Uberheroes: Lockdown

Few of us could have guessed at the start of the year that by March the world as we knew it would
cease to continue as it had done and words we weren’t used to saying such as social distancing,
lockdown and Covid-19, became everyday words. This pandemic has affected the world, touching our
lives beyond anything we could ever have imagined, like something out of a film or comic book…
This has been a very challenging time for everyone, with schools closing for many pupils in many
cases with little notice, with teachers working hard to get work out to parents, parents working from
home, leisure & entertainment venues closed. Uncertainty led to mounting fears as concerns of how
the virus would affect our families and friends, with internal questions unanswered as to how our loved
ones will avoid becoming infected, being hospitalised or passing away.
We knew that now more than ever we needed you to know that you could still contact us to chat about
anything. We wanted to help you better understand that your worries & concerns were normal and we
wanted to help you through creativity and self-education to discover the facts of Covid-19 not just your
fears. We wanted to support you while you your family and friends kept safe, and to help you to find a
way to make some sense of this in providing you with an outlet to share your experiences, fears or
concerns through the art of storytelling.
This, as with all of our comics, was created by you by taking part in our competitions to create new
villains - representing Coronavirus and Uberheroes to combat it; we were overwhelmed by the quality
of your designs, your attention to detail and by how many of you sent in your amazing designs. These
were sent to our judging panel who selected four designs to go out to public vote, with votes coming
from as far away as Europe, Australia & America.
Coroman and CoronaBot 2020 were the winning entries for the villains, with Curador and Sanso
RoboDog being voted as your new Uberheroes. You created the 20 pages of this comic and this was
based on your experiences of how the pandemic had affected your life. This story is based on your
family connections, your ideas, your fears and concerns, your hopes and dreams once lockdown is
eased, and the eventual production of a vaccine, ending the threat of this deadly virus once and for all.
We’ve loved your creative ideas and designs, your group input on your personal experiences have
been so inspiring to read and now to share with thousands of other kids across the country and
beyond – Thanks to you all for making this happen!
We’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions on this, our Twelfth issue.
You can do this by visiting us at .
www.uberheroes.co.uk
This comic is not intended as a substitute for medical advice of physicians. The reader should regularly
consult their GP in matters relating to his/her health and particularly with respect to any symptoms that
may require clinical diagnosis or medical attention.
Pencils by Nacho Tenorio, Inks by Sergio Mora, of Thirdguy Studios Copyright© 2017 by Uberheroes®
Comic Colouring by Sonia Moruno Martinez Copyright© 2017 by Uberheroes®
Comic writing and Editing by Danny McLaughlin & Dee Nixon Copyright© 2017 by Uberheroes®
Copyright © 2017 by Uberheroes® Owner Dee Nixon
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Printed in Northern Ireland. First Printing, June 2017
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Uberheroes HQ...
This is
not good, need
to rally the
team!
Uber Alert!
Guys I need you
all online
immediately…
Good to
see you all.
I’m sure you know
what this is
about?
The world
has gone into
Lockdown!
Schools,
non-essential
businesses and services
have closed until
further notice…
...With only
frontline key
workers continuing
to go to work.

Thank you for
joining us, Khwam –
I’m just explaining
the situation to the
others! are you
feeling okay?
yeah I’m okay
but my doctor has
told me that I need to
Self-Isolate due to the
Covid 19 directive for
vulnerable people.
I’ll do
what I can but it
will be from home
unfortunately.
Yes, Best to stay
home and keep yourself,
and others, safe! Dominie,
Fortress and Vana are at
home sick too… So the
rest of us need to help
right away!
Veritas
and Oni, start
helping people to
get their groceries
and medicines.
On it Q, we will
also make sure
our team are
okay too!
Invictus, ensure
everyone understands
to protect the NHS that they
must stay home… Start helping
them to think creatively to
help them stay active and
remain positive.
We need to give
them ideas as to how
they can stay connected with
our family and friends as this
will help build resilience and
wellbeing… offering to help
others is a great way to
stay positive too…
sounds like a plan…
Leave it with me, Q as
I am more than happy to
get others involved to
help those most in need
in our local & wider
communities…
Hi, Guys!
Coroman and
Coronabot2020!
…and we have
others who will be
helping us out! I have
the pleasure of
introducing you
all to...
...Curador!
I Need you
to look at your
screens and you’ll
see who is behind
this pandemic….

