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From shapeshifters and fire manipulators to invisible girls and freakishly strong men, people with superpowers always make interesting characters. So, why don’t you write about them?

If it’s because you’re concerned that these characters would limit you to the superhero genre, you don’t have to worry because it won’t. Stories about superpowers can range from a variety of genres, from young adult fiction and children’s literature to horror and dystopian.

One example of a story that incorporates superpowers, but does not revolve around superheroes, is Matilda by Roald Dahl—a fantasy children’s book about a very intelligent five-and-half-year-old girl who discovers she has telekinesis. Another is Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi—a young adult dystopian thriller that follows a 17-year-old girl who can take the energy of living organisms by touching them.

To help you brainstorm for ideas, check out this list of writing prompts about superpowers:

You are a superhero. Save the day!
The final chapter in a book about a superhero saving the Earth.
Invent a superhero.
Super heroes fight it out at the “SuperHeroes R Us”…
Invent your own superheroes.
The heroic action is an important part of the story.
A movie producer pitches the idea of a superhero team up to a major film studio.
What superpower do you wish you had?
What would you do if you were a superhero?
Hunter brings a teenage prisoner home on the week-end.
Start with “You have the ability to….”
Super powers and real-life consequences.
Or write about something else.
A super villain kidnaps someone close to you.
How would your life be different if you had superpowers?
Write a story about a guy or a girl without super powers.
What happens when the super hero becomes the villain?
Offer a superhero a wish.
Genetically engineered to be the ideal superhero, great Power and then what?
Write about an alternate future with super heroes.
Write about a super villain.
You have a multiple personality disorder and each personality has a different super power.
A new craze sweeps the nation, and even you are caught up in it.
You have no superpowers, and you only think they’re cool. Why?
Write about a sad false hero or villain.
You got suddenly turned into a hero with no explanation as to why. In what ways is this your worst nightmare, and in what ways is it your fantasy?
A city is put on high alert as a super villain attacks.
Super power or not, would you save the world if it meant altering your flesh or turning yourself into something else?
Superheroes are everywhere, but is their existence healthy for society?
A super villain is out for revenge on the real hero.
Imagine your neighbors have superpowers.
Write a story about a superhero team finding its identity.
Write about a super powered house pet.
What makes a character a hero, or a villain?
You secretly want superpowers. What would you do with it?
Revisit a formative superhero moment.
Write from the perspective of what it would be like to be a villain.
When we are afraid, we check out in some way, to distance ourselves from the threat. We’ve experienced that flight or fight response in a variety of ways and wish to connect further. The other day, my son told me that it was hard for him to finish middle school for those reasons. That’s why often we feel fearless. A loss can feel like a gain. What do we imagine we can do to defend those that are vulnerable? In what ways do we search out life more deeply? What gives us today up when it comes to violence, death, loss?
What kinds of powers do superheroes possess?
The government recruits ordinary people with super powers to wipe out evildoers.
Give a villain superpowers, then write their story as a villain with superpowers.
Why not use stickers to make your writing more fun?
Build a world of superpowers. How does this society function?
Come up with a supervillain, their name, plan, secret identity, and weakness, etc.
What makes a super villain evil?
A character’s plans fall apart as he tries to tell his story.
Describe the ideal super-powered government and what it might be like to live there.
They are waiting for you in your mind. You already have super powers. You just have to practice them and make friends with them.
Write a superhero story from the perspective of a villain.
What is a day in the life of a superhero like? Have them rescue people, fight crime, talk to the public about themselves, and so on.
What would be your ideal super power?
Write about three superpowers you wish you could have.
The superhero wakes up in the middle of battle.
A person has a superpower that they’re hiding.
A super-powered villain has changed your life dramatically.
Write about a villain who finds he has weak powers.
A villain attacks a city with the help of a superhero.
Super heroes will always save us.
I hear some secret war is being waged in ___ and you are a super killing machine that no one is supposed to know about?
A normal person with no superpowers is the only person who can save the city.
Write about a superhero that messes up.
Do superheroes bother you?
Why are some super heroes God like?
Record yourself talking about super powers.
A superhero with no super powers needs to fight an enemy.
Abilities or super powers are a part of a superhero’s identity. How do you incorporate these into a story? Here are some ideas.
Write about a villain with the most super powers.
You are selected to visit a space station with your parents. A meteor strikes, and you are left on a life raft for a year. You cry for your parents the whole year. When a rescue ship finally comes, you are annoyed that your dumb parents got rescued and left you on the life raft. You vow to forever begrudge your pathetic parents. Years later, you are randomly chosen to become a superhero. Your powers are ones a hero would wish they had. You fly, you have super speed, and microwave vision.
Another novel idea is to have kids describe a fall in space. What do they see, what do they feel, what do they think, what do they know?
Write an essay about your ideal superhero. Write an essay about your worst superhero personality trait.
Write about a superhero who’s unsure they can save the day.
You have a new uniform that automatically changes.
Experiment with super powers like flight and invisibility in your story.
Which superpower would you w
You have one day to prevent everyone in your town from killing each other.
Adventure awaits those who decide to become a superhero.
A superhero has nothing…no secret identity, no home in a city.
What do super humans want most?
Bed and breakfast owners and super heroes.
With great power comes great responsibility.
Write an adventure story about a group of super powered characters.
What would you do if you discovered you had a power?
What is the most precious item in the world? Why is it so valuable?
How does the Middle East react when the U.S. tries to create super heroes?
Write about your favorite superhero.
What does it mean to be a villain with super powers?
A Superman knockoff becomes a monster when he’s angry.
Write about a superhero that has been faking powers.
What’s it like to save the world?
Fight against a super villain in your setting of choice.
Write about how making a costume can really help your superhero out.
Attending a Super Powers festival.
Why does anyone become a hero?
Describe in great detail your favourite superhero movie. What did you like or dislike about it?
