Studio Card #7b: The Hero’s Journey Pt II
| Collaboration Summary | Action Card #3 will challenge you to develop your own Hero Journey storylines (based on concepts developed by Joseph Campbell) which you can use for own creative projects. You can also submit your Hero Journey storylines to us if you would like us to help further develop your ideas, and in some instances, include those storylines as part of Back of the Yards comic series. |
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| Collaboration Background | At the heart of our project’s collaborative is the creation of Hero's Journey storylines. This all started as part of a supplemental art program in the West Side of Chicago where participating youth would help create the original characters of the Back of the Yards comic series, and with that, independent storylines for those characters, which we then synthesized into one integrated comic storyline. With this collaboration, we are simply trying to extend this same collaborative opportunity to others virtually. |
| This & That | Action Card cover illustrated by Andrew Dimmett. Content developed by Jimmy Briseno, Len Kody and … you? Learn more on how by linking to the QR Code above. |
Set the Stage With
Studio Cards
First we present a few Source and Character Cards that we will be referencing further within each Action Step below.
Feel free to explore these Studio Cards at your leisure. They’re merely here to illuminate your journey through this Action Card.
What is the Hero's Journey?
The Call to Adventure!
Let’s Collaborate
The Hero’s Journey is a story of transformation.
Whether the transformation is physical or spiritual depends on the terms of the story. Regardless, the Hero must always depart the familiar comforts of the “Ordinary World,” where his or her story begins.
The story is set in motion when the Hero willingly (if reluctantly) Crosses the Threshold into the world of adventure to embark on a road of trials and challenges that will initiate them into a new way of being.
Warm-Up Collaboration:
Take the Leap of Faith
The Call to Adventure sets the story rolling by disrupting the comfort of the Hero’s Ordinary World, presenting a challenge or quest that must be undertaken. The Call throws the Ordinary World off balance, and establishes the stakes involved if the challenge is rejected.
This entire comic project started when one youth boldly proclaimed, “I have an idea, and it’s going to be great!” From there, the young student began to develop the character of Andre Davis, who was eventually developed into one of the central characters of the first three issues of Back of the Yards.
And just like that, Action Card #3 offers you the same creative opportunity to develop your own Hero’s Journey storyline. Perhaps you too will help us chart a course through this multilayered, purely collaborative comic book universe.
Choose your own adventure below. Pick a place to start and begin collaborating. We’ll be there to help you along the way.
Good luck with your collaboration and remember, just have fun with it!
Featured Collaboration #1
Meet the Mentor - Carl Castaneda
Apart from the main character of Andre Davis, there is perhaps no other character that will be more central to the early storyline of our new comic series than Carl Castaneda! Castaneda was developed by Len Kody as way way of connecting the paths of the youth characters already independently developed as a result of the early in-person classroom collaborations. It would be Castaneda who would host those newly developed youth character as part of an after-school arts program (art imitating life as the case may be).
Within the Character Card page for Carl Castaneda, we do provide glimpses of what we know will be a mysterious past for Carl Castaneda that will be unveiled over time as this new comic series further develops. And it is in that context that we are collaborating with you here to further develop some elements of that mysterious Hero’s Journey for our story’s mentor.
With that, we do urge you to review Castaneda’s Character Card page, and when you are ready, feel free to join us by submitting collaborations below! As with each of these featured collaborations, we will be highlighted selected submissions regularly on our “This & That” blog page, and we will be selecting a few of you for more direct collaborations as we get to final production of Issue #3!
Featured Collaboration #2
Big Earl's Early Ordeal
One of the characters we developed early on to help bring the initial youth characters into one integrated storyline, was the character of Big Earl. Earl Perkins, that is. He was developed by Jimmy Briseno, in collaboration, with Len Kody. However, all we really knew at the time was that Big Earl was gentle giant, whose simple everyman vernacular would bely a much deeper wisdom, which would reveal itself over the course of this new comic series.
