Finished publication
The storyworld advanced from concept and sequential files into a produced, self-published physical edition.
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SPORTS STORYWORLD · SELF-PUBLISHED PROJECT
Turning athletic personalities into an original illustrated storyworld.
Battlers is a Marbayo Productions storyworld developed through an integrated system of character design, narrative development, sequential art, editorial design and physical publishing.
INDEPENDENT · 2019PROJECT TYPEIndependent / self-published
FORMATSports comic & character universe
PRESENTEDEast Coast Comic Con · 2019
STUDIO & CREATIVE DIRECTIONMarbayo Productions
THE CONCEPT
One character study became a narrative universe.
Marbayo Productions expanded an initial character concept into Battlers: a personality-driven universe where athletic traits, rivalry and movement support an original visual narrative.
The studio organized character development, script and English dialogue, sequential art, page pacing, visual identity and print production as one coordinated creative system under a unified direction.
THE CREATIVE SYSTEM
Personality, action and pacing designed to work as one.
The project translated athletic movement and public persona into expressive characters, then organized them through sequential storytelling, dialogue and page rhythm.
- 01Original concept and storyworld
- 02Character interpretation
- 03Script and English dialogue
- 04Sequential illustration
- 05Page layout and visual pacing
- 06Cover, identity and print prototype
SEQUENTIAL ART & VISUAL PACING
FROM CHARACTER TO SEQUENCE
A visual language built for movement.
Exaggerated anatomy, dramatic perspective and tightly framed action helped carry each personality from an individual caricature into a readable comic sequence.
PHYSICAL PRESENTATION
Convention presentation
Battlers entered a live audience environment at East Coast Comic Con in Secaucus, New Jersey, in 2019.
Integrated storyworld
Characters, narrative, visual identity, editorial design and print were unified as one expandable property.
IN THE REAL WORLD
A storyworld activated for a live audience.
The convention presentation transformed the property into a direct audience experience, combining character recognition, physical publishing, display and live creative engagement.
CAPABILITIES DEMONSTRATED
A studio-built storyworld from concept to finished object.
01Storyworld developmentA single visual idea expanded into characters, relationships and a complete narrative premise.
02Sequential storytellingAction, dialogue and page composition coordinated to guide the reader.
03Character systemsDistinct personalities unified through one expressive illustration language.
04Self-publishingCreative direction carried through production, physical presentation and live audience testing.
Intellectual property and project disclosure. Battlers is an independently developed intellectual property of Marbayo Productions. Its concept, narrative, characters, original artwork, editorial design and physical presentation were developed within the studio’s creative system under the creative leadership of Martin Bayona Pineda. The project was not commissioned, licensed, authorized, endorsed or affiliated with the athletes, tournaments, brands or organizations represented.
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