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RAPID CITY

ISSUE #24

BY JOSH DAHL

Page 1 Rapid City. mid afternoon.

Panel 1Wide shot that functions as an establishing shot.Kinetic in his civvies walking down a neighborhoodstreet. It is a cloudless autumn day with harshsunlight burning down on him.

Panel 2 Closer shot on him just walking.

Panel 3 Kinetic in the foreground looking up at the buildingwhich houses Glyph's school in the background.

Panel 4 Shot of Kinetic's face as he looks at the school. Heis looking rough, like he has not been sleeping well.He is not happy about the school.

Panel 5 In the front hallway of the school, Kinetic iswalking past a tall teenager in a sweat suit who issweeping the floor.

STUDENTOh. Hi, can I help you?

KINETICNo.

Panel 6 Kinetic opening the door to Glyph's office.

Page 2 Help!

Panel 1 Glyph looking up from the laptop computer on his deskas Kinetic enters.

KINETICGlyph. Good, you're here. I need to talk to you.

GLYPHOh. Are you...

Panel 2 Shot of Kinetic.

KINETICSorry, I was wearing my mask when we met before.

KINETICI'm Sidekick's friend, Kinetic.

Panel 3 Glyph coming over to greet the distracted Kinetic.

GLYPHI remember you, Kinetic. Please take a seat.

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GLYPHSomething's wrong? What can I do for you?

Panel 4 Glyph gesturing Kinetic toward a chair.

KINETICI need to know what's going to happen.

GLYPHNow?

KINETICNo. In the future. You can see it, I know you can.When I was here with Hourglass, you told us whatwould happen, and you were right.

Panel 5 Kinetic settling in to the chair and Glyph politelyexplaining.

KINETICYou knew.

GLYPHThat's not how it works, you see...

Panel 6 Close on just Kinetic, interrupting. He is startingto look desperate.

KINETICNo. I need to know what's going to happen to me.

Page 3

Panel 1 Conversation continues.

GLYPHKinetic, I'm sorry, but it doesn't work that way.

KINETICEverything you said happened. You knew.

GLYPHNo, no, I can't do that. No one can know thefuture.

Panel 2Glyph explaining with a comforting posture. Kineticis looking down.

GLYPHAll I can do is help you see the answers that arealready out there.

KINETICI'm sorry. I don't know what I want.

GLYPHIt's ok. You're clearly upset. I might be able to


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help you. Do you have a few minutes?

KINETICHow?

Panel 3 Glyph smiling and proud, Kinetic looking up at himcuriously.

GLYPHAudiomancy.

KINETICWhat?

GLYPHIt's a way of letting the universe tell youthings. Finding patterns, not predicting thefuture.

Panel 4 Glyph gesturing around himself.

GLYPHIn a random shuffle, your mind will make meaningout the order of symbols.

KINETICYou mean a tarot reading?

Panel 5 Glyph holding up his MP3 player.

GLYPHNot that kind of shuffle.

GLYPHBut it's the same idea.

Panel 6 Glyph pointing at Kinetic's head.

GLYPHThe answers are already in here. We're justhelping you understand what your brain alreadyknows.

GLYPHI'll start as soon as you're ready. Think

carefully. Focus. And speak your question outloud.

Page 4 Splash. Question

Panel 1 Small panel of Kinetic looking down, deep in thought.

Panel 2 Looking up at Glyph. Taking up the rest of the page.

KINETICShould I give up being a superhero?


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GLYPHOh.

Panel 3 Glyph rolling his desk chair around to sit directlyin front of Kinetic.

GLYPHOk. Just sit back and focus on your question. When

I hit 'play' listen closely to the songs that comeup.

Page 5 Saint Jimmy

Note: All of the song pages will be arranged inthree sections. At the top will be a strip ofpanels with Glyph and Kinetic hearing the song.The main body of the page will be a montage ofimages and lyrics. At the bottom of each page willbe a strip of panels showing Kinetic after hisreading

Panel 1 Glyph sitting in his chair directly across fromKinetic. he is holding up his MP3 player and we cansee a cord running toward his desk speakers.

GLYPHThis first song will be about you in your currentstate. This is where you are as you ask thequestion.

Panel 2 Shot of Kinetic looking skeptical. From the speakerwe hear Guitar chords.

Panel 3 Glyph and Kinetic sitting in their chairs and lookingvaguely upwards as lyrics come out of the speakers.

