does influence the father, it is usually a very troubling moment in their relationship and scars their relationship with each other (this is fairly easy because of the inherent hypocracy of vigilantism). While the perception of the son by the father may shape his basic MO (such as no killing as to avoid the son being raised by a murderer, etc.), it will likely have less of an impact than you originally hoped.

Post your work when you feel like you need some feedback. I (and I'm sure others) would like to see it.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

You could do something like Batman, its dark and deep but at the same time totally awesome. I wouldn't suggest anything too deep and depressing

Well, what I have gone for is interesting for kids, but if an adult read it, it would mean so much more. I like appealing to everyone. Do you know of Propp's theory? If you did, that would really make this easier.

Anyways, my superhero's helper is his son, James. Kids can identify with him as he is in school, doing what every other kid does. However, to an adult, James signifies the innocence that people lose as they grow older. James' influence on his father (the superhero) is very hefty when it comes to things like how to deal with the villains.

So everyone is happy.

When dealing with the relation between the father and son, be careful to keep it realisitic. The "influence" in a father-son (or surrogate relationship ala Uncle Ben and Peter Parker or Batman and Robin) generally is a one way street, with the father influencing the son and not the other way around. When the son does influence the father, it is usually a very troubling moment in their relationship and scars their relationship with each other (this is fairly easy because of the inherent hypocracy of vigilantism). While the perception of the son by the father may shape his basic MO (such as no killing as to avoid the son being raised by a murderer, etc.), it will likely have less of an impact than you originally hoped.

Post your work when you feel like you need some feedback. I (and I'm sure others) would like to see it.

Oh, I totally agree with you. As this is part of my coursework, I do not want to reveal much more in fear of plagiarism, but I can say that said influence would only occur once. I only have to write the first issue, and it is quite touching, as far as it goes anyway...