Write about three superheroes whose superpowers have turned against them.
What secrets does your power hold?
Who would you want to date in real life if you could date a superhero?
A village of super heroes band together to protect the town against evil.
A foundation supports kids with genetic-based super powers. How is a foundation different from a school for powered kids?
The hero of your story acquires super speed to make up.
Write about a villain with a superpower.
Write a tragic story about a villain who regrets their choice to become a criminal.
You awaken and find super powers. What do you do with them?
What happened the very first time a person with super powers appeared?
What type of superhero should you be?
You’ve been arrested and are facing jail time, but the cops can’t prove their case, so they send in a superhero with the ability to read minds.
What is the first thing you would do to have super power?
A hero has the unfortunate ability to be burnt to ash by the slightest touch of his enemy’s arm.
Write a story about a superhero whose own villain is his own arch-nemesis.
A villian with a sense of honor.
Write an essay on the greatest superhero team.
Imagine your name was on a sidekick comic.
What if only one person in the world could have superpowers?
Your computer has access to every piece of information in the world. What does your computer do with its time?
Write about the weaknesses of a superhero.
Is being a superhero cool? Why?
Write about the regrets of a super soldier.
Your twisted superpower comes to life.
Write about a villain with super powers.
My protagonist/antagonist has super strength plus the inability to talk.
Consider the advantages of superpowers.
A trip to the museum with a superhero.
All the plants at a research lab in Florida contain mind control seeds. When knowledge of this comes out, many people begin planting the seeds in public.
When you touch someone you can absorb stuff from them.
A scientist/leader has been experimenting with super powers to give people super abilities.
Write about the villains instead of the heroes.
You now have total control of people’s minds.
How do superheroes enjoy their day off?
A bird tells you a secret about itself, do you tell anyone?
Your city was attacked by super villains.
What would you do with super speed?
Describe a crazy situation involving superheroes and comic books.
Describe a noble cause you would like to see a super hero take up.
Write about someone who loses their superpowers.
Sen is working as a regular staff there but her life drifts into deadly consequences when she realizes that it’s a front for genetic experiments and one of the hiding subjects steals her identity, running around and killing people using the things hidden under the lab.
Superheroes have to dye their hair purple don’t they?
How does it feel to make a difference in the world?
Write about what superheroes do in their down time.
What sort of action will you get into on your adventures?
Write about an adventure I had using telekinesis.
Your alter ego is a household name.
How do superheroes get their powers?
In a post-apocalyptic world, what is essential to survival?
Wouldn’t you rather have a super power than a superpower?
Write about your favorite superhero.
Write about a hero who fails but shows right over wrong.
A strange, ghost-like being gives you superpowers. How do these super powers affect you and the world around you? Who knows what will happen if you kiss someone with those super powers?
Describe a superhero changing his public face to suit the time.
Have you ever had the feeling that something about you is not quite normal?
Go back in time and write about how heroes were created.
Write a funny scene where you play around with a super power.
What kind of superpowers do they have?
The best superhero origin story you’ve ever heard.
Captain Action is a blockhead but his friends save the day.
Write a poem about what powers you would like to choose.
What is the toughest challenge a super hero could ever face?
What is the most useful superpower?
Write about what might have happened if Cortez didn’t burn all those ships . What if Ponce de Leon is so much more than he seems?
People are performing acts of evil in your neighbourhood. You happen to find a magic ring. What would you do?
Don’t accept the things that are.
Write a comic about your superhero.
A super villain possesses super strength capabilities and a hypnotic superpower.
If you had super powers, how would you use them?
Are there any advantages to possessing super powers?
Write about changing a dinosaur that’s been frozen in a block of ice for centuries into a human.
Describe a unique super villain.
You wake up with the powers of a superhero.
Imagine yourself a hero with superpowers.
Write about someone with a super power which also has a negative effect.
After being bitten by a genetically modified spider, you gain arachnid abilities.
What might the world look like if superheroes existed?
Do you want to grow up to be a superhero?
You are stranded on an island and become a superhero.
Write about your favorite superhero.
With whom would you pretend to have super powers?
You have a certain kind of power, but it comes with a cute sidekick.
Superhero name generator.
Your city is about to be attacked by a super villain, what do you do?
The narrator is stripped of his/her super power.
How is a metahuman born?
Your alter ego is about to get you in trouble. What will you do?
A movie director casts an actor for the part of a superhero.
Who is your favorite superhero or super villain and why?
You win a prize and draw the super power you draw.
How does your character cope with the loss of his/her high school sweetheart?
Write about a super villain who can cause destruction we’ve never seen.
Write about a hero that is a villain in his secret life.
When your parents are superheroes, how does that affect your life?
Write about an evil superhero.
Talk about a time you found the best feeling in the world.
The world doesn’t know what to make of your super powers.
What if magic existed in the real world?
Super powers come in all different shapes and sizes. Which would you like best?
Write about different ways to use super powers.
Is it better to be a hero or a villain?
What is the villain’s weakness? Who does the villain rely on for help? What does that person have to deal with being the villain’s accomplice?
What if we actually had superpowers?
A town is destroyed by a meteor that brings super powers to everyone who survives.
Find a way to use your super powers, even if they aren’t super powers.
Scoop writes in internet format. Jane can freeze time.
What would they do to help the world?
How do superpowers change a character?
People with superpowers don’t live very long.
A superhero in the middle of a crisis may break the law to do the right thing.
What is your super power in a metaphorical sense?
Kryptonite is no longer poisonous.
What would you do with mind powers?
Compare two heroes, or two villains, and discuss their motivations and their plans.
Write the story of a super hero’s origin.
Write about an incredibly good person.
…and so on.
Describe yourself as a superhero!
Make a list of cool superhero names.
Do people tend to expect things from you that you don’t expect from you?
