Art of War on Scripts

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Below are several scripts that has been submitted from the Script Scrap Challenge.

The voting is to be by artist only. Though this can't be enforced, it is strictly on the honor system.

Why only artist? Simply, because then the winning script will be illustrated by the artist themselves and then the voting process will be open to all that care to.

Please look over the scripts and make your selection if you are serious of submitting anything in the art challenge. The challenge rules will be relaxed, where you can do a cover only, a single page of sequential art, or go all out and do all 3 pages of sequental art...the fact is that you choose how much you want to contribute.

Voting ends on Monday July 27th at Midnite (Eastern Time)

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Page one

Panel 1 : Screen shot of tall woman with thigh high white boots. Her legs are in a wide stance hands on her hips. The screen capture is behind her waist down and between her legs where we see a dirty wizard sitting with his specticles down on the edge of his nose. he has a long flowing white beard which is dirty, he is looking up at her as he is leaned against the wall, we need to see a bottle of booze between his legs (if you have seen Disney's Sword and the Stone's Merlin that is exactly what I am looking for)

Panel 2: Side camera shot of him still in the alley and all we see is her silohette against a night-time sky
Woman: Merle, C'mon honey, get up, it's your dime.
Merle: You look familar

Panel 3: Panoramic Head shot of her leaned back with laughter, she has a jeri-curl perm and she is medium dark-skinned.
Woman: You should we've been partying all week!

Panel 4: Close up of his dirty face with the look of a deer in headlights look
Merle: No....it's not here, but there!

Panel 5: An over the shoulder view of a front shot of a store front that has to convey it's a comic book store, and in some dirty hands is a comic book (whatever you can do to convey it's a Foxxy Voodo comic book)

Page 2

Panel 1: Somewhat same shot of Page 1 Panel 4 but he is grinning michievously now
Merle: I want that! *)(*INCANTATION*)(* Whatever those pages describe I command it to be alive!

Panel 2: Full Body Shot of a black woman in a superhero stance closed fistlike hands on the side of her hips. She has a reddish black afro, white thigh-high roller skates(Thanks to CBrown...think of his creation from the thigh-high boot challenge at Deanlegion's fashion model thread) She is wearing a Power-Woman like costume and shades. There is a glowing auroa around her since she just appeared via magic. Merle is flat on his back wand in his hand reaching toward her like it was a shield and he is surprised as S#!T
Foxxy: It's cool, it's cool, I am Foxxxy Voodo!

Panel 3: Far shot of the alley where the 2 are silohetted in the alley. The alley is narrow and divides 2 tall buildings and a bolt of lighting has struck between them
Sound FX: Kracacacacer Booooommmm!

Panel 4: A muscular figure is descending into the alley from the sky he is over the roof-tops of said buildings his cape's sides are held in each hand (almost like a parachute) as he is lowering. The angle shot should be like the camera is above his left shoulder as he is looking down, distantly we see Foxxy looking up and Merle still on the ground. This is our villian Confederate Chaos His costume (think of Vindicator's costume from Alpha Flight or Captain Brittian from The Ultimates....but with Confererate colors and add a cape)

Page 3

Ok, are you ready for this?.....Think of a Rob Liefield splash page! yay! Both face to face with severe anger, gritted teeth, respective fists held back for the big kapow. The camera shot has Merle standing between them but at a distance.
Foxxy: You are goin to get the Fever-Fist and I ain't Jiving!
Merle: I need a drink
Confedrate Chaos: Today I make The Grand Dragon proud!

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Page 1 (6 panels)

Panel 1
A man dressed in a suit gets out a car. This is STEVE. He carries a document holder. There is a house with a garden in the background.

Panel 2
Over Steve's shoulder, we see the front of the house. It is numbered #7. We see a scrap of paper in his hand with the address '7 Phineas Gardens'.