It’s Like
extremely
dangerous!
The whole
world is effected by
this… they’re calling it a
pandemic! The last one
was a 100 years ago
when...
millions of
people died all over
the world from
Spanish Flu...
Whaaat….
Really, Mum is
this true?
No Sophie,
I don’t think it’s
true, they’re
teasing you!
Ignore them!
We’re in
lockdown, so we
help stop the virus
spreading. It’s just a
few weeks together,
without school or
work.
If everyone
does their part, then
the virus won’t be able
to spread so easily,
and will mean that
things can get back to
normal sooner.
Who are
you calling
a loser?
YOU ‘cause
you lost… Loser…
Loser… Loser…
Stop it! That’s
enough – no more
computer games, as
you just can’t
agree!
Don’t
worry…
And I’ll be
turning off the
internet too if you
won’t behave…
Goodness, it’s
only been a few
days and the
boredom is setting
in already!
But
everything
will be okay
Mum, won’t
it?
Who cares
anyway – I’m
bored of playing
PlayStation…
I do
hope so,
honey…

Hey
Sophie suds…
it’s time you
were asleep!
Aw why
what’s wrong,
Soph?
I just keep
thinking about
everything that
this coronavirus is
effecting, like
school…
That’s the problem,
Dad… I love school. I
haven’t seen my friends in
ages and now I don’t know
if I ever will. I didn’t even
get to say goodbye
properly.
I can’t
sleep Dad…
But Soph,
no-one’s going
to school because
of this
Lockdown.
Oh Soph, don’t
worry; you will
see your friends
when this is all
over!
But what
if that’s too
late??
I’m already missing
out on loads of stuff
that I was excited about.
Like my P7 class photo…
our end of term party and
signing each other’s
shirts…
it’s my last year
at Brookfield Primary
before I go to big
school and I don’t even
know if anyone is going
to be at the same school
as me. Daddy I just
wanted it to be
special!
Och darlin,
sometimes
life means that we
have to do things we
don’t want to do…
but think about it
this way…
just like your
Auntie Beth, we need
to do this to protect
her and others so that
we can get back to
normal sooner!
isn’t it better
to do this now so
that our behaviour
helps the Doctors and
Nurses who are trying
to heal people of
this virus...
I’ve been
looking forward
to the final term
since I was
in P5!!
Will Auntie
Beth be safe? And
will everything
ever be back to
normal??
She will be fine,
remember some things
may change, and change
for the better, but you
don’t have to worry
about any of this!
Now try and
get some sleep...
it won’t help you to
feel better and more
positive if you’re not
sleeping…
they think
social-distancing
will kill me, but we
have plans to cause
more destruction
than they can
imagine!
Good night,
Sophie Suds.
Night, Dad…
love you
They can plan
and prepare all
they like… but I’m
just getting
started!

Sanso,
here boy!
Let’s get to
work helping
others in the
community!!
Thanks,
Guys!
Get well
soon,
Khwam!!
Here’s
some supplies,
Dominie!
Thanks,
Veritas!
Hope
this helps,
Vana!
Thank
you so
much.
You’re
Welcome,
Fortress!
Yes, the
supplies were
needed, thank
you!
Community Help Group
HARMONY
Can anyone provide spare food and
supplies for the Uberheroes to distribute?
Darren
We have some spare canned food and hand
sanitiser. We will leave it at the door for you to
collect.
Natasha
Plenty of spare toilet rolls …
Jenny
My sister and I would be happy to help!!