Write about a superhero too busy to save the day.
Create a story about a character who never ages after they get super powers.
In the super hero I’ve always wanted to be, I’d totally…
Write a story about meeting a super heroine.
Create a super villain that is realistic and convincing.
What is the line between right and wrong?
Your neighbor is a superhero for real. Write about the relationship that develops.
Someone attacks you with a super bewitching power.
A supervillain with super speed goes on a crime spree fast enough to not be caught for years.
Write about a normal guy who gets super powers.
Write about a villain with the strongest super powers.
Your world is made of Kryptonite.
Write about a major holiday such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Halloween from the point of view of a hero.
Your high school gives super powers randomly to students.
Wonder Woman fights the Amazon Killer in a sequel to The Amazing Amazon .
A hero must face an evil mutant who can transform into any animal.
A country wins a high-tech arms race and becomes a global superpower.
Would you rather have the ability to fly or the ability to breathe underwater?
Not all superheroes are comfortable with their powers.
What was life like living under a dictatorship?
Explain how you got your super powers and describe what life is like as a superhero.
Write a comic about Magic Man and Meat Man teaming up.
What would you do if you woke up looking like a superhero?
Research Superman and come up with something new that he can do.
Darkness covers the city.
A villain with super powers and a hero without them fight.
Super heroes run across a superhero in their everyday lives.
Super powers are a curse.
A villain battles a hero. Who wins?
What happens when a cloned super hero has superpowers?
Write about the darkest side of superpowers.
The super hero or villains costume is made of a special fabric, and it is also a parachute, but you do not know if the people next to you do or do not know this.
Help a superhero develop their powers.
What if you have telekinesis?
Write about a character trying to master her superpowers.
Imagine a girl gets some super powers and then she sees a brand new world, a world that is full of beautiful things, a world that is full of inspiration, a world that is full of motivation. How will she spend her day? Write a diary about your day-to-day life after getting super powers.
A superhero has an identity crisis.
What do the bad guys do during their days off, when they’re not destroying the world?
Journey to a distant land and speak with the wise man.
Can you inherit strengths from your parents? Could these strengths be accomplished with modern science?
Why are superheroes important?
The coming of a pre-apocalyptic super being.
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Almost everyone in the world can shoot energy blasts.
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What is the first thing your superhero would do upon discovery of his or her powers?
A killer buys a toolbox full of shurikens and shards.
You get a package from a mysterious and powerful superhero.
You are the saving grace of a team being attacked by the villains.
Write about two or three things a superhero has to do every day to prepare for battle.
Superheroes and villains save and harm each other.
What would you do if you were a superhero?
Your ghost gives you super strength and works through your body.
How does it feel to get super powers when you are already a superhero?
If you had to choose one superpower would it be the ability to fly, the ability to manipulate other people’s brain waves, or the ability to control nature?
Write about a hero who can fly.
At night a person transforms into a superhero. What are their goals? How do they confront villains? Write about one day in their super hero life.
Write a scene in which the protagonist rubs back pain for his/her friend.
Imagine you have super powers and nobody knows you do.
What are the downsides of being a superhero?
Expand on your top power picks and create three superheroes based on them.
You have a superpower that no one understands … or likes. What has that experience taught you?
You can do 80 years of bad things for just one week of good things within the span of a day.
Write about a super villain with a backstory you consider sympathetic.
A powerless person obtains a super power that she loves to use.
A drug is discovered that can give people superpowers.
You are granted one superpower. Reread the prompt. What superpower are you going to take?
A secret organization selects people with superhuman abilities to help humanity.
Why is David Copperfield considered a superhero?
Write about the day before you get super powers and the day after you get super powers.
Write about the most dilapidated building you’ve ever been in.
List the superpowers of everyone in your school and write up a series of adventures in which they all come together.
A guy changes into a superhero to impress a girl.
How long does it take guys to shave?
What if you had a spider hero origin story?
Trapped in Shadow Lake, where the residents have developed the ability to transform into animals, Cat and Tanya have a murder mystery to solve.
You are given three odd sidekick type superhero sidekicks to help you fight crime.
Write about what it’s like to be powered up with a human super power.
What does it feel like to be a superhero?
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The life of a superhero is tougher than you think.
Write about what it’s like to have someone else think they know how you feel.
If you had super powers, would you become a vigilante?
Do you have what it takes to be a superhero?
Write about a superhero from another planet. Write about a superhero from the future.
Would you have a different opinion about superheroes in the real world?
A differently abled person uses their superpowers to combat society’s negative perceptions of their disability.
How do you demonstrate super strength?
Write a comic book about a superhero who doesn’t have super powers.
Everyone in the world suddenly develops super powers.
A wealthy man buys a secret serum that turns them into a superhero in exchange for his personal information being posted online.
Super heroes show up at a dance.
Could Batman’s parents have saved Gotham if only they had super powers?
You discover a magical spell.
Superheroes have secret identities.
Superheroes are found in every mythology and legend, they were around long before comic books and video games. Think about mythic characters and legends of heroes, epic heroes who are larger than life or stories or animations that depict superheroes. Consider characters from TV and comic books, films, novels, poems or graphic novels. How do these characters relate and what do they have in common?
Growing up with super powers.
Can superheroes be insecure?
You’re a superhero, who is your sidekick?
If you had super strength and speed what would you do with it?
Your parents were both costumed crime fighters, and they are dead, you, however, don’t want to continue following in their footsteps.
How do supernaturals arise?
Stuck in a malfunctioning train suspended 50 stories above the ground.
Write about a superhero with a good and a bad personality.
A supervillain brainwashes the human race.
Is there a difference between good and bad superheroes?
A hero is sent to stop a supervillain. It ends up being his or her greatest challenge.
Write about a world where the victims of super villains team up in order to catch them.
A supervillain suddenly becomes a superhero.
Write about the time you accidentally ended the world.