Panel 3
A living room. Steve leans forward on a two seater couch. Paper sheets sit on the floor under his legs, and some sit on his knee. On a single-seater facing him, JOHN sits lazily back in his chair, hands behind his head, with his own paper in his lap. His face is devoid of expression.

STEVE: AND SO, MR SMITH, IF YOU TAKE US UP ON THIS OFFER, I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND OUR SERVICE SECOND TO NONE

Panel 4
John hands Steve the paper from his lap

Panel 5
Steve stares at John

STEVE: IS THIS...

Panel 6
Same shot

STEVE: IS THIS SOME KIND OF A JOKE?

Page 2 (6 panels)

Panel 1
Over Steve's shoulder, we see a contract. John has scrawled 'I KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND I KNOW WHAT YOU DID' on it.

STEVE: I'VE NO IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS

JOHN: KEEP READING

Panel 2
Steve turns the page. Attached to the page is a crime scene photo. MELANIE'S body lies, bloodied, barely clothed. It's outlined with chalk and surrounded by police tape.

STEVE: OH MY GOD

Panel 3
Steve drops the papers as a gun nozzle appears at his head

JOHN: DON'T BRING GOD INTO THIS. GOD WON'T SAVE YOU.

Panel 4
John brings the gun down on Steve's head, sending him crashing to the ground

Panel 5
A full page-width, completely black panel

Page 3 (6 panels)

Panel 1
Over Steve's shoulder. The only light is John switching on the interior light of the car. John smiles. Steve is tied up on the backseat.

JOHN: HELLO STEVE. OH, DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO REPLY. I'VE REMOVED YOUR TONGUE.

JOHN: DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO MOVE EITHER. YOU'RE SO FULL OF DRUGS I'M AMAZED YOU CAN EVEN BREATHE

Panel 2
Same shot. John points towards the windscreen

JOHN: OK STEVE, SO WHEN YOUR EYESIGHT STARTS TO CLEAR, I'M SURE YOU'LL RECOGNISE THIS PLACE.

JOHN: WHY YES, THAT IS YOUR HOUSE OVER THERE

Panel 3
Same shot. John continues to point.

JOHN: AND, OH ,WHO'S THAT THERE? WHY YES, STEVE, THAT IS YOUR DAUGHTER. DOESN'T SHE LOOK LOVELY IN THAT DRESS

LIKE MELANIE DID

Panel 4
Same shot

JOHN: YOU REMEMBER HOW SHE LOOKED THAT NIGHT, DONT' YOU STEVE? HOW SHE LOOKED, BEFORE YOU MURDERED HER. WELL IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER NOW, YOU SOON WILL.

Panel 5
Same shot. This time John is moving in the front seat. He opens the door and climbs out. He reaches back in to the interior light.

JOHN: BECAUSE I'M GOING TO RECREATE THE SCENE FOR YOU. I'VE GOT THE PERFECT STAND IN FOR MELANIE TOO. RIGHT OVER THERE IN YOUR GARDEN.

PANEL 6
All black panel

JOHN: GOODBYE STEVE

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Patient Zero

Page 1

First few panels. Doctors/nurses hovering over a patient. Should be drawn from the patient's perspective. Leave image intentionally blurry (like blurred vision).

Narration: I can hear them talking. But I cannot concentrate on their words.

Dialogue between medical personnel.

"Do you think he'll need a blood transfusion?"

"I... I don't know. I've never seen anything like this."

"He's going into shock!"


Page 2

Full page panel. Shift perspective to third-person shot. The patient is a short-haired, dark-haired male. He has thrust himself upward on the operation table, screaming in pain, looking like a human caught in primal rage. It should be clear that he is a vampire.

Narration: The pain. It hurts too much.


Page 3

Flashback sequence. Atlanta, 1982.

First few panels: A man sneaking out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The building does not have to be detailed (though it can be if you want to find out what the CDC looking like in 1982). Just include in the final of this series of panels a shot of the panicked escapee and a vague background with a CDC sign.

Narration for first panel: How did it come to this...

