Two Rockford Kids May Be The Next Great Comic Book Creators [PHOTOS]
Last week at Friday Night Flix I met a couple of kids that asked for my autograph (shocking as that is) and to nobody's surprise, I didn't have a pen.
I told the both of them, "sorry I don't have a pen, but you two can stop by the radio station sometime and I'll hook you up with some stickers and t-shirts."
This Monday, they showed up.
I did what I told them I would, I gave them stickers and t-shirts as promised.
I also hung out with them for a few. The two boys (who couldn't be more than 10-years-old) were named Vernon and Andrew. After a while I had to get back to the studio but before I left Vernon handed me an envelope and told me he wrote a comic. He also asked if I could read it and share it sometime. I told him I'd love to. Here is Vernon's comic.
"One day it was raining and a boy walked by. Then lightning shocked him. Then he became..."
"SHOCK!!!"
"I need a partner now."
"So he had tryouts. Then Iron Fist showed up and said "the name's..."
"Iron Fist!!"
"Then they became..."
"Boys of Steel"
I loved it. Vernon and Andrew made sure to let me know that Boys of Steel are normally referred to as B.O.S. (like "boss").
Thanks to you both for sharing your comic superhero origin story!
If you or someone you know is an artist and could lend some artwork to the story of Shock and Iron Fist, please send an email to sweet.lenny@townsquaremedia.com