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Superman becomes human.
What if you discovered that your town was the home of a secret community of superheroes?
You are a superhero in a world where only superheroes exist.
A new supervillain takes over the world.
Write about time travel and how it would change the future.
A supernatural super hero decides to turn over a new leaf.
Why are some people given superpowers?
Write about a person with a super power that takes years or decades to manifest.
Write a story about a villain trying to redeem him or herself.
Write a love story between a man and woman with super powers.
Write about any kind of hero, and what they do.
Write a scene from the perspective of the villain.
Write a dialogue between two supervillains.
Write about a weakness.
A Flash fiction challenge.
Pretend your worst enemy becomes your sidekick/best friend.
Describe what happens on a super hero’s day off.
Write about a word powered hero.
Write about a hero who has lost their abilities.
A strange person gives you a super power, but there’s a catch.
Describe a superhero squaring off against a powerful villain.
An abusive parent gets super strength.
Write about a super villain.
Write about your favorite superhero stereotype.
You must save yourself from a supervillain.
The hero has no powers but he just knows he is the king of the heroes.
Choose one superpower that gets used a lot in the superhero stories you’ve read and write your own story with the same power.
A young superhero has to locate his or her missing protector.
A hero has super powers, but is also crippled by them.
What powers do supervillains have?
No one has super powers. The people who sold drugs with a smile on their face, suddenly, couldn’t. The people who are in control and used to getting their way, abruptly began to feel personality change and the need to serve others. It was chaos…until the martial law began and everyone was told to abide by the new laws. No one was allowed to wear “inconspicuous clothing.” for fear that they may have super power. Anyone possessing yellow and black, usual colors of DC Comics super heroes, were arrested on site.
A young person with super powers must choose good or evil.
A teacher turns their students’ papers into beautiful papers. They write on the teachers’ papers when they’re gone.
A girl loses her super powers.
Write a story involving no super powers or magic whatsoever.
You are the only one with super powers.
Write about robots who come of age.
Write about a hero that destroys the government.
You have a telepathic conversation with a total stranger.
Attack the shark, problem solved.
Write about the real super powers that animals have.
Who is your superhero?
Oregano is a superhero, and super awesome.
Write about your powers.
Write a poem about your superpower and compare it to others.
Instead of school, you learn about super powers.
Write about a superhero named after something everyday.
Write about a normal guy with super powers.
What makes a hero?
What exactly do superpowers do?
Only super heroes with truly super powers escape the zombie apocalypse.
Write about someone who wants superpowers.
What does power do to a person?
A superhero has to fight a super villain.
Write a story from the point of view of an object or creature caught up in an adventure.
Write a letter to a villain.
Super heroes battle arch villains and save the world.
Super villains meet in a secret room to say goodbye to someone who fought alongside them.
Design a super villain.
Create a superhero costume.
Write about a heroic animal, otherwise known as an animal with super powers.
Write about a hero who, in the opinion of everyone around him, sucks.
Two super heroes pair up, but different than you’d expect.
You awake and discover you have a second skin, which you can manipulate.
You are transformed into an animal with special super powers.
A superhero accidentally kills a child.
Write about super villains and why they turned evil.
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After the death of Superman the government introduces a new super powered being.
You adopt a villain’s super powers.
A scientist creates a brain enhancing drug that gives super strength, speed and telekinesis.
Your favorite character gains super strength and invincibility.
A super hero sacrifices his powers en route to saving a life.
Write about the rise of a superhero.
List the different types of super heroes from the comic books, movies or literature.
Super heroes are the coolest. Consider top ten lists or reviews of favorites.
Imagine if Jason enters a super hero contest.
Write about your life with a super power.
Give the audience a peek into the lives of the super villains.
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They’re here to save the planet, not conquer it!
A superhero is given a different choice.
Write about a lonely superhero looking for friendship.
Your hero must confront a group of villains.
Write about a character that gains superpowers through characters and learns to cope with it as they grow and develop the powers.
Write a diary entry from the perspective of a long time villain.
You’ve been given the power to teleport by a stranger.
Write about a soldier with super strength.
You discover an underground world filled with dinosaurs and other organic technology.
What would you do if you had super powers?
A mutant’s personal moral code.
Write about a secret superhero community existing in the world.
Create the origin story of a superhero.
Super powers are cool.
Write about a unique weapon that a character has at their disposal.
The members of the superhero and supervillain teams gather to discuss a dispute.
Write about someone discovering they have super powers.
Explain in a scene how having super powers changes your life.
Everyone around you has the weirdest super powers.
Write a crazy or humorous scene about super powers.
Write about a hero’s need to escape his/her life even if only for an hour.
A superhero fights the main character and wins, giving the main character her powers.
Superheroes have retired from saving the world.
Write about a character gaining superpowers.
Why can’t superheroes keep their true identities a secret?
A superhero is elected president.
Write about an average man taking on the super hero responsibility.
Write about a super-villain who’s turned over a new leaf.
Before you die, your tell all story. It’s about the superhero you used to be.
A darkness sprawls over the planet while the super heroes try to stop it.
Write about a super villain.
Write about your favorite/least favorite superhero.
A pact to save the world is made using super powers that can cause harm to others.
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A superpower is the result of an experiment gone wrong.
After taking some herbs, your senses become super powered.
You have been given powers to defeat someone you love.
Write a satire with the most poorly conceived super hero.
You’re a hero to no one but yourself.
Write about a villain with super strength and speed.
Space Girl is a genius who can talk to any species.
What superpower would change your life?
Being a superhero is not all about being a good guy or getting rid of the bad guy, but it also involves saving the lives of animals and protecting the environment.
A supervillain threatens to take over the world.
A cyborg is a machine that’s half human. Write about a cyborg.
Tell the story of a superhero who does not fit the stereotypical mold.
Write from the point of view of a superhero.
