Cape & Cowl
Everyone gets an origin story.
A comic issue with your cohort in it. Everybody gets a codename, a cover of their own, and a panel wall the group fills in across the day.
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The concept
Every group has the one who never sleeps and the one who fixes everything at 4am. Name them properly.
Cape & Cowl publishes your cohort as a comic issue. Every person gets a codename and a power derived from what they were actually like — collected anonymously from the group — printed as a single-character cover with their name on the masthead. A panel wall runs down one side, blank, and fills in through the day as people draw their own moments into it.
This realm is designed to be legally yours: original characters, original masthead, an original house style. Nothing here borrows a publisher's characters, logos, or trade dress, so your group can print it, sell it at cost, and post it without anybody's lawyers writing to your faculty.
Palette is deep comic blue and newsprint with one signal yellow. Built for a hall under bright light, which is unusual here and deliberate.
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Identity
A masthead, a cover grid, a panel border. All original.
A masthead lockup with an issue number and a price box, plus a cover grid that takes any portrait and turns it into a plausible single-character cover.
A panel and gutter system with speech and caption shapes, and a four-page guide covering the halftone rule and the one legal rule: no existing character, logo, or costume goes anywhere near these files.
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Design assets
Print-ready at true size, no guessing at the copy shop.
Masthead + issue box
A4 sheets · PDF (vector) + transparent PNG
Unlocks with the kitCover grid templates
A4 ×6 · print-ready PDF
Unlocks with the kitPanel + gutter system
A4 sheets · PDF (vector) + transparent PNG
Unlocks with the kitCodename card sheet
A5 · 4-up with cut lines · PDF
Unlocks with the kitThe issue
16pp · A5 · PDF
Unlocks with the kitHalftone + colour guide
4pp · A5 · PDF
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Merch
Eight pieces in one print style, so the tee, the cap and the mug read as one set. Sized for local printers.
Try it with your names
Type your faculty, your group and your year, in English or Arabic, and see them on the tee, the mug and the lanyard.
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Tee, back print
A3 · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Tee, pocket print
90mm · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Hoodie, back print
A3 · same file as the tee back
Canvas tote
30×35cm · 300dpi PNG, transparent
Embroidered cap
60mm · PNG for an embroidery digitiser
Mug wrap
200×90mm · sublimation PNG
Sticker sheet
A5 · 300dpi PNG · cut to the borders
Lanyard pass
105mm · names editable in Studio
Arabic line أبطال الحلقة means “the heroes of this episode”
Every design here opens in Studio, the editor that comes in the kit. Retype anything in English or Arabic, move it, add your faculty's name or a photo, delete what you don't want, then print it to PDF at size. It runs in any browser, offline.
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Props
Everything here is printable, buildable, or buyable in Attaba.
Panel wall grid
178.2x126cm · print-shop PDF + A3 parts
Unlocks with the kitNewsstand facade
89.1x168cm · print-shop PDF + A3 parts
Unlocks with the kitSound effect cut-outs
420x594mm ×8 · print-shop PDF + A4 parts
Unlocks with the kitPhoto-booth frame
594x841mm · print-shop PDF + A4 parts
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DIY lab
Step-by-step builds with real costs. Start with the green ones.
EasyCodename cards
Collect powers anonymously from the group — one line each about somebody else — then print as cards handed out at the door. Free, and it is the entire premise.
- Cost
- 90 total EGP
- Prep
- collect over 3 weeks
Unlocks with the kitEasyPersonal covers
Drop each portrait into the cover grid, add the codename to the masthead, print at A4. Everyone leaves with a cover of themselves.
- Cost
- 18 each EGP
- Prep
- 4 min each
Unlocks with the kitMediumThe panel wall
Blank panels and gutters pasted across one wall. People draw their own moment into a panel across the day — stick figures welcome. It is a comic by evening.
- Cost
- 450–700 EGP
- Prep
- 3 hrs
Unlocks with the kitAdvancedThe newsstand
A cardboard facade over a table, stacked with the printed issue and every personal cover. It is the first thing people photograph and where the covers get handed out.
- Cost
- 600–900 EGP
- Prep
- 5 hrs
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Photography
Twelve shots, in order, for hard bright light.
Bright and contrasty on purpose — this is the one realm where flat lighting is wrong. The list uses direct light and hard shadow, with the frame prop for portraits.
Plus a grade preset pair that pushes toward halftone contrast without wrecking skin.
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Video
One 45-second edit anybody can cut on a phone.
Covers coming off the stand one by one, then a time-lapse of the panel wall filling.
Titles and sound-effect overlays as transparent PNG sequences, plus a CapCut guide for cutting on the beat with hard transitions.
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Signature experiences
The three moments that make it an issue. Run them in this order.
EasyCodename issue
Handed out at the door, written by somebody else, non-negotiable. Nobody picks their own — that is the rule that makes it funny.
- Cost
- in the print EGP
- Prep
- 20 min setup
Unlocks with the kitMediumFilling the wall
One panel each, any time, any standard of drawing. Put the worst artist on the committee in first so nobody feels precious about it.
