Want to be Stan Lee? Today Roger Chang shows you how to create and publish your own comic.

Superman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Batman, Magneto, The Joker -- some of the greatest heroes and most notorious villains of our time are comic-book characters. If you're ready to get started with your own lore, watch Roger take a comic book from storyboard to publication on today's show.

Even if you're not a phenomenal artist, you can make your own comic books with a $30 program called Comic Book Draw from Arts & Letters.

Before you get started, think about the story you want to tell. Jot down the characters and scenery you'll need. Then come up with a basic script for your story.

Make your superhero
Comic Book Draw comes with a large clip art gallery. Here's how to start making your character:
  1. Click Draw and choose Clip-Art Manager.
  2. Choose the type of character you want from the Collection drop-down menu.
  3. Click an image and drag it into your workspace.


It would be boring if everybody were forced to use standard characters. The Flex-Art images let you exchange heads, torsos, arms, legs, and other specified body parts to create unique characters that seem to move in your scenes.
  1. Once you have a character in the drawing area, click Arrange and choose Break Apart.
  2. Delete the body part you want to change.
  3. Choose a new body part from one of the Mix & Match libraries.
  4. Resize the new body part to make it fit.


There are several other libraries of images that'll help you customize your characters.
  • Backgrounds
  • Props
  • Lettered sound effects
  • Dialog
  • Word balloon (enter your own text)


Use the Bring to Front and Send to Back commands to move characters, backgrounds, and props in relation to one another.

You can also move parts of a character (usually at joints). For example, you can lift a knee to simulate running.
  1. Select the character you want to rotate.
  2. Choose the Rotate tool from the Toolbox.
  3. Drag the square next to the item you want to move until the character is in the position you want.


Buildings
Many buildings are backgrounds, often with daytime and nighttime settings. You can rearrange items on the street and stretch, enlarge, or shrink the street to give your scene a different perspective.

Layout
Comic Book Draw gives you several layout options. Put each piece of the story in a different panel, put a scene on a full page, or mix and match for a more professional-style comic book.

When you're satisfied with your final layout, print your comic book or publish it online.