But what really fascinated Jimmy and Len with respect to Big Earl was the idea of working with youth to further develop the backstory of our everyman, Big Earl. What we knew was that Big Earl was a former athlete who has a complex history, including some potential dealings with the Chicago underworld. He also had a wife who may have passed away long ago. But beyond that, we want to work with you to further develop Big Earl’s history, in short, his Hero’s Journey.
So, with that, we have developed the Google Form below to highlight a few areas Big Earl’s Hero’s Journey for further collaboration! We will highlight selected submissions regularly on the “This & That” page and ultimately, we will incorporate some of your feedback into Big Earl’s storyline, which will also be incorporated in some fashion within Issue #3!
Featured Collaboration #3
The Criminal Underworld - Tests, Allies & Enemies
So as we know, every hero needs a villain. And on that score, we want to work with you to begin developing an underground criminal element within our fictional Back of the Yards comic story. This storyline can involve any of the existing characters we have already developed, including Andre Davis, Tamia Parker, the Elders, or even Carl Castaneda. All characters are up for grabs, including any new characters that you may want to introduce!
There are no limits in that regard. All that we ask that you incorporate at least three phases of the Hero’s Journey (as described in Source Card #3), to your submission.
We have provided you with the Google Form below to further assist your collaboration. On this collaboration, you may want to give yourself the benefit of time to work through your Hero’s Journey on pen and paper, letting ideas develop. And once you are ready, you can submit below and we will be selecting a number of submissions over time for further direct collaboration as we develop this new underworld Hero’s Journey storyline together, and begin introducing some elements of that storyline with Issue #3!
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Action Card #2: Create A Character!
| Collaboration Summary | With this first collaboration, we will help you develop your own characters which you can use for own creative projects. You can also submit your newly created characters to us if you would like us to help further develop your character ideas, and in some instances, include these new characters as part of Back of the Yards comic series. |
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| Collaboration Background | At the heart of our project’s collaborative is the creation of new fictional characters. This all started in 2013 as part of a supplemental art program in the West Side of Chicago where participating youth would help create the original characters of the Back of the Yards comic series. With this collaboration, we are simply trying to extend this same collaborative opportunity to others virtually. |
| This & That | Action Card cover illustrated by Andrew Dimmett. Content developed by Jimmy Briseno, Len Kody and … you? Learn more on how by linking to the QR Code above. |
Submit Your Artwork
The Made Collaborative Studio is fueled by your artistic contributions. We’re a community of artists and storytellers who want to build something supportive for creatives of all backgrounds and ages.
We encourage you to participate in our collaborative community by showing off some of your work. We may feature your artwork in the future.
Studio Cards That May Help With This Collaboration
First, as with all of our Action Card Collaborations, we present a few Source and Character Cards that we will be referencing further within each step below in relation to this Action Card collaboration. Feel free to explore these Studio Cards are your leisure and take notes to the extent helpful as you develop your collaboration.
Let's Collaborate!
Quite logically we will begin this set of character collaborations by giving you the opportunity to create your own character! Just review the notes provided below if you’d like to learn more about what we are currently focused on for purposes of the comic (if you’d like us to consider your character to include in future issues), and then follow the steps above.
Good luck with your collaboration and remember, just have fun with it!
This entire comic project started when one youth boldly proclaimed, “I have an idea, and it’s going to be great!” From there, the young student began to develop the character of Andre Davis and with that, our collective creative journey would begin in the form of this comic series.
With this collaborative Action Card series, we offer you the same creative opportunity to develop your own character (or characters). Of course, you can use these characters for your own independent projects, or if you’d like, you can submit these characters to us for further development and, potentially, inclusion within our comic series going forward.
Just remember, all we are doing is providing you a template to help with your character development. There’s nothing magical about this template, and it is COMPLETELY optional. So skip any steps that don’t work for you, and more than anything, just have fun with this. It’s not homework. At the end of the day, we are just spitballing creative ideas and building a comic series together collaboratively.
So, without further ado, whenever you're ready, you can submit your own character to us by using the form below!
Collaboration Updates & Highlights!