- Cost
- in the build EGP
- Prep
- runs all day
Unlocks with the kitMediumThe issue drops
Copies of the printed issue handed out from the newsstand at the end, with everyone's cover inside.
- Cost
- 42 each EGP
- Prep
- print a week out
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Day plan
A run sheet you can hand to two people and walk away.
- 08:30
Load in
Panel wall pasted first, newsstand built, frame prop last.
- 10:30
Codename issue
At the door, with the personal cover. Nobody swaps.
4 more steps in the full run sheet. It comes with the kit.
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Checklist
Work backwards from your date.
- 5 weeks out — collect one anonymous power line about every person01
- 4 weeks out — collect a portrait of everyone for their cover02
7 more in the kit's checklist.
Photo pieces
The things people photograph
Eight pieces come in every realm, drawn in that realm's own colours. Each one is a print file at its real size with a how-to page — send it to a print shop or make it at home. Your department code and year change on all of them at once in Studio.
Unlocks with the kitSenior banner
300×100cm · print-shop PDF, stick-on letters or A4 parts
SENIORS, your year and your department code. Send it to a flex printer in one piece, or print one letter per A4 sheet and stick them onto your own banner using the measured layout.
In the kit · 4
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfTwo ways to make it, with the layout measured out
- option-1-print-shop-300x100cm.pdfThe whole banner in one piece, for a flex or vinyl print shop
- option-2-letters-A4.pdfOne letter per A4 sheet to cut out and stick onto your own banner
- option-3-home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe whole banner in A4 parts with an assembly map
Photo-booth frame
90×60cm · print-shop PDF + A4 parts + cut-outs
The one everybody queues for. Mount it on foam board and cut the marked window out; the letters, year, cap and stars come as separate pieces to stick around it.
In the kit · 4
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfMaterials, steps and where the window goes
- print-shop-90x60cm.pdfThe frame in one piece for foam board, 3mm bleed
- home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe frame in A4 parts with an assembly map
- cut-out-pieces-A4.pdfThe letters, year, cap and stars to cut out and stick on
Unlocks with the kitProps on sticks
A4 ×4 · cut lines and stick tabs
Speech bubbles, placards, a graduation cap and glasses, each with a tab to tape a stick to.
In the kit · 2
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfPrint, mount on card, tape a stick to the back
- props-on-sticks-A4-sheets.pdfSpeech bubbles, signs, glasses and a cap, at size
Name fan
A4 · one per person · photo circle
One per person, with their photo in the middle and their name under it. Type each name in Studio and print.
In the kit · 2
- 00-how-to-make-it.pdfOne per person: photo, name, stick
- name-fan-A4.pdfOne fan per A4 sheet, with a circle for the photo; print one per person
Unlocks with the kitCut-letter kit
A4 ×2 · alphabet, digits, spares
The mismatched letters, already drawn. Spare vowels included, because every group runs out halfway through the first name.
In the kit · 1
- cut-letters-A4.pdfMismatched letters, digits and spare vowels to cut out
Unlocks with the kitCupcake toppers
20-up on A4 · cut circles
Seven designs for the table, in the same print style as everything else.
In the kit · 1
- cupcake-toppers-A4-20-up.pdf20 toppers per sheet, cut on the line, glue to a toothpick
Unlocks with the kitMug coasters
9cm round + square · 4-up on A4 · print-shop file
Four designs that go with the mug. Print on card at home, or send the print-shop file for cork or ceramic.
In the kit · 3
- coasters-round-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour round coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters-square-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour square coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coaster-for-print-shop-90mm.pdfOne coaster with bleed, for cork or ceramic printing
Unlocks with the kitPainted sunglasses
A4 guide · lettering at lens size
Cheap black party sunglasses, lettered by hand with a paint pen. The guide shows the words at the size they sit on the lens, so you can copy them straight off the page.
In the kit · 1
- sunglasses-lettering-guide-A4.pdfThe words at lens size, to copy with a paint pen
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Spec sheet
- Files
- 64 files
- Formats
- PDF, PNG, HTML, TXT, MD
- Print sizes
- A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, 89.1×168cm, 178.2×126cm, 300×100cm
- Fonts
- Russo One (SIL Open Font Licence 1.1) · Cairo (SIL Open Font Licence 1.1) · IBM Plex Mono (SIL Open Font Licence 1.1)
- Difficulty range
- Easy to advanced
- Est. materials cost
- EGP 3,200–5,000 for a group of 35
- Minimum group size
- 12 people
- Delivery
- Download link by email once we've checked your transfer · 5 full-kit downloads · link lasts 30 days
What's in the zip
Every file you get, folder by folder. Nothing here is a mock-up — each one is the print file at its real size. The previews on this page are watermarked; the files in the zip are clean.
