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The Birthday Cape

On the morning of Leo’s birthday, a glowing cape arrives in a box with no return address. When a storm knocks out every light in the city, Leo has one day to learn to fly — and to switch the city back on.

Style
Superhero
Language
English
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12 pages
Characters
Leo
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Cover and first pages

  1. The Birthday Cape — cover: Leo flies over a stormy city at night in a glowing red cape, fist forward, lightning behind, city lights below.
    Cover
  2. The Birthday Cape — page 1: Birthday morning: a mysterious glowing box sits on Leo's doorstep.
    Page 1
  3. The Birthday Cape — page 2
    Page 2
  4. The Birthday Cape — page 3: At the old power tower, sparks fly; Leo looks up, determined.
    Page 3
  5. The Birthday Cape — page 4: Leo celebrates with his family on a rooftop at dusk, balloons and a birthday cake with one candle around them; the city…
    Page 4

The story, beat by beat

  1. Birthday morning: a mysterious box with a glowing cape lands on Leo’s doorstep.

  2. First flight attempts in the backyard — wobbly, funny, then suddenly real.

  3. A huge storm rolls in and the whole city goes dark.

  4. Leo flies out, rescues a stuck kitten and guides a bus of kids home through the rain.

  5. At the old power tower, Leo uses courage and a clever idea to restart the lights.

  6. The city lights spell ‘Happy Birthday Leo’; family celebration on the rooftop.

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Cover

THE BIRTHDAY CAPE — Leo flies over a stormy city at night in a glowing red cape, fist forward, lightning behind, city lights below.

Page 1

  1. Birthday morning: a mysterious glowing box sits on Leo's doorstep.

    Caption Birthday morning.

  2. Leo opens it: a shining red cape inside.

    Leo says: Whoa…

  3. Backyard: Leo wobbles a few feet off the ground, laughing.

    Leo shouts: I'm FLYING!

Page 2

This page isn’t transcribed: its lettering goes beyond the script, and we don’t transcribe from the drawing.

Page 3

  1. At the old power tower, sparks fly; Leo looks up, determined.

  2. Leo pulls a giant lever with both hands.

    Leo says: Come on…

  3. The city lights flicker back on.

    Caption BZZT!

Page 4

  1. Leo celebrates with his family on a rooftop at dusk, balloons and a birthday cake with one candle around them; the city skyline behind them glows with warm lights and fireworks.

    Caption Best birthday ever.