A real person has super powers.
Young superheroes attend a special magic themed school.
Power corrupts. Super heroes or not, write about the corruptibility of superhuman power in pivotal moments.
A regular teen makes a discovery and becomes a superhero.
List some of your favorite movie super heroes.
Explain how you first discovered your power or why you thought you had a power.
Your hubby is the town superhero. You discover that killing villains is fun to watch.
Write about the world’s biggest jerk who gains superpowers.
Write about a superhero who encounters one of his nemesis and their nemesis is dressed as a superhero.
Write about a hero of the future with cybernetic implants.
Write about someone who gains a super power that turns out to be a bad thing.
A school for superheroes.
Write about waking up as a superhero and your first grant.
An amateur scientist gives himself a power he does not understand.
Compare and contrast one group of superheroes with another.
During the teen years, problems with getting along with peers, parents and teachers seem endless. Solutions to these problems are yet to be found. Yoga is also struggling to find solutions to teen problems. Teenagers are at a hard time in their lives. On the one hand, teenagers want to grow up. Teenagers want to obtain adult rights and responsibilities. However, on the other hand, teenagers want to remain young and innocent.
An interplanetary invasion takes place on your watch.
Write about a superhero you want onboard for battling against the bad guys.
The superhero had lost their powers, but the choice they had to make to try to get them back saved all of humanity.
Write about the best superhero story you ever heard.
What if humans got super powers by smoking some kind of magical mysterious drug like it was common cigarettes?
Write about all the things a super hero goes through.
A team of super heroes tries to save humanity.
A schlubby man discovers he has super strength strictly for prank purposes.
A run-of-the-mill man discovers an incredible power.
A soldier gains superpowers in battle.
Write about how superheroes are portrayed in the media in your country.
Write about a superhero in his/her last day on earth
Write about a hero who is not that heroic.
Describe the car you drive in the future when everyone is teleporting everywhere and the concept of roads is obsolete.
Write a tragic love story based entirely on superheros.
Write about having the ability to go back in time and change things.
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Invent a telepath with two personalities.
Write a story about you trying to hide your super-ness.
Coming-of-age superhero.
Add a villain with weird super powers to your story.
Write about a reluctant hero.
You and your dearest friend discover you both have super powers.
Write about a superhero who fights crime against their will.
Write about the first time you met superheroes.
You got the power to control fire.
Write about a superhero mentor or guru.
Share a story about a super villain.
A team of super heroes travel to another planet to fight an interplanetary federation of yokai led by a mantis-like queen.
Write about how you’d react having super powers.
Describe your superhero costume.
Write about what it would be like to earn a superpower.
Superheroes are a public commodity with their own magazine.
The Viewpoint characteristics describe the way your character sees the world.
Your task is to write a story that centers around the influence and power of magic.
Write about superpowers taking a wrong turn.
A serious, physical villain becomes a more supernatural villain.
Super powers go to your head.
Write about a mysterious evil villain.
A villain defeats your hero and does something unspeakable to him. Write what you
Isn’t it great to have super strength.
Find five types of relationships between one set of heroes.
Describe your ideal superhero.
A civilization on the edge of destruction develops superhero technology…
Write about a superhero you have met in real life.
A villain with super powers is marauding.
Pick a sidekick and take him or her on a date.
You acquire super powers and government officials try to regulate you.
Write about your heroic super power origins.
A high school nerd gains superpowers and learns that bullies can fly.
Whenever you solve a problem, you’re always asked to help more.
Write a present tense story from the point of view of a superhero.
A late night out ends up with consequences.
Describe a grand hero journey.
The return of an old school super villain.
Your world is populated by famous and not so famous superheroes.
Write about your favorite superhero and what made you obsessed with him/her.
An army of super villains try to take over the world.
Your level of expertise when it comes to comic books is total amateur. You are just your average everyday Joe who knows what characters look like.
Write about a normal person who gets super powers.
Write a superhero story.
Play out the life of a hero as they discover their moving super power.
Write about your first time getting a superpower.
A super hero goes undercover to take out a ninja clan.
Your hero has a super power, but has a personality quirk.
Write about a hero with super powers of his/her own emotional balance.
Your scientific genius accidentally frees a monster from a quarantine facility.
You live in a sensational world of flying cars and subterranean cities.
Write about a hero that just doesn’t fit the archetype.
How your super hero got his/her powers.
There is someone in town with super powers.
Write a short scene involving a superhero babysitting.
Super villains attack and destroy the city.
A pair of super villains form a team and start their own evil crime empire.
“You have left me no choice. You must become a…”
Write a super hero’s origin story.
A person gets struck by lightning and becomes a superhero.
Write about a female superhero who is also a mother.
Write about a character who has two sets of superpowers.
You wake up one morning with super powers.
Write about a superhero battle to save the world.
A superhero has retired from his super hero business, but comes out of retirement to fight evil one last time.
Use super powers to overcome any obstacle.
Dealing with super powers when you’re a teenager.
Write about a superhero with a twist, the opposite of their abilities.
The best superhero is…
A new villain has appeared, and he no longer rules the underworld.
Write a murder mystery that features a super hero as the killer.
Superhero battles involving mythical creatures.
It’s Christmas, and suddenly your superpowers are gone.
The hero attempts to stop an opponent with his or her supernatural powers only to have the opponent laugh and say, “Those powers won’t work here!”
Bad guys will stop at nothing.
Write about an individual that may not have super powers.
A bad guy in your book has super powers.
Write in the voice of a superhero.
The rise and fall of Malcolm Gainor, Super Guy.
You wake up with the strangest superpower.
You wake up with flight and super speed.
A teenager lives a double life as a normal student and a superhero.
Write about the loneliest change you can imagine.
These are just a few examples. You can use all of them, just pick and choose what to use, and brainstorm your own ideas.
Draw a comic strip about superheroes.