Some Personal
Protective Equipment
for you, this pandemic
means that hospitals, Care
Homes and Hospices need
all the PPE we can give
them…
Hi everyone,
please remember
to stay at least
two metres apart,
we need to
protect the NHS …
Social distancing
will help protect
us all!
People have been
amazingly generous;
they’ve organised online
additional help in
preparing and delivering
care packages across
the city.
Oh Curador,
thank you, we
desperately
needed these!!
Excellent
work, the more
help we can get
the better.
Maybe you could
help the keyworkers
to train the volunteers
so we can protect
everyone involved?
Will do,
Invictus!
Finished your
Homework,
Sophie?
Yes,
all done
now!
Hey suds –
I’ll be in in a minute,
but I still need to get
my outdoor clothes
off and leave them in
the garage so I don’t
bring anything bad
into the house…
DAD?!
Sophie, you
know we have to be
careful – Dad has to get
a shower before he can
touch anything or
anyone.
Mum’s right,
soph - we need
to keep us all
safe…
I know… but
I only wanted
a little hug,
Dad!

By taking all
these precautions,
Sophie, we will play
our part in helping to
stop the spread of
this virus
If we all do
what we can to try
to make sure we don’t make
even 1 other person ill, it
will be really hard forthe
virus to spread. It’s what
the experts call
the R rate.
Coroman is
using CoronaBot 2020
to spread this deadly
virus and plans to
enlist very possible
villain he can to cause
panic and fear.

Hurry up
Dad!!
I hate that
I can’t hug you
when you come
in from work.
Well you’ll
get plenty of
hugs now,
Suds!!
Coming
now!!
The number of infected people
has risen again today. People
have been asked again to stay
at home and to socially
distance when going out…
With all the measures taken it
looks like the lockdown is
helping decrease the spread
of the Virus and Lockdown
predicted to end in 2 weeks…
NITV 7:16
R NUMBER ON THE RISE
Dad, the TV says
it’s getting worse,
but the newspaper
and online says
the opposite…
Is it
getting
worse?
Don’t worry,
Sophie – remember
that’s why Dad gets
changed outside so we
can all stay safe so
there’s nothing for you
to worry about.
Are you
going to get
infected in work
and are we all going
to get ill too?
But who is
telling the
truth?
I’m really
scared as no one
seems to know
what is really
happening…
Good job,
guys!
it’s working!

George, we’ve
brought you to this
ward, so we can look
after you and treat
you for Covid-19
Where
am I… Cough
Cough… going
now?
Hello,
George… come
on through to the
HIGH DEpendency
unit…
I’m
scared…
Aw,
George...
…you’re in
good hands!
they’ll look
after you!
Always need
to wash thoroughly
as we can’t afford
to take Covid out
of the ward.
These 12
hour shifts are
exhausting. We
really need more
staff!!
it’s
running us
into the
ground!
Well that’s
me finished, I’m going
to get out of these scrubs
and get showered, I’m so
looking forward to soaking
in the bath when I get back
to the hotel. Bye Tracy,
keep safe.
Bye, Beth,
take care!

I needed
that bath so
much. Now to
call home…
Hey Mum!!
My hero!! Look what
we made for you we’re
going to put it in the
window to show
our support for
the NHS…
You’re
both up late, what
a lovely surprise!
And I have to say that
your artwork looks
wonderful! Thank you,
my darlings!
What
do you want
to say to
Mummy?
Thank you
for being so brave
by working so hard and
protecting us and everyone
by staying in a hotel… we
miss you tons and can’t
wait to see you!!
And we were out
clapping and banging
along with everyone
else in the street – it
was great, just wish
you were here!
Can we do
a Conference call
with our cousins,
Mum? It was so
much fun last
time…
Aww I wish we
could, but it’s very
late. Sophie would be
in bed - where you
both should be!
Maybe
tomorrow, as
Mummy has got to get
to bed, I’m up early
again tomorrow!
Love you guys!
Love you
too Mum,
Goodnight!

Dad,
are you
alright?
DAD!!
Coming
now,
Sophie!