SONGSt. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway

Caption Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade

GLYPHSt.Jimmy. The conflicted hero. Heroism andsacrifice going hand in hand.

Panel 4 This montage panel will include images of Kineticwith mask on turning away from Annemarie, Kineticlooking worn out and beaten, Kinetic's powergauntlets slightly damaged and with blood on them.Ambulance loading sheeted bodies.

SONG

Light of a silhouette

He's insubordinate


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SONG

I'm the patron saint of the denial

With an angel face and a taste for suicidal

SONGI'll give you something to cry about.

SONG

I'm the one that's from the way outside

In the cult of the life of crime.

I really hate to say it but I told you so

Welcome to the club and give me some blood

Panel 5 After the reading session with Glyph, Kinetic iswalking out the front doors of the school building.

Caption I'm the patron saint of denial.

Page 6 Rise above

This is a two page spread. The reading panelsstretch across the top of both pages, and thepost-reading sequence is across the bottom of bothpages.

Panel 1 Close on Glyph holding the MP3 player. On the screenwe can see the song title "St. Jimmy" his thumb (or

finger) is over the "skip ahead" button.

Panel 2 Glyph talking to Kinetic.

GLYPHThe second song represents what you will face asyou make your decision. Maybe an obstacle, this iswhatever is right in front of you.

Panel 3 (This panel crosses from the top of pg6 to the top ofpg7) The two men look over at the speakers as musicand lyrics come out.

SONG

35 years I lay awake at night

Across my mind is one eternal fight

Inventing new ways to think and see

Panel 4 (Actually at the top of pg7) Glyph with his eyesclosed, grooving to the music.


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GLYPH"To Rise Above". An aspirational song. It's aboutbuilding something for the greater good.

Panel 5 (Top of pg7) Glyph looking at Kinetic.

GLYPHIn your case, it represents the impossible ideal.

Reaching for that, you can't succeed. All that'sleft is failure.

SONG

To frontiers my kind is following the spark

To build lighthouse for those who scared of dark

Panel 6 (Montage across the bulk of pages 6 and 7) Imagesinclude: Kinetic slipping on bright new gauntlets.Appreciative crowds pointing up at Kinetic streakingoverhead. A shadowy, indistinct, image of a "greathero", Kinetic with broken gauntlets standing Betweenthe wounded Crux and the looming King Shard. Kinetic,beaten, reaching up toward the camera in desperation.Kinetic and Annemarie kissing on a rooftop at night.Friendly group shot of Kinetic, Switchboard,Sidekick, Flamethrower, Monkey, Hourglass, andseveral indistinct figures. Graves. Kinetic reachingout to Annemarie, who does not know he is there. Ahappy and vibrant Hourglass with a bullet flyingthrough her head and blasting brains out the back.Kinetic bounding proudly from a flagpole with theflag waving below him.

SONG

To frontiers where we befriend the shark

And stare at night but do not see the dark

Of sadness, madness...

SONGHere I crawl to rise above

To rise above

Oh, what is godless and misleading

And touch the world

SONG

'Cause I don't know if anywhere in this universe

There is this kind of love


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SONG

And I did see most beautiful of dreams

A cosmic harp where we were the strings

SONG

And touch the world that isn't bleeding

SONG

To loneliness we were all immune

Panel 7 A panel stretching across the bottom of pg6. Kineticwalking off of the school grounds in the lateafternoon.

Panel 8 Same size and shape as the previous panel, but thisone is at the bottom of pg7. Kinetic is at the farleft of the panel, looking very small on the

neighborhood street. At the far right is the caption.

Caption Here I crawl to rise above.... what is godless andmisleading.

Page 7 Rise Above 2

See Page 6

Page 8 Shadows Fall

Another 2 page spread, with the reading across the

top, the montage on the middle, and thepost-reading at the bottom.

Panel 1 Glyph talking to Kinetic. Kinetic is thinking hard.

GLYPHI know that seems negative. But it doesn't alwaysmean failure. It's reminding you, maybe, tobalance your unreachable ideals with some moregrounded goals.

KINETICYeah. Yeah, I get that.

GLYPHYou don't seem satisfied with that reading.

Panel 2 Just Kinetic looking up at Glyph.

KINETICNo, I am. I just hadn't seen it that way before.

Panel 3 Glyph Leaning forward and speaking enthusiastically.


