A City Built for Heroes.A Story About Their Consequences.

Tricity Spider is an original superhero comic universe created by John Bankole.

Page 20 — Elemental release, Tricity Spider #1: Red Sky
Page 20 · Elemental release

Set in a near-future New York City, Tricity Spider blends high-energy superhero action with questions about responsibility, ambition, institutional power, and personal freedom. Its characters don't merely clash because their abilities are different. They clash because they believe different things about what power should mean.

Red Sky, the first issue, begins with the familiar rush of a rooftop chase before widening into a mystery that connects an unpredictable new superhuman, a former protégé, a powerful mentor, and a mayor determined to bring order to the extraordinary.

The world draws its energy from the language of illustrated superhero comics: bold silhouettes, dramatic motion, expressive shadows, vivid power effects, and a city that feels alive between the action scenes.

  • Spectacle With Consequences

    The action should be exhilarating, but never weightless. Every blast, rescue, and impossible leap changes something: a street, a relationship, a reputation, or a belief.

  • A Grounded Tomorrow

    The year is 2027, not a distant future. Familiar New York landmarks and everyday routines sit alongside technology and abilities that seem just beyond reach.

  • Characters Before Power Levels

    The most important question isn't who can win a fight. It's what each character will sacrifice to defend their idea of the right thing.

The Character Sheets

Turnarounds, expressions, and power studies for the cast of Red Sky. Open a sheet to see it in full.

Created by
John Bankole
Technical Assistant
David Ore

The key art on this site (hero images, character scenes, the skyline, the timeline panels and the character portraits) is concept art, made with AI assistance from John Bankole's designs. It is not final comic art.