Executed in partnership with Telefilm Canada, this campaign was a national call-to-action aimed at taking new stories from the margins to the mainstream. With renowned comic creator Paul Dini acting as editor-in-chief, Zeros 2 Heroes received hundreds of detailed pitches reflecting virtually every genre imaginable. What might have been a massive slushpile for some was turned into an orderly competition by thousands of online users rating, reviewing and voting on the best material.

Through our virtual studio, Zeros 2 Heroes initially developed the top fifteen pitches as graphic novels that have been made available online for further refinement based on audience feedback. The best of these have since gone into production as feature film scripts, television series and direct-to-digital productions. To refresh our catalogue, Zeros 2 Heroes has continued to develop original properties through this mechanism.

Pitch Doctor

The Pitch Doctor gives writers a web-based application to develop and share their ideas with members of their potential audience. This easy-to-use tool was the technical cornerstone of the Comic Creation Nation campaign.

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  Flexible Interface

  Our drag-and-drop interface works for even the most technophobic writer.

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  Versioning

  We allow writers to test multiple versions with different audiences online.

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  Feedback

  Our feedback system gives writers a chance to modify their work in real-time.

Social Kapital

Every member of our sites is able to vote to create "heat" around new properties. You see this convention on a lot of websites, but ours comes with a twist: we use a complex internal algorithm to give the most active folks a bigger say.

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  Top Three

  Users can quickly select their top three pitches with a drag and drop interface.

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  1 User ≠ One Vote

  The more you do on our site, the larger your voice... and the bigger your vote.

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  Charts

  Audience members can follow the progress of each property, week over week.