An average person discovers that they are destined to become a superhero.
Write about the worst super power you could possibly have.
Write about a character being broken with super powers.
New York City is filled with superheroes fighting crime.
Write about a villain with the weirdest super powers.
Write a song with a superhero in the chorus.
Write about a villain with the weirdest super powers.
Write about a superhero that does not wear a mask.
Your super power turns you invisible.
Write about the most powerful super hero you could imagine.
Write about a secret society of super heroes, and their day-to-day lives.
Write about a traitorous hero.
Think of a story idea, based on a superhero.
Write about a super villain with 50 super powers.
Write about a hero whose identity is known by the public.
Write about a superhero kid trying to do homework.
A man visits a plastic surgeon to look for super powers.
Invite the audience to share their thoughts about superheroes.
A retired superhero is called back to aid in a crisis.
A nerdy character learns he has magical powers.
Super characters in the Bible.
Write about power reversal with super powered individuals.
Describe the first time you met a person with super powers.
A family moves to a new town but the children have super speed and strength.
A hero uses his or her superpowers to become a crimefighter.
Give a Write up on superheroes and their powers.
A superhero is nothing without his or her moment of trial.
Write about a super human that periodically hurts people due to needing medication.
Your hero has run into a group of prisoners. What happened?
The world goes crazy for super heroes.
Write a story about a person with a superpower.
Write about what it’s like to be turned into a superhero by an unknown guru.
Writers decide to write a story with super heroes.
Teenagers with superpowers go on adventures and fight crime.
A secret agent must stay undercover and track illegal operations on Earth.
Superheroes are discriminated against by the government because of the collateral damage caused by fighting crime.
Write a character profile of the worst super villain you can think of.
Occasionally prompt bad guys into jail for $500 a head and game show circuit.
What motivates a superhero?
Introduce a superhero who isn’t powerful at all.
A movie based on your life goes to the box office.
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A kid is kidnapped soon after discovering their super powers.
A metahuman child grows up right before your eyes.
It is ten years in the future. Superheroes are now real. With what technology would they have to deal?
Write about a hero rising to do good.
Describe an arrogant hero.
Write about how super powers are possessed and controlled.
An asteroid hurtles towards Earth, and only a super hero may save us.
Name three things superheroes are good at.
Write about one of the worst super villains.
Write about a hero who has a small following.
Write the story of a teen hero.
You wake up one day with amnesia.
Write about a hero every day for a month.
Reach for the stars when you write about having super powers.
A young girl gets super powers from a super villain.
Tell us the story of what happened before a super hero uses their powers.
A mutant boy discovers his superpowers.
A super villain captures a superhero.
Write about a super villain’s origin story.
Most people think being fast is the best super power.
Write about a superhero that you wish really existed.
Weaknesses and Doom on a Saturday Night
Write about a hero’s quest to find their real identity.
After a chemical mishap, you can talk to animals.
You’re in a battle with the super villain, the villain beats you and the good guys have to come and save the day.
Write about super science gone awry.
Write about a terrifying villain who has super powers.
Write a scene about your hero saving a baby at different ages of life.
Write a story that stars a superhero destined to be the top dog.
Everyone has superpowers in your reality.
All of the super heroes on the planet mysteriously die. Without them how can the world defend itself.
Your stress-filled super life.
Super villains plot an evil adventure.
Name of a superpower that you wish you had.
Super scientists hold the key to world domination.
You wake up and discover your greatest enemy has defeated you.
Thinking of a story.
A researcher develops a serum to give people super powers.
A man with no cape is the most powerful hero you can think of.
Using your imagination to tackle the worst kind of problem.
Write about a transformation of an everyday superhero.
Super heroes always have special names.
You gain a superpower but lose a kid brother.
Explain how you get your super powers.
Write about a man who craves super powers.
You are at the zoo and discover that all of the animals have super powers.
Write about a superhero who must retire for some reason.
You are given a choice – stop having a special power, or never use it again.
Write about a superhero that hasn’t gotten any respect.
You’ve received super healing abilities.
Write a story from the viewpoint of a superhero about their day of activities.
Write about superheroes for or against the use of force.
You’re a modern superhero, but things aren’t going very well with your career.
One of your identities has super powers and the other doesn’t. You decide to keep these powers hidden from the world.
Write about the best day of your life.
Superhero costumes are cool, but following rules is not.
Write about a superhero team facing a threat no single hero could ever defeat.
Superheroes and villains take care of a baby.
Super villains are street and violent crimes are a thing of the past.
Super heroes are banned from the world and secretly stay on.
Write a dramatic monologue about rebuilding after a killer rampage.
Write about the birth of a superhero.
Superheroes always have to deal with deadly force and lethal situations.
Write about a worldwide superhero.
What are the drawbacks to being a superhero?
Write about a superhero never giving up.
You don’t get a choice. You save the pie from the burning oven. A gentle floating sensation washes over your body. When you land, everything is okay, the house is okay, even the freaking pie is intact on the counter safe and sound. You have never been so happy for super vision, until this moment.
What happens if the government, or some type of authority, tries to control who has superpowers?
A villain is the only one that can save the day.
You’re face to face with the end of time. Write a time travel story.
Your boss at the pet store has super powers.
Let’s play, “Pick a Superpower”.
Write journal entries from a superhero. Soon all of Earth will be ours
If you had a superpower, what would it be?
Write several superhero origin stories.
A supervillain goes good.
Which superpowers would you most like to have
Write about a superhero who must hide his/her identity from the world.
You get a special phone call in the middle of the night.
Ghosts come for revenge on those that wronged them.
Some people think a superhero is just a figure in disguise, but that is impossible because it is not a disguise since the person has super powers.
Write about a person who regrets having super powers.
A superhero wants to start a school for young crime fighters.
Do you have a super power?
Write a superhero story using only dialog.
