The hero revealed!
Pg. 15 represents many attempts to get it right. For the full story behind this page, check out castlecomics@tumblr.com or @Castlecomics11 over on Twitter.
One of the cool things about working digitally is that I no longer have to live with pages that didn’t quite measure up in my mind of how I imagined it.
This page is the classic “reveal” where we see the hero become aware of his new found power. Nightstik is very much a homage to DC’s Shazam, a character that transforms from a boy to a super powered adult. Who didn’t have this fantasy growing up? However, in the case of Nightstik, our boy can’t just transform at will. His change is semi-permanent.
So how will someone with the mind of an ill-tempered, prepubescent boy in a super powerful adult body react to the world? I guess this is why you need to keep reading!