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  1. #1“PAGE 1 — FULL-PAGE SPLASH PANEL 1 — FULL PAGE A wide nighttime view of the Shop-Stop parking lot in Akron. The place looks abandoned even though the convenience store is technically open. Freezing rain falls beneath a flickering yellow-and-red neon sign. Several bulbs in the sign are dead. Near the far edge of the lot sits Fred Stanwood’s rusted 1994 gold Chevy Silverado. The truck has faded paint, rust around the wheel wells, and a dented hood. Fred stands beside the driver’s door. He is six-fo”
  2. #2“PAGE 2 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 Close-up of the freezing rain striking the Silverado’s cracked side mirror. Inside the reflection, Fred appears alone beside the truck. SFX: TIK. TIK. TIK. PANEL 2 Close-up of Fred’s scarred hand gripping the lilies tightly enough to bend several stems. His knuckles are white. CAPTION: After a twelve-hour shift, Fred wanted only one thing. PANEL 3 Close-up of Fred’s exhausted face. Rain rolls down his cheeks like tears, although his expression remains hard. CAPTION: ”
  3. #3“PAGE 3 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 The two attackers move closer. The taller junkie wears a filthy hooded coat and grips a two-foot length of rusted rebar beneath it. The smaller junkie has hollow cheeks, restless eyes, and one hand buried inside his jacket. CAPTION: Fred smelled them before they spoke. CAPTION: Burnt plastic. Sweat. Cheap meth. PANEL 2 The tall junkie steps into the sickly neon light. TALL JUNKIE: Hey, Big Man. PANEL 3 Fred remains facing the truck. FRED: Keep walking. PANEL 4 The ju”
  4. #4“PAGE 4 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 The smaller junkie pulls out a notched folding knife. SFX: CLICK. SMALL JUNKIE: We don’t give a **** about your heart, Pops. PANEL 2 Close-up of the knife blade catching the yellow neon. SMALL JUNKIE: We want the wallet. PANEL 3 The small junkie points the knife toward the pavement between Fred’s boots. SMALL JUNKIE: Drop it, or we open you up. PANEL 4 Fred finally turns completely around. The lilies hang at his side. His massive frame dwarfs both men. PANEL 5 Close-”
  5. #5“PAGE 5 — FOUR PANELS PANEL 1 Fred reaches slowly into his coat. The tall junkie raises the rebar, expecting resistance. PANEL 2 Fred removes a worn leather wallet. PANEL 3 He drops the wallet directly into a puddle of muddy water between them. SFX: SPLAT. PANEL 4 Fred stares at both attackers. FRED: Pick it up and get out. FRED: That’s your only chance.”
  6. #6“PAGE 6 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 The tall junkie laughs. TALL JUNKIE: Look at this old ****. PANEL 2 He steps over the wallet rather than picking it up. PANEL 3 The tall junkie swings the rebar in a wide arc toward Fred’s head. SFX: WHOOOSH! PANEL 4 Fred steps forward instead of retreating. PANEL 5 The rebar smashes into Fred’s left shoulder. SFX: THUD! Fred does not flinch.”
  7. #7“PAGE 7 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 The tall junkie’s expression changes from amusement to confusion. Fred looks down at the rebar resting against his shoulder. PANEL 2 Fred’s left hand snaps around the junkie’s throat. SFX: CLAMP! PANEL 3 Fred lifts the man completely off the ground with one arm. The junkie’s boots kick above the wet asphalt. TALL JUNKIE: GHHK— PANEL 4 Fred drives him backward. PANEL 5 The junkie’s spine slams into the brick wall of the Shop-Stop. SFX: KRAK! Rainwater and loose mortar”
  8. #8“PAGE 8 — SIX PANELS PANEL 1 The junkie claws desperately at Fred’s face. His fingernails cut shallow lines across Fred’s cheek. PANEL 2 Fred does not blink. PANEL 3 Fred grabs the junkie’s rebar-wielding wrist. PANEL 4 He smashes the wrist against the corner of the brick wall. SFX: BAM! PANEL 5 Fred smashes it again. The wrist bends at the wrong angle. SFX: SNAP! PANEL 6 The rebar falls into the muddy water. SFX: CLANG!”
  9. #9“PAGE 9 — FOUR PANELS PANEL 1 Fred grabs a fistful of the tall junkie’s greasy hair. PANEL 2 He yanks the man’s head backward. PANEL 3 Fred drives his forehead down into the junkie’s face. SFX: CRACK! PANEL 4 Blood sprays across the brick wall. The tall junkie collapses into the muck like an empty suit of clothes.”
  10. #10“PAGE 10 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 Fred stands over the unconscious man. Behind him, the smaller junkie crouches low and rushes forward. PANEL 2 The knife is held tightly against the junkie’s wrist to conceal the blade. PANEL 3 Fred begins turning, but the smaller attacker is already inside his reach. PANEL 4 The junkie drives the knife deep into Fred’s left side. SFX: SHNK! PANEL 5 Extreme close-up of the blade sinking through Fred’s coat and into his body. Blood immediately spreads through the fabr”
  11. #11“PAGE 11 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 Fred stands completely still. The plastic knife handle protrudes from his side. PANEL 2 The smaller junkie freezes, shocked that Fred has not fallen. PANEL 3 Fred slowly looks down at the knife. PANEL 4 Close-up of Fred’s eyes. The exhaustion is gone. Something older and far more violent has awakened. FRED: You stabbed me. PANEL 5 Fred looks directly at the attacker. The junkie takes one frightened step backward.”
