Since Riot is releasing comics every once a while...

6FlagsFunnelCake·9/2/2017, 8:30:35 PM·21 votes·1,153 views

Here are some quick ideas on some lore I'd love to see expanded upon in a comic, to kind of show their experiences first-person!

  1. Illaoi - This one's a little biased, since the Polynesian Tenta-Babe is my one true love and I've played her since she came out of the Pre-Season 5 Womb. I'd love to see some more Illaoi action, more specifically how she met Gangplank in the first place and how they interacted with one another when they were...well...intimate. Along with that; Buhru. Show us Buhru. Show us how the Serpent Isles looked like, hwo the people were, and simply how their culture was. Polynesian-styled culture is a huge plus for me and something I absolutely love, so giving Runeterra a bit of that flavor would be my absolute favorite!

  2. Shyvana - Shyvana's lore is personally one of my favorites from the Demacian lore update. She's one of the more special cases, and her story actually has an excellent amount of drama and action, perfect to be integrated into a comic! Though I'd love to see just Shyvana in action, fighting from a purple-skinned warrior and turning into a fire-breathing lizard, I'd be even happier if they showed some flashbacks of Shyvana before her father died, more specifically something along the lines of this;

  • Young shyvana is in hiding and talking with her father about why she is so different and <insert heartwarming "be yourself" quote> by father.
  • She goes off, looking for food to feed both her and her father, until she is met with a large, shadowy figure; another dragon, stalking her from the shadows.
  • The two have a creepy conversation, with the young shyvana being a little scared and unaware of other dragons, most of which wanna kill her
  • The shadowy figure comes out of the shadows, revealing herself to be Shyvana's own mother, the one that's trying to hunt her down and kill her "abomination of a child"
  • With this reveal, she reveals to Shyvana the truth about her origin, about the wizard who tainted her egg and why her 'father' ran off into hiding
  • Shyvana is horrified by this truth, learning that her father isn't even her real father and that her REAL father is, to quote the mother, "A weak, foolish human Mage"
  • Shyvana's dad comes up to save Shyvana, getting into a huge fight with the mother that starts a violent forest fire. Shyvana's mom is held back under a pile of burning trees for a bit, but her father was heavily injured and tells Shyvana to go off to a village in the west and hide form her mother. Shyvana refuses, but her father calms her down with <repeat heartwarming "be yourself" quote> and she agrees, running off as her father is killed by her mother.
  1. Jayce vs Viktor - This one I'm super curious on. I'd love to see a short 'series' of sorts, probably three comics, with the first one showing their origins and Jayce's point of view, the second one showing Viktor's point of view and the third being their confrontation with one another. These two have one of my favorite lores in League, and I'm kinda happy they didn't do the whole "Jayce is a villain, Viktor's the real hero." It's more complicated than that, they both have their reasoning, and both have their problems. Besides, they are the literal super-heroes and super-villains of Runeterra, how could you NOT give them some kind of comic, let alone a short series!

If you have any other ideas, please tell me in the comments, I'd love to see them!

19 Comments

BestJhinUniverse9/3/2017, 2:13:12 AM11 votes

A comic about the three queens of freljord.

Malzahar, Kassadin, kassadin's daughter :^]

More stuff on the ruined king, kalista before the blessed isles.

Morgana and Kayle for a friend.

Epicurus9/3/2017, 1:30:55 AM6 votes

A comic would be a good way to show Renekton in action. I'd love a Jurassic World style beatdown between Renekton and Rek'Sai. Also, according to his bio, there are brief moments when Renekton regains his sanity and nobility, and I'd love to see that explored.

Also I think it would be cool to expand Vayne's backstory with a comic. We already knew Nami would find the moonstone and Rasho would die, but that didn't stop us enjoying the comic. Likewise I'd like to see Vayne's relationship and training with Frey expanded in comic form, as well as exploring her psyche more deeply.

Fairyfleur9/2/2017, 8:47:02 PM4 votes

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Fasmodey9/3/2017, 11:00:08 AM4 votes

Fall of Shurima as comic. Case closed.

