writing Sugar, Spice, Nice

[Harmony Spark 265]

Here is my concept artwork for my new comic series, Sugar, Spice, Nice. Where the teenage Powerpuff Girls reunite after 5 years of social pressure and life-changing decisions and now continue to fight crime and save the day.

 

As a fan, I always wanted to imagine the Powerpuff Girls grown older and face conflicts that normal teens experience whilst also containing the original show's campy charm, innocence, humour, and its dark side as well. The comic series centres around the Powerpuff Girls now 16 years old and getting back together after they split up years ago, and have now promised to defend Townsville once again whilst also having normal lives. The Girls also learn some newly discovered powers by channeling their inner ingredients (sugar, spice and everything nice) to still save the day but also have slice of life problems such as exams, social media, boys etc. The comics features the villains from the original such as Mojo Jojo and HIM, whilst also establishing characters, like the Rowdyruff Boys and Professor Utonium.

 

Blossom - the leader of the group. She has pink eyes, long ruffled red hair and wears a red bow with long ribbons. She wears a pink and black striped long sleeve top with dark pink leggings and black sneakers. Her signature colour is pink and her ingredient is everything nice. Blossom is the level-headed of the group, she is smart, kind and wise beyond her years. She is a huge fan of the 80s and is into retro culture, especially music, but people often think she's a hipster or nerd. Blossom always considers options before making a decision and always tries to save the day but to do it in the right way. She is also quite shy and socially awkward around her peers at Townsville High (although she is very good at Science and Maths) and normally is friends with her own sisters. But she is the best person in school to go for advice and can support her peers about their fears and doubts. She does, however, have a certain need to have everything in control and has self-confidence issues because of her introvertedness. Despite her being the most mature of the group, Blossom is also neurotic and can worry over small details or panic when she cant find the answer to a question. She has a deep devotion to her sisters and will do anything to be with them. Even in the pilot comic, a depressed Blossom reminisced about the days of fighting crime and was the first to try and get her sisters back together. Blossom gets along better with Bubbles because of her compassion and although she argues with Buttercup due to her stubbornness, Blossom admires her tenacity. Even though she may argue with her sisters, she acts like a motherly figure whenever they are scared or lonely. Her signature power is ice breath, which she can use to freeze anything that is in her path, and her new power is manipulating her element: everything nice (which is the positive emotions of her loved ones). Although she despises him, Blossom develops a reluctant crush on Brick, the leader of the Rowdyruff Boys.

 

Bubbles - the sweetheart of the group. She has blonde hair in a ponytail with a curved fringe and baby blue eyes. She wears a black and blue striped blouse with a dark blue long skirt and black lace pumps. Her signature colour is blue and her ingredient is sugar. Bubbles is still naive and sweet as before but she has changed throughout the decade. She is smarter, braver and shows to be very observant sometimes. She is also very techno-savvy, has a fondness of anime and loves the Internet, particularly social media: Her kindness and good nature makes her very popular at Townsville High but she is quite good at schoolwork (mostly English and Geography) Even though she is beautiful, she always inspires others to be beautiful in their own way. But despite her popularity, her best friends are always her two sisters. She does get into fights with her sisters, like the rest of them do, but she is always the first to make amends. Bubbles looks up to her sisters as she tries to be tough and smart like them. Before the series, Bubbles left the group because she thought she wasn't good at being a superhero and was considered a weak link. She then left to join the popular girls who often use Bubbles' naïveté to their advantage and can push her around, even though she claims that they're good friends. When Bubbles' "fair weather friends" abandon her, Blossom was nearby as she fell down a cliff into the sea. Bubbles finds her sister drowning and saves her just in time. After a long talk, Blossom tells Bubbles that she has more courage and strength than she realised as she faced many villains and still beat them all. Her signature power is the sonic scream, but her new power is manipulating her element: sugar to increase her power as a last resort. She has a longtime crush on Boomer, one of the Rowdyruff Boys.

