Comic Builder

Parent Page: Online Games

Comic Builder
Game Information
Availability Available Platform Online Controls Mouse, keyboard

The Comic Builder is the fifth online game on HeroFactory.com that allows users to create their own comics featuring Hero Factory characters and scenery. It was released on April 7, 2011.^{[Hero Factory Website]}

The game was removed when the website was updated with its early 2013 version.

Instructions

When a user is logged in with their LEGO.com account, they are able to view their own comics in the "My Comics" section. Users who aren't logged in may still download or print their comics.

In the Comic Creator mode, it starts out by allowing the user to select their own frame layout. There are six layouts available, with varying numbers and positions of each panel. Once a layout is chosen, the user can choose between multiple backgrounds for each panel. Each background is scalable and movable. There are ten characters to choose from — Stormer 2.0, Furno 2.0, Evo 2.0, Nex 2.0, Surge 2.0, Breez 2.0, Drilldozer, Jetbug, Nitroblast, and Fire Lord — all of which can be positioned to face different direction, set in a pose, and resized. Text boxes and speech bubbles are available in seven styles. With each box, there is a choice between fonts, colors, and sizes of the text inside. The final feature usable in the Comic Creator is the action effects. These effects include text that portrays actions, expression marks, cartoons, symbols, and blasts of weapons or gadgets.

Controls

Icons
Icon	Action	Description
	Create New Comic	Creates a new comic; Discards unsaved changes and opens a new comic editor
	Load Comic	Allows the user to open a previous comic; Discards unsaved changes to current comic
	Save	Saves changes to the current comic
	Undo	Undoes the last action made
	Redo	Redoes the last action made or undone
	New Page	Adds a new page to the comic
	Delete Page	Removes the current page from the comic
	Download	Opens a download window to save the comic to the user's computer
	Print	Sends the comic to the printer
Keyboard Shortcuts
Key	Action	Description
I	Zoom In	Expands the selected item
K	Zoom Out	Shrinks the selected item
J	Rotate Counterclockwise	Rotates the selected item 5° counterclockwise
L	Rotate Clockwise	Rotates the selected item 5° clockwise
↑	Move Up	Moves the selected item upwards
↓	Move Down	Moves the selected item downwards
←	Move Left	Moves the selected item to the left
→	Move Right	Moves the selected item to the right

See also

• Gallery:Online Games - Comic Builder

External links

• Comic Builder