Next set of panels: Escapee is fleeing down a street. He enters an alleyway. The vampire attacks him. The final panel should have the man lying on the ground unconscious after being bitten, without the vampire in the panel.

Caption box for first panel: Later.

Narration for final panel: It started with that guy

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Page 1

Panel 1 Overhead-panormic shot of a military installation peppered with tents, trucks, and tanks

Caption: Somewhere, Sometime ago...

Panel 2 Blonde buzz-cutt soldier in his boxers sitting on the floor with paper and pencil in his hands.

Caption: (the letter he is writting) My Dearest Amy, My life is no longer in my hands, it's not even in the hands of the doctors and scientist that are outside my door. The only time I loved life is when we were together and now I know I am going to die or wish that I was...

Panel 3 Shot of doctors and staff working in heavy technological suits, only a presense of an IV indicate they have a patient on the table

Caption (continues) My captors have laughed and spit in my face that I was a success, and that now, they will soon have the means to destroy any and all infidels. I have no idea how long I have been here or what the devils have done...

Panel 4 Small panel: Headshot: The soldier has a look of utter surprise

Panel 5 Small panel: pencil drops to the floor


Page 2

Panel 1 Small panel: Soldier lying in fetal position

Panel 2 Small head shot with tool in a doctors hand
Doctor: Almost

Panel 3 Huge Panel: The Medical Team turn to see a huge blast that takes off a wall where their first experiment was kept and in the middle of the blast is the soldier/patient/prisoner


Panels 4-5-6
Just various panels of the prisoner/soldier is literally kicking ass and destroying equipment. The last panel of this mayhem needs to show a hand risen from the bed and the newest patient has only two words to say
Patient (weakly) No, Please


Page 3

Caption: Today
Panel 1 The soldier and an attractive lady (Amy) Standing on the sidewalk of a busy street face to face (try to convey NY...for they are at The UN)

Amy: I know how important today is for you Reb, I will watch from the control room, I will be looking for the sign you have been teasing me about

Panel 2 Small Panel:Amy is walking away from Reb and we see a grin on his face

Panel 3 Small Panel: In his hand is an open ring box with a diamond ring

Panel 4 Huge beam hitting the steps of the UN from above causing explosion and the death of anyone within 300 feet of the blast.

Panel 5 Reb flat on his back while a huge figure has him, lifting him by the front of his shirt with one armored glove hand. (This is our villian gang....think of armored soldier with mask/helmet in other hand....his exposed face is butt-ugly Think F'ed up Spidey clone, hairless of course)
Villian: I was to be the perfect soldier, but look at the face you caused. Does it look perfect to you?

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Page 1 (9 panels)

I see this page a 3 rows of 3 panels, all similar in size. Rows 2 and 3 should follow the format of row 1. So panels 1,4,7 should all look similar. As should 2,5,8 and 3,6,9. If that makes sense

Panel 1
A pub entrance. An old-fashioned sign swings on the wall, stating the name of the pub as 'The Inkwell'.
We see the back of a man as he enters. The man is dark haired, dressed in black trousers and a black leather jacket. The jacket has 'T-Vamps' written on the back. Ingeniously, we'll call him Vamp.

Panel 2
We look from behind the bar to now see Vamp from the front. Pale complexion, reddish eyes, big old sharp teeth. Your average vampire.

Panel 3
We see Vamp from the side as we look along the bar. He now sits on the bar stool. He looks at the barman.

VAMP - I vant...I vant...to suck your blood

VAMP - Failing that, a pint of bitter

Panel 4
This time an extremely hairy figure stands in the pub doorway. He wears only a leather jacket. The jacket is emblazoned with 'West End Lycans'. We'll call this one Wolf.

Panel 5
We see Wolf from the front. He's trying to comb his hair into a side-parting. He's mostly failing, as he's so hairy the comb barely makes a difference.

Panel 6
We can just see Vamp in the foreground. Maybe just an arm. Wolf stands at the bar, looking straight forward.