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GLYPHReady to move on?

GLYPHGood. This song ties back in to the last one. Itwill represent the best outcome from where you nowstand.

Panel 4 Shot of the desk speakers with music and lyricscoming out. Glyph's balloon comes from off panel.

SONG

Shadowed by life well you never can tell

Fall down a hole and you burn in hell

GLYPHHmm. Shadows to Fall. Interesting.

Panel 5 Glyph and Kinetic looking at each other.

GLYPHThis is the casting off of illusion. Truthrevealed through struggle. Some of thoseillusions, though, may be there to protect you.

KINETICThat sounds right.

GLYPHIt does? Are you ready then?

Panel 6 Montage stretching across the middle of both pages.Images of: Kinetic removing his mask, looking freshfaced and young. Kinetic in civvies surrounded bymenacing figures. Annemarie point a cruel andaccusing finger at Kinetic. Coil playfully scatteringheaps of cash. Desperado pulling off his mask andrevealing a black mask beneath it. A frightened 12year old boy. Kinetic standing against a wall as ifin a line-up.

SONG

Striptease yourself against the wall

And watch the shadows begin to fall

Crazy, crazy dancing fire

SONG

Think of those days that took you higher

Look at yourself through a telescope


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SONG

Shadows begin to fall

I don't need those shadows to fall

I don't need those shadows

Panel 7 These panels run across the bottoms of pg8 and 9.Kinetic walking past a long cinder block wall. Behindhim, the wall is covered with spray paint. Ahead ofhim, someone has sloppily applied a coat of freshwhite paint. A sign warns "WET PAINT".

Panel 8 Close on his finger rubbing along the fresh whitepaint.

Panel 9 Close on him looking at the finger tip. There is nopaint on it. The paint has dried.

Panel 10 Kinetic snatching the "WET PAINT" sign off of the

wall.

Caption watch the shadows begin to fall

Page 9 Shadows Fall 2

See page 8.

Page 10 Disaster 1-16

Single page song.

Panel 1 Glyph looking at the display on his MP3 player. He

looks slightly puzzled.

SONGIt was the last weekend in October, the lastweekend I could see.

GLYPHDisaster One Sixteen. I don't know this song verywell.

GLYPHRegardless, it'll tell us about you. About your

foundations, your deep past, and how it affectsyou right now.

Panel 2 Glyph and Kinetic talking.

GLYPHDo you know this song?

KINETICNo. I've never heard it before.


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GLYPHOk, I'll start it over. Try to pay closeattention. See if it means anything to you.

Panel 3 Montage taking up most of the page. Including thefollowing images: A man who looks like a militaryofficer in his civilian clothes. 7 or 8 middle-schoolaged kids standing in a circle around a teen aged

male who looks like a junkie in very painfulwithdrawal. Police lights racing past in the dark.Kinetic's glowing hands clumsily pushing away theface of an aggressor. Kinetic donning his earliestmask.

SONGIt was the last weekend in October, the lastweekend I could see.

SONGIt hit like a car hits a tree.

SONGPut me out of your mind.

SONGWe can spend the rest of our lives like this.

SONGLeft me for hell, and still I can't talk.

SONGSorry 'bout the....

Panel 4 Across the bottom of the page. Kinetic out on thestreets. He is stopped at a crosswalk looking at asignal flashing a glowing red hand for "DON'T WALK".

Page 11 Reading

Panel 1 Glyph looking at Kinetic.

KINETICI could barely make it out. What does it mean?

GLYPH

It's just a song.

KINETICCome on! If it's 'just a song', then what are wedoing here?

Panel 2 Kinetic standing up in frustration.

GLYPHWhat does it sound like to you?

Panel 3 Kinetic turning toward Glyph and angrily


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interjecting.

KINETICTo me? Really? To me it sounds like whiny emogarbage. Is that what it "means"?

GLYPHIt might be.

KINETICThis is not what I wanted. Dammit. Can you justtell me?

Panel 4 Shot of Glyph talking.

GLYPHI can try. I told you when we started this that itwas about finding patterns. So far, every song hasbeen outward and aggressive. But when we get tothe song that represents your deep past, the

motivation that brought you to this crisis, wesuddenly have introspection on pain and loss.

GLYPHCould it be that your choice to be a superherocomes, initially, from you listening to hard toyour own pain?

