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Jul 17, 2024 · An unlovable heroine, a cyborg in search of missing parts, the restoration of a classic work and a series that is always worth the wait highlight four new volumes.
- Sam Thielman
Aug 14, 2024 · Brubaker loves to fill his scripts with real-world details, and “Houses of the Unholy” is especially historically minded: Its heroine, Natalie Burns, is a private investigator who decided to make...
- Sam Thielman
Feb 10, 2024 · One of the most successful African comics has no super heroes, and certainly no supernatural powers. Instead, “Aya,” a graphic novel series, is full of everyday heroes, and topping the list is ...
- Elian Peltier
La Borinqueña is an original character and patriotic symbol presented in a classic superhero story created and written by graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez. Her powers are drawn from history and mysticism found on the island of Puerto Rico. The fictional character, Marisol Rios De La Luz, is a Columbia University Earth and ...
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Deuteragonist
- Tertiary Characters
- Love Interest
- Confidant
- Foil Character
The protagonist is likely a pretty familiar conceptfor most of us: this is the main character, the big cheese, the star of the show. Most of the action centers around them, and they’re the one we’re meant to care about the most. In stories written with a first-person point of view, the protagonist is usually the narrator, but not always. The narrat...
If you’re an antagonist, you antagonize — it’s what you do. Specifically, you undermine, thwart, battle, or otherwise oppose one character: the protagonist. Most of the time, the protagonist is good and the antagonist is evil, and such is the source of their conflict. This isn’t always the case, especially if the protagonist is an antihero who lack...
Most stories have a primary protagonist and a secondary deuteragonist(or group of deuteragonists). This is the character who’s not exactly in the spotlight, but pretty close to it. The deuteragonist’s comic book equivalent would probably be the sidekick. They’re often seen in the company of the protagonist — giving advice, plotting against their ri...
The reason that tertiary characters aren’t called “tertagonists” is because they’re not important enough to really agonizeanything or anyone. They flit in and out of the MC’s life, perhaps only appearing in one or two scenes throughout the book. However, a well-rounded story still requires a few tertiaries. We all have them in real life, after all ...
Most novels contain romance in one form or another. It might be the main plot, a subplot, or just a blip on the narrative radar — but no matter how it features, there has to be some sort of love interest involved. This love interest is typically a deuteragonist, but not exclusively (hence why this separate category). You’ll recognize a love interes...
This one’s even harder to pin down, especially since many stories focus so much on their MC’s love interest that other relationships get left out in the cold. However, the confidantcan still be one of the protagonist's most profound relationships in a novel. Confidants are often best friends, but they may also be a potential love interest or even a...
A foil character is someone whose personality and values fundamentally clash with the protagonist’s. This clash highlights the MC’s defining attributes, giving us a better picture of who they truly are. Though these two often have an antagonistic relationship, the foil is not usually the primary antagonist. Sometimes the MC and their foil clash at ...
1. The Damsel in Distress. Originally, women played a very small role in comic books. In the late 1930’s, super powered heroes like Superman and Captain Marvel dominated the stage while women scarcely made any presence.
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Feb 19, 2016 · In honor of these broken-down doors, here’s a quick analysis of some of the ways that that the “big two” have contributed to the rise of the superheroine over the last few years. #1: They’ve started giving solo titles to female characters. This is such a no-brainer.
