Superhero comics first started with a superhero named The Phantom who appeared in newspaper comic strips but they became popular once full comic books started with DC Comics creation of Superman.
The most famous comic companies are DC, Marvel and Dark-Horse who have lots of characters, places and objects of importance to those fictional series.
The jobs in the comic industry include the artist who draws the images, the writer who scripts the stories editors who check the story, marketing and sales department who try and advertise the comics so people will buy them. There are also the legal team who make sure no copyright problems will happen and partner companies who do things like special crossovers and create movies, TV shows and video games of the characters.
Characters usually have very well known origins, allies, teams and enemies. The most famous characters include Batman, Spider-Man, Superman, The Joker, Lex Luthor, Iron Man etc.
There job is to create stories that entertain the people who buy them threw comedy, story lines, entertaining scenarios, drama and emotions.
I want to be a comic writer because i have been writing characters and stories since i was really young and it is the best thing i am at doing.
Media: Video Games
Video games started out as simple things like a 0's and X's and a space shooter on a radar but video games didn't start properly until the arcade game Pong (a table tennis-like game with multiplayer).
Video game mascots (famous and popular characters) first started after Pac-Man appeared and then when video games started loosing audience Mario was created by Nintendo to save the gaming industry and it has evolved since then.
The most well known gaming companies include Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Microsoft, Namco, Capcom, Konami etc.
The jobs in gaming include the graphics designer who makes the stuff for the game like objects and characters, artists who draw artwork for the game, testers who make sure the game works, the director who makes sure the game is what it is supposed to be and game shop employees who sell the games.
The characters usually have power-ups or weapons and maybe vehicles. The most famous of video game characters include Mario, Link, Pikachu, Master Chief, Crash Bandicoot, Pac-Man, Mega Man, Sonic and many more.
A video games purpose is to let you play through fictional things that you wouldn't be able to do in real life, they can also have stories that make you care about the characters and horror games are there to scare you.
DC Comics makes comics obviously but they also do animated series, movies, tv shows, cartoons and other things. They advertise all of these things usually with video trailers but they also do posters and billboards.
DC posters usually have the main heroes and villains on the cover with the actors names somewhere near. The posters usually use dark colours for the background and includes the date of release at the bottom and the title at the top or in the middle.
The audience of the poster are fans of Batman, DC Comics or superheroes in general, although people who are fans of an actor might also go and watch the movies. The poster uses cool images of the well known heroes and villains with background using the hero symbols or the city and sometimes both. They also use the dark background with the brighter characters on top of it.
The audience of the poster are fans of Batman, DC Comics or superheroes in general, although people who are fans of an actor might also go and watch the movies. The poster uses cool images of the well known heroes and villains with background using the hero symbols or the city and sometimes both. They also use the dark background with the brighter characters on top of it.
DC trailers take clips from the show, movie or game combining parts of the plot, they use mostly action but a little bit of humour in order to show us how entertaining the movie will be.
Fans of Wonder Woman, DC Comics or female superheroes would be most of the audience although if someone is a fan of the actor they may also go. The trailers use the same dark background with brighter characters, the action and humour combined to make people want to watch the movies.
Marvel, Like DC is a comic book company that also do movies and other media.
The posters to marvel movies like The Avengers always have the main characters in cool poses with some background like a city with explosions happening.
Fans of superhero team ups, Marvel or the famous actors will go to watch the movie.
The marvel video trailers use a lot of humour to make you know the movies are funny so we will want to watch them, they also show off the characters and a bit of plot along with some action.
The actors names are a long the top to show what famous actors are in the movie to make people want to come for the good acting.
Fans of marvel, superheroes or the actors would go to the movie but the movie is also about outcasts and is a comedy so fans of comedies and outcast characters would also go to see the movie.
The Marvel movies use a lot more humour than DC which uses more plot stuff and action in there adverts and trailers. There posters however are both almost the same, with similar techniques like the characters and the actor names.
Advert Idea: DC TV Shows
Fans of Wonder Woman, DC Comics or female superheroes would be most of the audience although if someone is a fan of the actor they may also go. The trailers use the same dark background with brighter characters, the action and humour combined to make people want to watch the movies.
Marvel, Like DC is a comic book company that also do movies and other media.
The posters to marvel movies like The Avengers always have the main characters in cool poses with some background like a city with explosions happening.
Fans of superhero team ups, Marvel or the famous actors will go to watch the movie.
The marvel video trailers use a lot of humour to make you know the movies are funny so we will want to watch them, they also show off the characters and a bit of plot along with some action.
The actors names are a long the top to show what famous actors are in the movie to make people want to come for the good acting.
Fans of marvel, superheroes or the actors would go to the movie but the movie is also about outcasts and is a comedy so fans of comedies and outcast characters would also go to see the movie.
The Marvel movies use a lot more humour than DC which uses more plot stuff and action in there adverts and trailers. There posters however are both almost the same, with similar techniques like the characters and the actor names.
Advert Idea: DC TV Shows
Trailer for all the shows using clips from them showing different characters
Product is for superhero fans
List of Shows & Channels
Constantine (NBC) - (Ended)
Arrow (The CW)
The Flash (The CW)
Legends Of Tomorrow (The CW)
Supergirl (CBS & The CW)
List of Heroes
billboards I looked at.
List of Villains
Adverts i watched
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4kpKZQtfkw
Spider-Man Comic Advert (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aYz9RtFuD8
DC Comics (90's)
billboards I looked at.
This billboard is advertising a video game called Fallout.
The target audience is gamers and fallout fans.
The billboard has the games title and release date and also the games mascot doing his iconic thumbs up, wink.
The board is simple but the reason it is appealing is because you can see the big bold text saying the name of the game and also shows you the character mascot that makes you want to play the game.
The writing is big and bold but in the iconic series font that the game is known for.
This billboard is advertising the movie Deadpool.
The target audience is marvel fans and movie fans that are old enough to go to the movie.
The Billboard shows when it will be in cinemas and used funny icons to spell out the name of the movie.
The billboard is appealing because it uses deadpool's humour.
The billboard uses simple easy to read text to tell the date but uses funny emoticons to spell the name of the movie. Deadpool, using a skull to say dead, a poo to say poo and an l to finish the word.
This advert is advertising burger king jobs.
The target audience is people who want to get a job in food related places.
The billboard uses the company logo and easy to read, red font.
The billboard is appealing because it makes fun of it's rival in a funny way.
The writing is red, big and easy to read but also funny.
My billboard inspiration
My billboard idea comes from the fact that when i was at school the staff always told me that comic book writing wasn't a real job and that i have to look for something else but i know it's a real job because i read an article online on how someone who was told not to pursue a job in comics now writes comics about The Flash (who he was a big fan off).
It will have comic characters pictured together and at the bottom it will advertise North Notts College.
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