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Helloo. 

I wanted to receive some sort of feedback i guess for my ocs that are part of a story I'm making. I guess I also like to find any excuse to talk about my characters and story. I'm going to try my best to describe them here but warning: I will ramble.It won't make sense. I don't explain my ocs often so yeah. Anyways...


So the story doesn't actually have a name yet (maybe someone can help me with that ;)). But it mainly revolves around two boys who are in their last year of secondary school (that around 15-16 it's set on the UK). And it's about all the different crazy shenanigans and situations they find themselves in as they go through their last year of school and the really weird town they live in. Also in the background there's a whole conspiracy with their town, the government and an impending alien invasion that was caused by them accidentally. That's the main gist of it I guess.

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These are kind of old I made them last year but they still hold up in terms of character info. (except from ages they are now both 15)

I really hope they actually load though 

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I'd say the story mainly focuses on Jackson as the main character. As a person he's not good or bad, he's a bit morally grey and mainly does things for his own benefit. He recognises the right thing to do but may not always do it, he also prioritises fun and enjoyment over everything else; which is why he has a problem with authority, and dislikes school so much. He also does a lot of stuff for attention, but gets annoyed when other people do the same thing (he's kind of a hypocrite like that).  He is rather level headed and realistic as well.

But yeah, if I were to describe him in simpler terms he is a bit of a troublemaker, kind of an asshole (pardon my french). But when he does something nice he really is genuine and means well.

On the other hand, his best friend Olly is like his opposite.

Olly is an all round nice guy, a bit of a geek, he tries his best with what he has to make the most out of a situation and remain optimistic. However, he is a bit of a clueless airhead, he finds it hard to pay attention to stuff and is easily distracted. He also has a very imaginative imagination and will probably believe anything, as a result he is a bit of a quack at times and lowkey a conspiracy theorist.

Jackson and Olly are really good friends; they've been friends a really long time - since primary school. They enjoy hanging out together doing random stuff like messing with people, playing videogames and investigating weird phenomenons in their unusual town.

So Yeah...

If I were to compare this story to another piece of media to sort of capture its essence or like the type of vibe I envision it to have I'd probably say: Regular Show or Downtown or maybe the show Spaced or Scott Pilgrim or the book grasshopper jungle by andrew smith (or at least how i imagined it). I think all three of these things sort capture the slightly surreal but mundane feeling I sort of envision for this.

That's about it for now, there's obviously a bunch more characters to talk about and stuff to do with the town they live in and the conspiracy and general storylines I have planned out. This project really is a passion project for me that I hold rather dearly so I really do want it to be the best it can be. Positive feedback and constructive criticisms are really appreciated!!

Thank You!!! :D



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Reply by ♫☆。cosmikapple。♫☆

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Hi!! sorry for the late answer ahah!

First of all, I love the design of your ocs it is so cool :000 /gen

I like that Jackson, despite messing with people, still has a sense of right and wrong. The two (jackson, olly) fit the expectations of teenagers characters without being too cliché with the add of conspiracy theories that I find sososo interesting!!

I'm not sure I can really develop on (constructive) criticism any longer, but I'd love to know more about the characters as well as the main plot !!

:DD


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Reply by bakedbeans:)

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oooh thank you so much you're positive feedback means so
much. Regarding the main plot, it's quite loose and not very finished yet but it's really about the two of them going about their sometimes unusual lives and slowly finding out about the massive secret of their very unassuming town. 

SPOILERS!: it's aliens, a species of parasitic sadistic aliens have been secretly living in their town for 60 or so years and they are trying to infect the whole world. 

I have a lot of smaller storylines and ideas for all the weird things that could happen, characters and places in the town like how their old history teacher mysteriously disappeared (he now may or not be the crazy man in a duck costume that constantly harasses people on the high street about the impending apocalypse). Or characters at school like Scott (may not be final name) a self-proclaimed class clown and "funny" guy who's just really annoying and for some reason won't leave them alone.

But when it comes to the overarching/main plot it's a bit vague. Which is probably why I've been struggling to find a title and write the pilot chapter bit.

I hope this sort of explains it a bit :))


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Reply by ♫☆。cosmikapple。♫☆

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Hi sorry again for responding late I didn't get any notifications jhgfskugqk :((

The teacher in the duck costume thing is HILARIOUS love that lmaoo

Frankly, for the main plot being vague, I get it smmm, I'm also working on a comic (with a friend of mine) and we have so much details and little interactions for the characters but making/writing the whole plot is soo hard!

Cause like I wanna explore and tell every part and aspects of my characters life but I can't cause it wouldn't be a good scenario :/ (it's okay tbh)

But good luck!! And if you don't mind it would be so fun to have updates (if you're okay with it ofc!!) cause I really love the potential and infos you gave on your story :3


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Reply by bakedbeans:)

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yes! writing an actually plot is so hard lol But thank you so much for the help, I love the fact that someone has taken interest in the story and I most definitely will be giving updates about the story and characters!! :D 


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Reply by bakedbeans:)

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Hello!! Update**

I've been working a bit more on the lore of the town my story is set in. The town is called Hillford-on-sea and it's a very run of the mill stereotypical English town by the sea. I imagine it's closer to the south or lower midlands of England than the north mainly because I live in the South so I feel that I can base it on towns and places I see regularly and it feels more genuine. 

Hillford is a very boring, regular, forgettable town with nothing much going for it. No one really goes there because they have no reason to.

I'm thinking its either a former mining town, had a science lab or there was a factory there where most residents worked but since then it's shut down and many people became unemployed or have moved away (the town is dying in that sense).

There are many old people. Only old people really come to this town. That is to die (there are many retirement homes). (<- that was a joke)

There is but one (somewhat) interesting thing about Hillford-on-sea, however, and that is the Great Hill. The Great Hill is too small of a hill to be a nationally recognised landmark but it's big enough of a hill for someone to say, "Hey! That's a big hill". The old folk and senior residents love the hill and see it as the pride and joy of the town. If anything happened to that hill they would riot. The Great Hill is the only "tourist attraction" in Hillford. There is a beach but it's covered in rocks and sewage and isn't very pleasant.

A while ago I was going on a trip by train and it we stopped in the city of Salisbury and I think it visually does remind me of Hillford in someway (everywhere in the uk looks the same though tbh). Stonehenge is nearby which seems to be the only thing interesting there (like the great hill) but I could be wrong. Stonehenge has the eerie air of ancient mystery relating to aliens that I'd like to create for the hill. 

I also recently watched a documentary about Porton Down a military base for defense technology, that did all sorts of stuff with biological and chemical weapons during the war. I really thought an interesting conspiracy could come out of a place like that and I wondered if there should be a secret military base just outside the remarkably unremarkable town of Hillford (almost as a way of covering it up). Maybe the military base could relate to the aliens in a way or crazy experiments like area 51 or something. Coincidently, after I did more research on Porton Down I found out that it is also near Salisbury. 

I'ts kind of a lot but those are the ideas I've had about the setting; thoughts, feedback and just general discussion about this is always appreciated. ;))


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