 

 

Buttercup - the tomboy of the group. She has black punk style hair with her original tufts at the ends and has light green eyes. She wears a black and green striped tank top with dark green ripped jeans and black army boots. Her signature colour is green and her ingredient is spice. Buttercup is the most feisty and tough of the group as she's always ready to fight crime and save the day. She is more masculine from the others since she acts this way. Prior to the series' events, Buttercup used to think being a girl was a weakness and that she was too different from the other girls. She then left the group to become a bully to everyone, hanging out with many of the boys at high school, despite being tortured by them whenever Buttercup disagrees on something. Blossom eventually confronts her twisted sister and after a long talk, she taught Buttercup how to use words instead of violence to solve her problems, which helped prove to Buttercup that women can be tough and heroic just like men but doing ladylike things does not make them weak. So after reuniting with her sisters, Buttercup does things like playing video games and skateboarding but develops a feminine side by doing shopping and make-up. Buttercup is also very loyal towards her sisters and will crush anyone who tries to hurt them. She does tend to criticise them, which particularly annoys Blossom, therefore coming off as sarcastic and makes snarky remarks but only for having fun. Her signature power is lightning and electricity, but her new power is manipulating her element: spice as a one-only power needed for emergencies. She has a progressing crush on Butch, one of the Rowdyruff Boys.

 

These profiles are still working in progress but they're a final draft

 

The other characters such as the Professor are included as well as a new character I created, which is supplied to be the son of Talking Dog.

 

Professor Utonium - he is the Powerpuff Girls' creator and their father. He is a self-employed scientist who cares deeply for his daughters and tries to do everything he can to be a good father. Since the Girls are the only family he has, he loves spending time with them but can get overly protective with the Girls, especially since they are fighting evil. In the pilot comic, The Professor was devastated when the Powerpuff Girls split up years ago and as the family split apart, he was lonelier than ever and became depressed. Fortunately, when Blossom was the only one who wanted to bring the Girls back together, the Professor gave her all of the support and advice to help Blossom get her sisters. Now that the Girls are back together, they not only treat themselves better, but treat the Professor better and the family reunites. Now, the Professor tries to figure out ways to control and train the Girls' developed powers and skills, while looking after them. He is also a shoulder to cry on whenever the Girls have a dilemma and he can always find some advice that will help them, but even he doesn't know all the answers. Despite being a scientist, the Professor does have an immature streak and can act childish on occasion, though it sometimes embarrasses the Girls (but they often join in) he is also a hopeless romantic and tries to find love but often fails due to nerves or putting the Powerpuff Girls before romance. He also likes doing puzzles, solving mysteries and reading retro comics.

 

 

Neutron - the Powerpuff Girls' pet Dalmatian dog and the son of Talking Dog from the original show. Named after a sub-atomic particle, Neutron is a cynical, down-to-earth yet loyal pet with a passion for science, he is coloured white and covered in black spots with a black atom-shaped patch on his eye. After being adopted by the Girls, he is part of the family and even helps the Girls when it comes to crime. He's fed Chemical X by accident and becomes super powered like the Girls. Since the Powerpuff Hotline phone doesn't work anymore and the now teenage Powerpuff Girls are embarrassed to use a preschool toy phone, Neutron has a superpower skill of picking distress signals and can easily sense danger by his heightened senses. Despite being the son of Talking Dog, Neutron doesn't talk or even bark since the Chemical X he drank has severed his vocal chords as a side effect, disabling him to speak, so Neutron often uses body language and his mood is often shown in his expressions. He also has the same powers as the Girls such as super-speed, super-strength and can shoot lasers from his eyes. Neutron is very sardonic and can become a huge critic to the actions of other people, so he often goes along with it or tries to show what they did wrong since he does care; he maybe the most pessimistic of the family but he loves the Girls and the Professor to no end. Neutron is also very intelligent, even more so than normal Dalmatians as he can do most household chores on his own like cleaning the dishes, taking out the trash, reading the newspaper etc. despite being a cute little puppy, he acts like a practical, responsible adult.