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Action Card #3: Create A Hero’s Journey!
| Collaboration Summary | Action Card #3 will challenge you develop your own Hero Journey storylines (based on concepts developed by Joseph Campbell) which you can use for own creative projects. You can also submit your Hero Journey storylines to us if you would like us to help further develop your ideas, and in some instances, include those storylines as part of Back of the Yards comic series. |
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| Collaboration Background | At the heart of our project’s collaborative is the creation of Hero's Journey storylines. This all started as part of a supplemental art program in the West Side of Chicago where participating youth would help create the original characters of the Back of the Yards comic series, and with that, independent storylines for those characters, which we then synthesized into one integrated comic storyline. With this collaboration, we are simply trying to extend this same collaborative opportunity to others virtually. |
| This & That | Action Card cover illustrated by Andrew Dimmett. Content developed by Jimmy Briseno, Len Kody and … you? Learn more on how by linking to the QR Code above. |
Your Action Card Studio Notes Summary!
Your Studio Card Summary Notes – So, as with every set of Action Card collaborations, we begin by providing you some Studio Notes. These Studio Notes are intended to help you with your collaborations by either providing you steps for you to consider, or other basic creative parameters. So, without further ado, we present you with your opening Studio Notes for this set of Action Card collaborations:
Studio Cards Referenced In This Collaboration
First we present a few Source and Character Cards that we will be referencing further within each Action Step below.
Feel free to explore these Studio Cards at your leisure. They’re here to illuminate your journey through this Action Card.
Let’s Collaborate!
As we do with each of our Action Card collaboration sets, we will begin this set of Hero’s Journey collaborations by giving you the opportunity to create your own Hero’s Journey from scratch! Just review the Studio Notes summary above, and then follow the steps below when you are ready to collaborate with us!
Good luck with your collaboration and remember, just have fun with it!
Featured Collaboration #1:
Create Your Own Hero's Journey!
This entire comic project started when one youth boldly proclaimed, “I have an idea, and it’s going to be great!” From there, the young student began to develop the character of Andre Davis, who was eventually developed into one of the central characters of the first three issues of Back of the Yards.
And just like that, Action Card #3 offers you the same creative opportunity to develop your own Hero’s Journey storyline. Perhaps you too will help us chart a course through this multilayered, purely collaborative comic book universe.
Choose your own adventure below. Pick a place to start and begin collaborating. We’ll be there to help you along the way.
[LEN AND JIMMY TO INPUT GOOGLE FORM HTML CODE HERE.]
Featured Collaboration #2:
Help Us Create a Hero's Journey for the Character of Big Earl!
One of the characters we developed early on to help bring the initial youth characters into one integrated storyline, was the character of Big Earl. Earl Perkins, that is. He was developed by Jimmy Briseno, in collaboration, with Len Kody. However, all we really knew at the time was that Big Earl was gentle giant, whose simple everyman vernacular would bely a much deeper wisdom, which would reveal itself over the course of this new comic series.
But what really fascinated Jimmy and Len with respect to Big Earl was the idea of working with youth to further develop the backstory of our everyman, Big Earl. What we knew was that Big Earl was a former athlete who has a complex history, including some potential dealings with the Chicago underworld. He also had a wife who may have passed away long ago. But beyond that, we want to work with you to further develop Big Earl’s history, in short, his Hero’s Journey.
So, with that, we have developed the Google Form below to highlight a few areas Big Earl’s Hero’s Journey for further collaboration! We will highlight selected submissions regularly on the “This & That” page and ultimately, we will incorporate some of your feedback into Big Earl’s storyline, which will also be incorporated in some fashion within Issue #3!
[LEN AND JIMMY TO INPUT GOOGLE FORM HTML CODE HERE.]
Featured Collaboration #3:
Help Us Further Develop the Hero's Journey for the Character of Carl Castaneda!
Apart from the main character of Andre Davis, there is perhaps no other character that will be more central to the early storyline of our new comic series than Carl Castaneda! Castaneda was developed by Len Kody as way way of connecting the paths of the youth characters already independently developed as a result of the early in-person classroom collaborations. It would be Castaneda who would host those newly developed youth character as part of an after-school arts program (art imitating life as the case may be).
