Polite Dissent

So you want to be a star comic book writer but you just can’t think up any good titles? No need to fret, for we here at Polite Dissent have created S.I.N.S. (Scott’s Incredible Naming System). With this simple system, now you too can create the title of the next multi-issue storyline, crossover or event comic.

Simply choose a word from Column A and a second word from Column B. Combine them, and — voila! — a title as good as anything out there!

Advanced techniques:

1. Go for a longer title using multiple words. A good pattern to follow is: (Column B) of the (Column A)(Column B).
   Using this method, you can create such outstanding titles as Death of the Lonely Fear or Shadow of the Dark Monkey – now there’s a book I would buy!
2. Many multi-part epics have seperate chapter titles. A could chapter title could either just be a word from Column B, or another Column A-Column B combination. For example: Lonely Knight, chapter 1: War and Lonely Knight, chapter 2: Secret Love
3. Combine two words from Column B, such as Death Angel, Family Sin or War Monkey.
4. For a good name of a group, just take a word from Column A. You may need to add an “s”. Now we have the Fallen, the Ultimates and the Intimates…
5. A similar system could be applied to manga books, but more flowery language would need to be substituted.