Hero Mode

Hero Mode is a visual mode typically drawn by Andrew in order to emphasize a particularly epic moment in the story. (Andrew himself called such images "action panels", but waited until the term "hero mode" wormed its way into his brain before sharing this nugget of wisdom with his fans.) We have seen the Hero Mode of many characters so far. Hero Mode is the term used to describe the art style for characters seen as good, where as for antagonists it is known as Villain Mode.

Art Style
Typically, hero mode is drawn in a style that does not display the traditional black outline and instead looks like a completely custom drawing instead of a previously drawn and re-used sprite. It also seems that the proportions of hero mode seem to be just a tad bit different from normal sprite mode that is a bit more realistic for the kids (as shown by Rose's multiple hero modes), all in all creating a more dramatic effect for the readers. Sometimes this mode has been known to shine the colors of the character with the alternating colors in the background.

Villain Mode
The term "Villain Mode" is used to refer to non-heroic characters drawn in the style of Hero Mode. This includes such characters as Jack Noir and Spades Slick. Quite often the art will use darker colours than that of Hero Mode to portray the actions by that character are particularly villainous.

Also See

 * Scribble Mode