1 AMERICHINO
Page 1
Panel 1
The panel opens with a close up of a Smart TV. On it, is a knock off YouTube channel. It's the news/daily show type of content. On the screen, there's a reptilian looking Trump, arguing with a Grey Alien Joe Biden. They both are debating about the protocol On the EWKN-20 virus plaguing American soil. Around the tv, there is a glimpse of a pretty dope ass set up. (Think space bohemian)
Headline: GRUMP THROWS TANTRUM OVER CATACLYSMIC PRESIDENTIAL DEFEAT!
Caption: Bruv—This bitch…she's gotta pay!
Panel 2. Wide shot of a strong hand drawing on a tablet. The picture being sketched looks Beautifully Demented. *I want this image to not only symbolize his pain, but set up the theme of this book. Which is Growth and Evolution of hyper-self.
Caption: I mean---she played me. And--I fell for it… The fuck is wrong with me?
Caption 2: Damn brodine...You—wanna talk about it?
Panel 3. Long/Wide panel. One of our main characters NORLAN (the R is silent.) Eyes and nose are shown. *I imagine him looking sinister as hell here. Like, DOOM sinister, as he travels to a dark place reliving his endeavor.
Caption: Nigga---
PAGE 2 (SPLASH PAGE)
PANE 1-??
Caption: Where should I start?
SO, with this page, the only words that are spoken is from the continued caption of page 1. This is where I want you to semi-flex with your creativity here. There's a montage of the events that proceeded to get him to this point. Through each moment, I want it to seem as a fall to an endless void as the "Woman" unloads the news to Norlan. It bleeds into the awkward sex, the emptiness he feels after, the second talk, an etc. All the while trying to regain his footing, holding on to a golden thread. I want a close up of his face in the lower section, as he struggles to escape the void. Bombarded, by the final events (there should be intricate panels attacking him.) leading to Norlan being alone at a taxi station. The final edge of the panel we see him reaching out a hand, so close to escaping the abyss.
*Note: This really needs to be a page that emphasizes the visuals, telling the story.
Page 3
Panel 1. Birds eye view of the main character outreaching his hand.
Panel 2. The golden string snaps.
Panel 3. There shear horror in NORLAN's face as he falls back into the darkness.
Panel 4. He falls further, blending into the black background. As this happens the camera (panel view) starts to zoom out.
Panel 5. Only a spec now, we see a strange--brown looking outer rim. Is he falling into an Event Horizon?
Panel 6. Wrong, as the panel fully zooms out, we have revealed the abyss is an eye. NORLAN's eye to be exact.
Page 4
Panel 1. Medium shot of KARSOS's Face. Who seems to be bugging out a little?
Karso: Nigga… I—I'm sorry—I don't even know what to say? Well besides one thing.
Panel 2. Wide shot of Karso in the foreground while Nolan is in the back. We see an array of artistic and nerd culture gear. In-between them is a writing table and an artist desk. Things seem about normal-yet, On the wall behind Nolan. We see a swirl of velvet and green auras.
It's almost as if they are clashing with one another, only to infuse into something…new.
NORLAN: Before anything is said, can we smoke first?
KARSO: (beat) Y—Yeah. It can wait, I guess…
Page 5
Panel 1-4
Quick montage of Nolan rolling up, to lighting the blunt. For this panel I want you to put small tears in reality, unnoticeable to the reader; around the area.
Panel 5. NORLAN takes a puff.
KARSO: Um—can I be real with you for a sec?
Panel 6. Kaarso holds the blunt. Here, he should look as if he's in a Zen-like state.
Karso: I mean, Not that I'm not always real with ya.
Panel 7. NORLAN exhales. The cloud looks like an atomic explosion.
Karso: But—do you notice anything--Weird? Like, happening right now?
Panel 8
Close up of NORLAN's hands, passing the blunt to KARSO.
NORLAN: If it's got anything to do with the current state of the world around me, I could give two fucks in my ass. Gaea's gone to shit. All thanks to the previous gen refusing to concede to progressive ideas.