Author information
Super heroes write about their origin stories.
Write about what would happen if everyone had extraordinary abilities.
Super Heroes become incredibly famous.
There is no such thing of an atypical hero in this world.
Write about the villain who has no superpowers.
An evil villain gains power over the hero.
You are actually weak, but nobody can tell.
A comic book, movie, or TV show you’ve written.
Write a short story in which a super powered girl is taught a super lesson.
Five super powered individuals duel it out in an old west town.
After an action report of super heroes foiling a plot by a dastardly villain.
Write about a super powerful supervillain.
A character wakes up and realizes he/she is the only one with super powers.
Imagine yourself as a superhero.
Write about a super genius who’s defeated by a mundane problem.
Write about a superhero race war.
Step 1. Set the world
Write about a boring superhero.
Is a super hero always good?
A new superhero is born.
The heroine is plagued by strange dreams at night.
You are trapped on an island with a super villain! Scream!!
Write something funny and zany about a superhero.
Every day, hundreds of super-powered humans reveal themselves, some of whom are criminals and do not represent the ideal that the rest of us aspire to.
You are bitten by a radioactive creature and develop super powers.
Teleportation would be cool – if it didn’t drive you mad waiting months and months for a lousy cup of coffee. The world’s too big. It’s always crowded. Always moving. Just too much.
Write about the day your life changed forever–spring break, a workday, a school day or another dramatic day.
Translate a wedding proposal into superhero speak.
Write about an arms race of who has the most powerful super powers.
Write about a villain with the coolest super powers . . . and, it feels really good to be bad.
Stock footage of you fighting Super Villains pops into your head and substitutes every time you see a commercial break.
Your life turns into an epic fantasy where you are a hero with super powers.
A power teenager teams up with a normal teenager to battle evil.
Offer a character who can see the future, but knows that they will not be allowed to live past a certain point.
You always have a special power frozen inside of you.
Write about a world where powers exist and are widely known.
Write about super strength gone awry.
Mr. Quark scores as many things as he can with his super speed and super accuracy.
What is your dream superpower?
Write about a villain who decides to become a hero.
You’re a hero magnet-alone all of the superheroes in the world come to you for help.
Imagine you are a superhero. Explain why.
Write about the weirdest superhero out there.
Write about the first hero in the history of the world.
You begin living two separate lives.
Sometimes when you’re down in the dumps those rewards come from the least likely source.
Write about a hero in training.
Superpowers are real.
A superhero is created and follows their calling, but is unsure of their purpose.
How do you feel about heroes that aren’t human?
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Write about what superpower you would want.
Write about a superhero who is afraid to fight.
A group of people form a small super team.
Someone you know has the super power to teleport anywhere in the world.
Write about a villain with the most outrageous superpowers.
An ordinary person makes the “awakened” discovery of super powers.
A superhero needs a worthy enemy.
A person wakes up with super powers.
A newbie super hero wants to fight crime.
Write about Superman.
Write about a super villain.
A kid and his super hero friend become inseparable.
If you had every superpower in the world, what superpower would you rather have the rest of them?
Write about a world where everyone is a superhero.
You’re overwhelmed by the power of your superpowers.
Super Heroes organize a demonstration against something.
A hero discovers a superpower to help the world.
Write about someone with a measly superpower.
A villain gets super strength and decides to use it to be bad.
A super powered family are the town’s deadliest heroes.
Write some superhero battle scenes.
Write a story about a villain.
Kids in a school play with imaginary super powers.
There are thousands of super villains in the world.
Write about a battle against supernatural creatures.
Write about a superhero who has a secret identity.
Write about a supervillain who only steals for his next fix.
You open your lunchbox only to find it full of supervillains.
Write about a superhero.
Think about every power you’d want Superman to have.
Write about a super hero’s origin story.
Write a list of ways to commit the perfect crime.
Write about an everyday hero.
List 15 of your characters super powers.
An evil villain holds humanity hostage and only a superhero can stop them.
Write a story about a family with super powers.
Write about a superhero who loses their powers and has to live as a regular person.
What is it like to choose between right and wrong when you always know what’s right?
A character in your book gains superhuman strength and speed.
From what you’ve always heard, the reason your city kept getting destroyed by rampaging aliens during the Battle City Wars was because of the heroes that did nothing. Write a story about what they got up to during the rest of the invasion.
Create a world where superheroes are illegal.
Someone convinces you to take on super powers and you do…for a while.
Six college friends wake up one morning to find super powers.
George Clooney is a superhero and no one believes he is one.
Talk about a time in your life when you were so strong for yourself or another person.
In the aftermath of the super hero invasion, a woman loses her new boyfriend to overprotective parents.
Write about an anti-villain who isn’t evil.
Michael’s plan was flawed.
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Your superhero costume does not come with capes.
Write a children’s story about a superhero.
Write a journal entry from the perspective of a character with super speed.
Write a superhero origin story that is not an origin story.
Write a story about a self-doubting super hero who does not seem to have super powers.
Write about a villain.
Write about a hero who has no superpowers but keeps fighting.
Who is your favorite superhero? Describe 15 things you like about them.
Write about a superhero with a painful weakness.
You gain super speed and go back in time.
Write a story about a normal person who gains superpowers while researching them in a lab.
Write about a hero who has supernatural powers.
Your child is a superhero.
What is the secret origin of super heroes?
A girl has an accident that gives her super powers.
Write about the life after a superhero decides to hang up his cape and suit.
Spiderman loses his super powers.
Gather five friends who have superpowers. Tell their story.
There is a world beyond ours. A world where superheroes walk among us.
A supervillain destroys your home town.
A hero uses his or her power to create some kind of beauty.
A police officer with a special super power investigates the strangest crime scene.
Write specifically for a superhero story.
Discuss a time when you did not use your super strength.
Write a story about someone who has super hearing.