Panel 5 Tighter on Glyph talking.

GLYPHMaybe its something you need to accept, or letyourself be forgiven for.

GLYPHDoes that sound right?

Panel 6 Tight shot of Kinetic, tight-lipped, considering thequestion.

KINETICNo.

KINETICOk. Can we just move on?

Panel 7 Across the bottom of the page. Very similar to thelast panel on page 10, but the signal has changed tothe man walking and Kinetic is crossing the street.

Caption and still I can't talk.

Page 12 Heave Ho

Panel 1 Tight on Kinetic's hands tensely on the arms of hischair. Glyph's words come from off panel.


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GLYPHWhen I ask you about your recent past, you don'tthink about your breakfast or your walk over here.The events that do come to mind all share somesignificance.

GLYPHFocus on those events and this song will help you

see what ties them together.

Panel 2 Glyph smiling as the song starts to pump out of thespeakers.

GLYPHSmash Mouth? Funny. But pay attention to what itis actually about.

Panel 3 Shot of Glyph and Kinetic sitting back and listeningas the song continues.

SONGNeighbor called my landlord, she said that she waspissed.

SONGUp all night making noise, and she can't get norest.

Panel 4 Glyph with his hands up to settle a confused lookingKinetic.

GLYPHIt's all about accepting consequences. The singer

never regrets or denies what he's done....

GLYPHEven though it makes him seem monstrous from otherperspectives. Regardless of who is actually atfault, he ultimately accepts the price that is tobe paid.

Panel 5 Glyph looking intently at Kinetic.

GLYPHDoes that sound like what you've been going

through?

Panel 6 Montage stretching across pages 12 and 13. Itincludes images of: Dead scientists and guards fromthe end of #23. Coil holding the stolen crown from#23. Kinetic beating down the guy #20. Annemariealone and crying. Switchboard cowering before alooming blood-thirsty Coil and Crux. Sidekick andFlamethrower bloodied and beaten and supporting eachother. Crux burning to death. Kinetic smashing WildThing through some playground equipment. Maxwell


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Murder grinning at a frightened Annemarie. Hourglassand Maxwell Murder both with most of their headsblown off.

SONGFull of thieves and thugs

SONG

Up all night making noiseAnd she cant get no rest

SONGShe has sent them packing and running scared

How much more does she think we will take

SONGMaybe someday when I'm jaded9 to 5 at a job I hate

SONGNo more music no more fun, Shooting cans with bbguns

SONGDon't even hide the dog

We don't want to live here anyway

SONGThe lawn is deadDogs and cats are stinking everywhere

SONGShe says that these punks must goI think were gonna get the old heave-ho.

Panel 7 First of 4 panels across the bottom of 12 and 13.Kinetic is crossing the street and we see a carwaiting for him to pass.

Panel 8 Second of 4. Kinetic flinches as the car honks athim.

Panel 9 Third of 4. Kinetic Turning toward the driver and

tensing up in anger. We notice a slight glow aroundhis clenched fist. The driver is leaning slightly outthe window and gesturing up at the traffic signal.

Caption How much more

DRIVERCome on, man. The light's changed.

Panel 10 Fourth of 4. Kinetic stepping aside to let the drivergo past him.


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KINETICYeah. my bad.

Page 13 Heave Ho 2

See page 12

Page 14 Cops on our Tail

Two page spread

Panel 1 Close on Kinetic's hand's. His fists are tense andclenched. The balloons come from off panel.

GLYPHAre you ok to keep going?

KINETICThis stuff is... I don't know what I wasexpecting....

KINETICBut I guess this is what I need to hear. Right?

Panel 2 Kinetic's face. Glyph's balloon comes from off panel.

GLYPHUnfortunately, yeah. Most cases, the hardersomething is to look at, the more you need to seeit. You ready?

KINETICYeah. What's next?

Panel 3 The MP3 player in Glyph's hand as he hits the "next"button.

GLYPHExactly.

GLYPHThis one isn't the future, really. It's more likethe conditions that you're just entering. Thesphere that you are moving into.

Panel 4Glyph looking at Kinetic as the song comes out of thespeakers.

SONGDriving through the desert looks alright.

Driving through the desert looks alright.

GLYPHI see the momentum, or kinetic energy, of yourdecisions pushing you into a wide open place. Youhave to keep moving, but where you go is up to


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you.

