THESE CAPES DON'T FLY

... is a webcomic about a family of supervillains, and the struggles
they face while living in middle-class Suburbia.


The year is 2008...

Mr. Solis, America’s most famed superhero, unexpectedly dies. His tragic death sends shockwaves throughout the country, and alarms start being raised. If their ultimate protector can die so easily, how can the people of America rest easy?

His death is ruled an accident, but the public at large remains skeptical and suspicious. Interest in superheroes and villains drops overnight, and the cat-and-mouse business is at an all-time low. Professional mask-wearers around the world scramble to maintain their livelihood.

Career-villains are hit especially hard by all of this, as the opinion on them sours dramatically. Fingers are pointed at the biggest figures in the industry. Media frenzies and scandals upon scandals. Americans seem to not have the stomach to watch senseless violence on TV anymore. Maybe they’re pretending while the whole moral outrage is going on?

Speaking of senseless violence…

Salvador Larkspur is on top of the world. He is one of the most respected and well-known figures in the caped world, even winning Villain of the Year in 2006. Charismatic and over-indulgent in bloodshed, Salvador loves his job. While other villains tend to stick to more family-friendly shticks, Salvador relishes in putting depravity on the little screen. People love to love him, and they love to hate him too, despite all the notoriety and infamy he gets, he’s become one of the most recognized (masked) faces in modern America.

Obviously, everything comes crumbling down once the news reach the masses. The fascination people had while watching him commit atrocities in broad daylight has dissipated. It’s a sensitive topic for most now, and they’d rather watch something that soothes the nerves.

Power-hungry Salvador, who dreams of becoming the president, now has his salary cut drastically. He plunges down the ranking board and loses most of his brand deals. He’s forced to sell his gated-community mansion and to resettle in a middle-class suburb. His wife is trying to get him to adjust to a new life, but Salvador is unwilling to give up his cape, no matter the cost.

THE CHARACTERS

( the comic is still very much a work-in-progress,
enjoy the illustrations and the short comics in the meantime! )