The way they were inspired to create superheroes

Super Heroes Cover

When starting a new notebook or diary, we imagine thousands of objects to work with. If we try to create stories or drawings, we look for a new character. We want and we believe that it will be a bomb if we want to. And in the end we want our casual sketches to become some historical movie character. That's what the creatives who made the most legendary superheroes must have thought. To translate them into the comics that we now love.

Many of them we already know and see them so common that they seem simple. Batman, anyone knows he is a bat, spiderman is a spider and 'the black panther' a black panther. These are some examples of what we will see here and how they were inspired by something that today seems easy.

Spider Man

Spider Man

Spider-Man began in Amazing Fantasy # 15 in 1962. It was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.. Soon his character was adapted for various media. Where the most expensive Broadway musical to date is included, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.

Inspiration for the Spider-Man suit came from an unlikely source. Many believe that the outfit worn by the iconic superhero was inspired by a 1954 children's Halloween costume created by Ben Cooper Inc. Spider-Man is unique because prior to the 1960s, teenage comic book characters were generally relegated to the role. buddy. Stan Lee disagreed with this principle and put a lot of pressure on a teenage lead.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is the most famous heroine of all time and has been a feminist icon since 1941, when he made his debut in All-Star Comics # 8. It was created by William Morton Marston and was modeled after the new feminine ideal of courageous womanhood.

Wonder Woman is loved for her superhuman speed and strength, her bulletproof bracelets and her Golden Lasso of Truth that helps her fight hate in our world. She was inspired in part by the center pages of Varga Girl in Esquire which Marston saw as "erotic" and "cosmopolitan." His wardrobe was inspired by Marston's interest in art pin-up erotic, as he wanted his feminine appearance to help counteract the intense masculinity of other comic characters.

Black panther

Black Panther

The Black Panther first appeared in Marvel's Fantastic Four No. 52 in 1966. He was the first black comic book character.. It was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. According to writer Stan Lee, the character's name is based on an adventure hero who has a black panther as his helper. The original concept art was titled "Charcoal Tiger."

About three months after the Black Panther character debuted in the Marvel universe, the Black Panther Party was held. in Oakland, California. However, the Black Panther logo from the party's predecessor, Lowndes County Freedom Organization, was produced a year before the comic's release.

Storm

Storm

Storm was created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. She first appeared in the Marvel universe in Giant Size X-Men # 1 in 1975. The character was written by Len Wein and drawn by Dave Cockrum. Originally intended to be a male hero, Storm is based on two different characters that were to be part of the Legion of Superheroes comic: Typhoon and Black Cat.

Storm is one of the most important and prominent black superheroes. Thus she has been essential to the X-Men story since her debut. She is also one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel universe.

Batman

Batman

After the success of Superman, DC Comics wanted to create a new hero. This was commissioned by comic book writer and artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger to develop one. This led to the birth of Batman, a hero who did not possess supernatural powers, but instead had a variety of interesting gadgets, including a tool belt and a pressure weapon. Batman first appeared in Detective Comics # 27 in 1939.

Batman was inspired by a combination of Sherlock Holmes, Zorro, and a Leonardo da Vinci drawing of a flying machine with bat wings. The creators were also inspired by Dracula and The Bat, a 1926 silent film.


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