The virus
is spreading in
an unnatural way
… and too fast!
Not sure
the number of
infections, different
age groups and
minority groups being
affected is the
cause?
Let’s get to
the bottom
of this…
[Activating
Virus Scanning
Lens]
That’s odd!
Why are there huge
handprints of the
virus everywhere – it’s
being spread
deliberately?
Someone is
behind this, or at
least adding to
the problem …
Something’s
not right
here.
Bark
Sanso, go and
track this to find
the source… go
quick…
Not long later…
<Source
Found>
Hi Curador –
what is it?
On a hunch I
sent Sanso to
find the source
in the City…
CALLING
UBERHERO
CALLING
UBERHERO
This is not
good! – Looks like
CoronaBot 2020
is growing
stronger…
and
bigger too!!
Thanks Curador,
leave this with
me!
CALLING
UBERHERO
CALLING
UBERHERO
Look what
he found…,
uploading to
you right now!
This isn’t good!
I need to check in with
the other Uberheroes
to see if they’ve any
other information on
CoronaBot 2020

Hi Q!
Yes we’re dealing
with multiple
Coronabots all
over the Asian
continent!
it’s the
Same here
for us in South
America!
multiple
CoronaBots, and
they’re getting
bigger and
stronger!
Yes, in
North America
we’re facing
multiple, giant
CoronaBots,
and
they seem to be
coordinating
their attacks!
Any of the
rest of the
teams reporting
this?’
In Africa
it is almost
overwhelming.
I don’t quite know
how we can
prevail!
We will
all have to
somehow combine
our resources if
we are to have
any chance.

Using the data
from our international
teams, Harmony has
re-tasked the global
satellite systems so we can
track Coroman and all the
CoronaBots to launch
coordinated attacks.
Dominie?
Khwam?
I’m sending
the satellite
info to you
now.
They’re
Dead?
Whaaat??
I don’t believe
this...
It can’t
be true, I just
can’t believe
they’re gone…
Something’s
wrong here! We’re
being deceived.
This isn’t right!

They were
tricking us with their
lies, trying to defeat us
emotionally before we’ve
challenged them … But
lies can’t stop us!
Maybe you
are too c lev er
for my lies, Veritas,
but we WILL
stop you!
You can’t
and never will
defeat us!!
You see,
I know what
you’re afraid
of…
The truth
of course...
What’s
that
Noooo !!!
the Uberheroes
have us corne red!
Pull back, CoronaBot
2020 will
crush them.

How are we
going to defeat
CoronaBot 2020 –
he’s becoming too
powerful?
I know
how to beat
him…
We do it
together!!
We’re all fine!!
I’m working from home
linking up with other
scientists across the
world to work on a
Vaccine…
Khwam…
You’re okay!
But I can
help you guys too!!
Khwam, try and get
inside CoronaBot
2020!!
I’m On it,
Domine!!
Dominie,
I’m on the ground
and Identitat has
created a shield –
can you do
something?
Don’t worry
I’m already
hacking the
system.
I can
help to boost
your signal,
Dominie!
Great work,
Dominie! Let’s
stop him now
Team!
You guys
distract him
until I’m
inside!
Well that’s
Identitat out
of the picture!
Thanks, Invictus!
I did it, the system is
hacked, and with
Harmony’s boost, the
signal is hacking the
connections between all
the CoronaBot’s
worldwide.

I’ve
got him!
Good work,
guys!
I’m in and
ripping up his
mainframe!
I’d say he’s
about to
go down!
Take this!!
Get back
everyone…
Please
Clear the
..area…
You
mindless
bot…
…The END!
for
you this
is…
Timberrrr…

You may
have brought
down CoronaBot
2020, but this is
not the end…
There are
many CoronaBot 2020’s
around the world and
they will just keep on
spreading disease and
fear along with it…
Coroman,
I didn’t think
you’d dare show
your face!
Take
another look,all
your CoronaBot 2020’s
are going down! Working
together the Uberheroes
around the world can
and will defeat you…
you’re all talk!
I’m the
source of
the virus…
and I will use
my core to empower all
the CoronaBot 2020’s
until everyone in the
world has Corona
Virus…
Blaaa Blaaa
Blaaa Blaaa….You
talk far too
much!!
And when
they do…
Glad he’s
gone… he can’t be
too dangerous now.
Especially with the
whole world working
against him…
Sanso…
do us all a favour
and seal his mouth
up and the opening
to his core of the
corona virus
too…
Noooo….
Mmhmhm...
Mhmhmhm...
He’s
vanishing
away..!

