Monday, April 13, 2015

The Royalty in the Other Castles • Issue #1 • "Fandoms are Coming..."

Page 1 (10 Panels)

     Panel 1 - LONG PANEL - EXT. - The sun shines down on an old, large apartment building. The brick façade looks worn down despite the modern windows that litter the front of it. The building is bookended by two other apartment buildings that differ in size and design. Bikes crowd around the entrance as small cars line the street in front of them. The area is calm.

CaptionLong ago...

     Panel 2 - MED. PANEL - EXT. - We move in closer on the door to the apartment building. There is a black box next to the door with numbers and names on it. The numbers are clear while the names are still blurry. Plants grow in planters on the outside of the bottom floor windows.

Caption...in a city that wasn't that far away...

     Panel 3 - MED. PANEL - EXT. CU - We are now close up on one of the names on the black box next to the front door. We can clearly see the name and number listed. They read "404" and the name "Carey." Out of the sides of the panels we can see some of a speaker and a button.

Caption...there was a great injustice...

     Panel 4 - LONG PANEL - INT. - An interior shot of a hallway in the apartment building. There are two doors in front of us with numbers on them. The numbers are "404" and "406." The façade is still and sterile in appearances.

Caption...against the world of -- fandoms.

     Panel 5 - LONG PANEL - INT. - Same shot as before.

MURPHY QUINN (OFF)
(Shouting Balloon)
I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN HOW WRONG YOU ARE!

     Panel 6 - SM./MED. PANEL - INT. - The apartment is filled with boxes and suitcases. Furniture is sparse and basic. There is a couch, small armchair, and coffee table that has been haphazardly put together in the center of the Living Room. Some clothes are strewn about on the floor.

MURPHY QUINN (OFF)
(BURST)
How dare you include Stephanie and Damian but exclude Jason?!

PAT FLYNN (OFF)
(BURST)
How dare I?! He was a snot nosed punk who didn't deserve to be by Batman's side AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT! You just can't admit it because you're a pretentious prick!

     Panel 7 - DEBATE PANEL #1 - CLOSE UP - Murphy is glaring at Murphy. Tiny flames can be seen in his eyes as he yells at his friend.

MURPHY QUINN
(BURST)
Well I'm sorry that you and the rest of the comic book world just couldn't handle the true skill that Jason had as being a Robin!

     Panel 8 - DEBATE PANEL #2 - CLOSE UP - Pat is snarling. His glare matches his friend's in intensity and fire.

PAT FLYNN
(BURST)
What skill? You mean the skill of making every single damn thing he said and did annoying?! I'm surprised Bruce handled it for as long as he did!!

     Panel 9 - SM. PANEL - CLOSE UP - Morrigan has a fed-up look on her face as she holds up a finger, cutting off the two bickering friends.

MORRIGAN CAREY
Hey guys...not that I don't love your fervor about this topic --

MORRIGAN CAREY (CONT'D)
-- But... --

     Panel 10 - LONG PANEL - INT. MED. SHOT - The four characters, ANNE, MORRIGAN, PAT, AND MURPHY, are sitting at a small round table. Small white cartons filled with take-out Chinese food fill the center. Each character has a small plate in front of them with some food on it. We are looking straight at Morrigan with Pat to her right and Murphy to her left. The only part of Anne that we see is her back.

MORRIGAN CAREY (CONT'D)
-- Can this wait until after dinner...when there are no sharp objects around?

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