At just seven years old, Aditya Vikram is already showing that imagination and empathy make a powerful team. A budding comic book creator with a head full of ideas and a pencil that’s never far from his hand, Aditya spends his time sketching out superhero adventures and kicking footballs, bringing the same energy and enthusiasm to both worlds.
His biggest inspiration? Dav Pilkey, the beloved author of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. Like Pilkey, Aditya is a storyteller at heart. His days are filled with comic books, big questions like “why?” and “what if?”, and a wild imagination that rarely slows down.
Recently, that imagination took a meaningful leap from fiction to real life. At his school, Eaton House The Manor, Aditya launched his very first comic book sale, an initiative he came up with entirely on his own. From writing and illustrating each story to designing the covers and setting the prices, he managed the entire creative process from start to finish.
But it wasn’t just about sharing his stories. Aditya wanted his comics to do some good. Without hesitation, he decided to donate half the proceeds to a cause close to his heart.
“I want to give it to Little Village,” he said. “They help kids who don’t have what they need.”
With that simple but powerful decision, Aditya set up his stall, confidently presented his comics to classmates, and sold nearly £200 worth of his handmade books. Moved by his thoughtfulness, his parents chose to match the full amount, for a donation to Little Village, a charity that supports families with babies and young children living in poverty across London.
“As parents, it was incredibly moving to see him channel his creativity into something so meaningful,” they shared. “It reminded us how deeply children can connect with the world around them, and how much they’re capable of when given the space to lead.”
Aditya’s comic book world is filled with imagination, action, and heart. “There are lots of comics about superheroes and villains fighting,” he told Asian Voice. “Some of mine are like that too, about big catastrophes and how they get fixed. Right now, I’m working on a new one. My favourite character is Tanker. He’s really strong, he has different suits, he can lift really heavy stuff, and he can transform into things.”
Another of his standout creations is Electric Doom, which stars a formidable villain named Dr Electric Doom. “He lives on a planet called Electric Doom and has loads of electricity powers,” Aditya explained. “Two brothers, Tony and Ward, are sent from Earth to defeat him. But he’s really smart, he can even control electricity on Earth from his own planet, like stop the trains or something!”
While Aditya’s stories take readers to other worlds, they also reflect his own. Many of his comics are inspired by his Indian heritage and time spent with family in Delhi and Bombay.
“In one comic, Robin Hood travels to India to fight the bad guys,” he said with a grin. “One of the villains even says ‘Aram se!’, that means ‘slow down’ in Hindi.”
His trips to India have also been a source of creativity. “I created four of these comics while visiting my grandparents,” he said. “Some took just a few days, but one of them took a whole month to finish!”
Despite his age, Aditya is already thinking like a mentor. When asked what advice he’d give to other young creators, his message was simple and full of encouragement: “Good luck with your comics! I hope mine and yours inspire lots of people. And I hope you do really well.”