Panel 5 Two page spread across the middle of 14 and 15. Onthe far right, Kinetic is facing off the page. Justoff the page are very bright lights shining on himand casting shadows behind him. He is a wide, bleak,endless wasteland. He is standing still, in asneutral a posture as possible, but from his gauntlets

there are motion/energy streaks as though he had beenracing. Off in the wastelands behind him there areghostly figures of other Rapid City characters,living and dead, watching him. Fit in as many aspossible while maintaining the bleakness and notlooking like a team-photo. Floating over the imageare the song lyrics.

SONG

Driving Through The Desert Looks All Right

Driving Through The Desert Looks All RightGoing To A Place Where All The Lights Shine On

Going Fast That's The Way We GoGoing Fast That's The Way We GoGoing To A Place Where All The Lights Shine On

Try To Follow Us And You Will Get LostTry To Follow Us And You Will Get LostGoing To A Place Where All The Lights Shine On

The Cops Are On Our Tail But That's All RightThe Cops Are On Our Tail But That's All Right

We Won't Pull Over And That's It

Panel 6 Row of panels across the bottoms of pages 14 and 15.First panel is a shot of a police car coming fromvery far away with its lights and sirens blazing. Asfar away as is reasonable to be seen on anurban/neighborhood street

Panel 7 The Car now much closer. Kinetic is in the foregroundof the shot and the car is coming up from behind him.He is turning away from the viewer to look back atthe approaching police car.

Panel 8 Shot of Kinetic's face as he watches the car pass. Heis harshly lit by blue and red lights.

Caption Where All The Lights Shine On

Panel 9 Kinetic standing alone on the darkening sidewalk asthe car drives off.


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Cops on our Tail 2

See page 15.

Page 16 Mona Lisa / Rockaway

Two page spread.

Panel 1Glyph gesturing toward the MP3 player.

GLYPHThe first six songs have been about describing andclarifying you and your world. They put everythingon the table so that we can better understand theanswer to your question...

GLYPHWhich is what we are doing right now. These nextfour songs will point you toward the answer you'relooking for.

Panel 2 Music starts to come out of the speaker and both menlisten. In is bass-heavy electronica/classical

GLYPHThis track is your current state, mentally andspiritually, as you consider the question.

Panel 3 Similar panel, but the song has come to a jarringstop and both men are surprised and looking towardthe speakers or the MP3 player.

KINETIC

What happened?

GLYPHThe track just skipped. I didn't touch anything!

Panel 4 Kinetic looking worried and Glyph inspecting theplayer. Another, very different, song is starting tocome from the speakers. It is The Ramones.

SONGChewin' out a rhythm on my bubble gum, The sun isout and I want some.

KINETICSo what does that mean? Is that the song, or isthis the song?

GLYPHI don't know. This has never happened to mebefore. I didn't even see what that one was.

Panel 5 Kinetic is stressed out and Glyph is waving his armsto settle the issue.


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SONGIt's not hard, not far to reach

We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach

KINETICWell?

GLYPHOk. Ignore that one. This is your song. RockawayBeach. As I said, this is your current state inrelation to the question.

Panel 6 Glyph thinking hard and talking.

SONGUp on the roof, out on the street

Down in the playground, the hot concrete

GLYPHOk. This is hope. This is finding whatever joythere is to find, regardless of the circumstances.

GLYPHThis is, perhaps, escaping to something better.

Panel 7 Montage across the middle of pages 16 and 17. Thelyrics float over the images. Images include:Annemarie smiling with pride at Kinetic in fullcostume. Kinetic holding a small dog and pulling atab off of the bottom of a "have you seen this dog"flier. Kinetic rubbing his jaw like he has just been

hit and Sidekick with arms wide, demanding a hug.Kinetic, Switchboard, Desperado, and Vector chasing astartled gorilla. Kinetic gleefully pursuing a Moto.Sidekick, Monkey, Kinetic, and Flamethrower clowningaround. Kinetic about to step off the edge of a roofwith Daryl behind him, literally looking up at him.Kinetic slumping on the rear bumper of a fire truckand a firefighter handing him a bottle of water.Kinetic in costume enjoying a plate of eggs at adiner.

