Devise a cast and basic story for your adventure comic. Come up with a hero or heroine, a villain for them to fight, sidekicks and supporting figures, and an overarching plot for them to be involved in. Develop the basic look for each character: draw up sketches of them in their outfits, and add color to them for an idea of what they look like. It helps you keep their look consistent throughout the formal comic.
Write a script for your comic. It should detail the images of each panel on each page, including dialogue, narrative and sound effects. That gives you an idea of how to structure your story and ensures that your comic is properly paced. For an adventure comic, focus on a generally upbeat tone, a hero who is slightly larger than life and a storyline filled with intrigue, danger and romance.
Draw panels for each page of your comic in pencil, using your script as a guide. Comic book pages are usually 11 inches by 17 inches in the drawing stage. Typical comic book pages contain between four and eight panels, although you can use more or fewer to attain specific effects if you wish. In adventure comics, you may wish to devote larger panels to landscapes rather than close-ups, giving your story a sense of the epic. Every panel should have a uniform distance between all the others (about one-eight of an inch), which should be maintained throughout the comic book.
Pencil in images for each panel, forming the story as detailed in your script. Using pencils lets you adjust the image and make changes as you wish. Because you're writing an adventure comic, your panels should be action-packed. Keep the images energetic and make sure you don't get bogged down in plot or dialogue.
Add dialogue balloons, thought bubbles, sound effects ("Biff! Pow!") and narrative boxes throughout your comic. Erase the background behind them (be careful to place them so they don't obscure anything important) and make sure they're large enough to hold all of the required text. Because this is an adventure comic, you want to keep the dialogue lean: use it to enhance the characters and reveal basic plot points, but don't let it overwhelm the fast-paced action of the comic.
Ink over your penciled drawings once you have the images exactly the way you want them. Include words for the dialogue and thought balloons, keeping them even and balanced within the allotted space. Once you've inked the pictures, they're more or less set in stone, so ink with care. If you're using a software program, you can erase and redraw as you wish.
Color in each of the images, filling in the white sports between the ink lines, Again, you should do this carefully to ensure you stay between the lines and maintain the color balance throughout.
Wait for the medium to dry, then scan and print your comic to distribute to your friends. If you're using a computer program, you can save your work and print it out immediately.