Design Your Very Own Superhero!

If I don't have sticky notes or a ruler, what can I use instead for the signature move/weakness notes and the four equal comic panels?

Use small squares cut from scrap paper and tape them next to the drawing for the 'On a sticky note write your hero's signature move' and 'write one weakness' steps, and use a straight edge like a book or a piece of cardboard in place of the ruler when you draw the four equal comic panels.

My character's proportions and panel lines look wrong when I 'lightly sketch your hero's full body' and 'draw four equal comic panels' — how can I fix that?

Begin the 'lightly sketch your hero's full body' step with simple shapes (circle for head, ovals for torso/limbs) and erase guidelines before adding costume details, and mark the panel edges lightly with your ruler or book edge so the four panels line up evenly.

How can I adapt the activity for younger or older kids?

For younger children, make the backstory one sentence, allow a stick-figure full-body sketch and one-color costume choices, while older kids can expand the three-sentence backstory, add detailed emblems, a gadget belt, and extra or shaded comic panels for more storytelling.

What are some ways to extend or personalize the superhero and comic before sharing it on DIY.org?

Create a matching villain and attach their weakness on another sticky note, make a cardboard mask from the costume sketch, add an extra comic page showing the signature move in action across new panels, and photograph the finished pages to upload to DIY.org.