SONG

Chewin' out a rhythm on my bubble gum

The sun is out and I want some

It's not hard, not far to reach

We can hitch a ride

To Rockaway Beach


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Up on the roof, out on the street

Down in the playground, the hot concrete

Bus ride is too slow

They blast out the disco on the radio

Rock, rock, Rockaway Beach

We can hitch a ride

To Rockaway Beach

Panel 8 Row of panels across the bottom of pages 16 and 17.Close to sunset, Kinetic turns to walk through apark.

Panel 9 Shot of his feet stepping from the cement path ontothe grass.

Panel 10 Wide shot of Kinetic just strolling in the park.Around him are heavy, peaceful, shadows and nice parkstuff. From a high angle so that we can see what isright around him, but not much beyond that.

Caption The sun is out and I want some

Panel 11 Closer on Kinetic as he reaches for his pocket. Abeep is coming from his pocket.

SOUND EFFECTB-deep B-deep

Panel 12 Kinetic looking down at the phone he has taken fromhis pocket. From behind, we cannot really get a senseof how he is receiving the message. Past him, though,we can see the far edge of the park. Beyond thatthere is a bummy looking building with spray paintall over it. There are a few menacing looking teenshanging around at that end of the park.

Page 17 Rockaway 2

See page 16

Page 18 Danny's Song

Panel 1 Shot showing a lot of the surrounding office. Glyphis explaining.

GLYPHWhatever decision you make, you're not an island.The world affects you, and you affect the world.Song eight is about your relationship with theworld around you.


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GLYPHReady?

KINETICSure.

Panel 2 They both look toward the speakers.

SONGPeople smile and tell me I'm a lucky one.

Panel 3 Kinetic surprised and incredulous.

SONGand we've just begun,Think I'm gonna have a son.

KINETICWhat? I'm gonna have a kid?

GLYPH

No, no, no... well, probably not.

Panel 4 Glyph focusing and continuing.

SONGHe will be like she and me, as free as a dove,conceived in love,

Sun is gonna shine above.

GLYPHIt's not literal. Listen, it's about bonds forming

around you, your impact on them, and vice-versa.

Panel 5 Montage across the middle of pages 18 and 19. Songlyrics float over the images. Images include Wraithtelling the Moto named Phillie to get out, he ispointing and yelling and she is shrinking away fromhim. Hartborn and Andrew in a car arguing. Desperadowatching over Switchboard protectively as she sendsout an urgent call. Coil, backed by Red Devil,handing that stolen crown over to King Shard.Annemarie in a room with hardwood floors, completelyalone. Monkey and Sidekick fighting side-by-side with

Daryl. Three bodies on slabs in the morgue.

SONGPeople smile and tell me I'm the lucky one

And we've just begun.

even though we ain't got money

everything will bring a chain

you bring a tear


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tell me everything is gonna be alright.

Pisces, Virgo rising is a very good sign,

Strong and kind.

I see a family where there once was none, nowwe've just begun,

Love the girl who holds the world in a paper cup,drink it up,

Love her and she'll bring you luck.

And if you find she helps your mind, buddy, takeher home,

Don't you live alone.

Panel 6 Row of panels across the bottoms of pages 18 and 19.Close on Kinetic's hand holding his phone. We canread the message he has received. It says "From:Switchboard. To: All. Hey whoever's out theretonight. I could use some help with a* situationdeveloping downtown"

*after the asterisk is not needed if it can't fitin the panel.

Panel 7 Pull back far enough to get a good look at Kineticjust staring at his phone.

Panel 8 Very similar to the first panel in this row, now the

message reads "From: Switchboard. To: All. Anyone?"

Panel 9 Wide shot, the rest of the page, Kinetic lookingsmall and just standing there looking at the phone.

Caption tell me everything is gonna be alright.

Page 19 Danny's Song 2

See page 18.

Page 20 Creeping Death

Two page spread.

Panel 1 Glyph talking politely and Kinetic cutting him off.

GLYPHAgain, you know whatever this might point, it isjust an interpretation. You don't have to....

KINETICIt's fine. I get it. What's the next song?


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GLYPHIt's the opposite of the last one. That was youand the outer world, so this one is your innerworld. It's about your innermost feelings anddesires toward the question.

Panel 2 Kinetic looking toward the speakers and Glyph lookingat the MP3 player. It is metal guitar and drum

blasting out.

KINETICIs that Metallica?

GLYPHYes. Creeping Death.

Panel 3 Kinetic rolling his eyes.

KINETICOh, that's perfect.

Panel 4 Glyph holding up his hands reassuringly.