  12. #12“PAGE 12 — FOUR PANELS PANEL 1 Fred grabs the front of the junkie’s jacket. SMALL JUNKIE: Wait— PANEL 2 Fred lifts him off his feet with one violent pull. PANEL 3 Fred slams him face-first onto the hood of the Silverado. SFX: KRAAANG! PANEL 4 The hood caves inward beneath the impact. The junkie’s face smashes against the wet steel. Blood and rain streak across the faded gold paint.”
  13. #13“PAGE 13 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 The junkie bounces off the hood, coughing blood. PANEL 2 Panicked, he kicks wildly. PANEL 3 His boot strikes the handle of the knife embedded in Fred’s side. SFX: THUNK! PANEL 4 Fred’s body jerks from the fresh eruption of pain. PANEL 5 Fred throws his head back and releases a raw, animal roar. FRED: RAAAAAAGH!”
  14. #14“PAGE 14 — FOUR PANELS PANEL 1 Fred grabs the junkie by both shoulders. PANEL 2 He lifts him high above his head. The junkie’s arms and legs flail helplessly. PANEL 3 Fred hurls him across the parking lot. PANEL 4 The junkie crashes into the side of a large steel dumpster. SFX: CLAAANG! The dumpster shifts several inches from the impact.”
  15. #15“PAGE 15 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 The junkie lies twisted in the gravel beside the dumpster. PANEL 2 Fred advances through the rain. Blood runs heavily down his pants from the knife wound. PANEL 3 The terrified junkie scrambles to his feet. PANEL 4 He pulls a second, smaller blade from inside his sock. SMALL JUNKIE: Stay back! PANEL 5 Fred continues forward without slowing.”
  16. #16“PAGE 16 — SIX PANELS PANEL 1 The junkie lunges with the second knife. PANEL 2 Fred catches his wrist in mid-strike. PANEL 3 Fred twists the arm outward. SFX: KRRRK! PANEL 4 The knife falls from the junkie’s hand. PANEL 5 Fred keeps twisting until the wrist joint separates. SMALL JUNKIE: AAAAAH! PANEL 6 Fred grabs him by the throat with his free hand.”
  17. #17“PAGE 17 — FOUR PANELS PANEL 1 Fred lifts the junkie and pins him high against the brick wall. The man’s shoes hang above the pavement. PANEL 2 Fred pulls his right fist back. Rain runs from his clenched knuckles. PANEL 3 Fred drives a crushing hook into the junkie’s face. SFX: POP! PANEL 4 The junkie’s jaw dislocates, hanging crookedly to one side. Blood pours from his mouth.”
  18. #18“PAGE 18 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 Fred keeps the junkie pinned against the wall. PANEL 2 Fred drives a short punch into the left side of the man’s rib cage. SFX: THUD! PANEL 3 A second punch lands in nearly the same location. SFX: THUD! PANEL 4 Internal-style image showing ribs buckling inward. SFX: KRK-KRK! PANEL 5 The junkie’s eyes widen as blood bubbles from his crooked mouth.”
  19. #19“PAGE 19 — FOUR PANELS PANEL 1 Fred draws his fist back one final time. PANEL 2 He drives it deep into the junkie’s side. SFX: WHUMP! PANEL 3 The man’s body folds around Fred’s fist. A dark stream of blood spills from his mouth. PANEL 4 Fred releases him. The junkie collapses into the mud in a twisted heap.”
  20. #20“PAGE 20 — FIVE PANELS PANEL 1 Wide shot of the parking lot. Both attackers lie motionless. Fred stands alone beneath the flickering Shop-Stop sign. CAPTION: Then the rage was gone. PANEL 2 Fred looks down at the knife still buried in his side. CAPTION: And the wound took its place. PANEL 3 He grips the plastic handle with a blood-slicked hand. PANEL 4 Fred pulls the knife free. SFX: SHLKK! Blood spills through his fingers. PANEL 5 Fred throws the knife into the dark weeds beyond the parking lot.”
  21. #21“PAGE 21 — SIX PANELS PANEL 1 Fred bends slowly toward the muddy wallet. The effort nearly drops him to his knees. PANEL 2 He picks it up. Mud and blood coat the leather. PANEL 3 Fred forces the wallet into his coat pocket. PANEL 4 He staggers toward the Silverado. The truck seems much farther away than before. PANEL 5 Fred grips the driver’s door handle and pulls himself upright. PANEL 6 He climbs into the cab, leaving a ****** handprint across the door.”
  22. #22“PAGE 22 — FULL-PAGE FINAL SPLASH PANEL 1 — FULL PAGE Interior-exterior composition. Fred sits behind the wheel of the Silverado, hunched from the wound. Blood spreads across the cracked vinyl seat beneath him. The battered white lilies lie carefully across the dashboard. Fred turns the ignition with one hand while pressing the other against his bleeding side. Outside, the headlights ignite through the freezing rain as the truck tears away from the Shop-Stop parking lot. Far in the distance, bare”
Art Style: Dark Fantasy
Color Mode: Full Color
Panels: 22
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