:P _ Too late, friend. Too late, brother. Far too late for us all. -Xerath_

Imagine seeing face of human Xerath and Azir as offical. Imagine, in the last page, Xerath shedding tears while saying the quote above.

It would show the grey side of Xerath better and people who thought Xerath is just full evilness even as human would have a new view against him.

AFilthyCaitMain9/3/2017, 4:27:20 AM3 votes

I really want something on Buhru, like REALLY bad.

Zyranium9/3/2017, 7:05:23 AM3 votes

Cassiopeia: Her transformation, how she escaped and when her family discovered she was cursed Ivern: Having a little story about the ancient Freljordian conqueror would be SO nice Lissandra: Is all about drama, she killed her progeny and stole their body, we could get some details about the Watchers, I love her story ! Thresh: His past is very interesting, how he became an undead, and how he keep stealing souls and make them suffer Zyra: Who was the witch she possessed ? What is her goal ? We need a little story about this predator, it's interesting !

ReisenTheDos9/3/2017, 3:32:16 PM3 votes

How Caitlyn met Vi finally explained in a comic style.

KoKoboto9/3/2017, 2:05:45 AM3 votes

TahmKench Kayn Pantheon Annie

I think that I don't care about Quinn anymore. Kinda always depressed.

THE RlVER KlNG9/3/2017, 6:33:51 PM2 votes

id like to see one about tahm enacting a deal with someone and them not realizing until its too late

bonus points if he assumes a different form that you don't recognize until the very end

DariusDemiurge9/4/2017, 12:07:38 AM2 votes

Morgana and Kayle's past. All I need. All I want. Maybe some future hints with me involved. (◡ ‿ ◡ ✿)

We require more void lore of any kind. As well as anymore shadow/blessed isles stuff.

Valeckserai9/3/2017, 7:53:59 PM1 votes

I want a Karthus vs Lucian comic. Karthus' taunts to Lucian in game are amazing. He seems to have some twisted sense of pity/compassion for him and tries to offer him something that would be beneficial to both of them as far as he is concerned. It would be awesome to see Lucian go towards the Shadow Isles to try and find Thresh, but Karthus finds him first and tries to tempt him into accepting death. Plz Rito, make it happen.

Zero Drive9/6/2017, 6:52:14 PM1 votes

Ekko, Jinx Vi Viktor Jayce Caitlyn Camille

I want a large scale Piltover/Zaun arc. Before Ekko was released I was a Jayce fanboy and I was always really interested in the crystal that powers his hextech capacitor. The fact Ekko also has one of these crystals to power his z-drive is really interesting. Because the crystals originated in Shurima I'd like the arc to close out leading to a Shurima arc.

Azir Cassiopeia Sivir Nasus Renekton Xerath Taliyah Skarner The shurima arc would go conclude with Taliyah meeting Yasuo and split into a Freiljord and Ionia arc.

some degenerate9/6/2017, 11:01:01 AM1 votes

A lengthy graphic novel series where Zed Shen and Jhin are the main characters in a narrative that focuses on their pasts during the 4-year detection case to capture the Golden Demon, with in-depth character arcs explaining each of their struggles and why and & how they came to be the champions we know & love today.

Need it like a drug PLEASE RIOT

Also,

The entire Shuriman narrative arc between Azir & Xerath and Nasus & Renekton, all of it with much more detail and exposition, ending with the destruction of Shurima. Shurima has some of the best lore that Riot's ever written, it's too good to pass up.

Also agree on a Jayce & Viktor that starts off with their origins as close friends and college colleagues eventually going into detail with their fallout and rivalry. Lots of potential there.

I love the fact that Riot's finally creating comics to flesh out their champions and lore - its a HUGE step in the right direction - but some champions' stories are too good to be condensed into a single one-off comic. Here's hoping that Riot creates some lengthier comics or maybe even some graphic novel series for some of their more popular and fleshed-out champions in the long run. Example being: The Darius comic. A lot of people seemed to enjoy it, but I couldn't take it seriously on the account that it felt so rushed for being a one-off. Especially time gaps; they had no real "weight" or "presence" to them. It really should've been a series of several comics instead. Hopefully they'll get meatier in due time.