Two super powered men are in a fight to the death.
Three kids at a party get super powers.
A person has a superpower for every owner of a web page he visits.
Imagine you have the power to make a wish come true.
Write about a hero who is too afraid to save the world.
Superheroes are out of the closet.
Write about a superhero trying to salvage a relationship with his/her loved one.
Time traveler superhero vs. killer robot.
a) Pick 2 random out-of-the-box elements. Write about a superhero that has elements from both elements.
You inherit your grandfather’s powers.
Write about the relationship between a regular person and a superhero.
One man is bestowed with the power of a god and must embrace the responsibilities.
What does it mean to be a villain?
You can teleport people from one place to another. Stranger still, people willingly follow and trust you.
How would you justify killing someone who has superpowers?
A series of murder investigations takes a turn for the strange when a series of superhumanly strong and fast serial killers are brought to justice.
Write about a day when nothing goes according to plan.
You go to a special school for kids with superpowers.
A villain kidnaps a baby with super powers and raises it.
A newborn baby is abandoned in an alley and picked up by a parent who is one of the world’s most famous superheroes. What powers does this child have? Is the parent who raises the child always a superhero?
A hero battles their arch enemy in a super showdown.
Superheroes can fly high in the sky, but do they ever wish they could fly underwater like a mermaid, or ride on the back of a magical unicorn?
Write a superhero that isn’t seen saving lives.
Superheroes are cool. Write about one you admire.
Write a short story about a superhero saving the day.
Superheroes save the environment.
You have your grandfather’s journal of his superpowers.
Write a journal entry from the point of view of a superhero.
A new type of super villains arises and it’s up to the heroes to stop them.
Write a myth/legend that is based in a real world setting.
One day all the normal people in the world suddenly develop super powers, but only for a day. What does this do to their relationships or how they relate to society?
A character visits a fortune teller who tells them they will receive super powers.
Write about a superhero who’s gained his or her powers through chemical means.
Complicated becomes simpler and lighter.
Write about a hero who won’t let others push him around.
What type of super role-model do you want to be?
A person wakes up, with the ability to fix any problem.
What would the odds be that your child, or any child for that matter, would be born with powers?
Describe your perfect super villain costume.
What makes a super hero different from other heroes?
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Write about what it takes to be a superhero.
Superpowers and how they change your personality.
A quiet superhero of the night fights crime. But what does this hero face when the day comes?
First person narrative when you save someone’s life and they become your sidekick.
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A hero confronts his arch enemy for the first time.
A cop becomes endowed with superhuman powers. What’s the first thing he does to his former colleagues in the department?
Superhero powers change the person for better or worse.
We’ve all read a superhero story about overcoming adversity, but if you were a superhero what would you add to the story?
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Why are superheroes so popular with the public?
Imagine all superheroes are villains and only fight each other.
Write about the toughest supervillain.
Why is it important to be a good person in school? Discuss.
The problem is, she uses her superpower all the time.
What does the end of the world look like?
What purpose does super strength serve?
Superman needs help defusing a bomb in a box.
You live in a world where millions of heroes are fighting a never-ending battle.
Write about what it would be like to have superpowers in your life.
Be a super villain and give the reader four awesome reasons why anyone ever goes out and becomes a super villain.
What if superheroes were real?
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When heroes fall from grace.
A superhero and his arch nemesis.
Write a short story about super heroes vs super villains.
Write about a villain who has superpowers.
Your dream car is powered by super batteries. What does that mean for you?
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Write about an epic battle between two superheroes.
Super heroes rise to the occasion when things go horribly wrong.
What would superheroine insurance cost?
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Your family has super abilities, but they must be kept hidden.
Write about a truly nocturnal super hero.
A non-powered person is forced to enter a superhero tournament against their will.
Write about a superhero’s greatest battle.
Write about a super hero squad.
The War of the Super Hero Babies.
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How would you feel if you suddenly had super strength?
In your opinion what makes a hero?
A superhero kidnapped by another dimension is forced to fight to the death.
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Two superheroes fight crime in their city.
An UNstated superhero tries to take over the world.
Invent a superhero or villain.
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Someone uses their amazing superpowers to do a good deed they will never forget.
You’re just a normal person walking down the street when a monster attacks.
A villain is born.
You are the most powerful person in the world.
Your neighbor unexpectedly uncovers her super power.
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Your life is a comic book and you are a famous super character.
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Name a funny super power.
Write about the moment when you decided to become a superhero.
Make a list of superpowers for your own world.
Scars on a Purple Heart-winning super hero.
The smartest person in the world builds a superpowered robot.
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A supervillain asks for your help in saving the word from evil.
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Write about a hero whose life is ruined by his superpowers.
Someone in your life is a superhero.
Write about the worst or funniest costume a superhero could wear.
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Introduce a super superhero to a real world situation.
Write about what your life would be like if you had a superpower.
Write about a world where all superheroes are bad.
Write about a superhero with lame powers .
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Write about a hero with the same powers as another hero.
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A superhero confronts her arch nemesis.
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Super heroes consider going on strike to stop government privacy invasions.
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Why are superheroes reckless with their power?
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Write about a family with super powers.
Young superheroes are given their powers
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Describe two super heroes you’d love to hang out with.
Your darkest secret is that you are deep down a superhero but have no powers.
Becoming a superhero is harder than it sounds.
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Write about your ideal superhero.
Imagine a world where everyone has super powers.
What happens when your super power fails?
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Write a story about a superhero with a secret identity.
A team of villains band together to save the world from the hero who is out to destroy them.
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Write about an alternate Earth that doesn’t have super heroes but craves them.
The world is being destroyed. Three superheroes come together to prevent the world from being destroyed, but are they up to the job?
Write about a powerful superhero who isn’t as good as a role model.
You wake up as a superhero or a super villain.
Write about a normal person with superpowers.
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