Over the past nine years I’ve been responsible for all of the art, animation, writing, directing, and funding – the entire nine-year-venture has been self-funded through freelancing and a small Patreon following.

Swift Spark and the Defense Five takes inspiration from action shows I loved as a kid – ‘big brothers’ that come to mind are Danny Phantom and Ultimate Spider-Man. The show has both extraordinary kids in ordinary situations – a superhero trying to get through something as mundane and boring as a math class and trying his best not to abuse his invisibility powers to mess with the teacher – and ordinary kids in extraordinary situations, like when a kid without superpowers has to jump into action to save the superpowered teens.

James often ends up in peril of his own creation, which is a running theme with kids. He tries to fix these situations himself, but doesn’t always succeed, and has to turn to his friends for help. This shows kids that even heroes need to ask for help sometimes! And that even clumsy, helplessly stubborn teenagers can be superheroes. And of course the series features girls that can fight just as well as the boys can – if not better sometimes.

Currently the show is on a bit of a hiatus for personal reasons, but the webcomic’s still ongoing. If you’d like to find out more, visit the website!