GLYPHRemember, try to not hear it literally. What isthis song really telling you? It isn't reallyabout death. It is about accepting your fate.

GLYPHYou're who you are not because you choose it, butsimply because that is who you are.

Panel 5 Montage image stretching across the middle of pages

20 and 21. The song lyrics float over the images. Thetwo sides of the spread are symmetrical. The leftside is Kinetic and his life, and the other side isBrian and his life. Here, they will be indicated likethis "Kinetic/Brian". A large central image ofKinetic looking tense and worn out, his gauntlets areglowing weakly/Large central image of Brian dressedin normal street clothes and strolling casually.Kinetic with a bloodied mouth defending a frightenedAnnemarie/Brian holding Annemarie's hand across adiner table. A row of graves in a cemetery/A nicepark. Coil using wires like puppeteer's strings, we

can't see exactly what he is manipulating/Brian'swork friends. Kinetic bounding over the city/Annemarie smiling warmly.

SONG

Heed

Faith

Wait


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Something must be done

So let it be written

So let it be done

Caption I'm sent here

Now

Caption my people go,

Go

I will be with you,

Running

Caption Darkness

Caption by my hand

I creep across the land

Caption the midnight air,

I shall soon be there,

Caption steps and floor, final darkness

Caption I shall pass

So let it be written

So let it be done

Panel 6 Row of panels across the bottoms of 20 and 21. Closeon Kinetic staring at his phone. He looks worried.

Caption Something must be done.

Panel 7 Similar shot, but now he is looking away, pained andconflicted.

Caption Wait.

Panel 8 Wider shot showing his whole figure, perhaps in

shadow. The phone is beeping.

SOUND EFFECTB-deep B-deep.

Panel 9 Another shot where we can read the screen as Kineticdoes. It says "From: Flamethrower. To: All. Hey. Wegot this. No sweat. :)"

Page 21 Creeping Death 2


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See pg 20

Page 22 I love you because you're you

Panel 1 Glyph looking very serious and looking right at us.

GLYPHThis'll be the tenth song. It's the last one, theanswer to your question.

GLYPHAll of the other songs make up the frame ofreference in which you can understand and acceptwhat this song has to tell you.

Panel 2 Similar shot, but of Kinetic.

KINETICI get it. I think I'm ready.

Panel 3 The two of them talking.

GLYPHAny questions?

KINETICJust the first one.

Panel 4 Glyph hitting play and listening.

SONGI love you because you understand, dear, Everylittle thing I try to do.

GLYPHJohnny Cash. Makes sense. He always sounds likethe truth to me.

Panel 5 Glyph talking to Kinetic.

GLYPHDon't let the love song distract you. You askedabout what you should do. This song is aboutacceptance. You. Accepting you.

Panel 6 Large spread across the middles of 22 and 23. Thesong lyrics float over the image. At the far right,Brian is approaching the open and welcoming arms ofAnnemarie. The are not embracing. She is there forhim, but slightly off to the side. Primarily he isproud of himself. Brian's hands are very faintlyglowing. Strewn behind him is a trail of all of hisKinetic gear. Included among those things are also afew bloodied bandages, some broken glass, and charredpapers.

SONG


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you understand every thing I try

You're there to lend a helping hand

But most of all I love you cause you're you

No matter what

I know your love

for a hundred- thousand reasons

most of all, you're you

I love you because my heart is lighter

walking by your side

the future's brighter

No matter what the world may say about me

I know your heart

you never doubt me

you're you

Panel 7 Row of panels across the bottoms of 22 and 23.Kinetic standing there still considering his phone.Maybe just as a shadowy figure.

Panel 8 Close enough to see him as he presses buttons on the

phone.

SOUND EFFECTdeet deet deet

Panel 9 He holds the phone up to his ear.

Panel 10 Pull back a little as he starts walking again.

KINETICHoney? Hi, it's me.

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Page 24 End End End

Panel 1 Splash page which is an homage to Amazing Spider-Man#50. On this page, however, Kinetic looks relieved tobe leaving his alter ego behind. If there is a way tosubtlely imply the large background figure, do it. Ifnot, just Kinetic walking is good enough.


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KINETICUh-huh. I'm on my way home now.

KINETICIt might take me a little while, I'm walking.

KINETICOk then, I'll see you soon.

KINETICI love you.

Caption The End.

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