WOLF - Pint of lager big man

Panel 7
A figure covered in bandages now darkens the pub entrance. Some of the bandages are loose and trail behind him. Funnily enough, he also wears a leather jacket. His reads 'Cairo Massive'. We'll call him Mummy. He is accompanied by a woman. Big hair, fur coat, high heels.

Panel 8
The woman slides into a booth. Mummy remains standing.

Panel 9
We see along the full length of the bar. Mummy in the foreground, Vamp around the middle, Wolf in the background. Vamp stares at his glass, which is about three-quarters full. Wolf watches Mummy as he takes a mighty swig from his glass, some spilling down his face.

MUMMY- A vodka and coke and a Babycham, ta


Page 2 (7 panels)

For this page I imagine: a row of 3 panels. Panel 4 in the middle of the page, full-width, maybe with full bleed. Then another 3 panels.

Panel 1
Mummy leans over to put the drinks on his table. Over his back we see Wolf shout to him

WOLF - Listen,you know you walking toilet-rolls aren't allowed in here right?

Panel 2
We now look over Wolf's shoulder. Mummy walks angrily towards him, the loose bandages around his feet billowing.

MUMMY - Well, neither are talking rugs. You gonna make me leave?

Panel 3
Two-shot of Mummy and Wolf in each other's faces scowling.

WOLF - Keep up your cheek and those bandages will come in handy

MUMMY - Do something

VAMP (from off-panel) - Perhaps both of you should leave

Panel 4
A fairly big, page wide panel. Vamp stands up and looms menacingly over the other two

Panel 5
A close-up of Mummy's face, his eyes narrowed angrily

Panel 6
Similar shot as panel 5. This time its Wolf scowling, baring his teeth.

Panel 7
Similar shot again. Vamp scowling, making his sharp teeth all the more prominent


Page 3 (9 panels)

Panel 1
Over the barman's shoulder we see the three characters in a close circle

BARMAN – Wait, this isn't right. You're not supposed to fight each other

WOLF – Shut up old man

Panel 2
We see from the group now, they all look back at the barman

BARMAN – Go back to your seats, please

VAMP – He's right, this isn't the place

Panel 3
Wolf and Vamp stand together. We see Mummy return to his table. His girlfriend is still standing from watching the altercation. Wolf notices her coat

WOLF – Is that...real fur?

Panel 4
Jack Kirby-esque action shot. Wolf throws himself at Mummy's girlfriend. Mummy intercepts him in mid-air.

Panel 5
Over the barman's shoulder now. Vamp rushes to break the fight up. Mummy restrains Wolf. His girlfriend is pressed up against the wall terrified.

BARMAN – No, no, no, this isn't the way this is supposed to turn out

Panel 6
Mummy is crushed by a giant finger. We see part of another finger just at the side of the panel

Panel 7
A sheet of paper. We see the previous panel, but it is sketched on the paper as part of a comic strip. The giant finger was from a hand that is scrunching the paper up. We can also see a small bit of panel 5 on the left-hand side, and some of a pen on the right

VOICE FROM OFF PANEL – No, no, no. I knew this wouldn't work. Timeime for lunch, then back to the drawing board

Panel 8
A piece of paper, now balled up, is thrown into a mesh waste-paper basket, where it lands on top of many other pieces

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Page One

Panel One – (long Horizontal on top of page)
Exterior Shot of Palace – Somewhat futuristic but also Classically Elegant. With Mountain in the Distance.

Unseen Speaker
It’s true, the Queen was found with the Founder’s Stone. Broken.
The most Sacred object in our world.

Panel Two – First of two equal sized panels
Close Up of Angry black haired woman dressed in regal garb in a tribunal setting.

Woman Accuser (Princess Marcia)
And For this crime against our heritage, she and her cohorts must be banished from our world…FOREVER!!!

