Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 1 PAGE ONE We open with a splash page of the outside of PHYLLIS' apartment building. There is a Rent-A-Wreck or a U-Haul (or whatever the Highbrow equivalent would be... "Haul-Ass", maybe?) parked outside. RAPTURE is moving a box out of the back of the truck. Caption: MOVING DAY PAGE TWO PANEL ONE RAPTURE is physically exhausted (and it shows) from moving stuff in all day and up the stairs. She is currently standing at the bottom of the stairs and looking up at them in sheer dread of going back up them. SUPERPATRIOT walks up behind her. SuperPatriot: GIVE YOU A HAND? Rapture : SURE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT! PANEL TWO RAPTURE hands SUPERPATRIOT her heavy box. PANEL THREE SUPERPATRIOT extends his metal arms all the way up the stairs, depositing the box at the top. RAPTURE looks stunned. Rapture : YOU COULD DO THAT? SuperPatriot: SURE. Rapture : THEN WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE IT BEFORE! WE COULD HAVE HAD THIS WHOLE JOB DONE BY NOW! SuperPatriot: YOU NEVER ASKED. Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 2 PANEL FOUR RAPTURE walks up the stairs, as SUPERPATRIOT looks on from the bottom of the stairs. Rapture : OH, GO RECYCLE YOURSELF! PAGE THREE PANEL ONE RAPTURE walks into the living room, with box in hand, to find DART bossing everyone around, telling them where to put things, etc. PHYLLIS is standing next to DART. Throughout this scene, HORRIDUS is, in the background, opening a box and taking a poster out. By the end of the scene she is admiring the poster. Dart : RAPTURE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE? Rapture: A MIGRAINE. Horridus: [small] ...and it's got Excedrin written all over it... Rapture: AND A BOX OF MY CLOTHES. PANEL TWO Dart : WHERE SHOULD WE PUT THOSE, PHYLLIS? Phyllis: THE GARBAGE? Phyllis: UHM, HOW ABOUT IN MY BEDROOM? WE CAN ROOM RAPTURE TOGETHER WITH HORRIDUS AND MYSELF. Dart : OK, THEN, I'LL TAKE A COT OUT HERE WITH RICOCHET. PANEL THREE Phyllis: WHICH LEAVES BARBARIC, SUPERPATRIOT AND MIGHTY MAN IN ANN'S BEDROOM. Phyllis: SOUNDS CROWDED. Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 3 Dart : WELCOME TO THE GLORIOUS SIDE OF SUPER-HEROICS! Phyllis: WELL, IT'S ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE'LL MANAGE. Phyllis: IT OUGHTA BE A REAL HOOT! PANEL FOUR The next three panels should, if at all possible, be spread across the bottom of the page along the same row. HORRIDUS, looking right at the reader, is holding a poster of a velociraptor from Jurassic Park up against the wall. The poster should say Jurassic Park (or, again, the Highbrow Equivalent) on it somewhere. Horridus: DON'T YOU THINK THIS WOULD LOOK GOOD HERE? Dart : [off-panel, left] HMM... GREAT BOOK. PANEL FIVE We see virtually the same panel again, except this time HORRIDUS is looking back at the poster, which has been stuck to the wall with one of DART's darts. There should be speed lines or "whoosh" lines to indicate the dart was just thrown. (Maybe an accompanying sound effect?) Dart : [Off-panel, left] THE MOVIE WAS A TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT, THOUGH. Phyllis : [off-panel, right] OOH, MY LANDLORD IS NOT GOING TO LIKE THAT HOLE IN THE WALL! PANEL SIX The same panel design again. This time HORRIDUS is smiling at the poster. HORRIDUS: HE'S DREAMY! Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 4 PAGE FOUR PANEL ONE PHYLLIS is just waking up. She was sleeping in her bed alone. She is stretching and yawning. The alarm clock shows 8:00 a.m. Caption: DAY THREE Phyllis: YAWN PANEL TWO PHYLLIS gets out of bed and looks to either side to find that her roommates, HORRIDUS and RAPTURE, are gone. They have already woken up. RAPTURE'S sleeping bag is crumpled up in one corner, HORRIDUS' is torn to shreds in another. Phyllis: LOOKS LIKE HORRIDUS SPENT THE NIGHT TOSSING AND TURNING AGAIN. PANEL THREE PHYLLIS opens her door to see a line of RAPTURE, SUPERPATRIOT, HORRIDUS, and RICOCHET (in that order) outside the bathroom door. RICOCHET is at the back of the line. PHYLLIS talks to her. Phyllis : MORNIN', RICKI. WHAT'S GOING ON? Ricochet: MIGHTY MAN HAS BEEN IN THE BATHROOM FOREVER. Ricochet: I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER IF HE HAS ANY IDEA WHAT HE'S DOING IN THERE. PANEL FOUR PHYLLIS, rolling her eyes, walks away back down the hall towards the kitchen. As she passes the bathroom door, it opens. Phyllis : [small] I wouldn't be surprised... Mighty Man : HI, PHYLLIS! RAPTURE : [off-panel] AT LEAST HE DIDN'T LEAVE THE TOILET SEAT UP! Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 5 SUPERPATRIOT: [off-panel] YOU'D THINK AFTER 50 YEARS, HE'D BE QUICKER... PANEL FIVE PHYLLIS is talking to MIGHTY MAN as they walk down the hall together. Phyllis : [WHISPER] IGNORE HIM, SAM. IF HE ONLY HAD A CLUE... Mighty Man: [WHISPER] I SHOULD TELL HIM, THOUGH, PHYLLIS. HE DESERVES TO KNOW WHO I REALLY AM. Phyllis : [WHISPER] SO TAKE HIM OUT FOR A DRINK. THAT'LL GET HIS ATTENTION! PANEL SIX As they enter the kitchen, BARBARIC can be seen asleep in the living room, filling out a couch as his bed. PHYLLIS is pointing in his direction. MIGHTY MAN has a worried look about him. Barbaric : ZZZZZZZZZ Mighty Man: THIS IS SO WEIRD. Phyllis : MAYBE WE SHOULD DIP HIS FINGERS IN COLD WATER TO SEE IF HE'S STILL ALIVE. PAGE FIVE PANEL ONE BARBARIC sits on the floor outside a closed door, looking bored. MIGHTY MAN walks by. Caption : DAY FIVE SFX : BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING Barbaric : [mumbling to himself] bored bored bored bored Mighty Man: WHAT'S THE MATTER, BIG GUY? Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 6 Barbaric : IT'S ALL THIS WAITING, MM. WE GOT MORE ACTION IN THE UNDERGROUND THAN WE HAVE WITH FREAK FORCE. Mighty Man: WELL, HANG IN THERE, SOMETHING WILL COME ALONG, I'M SURE. PANEL TWO SFX : BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING Mighty Man: UHM, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? Barbaric : WHAT NOISE--? Barbaric : OH. THAT'S RICKI. Mighty Man: WHERE'S RICKI? PANEL THREE SFX : BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING Barbaric : [pointing towards the door behind him] SHE'S IN THERE. Mighty Man: DOING WHAT? Barbaric : SHE'S SO BORED SHE'S BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS. PANEL FOUR The scene shifts now to the kitchen, where DART is slamming a telephone down on its receiver. There is a phone book and a pile of notes in front of her. PHYLLIS is doing the dishes behind her. SFX : SLAM Dart : YEAH? SAME TO YOU, BUDDY! Dart : [small letters] sheesh Phyllis: WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW, DART? Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 7 PANEL FIVE Dart : I CAN'T GET LIFE INSURANCE FOR THIS GROUP. Phyllis: YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT? Dart : NO. THEY EITHER QUOTE ME SOME RIDICULOUS PRICE OR FLAT OUT TELL ME THEY WON'T SELL ANY TO-- Phyllis: I MEANT YOU REALLY THOUGHT YOU'D BE ABLE TO GET LIFE INSURANCE FOR THIS GROUP? PAGE SIX PANEL ONE Lots of lettering to do in this one. Better make it a big panel - maybe it should stretch across the top width of the page. Dart : WELL, AT LEAST A PRESCRIPTION PLAN. YOU KNOW - ONE OF THOSE EASY $5 A PRESCRIPTION THINGS? Phyllis: YOU'RE KIDDING. MANY PLANS WOULDN'T COVER THE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS FOR RAPTURE OR THE ROGAINE FOR SUPERPATRIOT'S HAIR LOSS OR, WELL-- Phyllis: --THEY MIGHT COVER BARBARIC'S FLEA PROBLEMS, BUT... Dart : WHAT ABOUT PILLS FOR MY HEART BURN? Phyllis: TRY OVER THE COUNTER. PANE L TWO Dart : HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS STUFF ANYWAY? Phyllis: MY ROOMMATE'S A NURSE, REMEMBER? OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU PROBABLY DON'T. Phyllis: SHE'S BEEN, UHM, WORKING A LOT OF ODDBALL LATE HOURS RECENTLY. SLEEPING AT THE HOSPITAL. SHE'S REALLY -ER, DEDICATED. Dart : ANN, RIGHT? Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 8 Dart : SHE'S THE ONE THAT TOOK CARE OF ME AFTER MIGHTY MAN SAVED ME. REAL DEDICATED. PANEL THREE The two women stand motionless for a minute. They are both looking towards the reader. PHYLLIS is holding a dish towel in her hand, DART has her hand over the phone. PANEL FOUR Same art as the previous panel. Dart : SO I GUESS I CAN JUST FORGET DENTAL, EH? Phyllis: YEP PAGE SEVEN PANEL ONE BARBARIC is in the bathroom, a towel wrapped around his waist and a blow dryer in his hand. His fur is still soaking wet. He is looking at the blow dryer in an angry way. Phyllis is standing in the doorway wearing a bathrobe, looking slightly bemused by the picture of the big red hairy freak in her bathroom. Caption : DAY SIX Barbaric: THIS BLOWS! Phyllis : OF COURSE IT DOES, SILLY. IT'S A BLOW DRYER! Barbaric: OH, I KNOW THAT. I MEAN IT BLOWS THAT I JUST BROKE IT! Phyllis : CRAP. PANEL TWO BARBARIC walks out and PHYLLIS steps into the bathroom. Barbaric: ANYWAY, THE BATHROOM IS ALL YOURS. Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 9 Phyllis : [hesitantly] THANKS. PANEL THREE PHYLLIS turns the shower on and the water begins to rain down. SFX : SHOOSH Phyllis : I COULD REALLY USE ONE OF THESE RIGHT NOW. PANEL FOUR PHYLLIS is looking at her face in the mirror, poking and prodding. She's looking for pimples or wrinkles or crow's eyes or some other malady. Phyllis : ALL THE CRAP I'VE BEEN THROUGH WITH THE ROOMMATES FROM HELL THIS WEEK. Phyllis : LUCKILY, NO WRINKLES YET. PANEL FIVE PHYLLIS looks the other way, back at the shower, and down. SFX : SPLASH Phyllis : [small] uh-oh PANEL SIX The reader now sees an outside shot of the bathroom door and an empty hallway. There is water visible leaking out from the bathroom. Phyllis : [shouting] YOU DAMNED RED APE!!! YOU CLOGGED THE DRAIN! Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 10 PAGE EIGHT PANEL ONE This last page occurs in the time frame mere minutes before the open of Freak Force #1. Characters should be dressed in the same way. BARBARIC and HORRIDUS are on the couch fighting over the remote control and what they will watch on television. Caption : DAY SEVEN SFX : [small, around the remote control] GRAB GRAB GRAB GRAB Barbaric: JERRY RIVERS! Horridus: FULL HOUSE! Barbaric: JERRY RIVERS RULES! Horridus: BOB SAGET IS FUNNY! Barbaric: JERRY! Barbaric: [small] BESIDES, THE TWINS CARRY THAT SHOW... Horridus: BOB! SFX : CRUNCH Barbaric: [small] whoops PANEL TWO DART is standing in the foreground pointing towards the window leading to the fire escape. HORRIDUS is happily sitting facing the TV. BARBARIC is walking half-heartedly to the window, his head down. Dart : THAT'S IT! BARNEY - YOU'RE BREAKING EVERYTHING IN HERE! GO SIT ON THE FIRE ESCAPE! Barbaric: AWWW Dart : [SCREAMING] NOW! TV : I LOVE YOU TOO, DADDY! Augie De Blieck Jr. Freak Force #0 Page 11 TV : AWWW PANEL THREE RICOCHET walks in complaining of hunger. Ricochet: WHEN'S PHYLLIS COMING BACK? I'M STARVED! Dart : [impatiently] WHEN SHE GETS BACK! SHE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO GO SHOPPING FOR US AND PAY FOR US UNTIL WE MAKE MONEY-- Dart : THE LEAST WE COULD DO IS BE PATIENT, DON'TCHA THINK? PANEL FOUR It's a silent panel with all the Freak Force cast visible. None are happy looking. DART looks mad. BARBARIC is bummed out to be on the fire escape. PANEL FIVE SUPERPATRIOT approaches DART. SuperPatriot: I THINK MAYBE WE'VE OVERSTAYED OUR WELCOME HERE. SuperPatriot: THIS GROUP SEEMS TO BE GETTING REAL ANTSY LATELY. AND I DON'T THINK PHYLLIS SHOULD HAVE TO PUT UP WITH US ANY LONGER. Dart : YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. PANEL SIX As the conversation continues, we see PHYLLIS walking up the Christmas-decorated street carrying the bag of groceries. A loaf of seeded Italian bread is sticking out of it. Depending upon the angle you wish to take with this shot, you may also see three oranges in the bag and a sprig of parsley or some other green plant. Check out the first three pages from Freak Force #1 for visual reference. Dart : [caption] I'LL GO PUT SOME COFFEE ON. THAT SHOULD CALM HER DOWN WHEN SHE GETS BACK. Caption: THE BEGINNING...