Comic book design

So I took thought what my characters are gonna be, some would be human and alien. Working out what their appearances will be and weapons or abilities they possess. I will only show a few pages and drawings of my comic so far what they are about. To explain about the story I will add some backgrounds about the comic to save the confusion for readers on the back and in the advert page



Alien species:

The aliens that would be encountered on are something I took thought of, originally I intended them to be some hostile forces before an invasion but been given alternative ideas and suggestions, decided that Mars was once home to an ancient civilisation. I took thought of my alien and went with them being a sentient plant, as Mars has a lighter gravity then Earth they have to be tall and slender built.

Given various appearances but many would be humanoid but some minor differences like extra limbs, lacking a face to express physical emotions. Wanting to give them features of many plants then just roots.

I had decide to give them a name, Dryads from the Greek folklore of tree spirits or tree nymphs as I wanting to add some ancient astronaut genre as I have always been interested in that sort of stuff since watching Ancient Aliens that gave me new ideas.

I decided to have a full page to show an introduction to this species, it was not easy getting all the details on their bodies and create strange forms, like the one on the right has a large pincer-shaped appendage and a blade for arms. The one on the left that stands near the three would be some sort of organic-like growth that would display a projection of the planet, either it be mars, Earth or something else.

So for this character in the page is taken by surprise by the appearance of tendrils coming towards him, but reacts instantly by drawing his sword and cuts them before they could reach him. Howeevr in the panel on the bottom, more are coming out of no where and they are decide to run for their lives or fight.

Characters:


Ryac Long-Blade
Ryac Long-Blade was born on Earth before his family left for the Ark colonies when he was seven years old. Did not entirely enjoyed being on a colony with no natural air and only seeing his home world from orbit until when he turned 13, Ryac immediately developed special abilities and classified as an Edre when it was revealed that his grandmother was exposed to a Genesis Artifact some time ago and was offered training in the academy for people with abilities. Took the offer immediately as he wanted to see many worlds and travel across the system and beyond someday.

Developed kinetic abilities to control Earth-based elements and skilled with a sword, Ryac earned the family name Long-Blade to distance himself from his estranged parents due to their view on ‘non-purity’ ideals but didn’t affect him on wanting to follow his own ideals.

Sereene Hirian
A Lemurian female of the Hirian Clan, born on the Martian colony during its terraforming process until she was assigned to the Society to help learn to defend her home colony on Mars and to the Lemurian Empire like many of her clan has for generations. Like Ryac she has developed psionic abilities that have helped her earn a high rank status and earning the name "Siren" by her comrades due to her beauty and aggressive behaviour in combat.


K’Te
K’Te is a Djinn who was born in a military family that served the Djinn Regime for centuries. When he was 12 years of age his home was attacked by Purists but were saved by the Society’s selfless act of protecting them and other races. Inspired by their ways and respect they earn by the Djinn, K’Te saught to become a Samurai soldier to strengthen the relations between the races after their part in fighting the War of Ignorance.

K’Te had became very skilled and rose to the rank of commander in the few years and service to the organization after the Charon Skirmish. He was fascinated of human history and mostly towards Japan’s history of the original Samurai with their code of honour that almost relates to his people’s belief system, including their mythology and respect towards dragons then their western counterparts.



Panels:

It is important for the comic book, a major huge impact for readers to understand what is happening in each one and get a feel of the experience. Like if for example you see a huge giant towering over the character, or a vehicle in a dramatic entrance, or a fight the readers would feel more anxious to know what happens next in the comic. Not everyone realises that panel arrangement/size/position is one of the important things when making a comic and makes a good story, pictures and writing isn't enough to make a successful comic.

I knew it is important when I read a few comics and manga see why the panels were important so I had to know where the arrangements go and what happens in each one of them. 

Story plot:
In this issue, it focus on three main protagonists who landed on Mars to investigate the disappearance of the researchers a while ago. When they arrived to the outpost, they find the place torn and in a state of chaos but no sign of anyone. Until they were recently attacked by living vines and tendrils trying to snare them, possibly what happened to the missing colonists. While they manage to escape and figure out what they were, the colonists deep below have been held prisoner of the aliens, proclaiming Mars as their home planet and them being the invaders upon their 'awakening'.