I Want To Be A Hero

A Graphic Novel Series

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Written and Illustrated by Lach Bone

An action comedy graphic-novel series about a regular guy trying to become a superhero.
 Format Information:
Monthly chapter-by-chapter digital released comic book with yearly physical anthology
releases for all 12 new chapters.

Target Audience:
Being a subversion of the superhero genre of comic books, its likely there will be some
sort of crossover in terms of audience - however, the target audience is primarily as follows.
Age range: 18-30~ (54% of total audience)
Gender: Primarily male (73% of total audience)
Education: Primarily college/university demographic (60% total audience)
Socio-economic Market: Lower to middle-class (30-50k a year)
Family: Primarily single (65%)
(Research taken using resources from both Dark Horse (the publishers) and DC/Marvel Comics average demographics.)

Setting:
We begin the story in an unnamed metropolitan area where our
protagonist will be working from for a majority of the story where
superhuman individuals fighting for both justice and crime.

However - following the insane levels of threat the world now faces -
heroism has gone astray and many figureheads of the superhero
community have lost their focus on protecting the peace. One ordinary
human takes the torch to challenge status quo of heroism, and protect
those in need.

Protagonists:
Age: 25 / Male / Office Worker/Unemployed
Eric Tutor is your average run-of-the-mill working-class guy, however he also has terrible
luck; of the five jobs hes been employed at, all had suffered huge collateral damage from
the efforts of superheroes. Finally - after losing his last job - he takes to the streets in an
effort to reform both societys criminals and the many vigilante heroes of the city.
Kind at heart but quick to anger.
Quick-witted.
Is now rivals with the most famous hero of all time; Wonder Man.

Rivals:
Age: 25 / Male / Office Worker/Unemployed
Wonder Man - the alter-ego of Roger Clark - is seen as a pinnacle of justice; having
worked for over 20 years in protecting the city he calls home. However, Wonder Man has
lost his ways in the years hes been trying to defend the city, and now sees no choice but
to desecrate the city for the sake of protecting the planet.
Mightier than thou attitude.
Extremely jaded

Narrative:
 The series narrative begins with our heroes origin; where upon losing his job during a
fight between Wonder Man and an alien threat, hes drafted into a battle with a monster
robbing a convenience store - where he then defends the people and saves the day
despite hospitalization.

Now - weeks later - Eric dons his alter-ego to fight for what he believes in, despite his
complete lack of skills and abilities.

His ability tested and his morality strained, Eric fights to protect the people he loves in the
hopes of reaching the heights of those he once called heroes.

Our first story follows our heroes initial origins as such:

1 ------------- 2 ------------ 2.5 ----------- 3 --------- 3.5 -------- 4 ---------------- 5 ---------

Intro Battle and Drinking Job Hunting Introduction False Defeat Surprise attack
Unemployment Of threat and triumph over evil

Project Schedule:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

08/05/17 09/05/17 10/05/17 11/05/17 12/05/17 13/05/17 14/05/17

Scripting and Scripting and Scripting and Scripting and Editing and
Concepting Concepting Concepting Concepting Preparation

15/05/17 16/05/17 17/05/17 18/05/17 19/05/17 20/05/17 21/05/17

Manuscript Manuscript Manuscript Manuscript Manuscript Manuscript Editing and

Review

22/05/17 23/05/17 24/05/17 25/05/17 26/05/17 27/05/17 28/05/17

Audience Audience Editing Inking Inking Inking Inking

Testing Testing

29/05/17 30/05/17 31/05/17 01/06/17 02/06/17 03/06/17 04/06/17

Inking Inking Inking Inking Inking Inking Inking

05/06/17 06/06/17 07/06/17 08/06/17 09/06/17

Inking Inking Editing Editing Crying and also
sleep

Resources and Budget:

The production will primarily be made digitally through a mixture of both consumer-level and professional-
level equipment, this includes:
A screenless Wacom wired pen-tablet
A digital copy of Clip Studio Pro
A Windows-ran computer

Equipment/Employee Source Cost/Wage per

month ()

Employees 2400

Writer/Illustrator N/A 1500

Editor N/A 900

Equipment 400

Wacom Bamboo tablet Wacom 50

Clip Paint Studio (Pro Edition) Smith Micro Software 50 (One-time

purchase)

Windows Computer Dell Approx. 300

(Salary costs calculated through Payscale.)