{"id":1589,"date":"2013-05-03T21:26:17","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T21:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/?p=1589"},"modified":"2023-03-06T12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T12:32:54","slug":"how-to-build-a-superhero-from-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-superhero-from-sketch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Superhero From Sketch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the coolest parts of making your own comic book involves looking back at the earlier sketches and comparing them to the newest storyboards. We&#8217;re launching the actual comic book in just a few months, which means we&#8217;re in crunch time. With <a title=\"Biowars Hits Gotham City for Free Comic Book Day!\" href=\"\/blog\/biowars-hits-gotham-city-for-free-comic-book-day\/\">Free Comic Book Day<\/a> this weekend, we&#8217;re releasing our BioWarriors into the wild in the form of SWAG at select NYC comic book shops. So we figured it was pretty good timing for a formal introduction of one of our favorite characters, including a look back at where he started out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet Scathe:<\/strong> his\u00a0mission is to destroy invaders of the immune system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fcbd-scathe-sticker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Free Comic Book Day Sticker: Scathe\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fcbd-scathe-sticker-295x300.jpg\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But he didn&#8217;t always look this good.<\/p>\n<p>There were rounds of sketches, revisions, rejections and returning to the drawing board.\u00a0Here&#8217;s a look at the many versions of this central Biowars character, Scathe:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 1 Sketches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1597\" alt=\"scathe-sketch-1\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-1.png\" width=\"564\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-1.png 564w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-1-440x569.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1600\" alt=\"scathe-sketch-2\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-2.png\" width=\"564\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-2.png 564w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-2-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-2-440x665.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 1 Rendering (rejected):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1595\" alt=\"Scathe Rejected Sketch\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-concept-2.png\" width=\"564\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-concept-2.png 564w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-concept-2-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-concept-2-440x538.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looks can be deceiving, huh?\u00a0Even his name was carefully chosen to represent the dangerous nature of the character in spite of his overall allegiance to the good side. This version was rejected in favor of something even bigger and more powerful, without relying on an angry expression:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 2 Sketch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1598\" alt=\"scathe-sketch-3\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-3.png\" width=\"564\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-3.png 564w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-3-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-3-440x599.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This guy literally eats viruses and bacteria for breakfast. He uses his tentacles to pull enemies into an acid-filled abdominal cavity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1599\" alt=\"scathe-sketch-4\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-4.png\" width=\"564\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-4.png 564w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-4-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scathe-sketch-4-440x574.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Scathe-final-13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1604\" alt=\"Scathe-final-1\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Scathe-final-13.png\" width=\"564\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Scathe-final-13.png 564w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Scathe-final-13-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Scathe-final-13-440x577.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Promo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fcbd-scathe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1569\" alt=\"Free Comic Book Day - Biowars\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fcbd-scathe.jpg\" width=\"564\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fcbd-scathe.jpg 564w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fcbd-scathe-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2023.biowars.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/fcbd-scathe-440x171.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more about Scathe and his role in the Biowars in the <a title=\"Scathe\" href=\"\/explore\/glossary\/scathe\">Field Guide<\/a>. If you&#8217;re in NYC this Saturday for <a title=\"Biowars Hits Gotham City for Free Comic Book Day!\" href=\"\/blog\/biowars-hits-gotham-city-for-free-comic-book-day\/\">Free Comic Book Day<\/a>, look for Scathe SWAG at comic book shops like JHU Comics and Forbidden Planet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the coolest parts of making your own comic book involves looking back at the earlier sketches and comparing them to the newest storyboards. We&#8217;re launching the actual comic book in just a few months, which means we&#8217;re in crunch time. 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