Just Make It

021: Creating Character-Driven Stories (Part 1 of 3)

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Before Mayke Entertainment, we were Arclight Comics! Tune into the re-release of The Arclight Podcast and get insightful tips, info, and advice on how we make comics. We shared everything we learned from 2009 to 2016. Learn how we branded our company, handled legal issues, character design, story development, and more!

Inside Episode 021: Ed starts us off on a solo show and goes into how to unleash the soul of your character and get into the nuts-and-bolts of how you create a storytelling powerhouse out of that character.


Key Takeaways
  • The key to creating storytelling powerhouses is giving those characters soul.
  • Storytelling powerhouses are your Spider-Mans, Wonder-Womans, and Supermans. That very high-end level of character who’s stories have been around for generations.
  • Your characters have to embody the human condition and element and be reflections of humanity.
  • When it comes to superheroes, we need a balance of the ordinary and the extraordinary.
  • You need those ordinary moments and a backdrop or a world for your character to function outside of the superhero persona.
  • You supercharge your reader’s care and desire to understand your characters and story by layering the complexity.
  • As the creator, it is your responsibility to create the material necessary to tell your reader more from your backstory.
  • We don’t give enough weight to the importance of core personality traits and habitual behaviors.
  • Habitual behaviors add to the grander presence, brand, essence, and soul of major characters. You can do the same thing.
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