Over the next few months…
…And then
the Uberheroes
defeated most of the
CoronaBot 2020’s
which were spreading
the disease.
And along
with all our front
line heroes began to
fight back against
the disease…
With the
world working
together we can
fight back against
this threat.
Lockdown
was tough on all of us,
but it worked, and now with
it easing and people being
able to visit each other
we’re slowly getting back
towards normality.
and, so
long as the R number
keeps reducing, we can
get through this. It will
take time, but we can
beat this virus.
…this is why
it is important for
everyone to be sensible
in remembering to wash
their hands and keep
social distancing…
…Remembering
that we can beat
this if we all
work together!

Over the next few weeks…
I wished
I could see
my friends
soon…
You know
Sudds, schools will
be back soon and
you’ll see them then,
not to mention all
the Videocalls.
But now
that lockdown is
starting to ease off
maybe you’ll get
to see them very
soon…
Make
a wish,
Sophie…
I’ll talk to
their parents
first…
Thanks,
Dad!
Happy
Birthday!
Happy
Birthday,
Sophie!
Happy
Birthday,
Sudds!
You’re
welcome...
Happy
Birthday,
Sudds!
It’s because of
the great work of the
world medics, scientists
and Uberheroes that
things have improved –
But there’s still a
long way to go!
but as long as
we all work together
and act responsibly we can
defeat this in time, We all
have to adjust to this
post Covid world!
Yeah indeed, but
everyone needs to
remember to still do
the basics, washing our
hands, keeping our
distance and wearing
face masks –
A very
special thank
you to
everyone…
...including
you boy!
Everyone needs
to remember that
Covid-19 hasn’t gone
away as we will all be
battling this for
some time yet!
by doing this
it will give us
the best chance
to avoid a
second spike!
The End...?

Further information
Like the characters in the comic you may feel that these stories have connected with you, or
that the content of the stories has given you a lot to think about!
You might want to know more about what help is available, or maybe you’re concerned
about a friend and want to know what practical help you can offer. Alternatively you might
want to speak to your parents or guardians but you’re nervous about how they might react.
The Uberheroes comic is a great stepping-stone to start these conversations with an adult
you trust about your fears, worries or concerns.
Whatever the situation, listed below are some of the many resources available in
Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK :-
Support Services
Hope 4 Life NI – www.hope4lifeni.org.uk
Mental Health & Wellbeing programmes for Children, Young People and Adults
“Ask an Uberhero a Question” via our website - www.uberheroes.co.uk
“Ask an Uberhero a question” is our online support service for you to
connect with one of our team if you are worried or concerned about
anything; this is a great way to ask our heroes for their advice and support.
Helpline Numbers
VOYPIC
Central Office,
9-11 Botanic Avenue
Belfast, BT71JG
Tel: 028 9024 4888
Email: info@voypic.org
www.voypic.org
PIPS
For 1-2-1 Counselling Call 028 9080 5850
Helpline number call 0800 088 6042
Email: info@pipscharity.com
Call in for a chat – 281 Antrim Road,
Belfast, BT15 2HE
Childline
For 1-2-1 Counselling Call: 0800 1111
For info and advice go to:
www.childline.org.uk
Samaritans
Samaritans helpline Call: 0845 790 9090
Helpline Email: jo@samaritans.org
NSPCC
24 hour Child Protection Helpline Call:
0808 800 5000
Lifeline
Free Phone Lifeline: Call 0808 808 8000
Helpline Email: www.lifelinehelplineinfo.com
Talking to your friends, members of your family and teachers can help you start to better understand
what you’re going through; you may be surprised to find that others have had similar experiences and
are willing to share their experiences with you. Your friends or family may know of someone who they
trust, who would be willing to listen and offer you safe advice, having external support will help you to
see you’re not alone in thinking or feeling the way you do, it will also help rebuild your confidence,
self-belief and self-worth, which is the first step in healing and recovery.
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