Open first4 files
- START-HERE.pdfWhat's in the kit and the order to open it in
- START-HERE.txtThe same, as plain text
- Studio.htmlThe editor: change the department code and year everywhere, retype anything, print at size
- FONTS.mdEvery font, its licence and where to get it
Identity01-identity/1 file
- colour-and-type-guide-A4.pdfColours, type and the mark, for anyone making something new
Merch print files02-merch/8 files
- tshirt-and-hoodie-back-A3-300dpi.pngBack print, transparent, for DTF or screen
- tshirt-front-pocket-90mm-300dpi.pngPocket print, transparent
- tote-30x35cm-300dpi.pngTote print, transparent
- cap-front-60mm-300dpi.pngCap front, flat colours for an embroidery digitiser
- mug-wrap-200x90mm-300dpi.pngMug wrap for sublimation
- stickers-A5-300dpi.pngSticker sheet, cut to the white borders
- lanyard-pass-105mm-300dpi.pngLanyard pass
- PRINT-NOTES.txtInks, garments and sizes for the printer
Props03-props/26 files
- senior-banner/00-how-to-make-it.pdfTwo ways to make it, with the layout measured out
- senior-banner/option-1-print-shop-300x100cm.pdfThe whole banner in one piece, for a flex or vinyl print shop
- senior-banner/option-2-letters-A4.pdfOne letter per A4 sheet to cut out and stick onto your own banner
- senior-banner/option-3-home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe whole banner in A4 parts with an assembly map
- photo-frame/00-how-to-make-it.pdfMaterials, steps and where the window goes
- photo-frame/print-shop-90x60cm.pdfThe frame in one piece for foam board, 3mm bleed
- photo-frame/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe frame in A4 parts with an assembly map
- photo-frame/cut-out-pieces-A4.pdfThe letters, year, cap and stars to cut out and stick on
- props-on-sticks/00-how-to-make-it.pdfPrint, mount on card, tape a stick to the back
- props-on-sticks/props-on-sticks-A4-sheets.pdfSpeech bubbles, signs, glasses and a cap, at size
- name-fan/00-how-to-make-it.pdfOne per person: photo, name, stick
- name-fan/name-fan-A4.pdfOne fan per A4 sheet, with a circle for the photo; print one per person
- letter-kit/cut-letters-A4.pdfMismatched letters, digits and spare vowels to cut out
- toppers/cupcake-toppers-A4-20-up.pdf20 toppers per sheet, cut on the line, glue to a toothpick
- coasters/coasters-round-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour round coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters/coasters-square-90mm-A4-4-up.pdfFour square coasters per A4 sheet, cut lines marked
- coasters/coaster-for-print-shop-90mm.pdfOne coaster with bleed, for cork or ceramic printing
- sunglasses/sunglasses-lettering-guide-A4.pdfThe words at lens size, to copy with a paint pen
- panel-wall-grid/print-shop-178.2x126cm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- panel-wall-grid/home-print-A3-parts.pdfThe same in A3 parts with an assembly map
- newsstand-facade/print-shop-89.1x168cm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- newsstand-facade/home-print-A3-parts.pdfThe same in A3 parts with an assembly map
- sound-effect-cut-outs/print-shop-420x594mm.pdfFull size ×8 for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- sound-effect-cut-outs/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe same in A4 parts with an assembly map
- photo-booth-frame/print-shop-594x841mm.pdfFull size for a print shop, 3mm bleed
- photo-booth-frame/home-print-A4-parts.pdfThe same in A4 parts with an assembly map
Printables04-printables/8 files
- masthead-issue-box/masthead-issue-box-A4-2pp.pdf2 pages, A4
- masthead-issue-box/masthead-issue-box-transparent.pngThe mark on a transparent background, 300dpi
- cover-grid-templates/cover-grid-templates-A4.pdfA4 ×6, print at 100%
- panel-gutter-system/panel-gutter-system-A4-2pp.pdf2 pages, A4
- panel-gutter-system/panel-gutter-system-transparent.pngThe mark on a transparent background, 300dpi
- codename-card-sheet/codename-card-sheet-A5-4-up.pdf4 per A5 sheet, cut lines marked
- the-issue/the-issue-A5-16pp.pdf16 pages, A5
- halftone-colour-guide/halftone-colour-guide-A5-4pp.pdf4 pages, A5
Guides05-guides/4 files
- diy-builds-A4.pdfEvery DIY build, step by step, with cost and time
- signature-experiences-A4.pdfThe moments to run, in order
- run-sheet-and-checklist-A4.pdfThe day hour by hour, and the countdown checklist
- photo-and-video-brief-A4.pdfThe shot list and the reel, for whoever holds the camera
Social06-social/12 files
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-01-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-02-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-03-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-04-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-05-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-06-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- countdown-story-set-7-days/countdown-story-set-7-days-07-1080x1920.png1080×1920
- cover-reveal-template/cover-reveal-template-01-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- panel-grid-post-3-part/panel-grid-post-3-part-01-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- panel-grid-post-3-part/panel-grid-post-3-part-02-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- panel-grid-post-3-part/panel-grid-post-3-part-03-1080x1350.png1080×1350
- caption-bank/caption-bank.txtCopy and paste, English and Arabic
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Social
Sized for the platforms your group actually posts to.
Countdown story set, 7 days
1080×1920 · PNG ×7
Cover reveal template
1080×1350 · PNG ×1
Panel grid post, 3-part
1080×1350 · PNG ×3
Caption bank
EN + AR · TXT