Within the Character Card page for Carl Castaneda, we do provide glimpses of what we know will be a mysterious past for Carl Castaneda that will be unveiled over time as this new comic series further develops. And it is in that context that we are collaborating with you here to further develop some elements of that mysterious Hero’s Journey for our story’s mentor.
With that, we do urge you to review Castaneda’s Character Card page, and when you are ready, feel free to join us by submitting collaborations below! As with each of these featured collaborations, we will be highlighted selected submissions regularly on our “This & That” blog page, and we will be selecting a few of you for more direct collaborations as we get to final production of Issue #3!
[LEN AND JIMMY TO INPUT GOOGLE FORM HTML CODE HERE.]
Featured Collaboration #4:
Create A New Hero's Journey Underground Element for our Back of the Yards Fictional Neighborhood!
So as we know, every hero needs a villain. And on that score, we want to work with you to begin developing an underground criminal element within our fictional Back of the Yards comic story. This storyline can involve any of the existing characters we have already developed, including Andre Davis, Tamia Parker, the Elders, or even Carl Castaneda. All characters are up for grabs, including any new characters that you may want to introduce!
There are no limits in that regard. All that we ask that you incorporate at least three phases of the Hero’s Journey (as described in Source Card #3), to your submission.
We have provided you with the Google Form below to further assist your collaboration. On this collaboration, you may want to give yourself the benefit of time to work through your Hero’s Journey on pen and paper, letting ideas develop. And once you are ready, you can submit below and we will be selecting a number of submissions over time for further direct collaboration as we develop this new underworld Hero’s Journey storyline together, and begin introducing some elements of that storyline with Issue #3!
[LEN AND JIMMY TO INPUT GOOGLE FORM HTML CODE HERE.]
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Action Card #4: Create an Illustration!
| Collaboration Summary | With this collaboration series, we will work with aspiring illustrators that may be interested in developing new illustrations that could ultimately be incorporated into our Back of the Yards comic series! |
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| Collaboration Background | When we began this project, it was based on a simple premise that all of us have the ability to be creative. However, we also recognize that this creativity can come in many different forms and with that, some of you may actually be talented illustrators. So it is that with this Action Card collaboration series, we will present you with opportunities to submit your illustrations by providing you with possible comic scenes, newly developed characters and/or other comic settings to choose from, all updated regularly! |
| This & That | Action Card cover illustrated by Andrew Dimmett. Content developed by Jimmy Briseno, Len Kody and … you? Learn more on how by linking to the QR Code above. |
Your Action Card Studio Notes Summary!
Your Studio Card Summary Notes – So, as with every set of Action Card collaborations, we begin by providing you some Studio Notes. These Studio Notes are intended to help you with your collaborations by either providing you steps for you to consider, or other basic creative parameters. So, without further ado, we present you with your opening Studio Notes for this set of Action Card collaborations:
Studio Cards Referenced In This Collaboration
First we present a few Source and Character Cards that we will be referencing further within each step below in relation to this Action Card collaboration. Feel free to explore these Studio Cards are your leisure and take notes to the extent helpful as you develop your collaboration.
And don’t worry, you don’t have to review these Studio Cards all at once. You can just come back as needed as you explore this Action Card collaboration.
Let’s Collaborate! -
Your Featured Action Card Collaborations
Quite logically we will begin this set of character collaborations by giving you the opportunity to create your own character! Just review the notes provided below if you’d like to learn more about what we are currently focused on for purposes of the comic (if you’d like us to consider your character to include in future issues), and then follow the steps above.
Good luck with your collaboration and remember, just have fun with it!
Featured Collaboration #1:
Create Your Own Illustration(s)!
[Len and Jimmy to develop initial parameters and submission process.]
Featured Collaboration #2:
[Len and Jimmy to identify Back of the Yards comic scene opportunity from working script of Issue #3.]
Featured Collaboration #3:
[Len and Jimmy to identify Back of the Yards character illustration opportunity.]
Featured Collaboration #4
[Len and Jimmy to identify Back of the Yards comic scene opportunity from working script of Issue #3.]
