There are certain characteristics that make up a classic comic book superhero. I have tried to incorporate as many of these as possible or at least my takes on them for this first book. they are: a secret identity, a cape and costume, a real or fictional city they are based in, a girlfriend, an elderly parent figure, a villain who mirrors in many way the heroes abilities, a villain who is known or befriended by the hero. In Titan: The Midnight Hour we have Michael Novak which is the secret identity of Titan, a blue and yellow costume. there is no cape but the ends of his belt and bandana double for this. I chose the fictional city angle and have Delta City with the real city of Vancouver BC for its inspiration. Michael's girlfriend is Carly, named of course after my real life muse and wife. Then of course there is Mr. Midnight who has no powers of his own. The question is who is Mr. Midnight?
There are other characteristics I hope to delve into in the other books such as sidekicks, mad scientist and much more so please stay tuned...
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