 

There are secondary characters, particularly Robin and the reformed Princess Morbucks, as well as that jerk Mitch

 

Princess "Phoenix" Morbucks - one of the Powerpuff Girls oldest enemies, who is now the first reformed villain as she's now best friends with the Girls themselves. She has long red curly hair and wears a gold circlet, a yellow top with a small black belt, blue jeans and black boots. In the original, Princess was a spoilt, ungrateful, greedy brat who desired power and wanted to be a Powerpuff Girl (even though she lacked the powers or attitude of one). But after a decade, the teenage Princess has completely changed. She is now generous, loving, humble and apologetic whenever she makes the slightest mistake. This was because during the 5 years of the PPG split up, Princess' father suffered a kidney failure and that he needed a donor in order to survive. Princess felt terrible since he was the only family she had and that she would be left alone. Fortunately, an old man decided to give up his kidney as the donor to save Princess' father. And the donor was a success. However since her father never thanked that old man for the donor, Princess discovered the power of generosity and how important it was enough to save a life. From then on, Princess dedicated her life to reform herself and become a generous friend and person. At first, the Powerpuff Girls thought this whole reformation was just a trick, but after Princess invites them over to her family mansion for a sleepover, they find that Princess really is lonely and just wants to be liked and respected, especially after her spoilt brat behaviour all those years ago. She has no ill intention of destroying the Powerpuff Girls or even to become one, she just wants to follow in their footsteps and be a good hero like them. Princess isn't a goody-two shoes however, as she does have a feisty, no-nonsense attitude and hates it when others condescend her or her friends. She is a huge drama queen and is the most sophisticated girl, but she can use her skills to help the PPG in a situation. Princess sometimes acts selfish but when she does realise this, she deeply regrets it. Though reluctant at first, the Powerpuff Girls think of Princess as a generous, supportive friend. She also allies the Girls in crime with a superhero alter-ego, the Phoenix.

 

Robin Synder - one of the Powerpuff Girls' closest friends since childhood. She has dark brown hair with streaks of teal, blue eyes, ear piercing and wears mostly nature inspired clothes, like a forest hoodie, tiger striped jeans and a circlet made out of branches. Robin is the most introverted of Townsville High as she is aloof, sarcastic and sometimes acts cold. But the Powerpuff Girls know inside her heart, Robin is still the same girl inside. Robin mostly hates Townsville High and is against with pretty much every decision the school makes, up to a point where she protests. Robin is diagnosed with dyslexia, so the school constantly condescends her because of her condition and think she can't handle anything. Robin becomes a rebel since the school treats her this way so people are unsure why the PPG like Robin as their best friend. Like Blossom, Robin is mature and a workaholic, but she has a strong sense of moral. Robin is also into nature and likes camping, hiking, kanoeing and dreams of being a woodland biologist. She is also best friends with Princess, despite them being polar opposites, and they have supported each other whilst the PPG split up. She also has an orange tabby cat named Ginger.

 

And of course the Rowdyruff Boys;

 

As the male counterparts of the Powerpuff Girls, the Rowdyruff Boys are considered one of the toughest villains the Girls have to face, but for a personal reason. It is explained that before the Girls split up 5 years ago, the Boys left Townsville and became homeless thieves. After finding out the Girls reunited and are fighting crime again years later, the Boys decide to get revenge on the Girls by returning to Townsville and manipulated the principal of Townsville High into enrolling them into school so they can get closer to the Girls. The Rowdyruff Boys are shown to be far more cunning, powerful and disturbed than before. They also develop a facade of being the sterotypical dream-boat boyfriend by looking handsome and acting sweet. Their main goal is of course defeating the Girls but they also try to seduce the Girls for their own sinister plans. But they also develop reluctant albeit sweet romantic feelings for the Powerpuff Girls but they often hide it. In the series, each of the Boys represent different elements of the villains that raised them: HIM and Mojo Jojo.

 

 

Brick - the leader of the Rowdyruff Boys. He has dark orange ruffled hair, has blood red eyes and wears a red baseball cap. He also wears a red and black striped long sleeve shirt with black jeans and red sneakers. His signature colour is red and his ingredient is 'puppy dog tails'. Brick is manipulative, power-hungry and arrogant. He is the smartest of the Boys, rivalling Blossom's intelligence, which makes him the one who thinks of all the plans. However, he can underestimate the Girls abilities and his plans eventually go wrong, but since Brick is so stubborn, he often tries to shift the blame onto his brothers. While Blossom leads her sisters by kindness and respect, Brick leads his brothers by abuse and submission, he even mentally abuses Boomer due to his dimwittedness. He threatens anyone who cross him and can manipulate anyone in order to get what he wants. Brick also has a lust for power and can be the most formidable of the Rowdyruff Boys. He represents a element of Mojo Jojo, as he is incredibly smart and is a master manipulator. Brick, along with his brothers, have a special power that his kisses can hypnotise the Girls into lovestruck stupor, becoming their puppets. This especially is rooted by his ladies' man persona and can be almost like a male siren; seducing any girl and luring her into a trap. His signature power are (in contrast to Blossom's ice powers) fire powers. He has a hidden crush on Blossom but he often ignores this to trick or even kill her.

