The Hero Complex
A story about fake superheroes and real conspiracies
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What is it?
The Hero Complex is a political satire wrapped in a superhero spoof with an undercurrent of bad philosophy and a truck load of pop-culture references.
Felicity doesn't want to be a superhero any more. Which is fair, because being a superhero means living a lie you can never escape. And that's because superheroes aren't real.
Hungover, sick of it all, and running terribly late, Felicity arrives on the scene to find out that this dinky little operation hides some very dark secrets. And she might just be the only one who cares enough to do something about it.
It’s a story about lies and deception and the things we believe, and the things we believe about the things other people believe, and how most of what we believe probably isn’t true, but some of it is more true than we’d like to admit, but not in the way we believe it to be.
When it's finished it will be a graphic novel in 4 parts. Right now it's a web comic, with new chapters published every 2 weeks. Or thereabouts.
And it's quite funny.
Felicity doesn't want to be a superhero any more. Which is fair, because being a superhero means living a lie you can never escape. And that's because superheroes aren't real.
Hungover, sick of it all, and running terribly late, Felicity arrives on the scene to find out that this dinky little operation hides some very dark secrets. And she might just be the only one who cares enough to do something about it.
It’s a story about lies and deception and the things we believe, and the things we believe about the things other people believe, and how most of what we believe probably isn’t true, but some of it is more true than we’d like to admit, but not in the way we believe it to be.
When it's finished it will be a graphic novel in 4 parts. Right now it's a web comic, with new chapters published every 2 weeks. Or thereabouts.
And it's quite funny.
I loved it. There is so much in there that’s hilarious and clever.
— A friend
— A friend
Laughed out loud (literally) for 10 seconds on the bus.
— Another friend
— Another friend
Gripping, Balanced, exciting, suspenseful, brilliant! The Santa joke is genius.
— Yet another friend
— Yet another friend
Definitely not aimed at 78 yr olds
— My dad*
* He also said some really nice stuff, and thinks it's very good.
— My dad*
* He also said some really nice stuff, and thinks it's very good.
Dying to know what happens?
You can read the script.
Just beware that it is a tricky read for some, for a few reasons:
So it's not for everyone.
If you're happy to go ahead on that basis, by all means click the button...
Just beware that it is a tricky read for some, for a few reasons:
- It's a script for a graphic novel
- It's full of nerd references
- It's incomplete
- It's quite wordy
- The characters are a fucking sweary bunch
So it's not for everyone.
If you're happy to go ahead on that basis, by all means click the button...
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