Panel Three – Second of two Equal Sized panels
Queen Eden and her Trusted Guard Lucy and Advisor Merrill are chained together with shackles binding them together at the neck and their hands shackled.

Queen Eden (furious)
This is a lie. I would never destroy the trust of my people, of my world.

Merrill (whispering to Eden)
Queen Eden, you know this trail is only formality. Your Sister only seeks to shame and humiliate you. Bear your fate in silence, she can take the crown don’t let her take your dignity.

Panel Four
A shot of the cavernous Core of the planet, a river of Magma violently bubbling.

Caption
Meanwhile below the Surface of Thilikosis

Panel Five
Interior of Room where Tribunal is taking Place, shaking with noticeable Cracking. Rocks and dust crumble and fall within the palace. With Princess Marcia in mid range shot howling commands.

Princess Marcia
Our Planet Thilikosis is not pleased. We must Sacrifice my sister and the rest of the betrayers to Mount. Estres.


Page TWO

Panel One
The Three Accused Women are in a Bubble Cage Atop Mount Estres. Marcia and a few Guards are there too across from the accused.

Princess Marcia
Now As the new Queen of all of Thilikosis My first act is to see how the Spirit of Mount Estres Judges you in a true Trail by Fire. If your Bubble Cage dissolves the Spirit will be settled by consuming the souls of the guilty.

Panel Two
Shows the mechanism holding the Cage aloft detach.

Panel Three
Shows the Bubble Cage Descending into the heart of Mount Estres, with the three accused women in silhouette.

Panel Four
A Close Up of The guard Holding Queen Eden as to protect her from the impact, while Merrill is casting a spell eyes rolled into the back of her head trance like.


Panel Five
Marcia looking on as the Bubble Cage descends, her face partially aglow with a sinister sneering smile.
Thought balloon for Marcia
All as I planned. I have the throne and my sister out of the way forever. To rule what is rightfully mine. My plans are finally bearing fruit. When I killed my mother I was sure I was next in line, now no one stands in my way.

Panel Six
An eruption sends the cage Bubble back out the volcano. In a stream of molten rock and flame.


Page Three

Panel One – Small Panel First of Three
Far shot of Mountain with stream of fire flowing up with the bubble cage on top, all in silhouette.

Panel Two
Merrill eyes rolled back and glowing with the queen passed out and her guard holding her up by the shoulder.

Panel Three
Same shot but with Merrill’s eyes back to normal.

Lucy
What just happened Merrill?

Merrill
With any luck, a tiny miracle.

Panel Four – Long Horizontal panel, narrow.
The Bubble Hurtling through space.

Panel Five – First of three evenly spaces small square panels.
The Bubble lands in a body of water creating a massive Splash.

Panel six
The Bubble Deteriorates under water.

Panel Seven
The Accused Swimming around to find shore.

Panel Eight
The Accused with their heads and shoulder just above water looking out at Coney Island. It should be the back of their heads with them looking out at the shore line that has a huge ferriss wheel and some roller coasters shadowed by the moonlight.

[LewMoxinsghost]

Just to be clear... voting doesn't mean you are committing to doing anything... right?

[sparta28090]

Just to be clear... voting doesn't mean you are committing to doing anything... right?

At the time an artist is voting, I would hope that they would want to contribute something. If you vote and don't, then nobody is gonna come knocking on your door.

Once the voting ends on the scripts, then the next part of the challenge will last anywhere from 10 - 14 days, and the artist is free to do just a cover or just a page, or go all out and do all 3 pages. The fact is the pencil pushers have total control. Heck, even if you guys wanted to share duties like one pencils, one inks, one photoshops.....it just doesn't matter. To quote Captain Planet "The power is yours!"

As I have stated before, the artist on these boards always contribute so much, and this is just a way for writers and artists to do something together.

******if anyone can tell me how can I repair a severe typo with the voting polls, I'd appreciate it. I mean Foccy Voodo?....hehehe it is suppose to be Foxxy Voodo*********

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