 

Boomer - the klutzy one of the Boys. He has blonde tousled hair, has sea blue eyes, wears a dark blue and black shirt with black jeans and dark blue sneakers. His signature colour is dark blue and his ingredient is 'snips'. Boomer is the lesser evil of the Boys as he is nicer, optimistic and more polite than his brothers, but he still has a dark side that even his brothers are afraid of. That being Boomer is the most destructive, has constant mood swings and is obsessed with crushing things. While Bubbles is sweet and naive, Boomer is often scatterbrained, sly and very perverted. He is the dumbest of the Boys, as he doesn't know what his brothers' plans are half the time and even doesn't understand euphemisms. But he is the only one who admires the Girls and actually wants to be civil with them. Since Bubbles is the only girl that ever liked him , Boomer especially admires her due to her willingness to give him a second chance. (Although he's obsessed with her up to a point where he would consider holding her against her will), but he does show sweet gestures to her, such as planting a rare blue rose for and apologises whenever he goes too far. Boomer represents a element of both HIM and Mojo Jojo due to his ditzy personality, his violent, sporadic behaviour and that he cross-dresses in secret, which he was taught by HIM. But he is mostly the target of his brothers' abuse because of this. His signature power consist of electricity and energy which he can manipulate to his will and can form weapons from these powers. He, of course, has a huge crush on Bubbles and is never afraid to show it.

 

Butch - the darkest of the Boys. He has black side swept bangs that cover one of his forest green eyes, wears a black and dark green hoodie with black jeans and dark green sneakers. His signature colour is dark green and his ingredient is 'snails'. Butch is definitely the cruelest of the Rowdyruff Boys due to his ruthless nature and has a psychological method of torture. While Buttercup is slightly sarcastic and feisty, Butch is very cold, calculating and is incredibly sour to anyone, no matter who they are. unlike his brothers who resort to fighting, Butch uses his cursed right eye (that's covered by his hair) to possess anyone and try to bring pain to them telepathically. Although Buttercup can be hot-headed, Butch has a hidden psychopath that is unleashed whenever there is a fight, especially if it's between the Girls. He also shares Brick's arrogance and intelligence, although he has an calmer temper and patience than Brick. Like Brick, Butch also hates Boomer so he often fools and belittles him. Having a borderline psychopath mind, Butch loves bringing pain to others and threatens to use a knife against any victim who even makes fun of him. He represents an element of HIM as he is the most evil and relies on psychological methods to stop the Girls. Butch's signature power are creating poisons and toxic chemicals which he can control to poison or severely damage enemies. He does have a crush on Buttercup due to her tough attitude and quiet nature (and that she is the only one who is immune to Butch's cursed eye power) but he struggles with facing his crush or trying to defeat her like his brothers.

Edited September 29, 2015 by Harmony Spark

[PROJECT: Simon 3,954]

They're too cute~!!!!        <3 <3 =3 I really love the third one~!!   

[Wingnut 6,994]

Heh, as a big PPG fan myself (my current avvie kinda gives that away), I like this very much!    The teenage Rowdyruff Boys, Princess, and Robin are looking good as well. 

[Harmony Spark 265]

Heh, as a big PPG fan myself (my current avvie kinda gives that away), I like this very much! The teenage Rowdyruff Boys, Princess, and Robin are looking good as well.

Thanks! I love PPg too and I really wanted to make a series about the continuation of the PPg story like what happeened if they grew up and what new challenges they faced and since the original show had seasonal rot later on. I wanted to make PPg as good as it was and I'm not making this series to please fans, rather to entertain and create a new chapter in the Powerpuff Girls legacy. I hope This series will be as epic and funny as its original show it was based on. This will be considered a sequel series, but not related to the 2016 reboot.