Here are my latest comic sequentials, based on a sample "Ghost" script from Dark Horse Comics by Randy Stradley.
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The dialogue for the story is below.
------------------------------------------------ by Randy Stradley PAGE ONE Panel 1 1 MAN (weak): HELP! 2 CAP: HIS CRIES ARE WEAK … HIS VOICE BRITTLE WITH TIME AND HOARSE FROM DISUSE. NOBODY WILL HEAR HIM. Panel 2 3 CAP: HE RUNS, BUT HIS OLD LEGS CAN’T CARRY HIM FAST ENOUGH, AND BESIDES, THERE’S NOWHERE HE CAN RUN… Panel 3 4 CAP: …THAT THEY CAN’T FIND HIM. Panel 4 5 CAP: I’D HEARD ABOUT THIS. THEY CALL IT “CAR TAG,” “BUM HUNTING,” OR JUST “THE SPORT.” THE CHILDREN OF ARCADIA’S ELITE STEAL A CAR AND CHASE A HOMELESS PERSON UNTIL THEY RUN THEM DOWN. 6 CAP: SO FAR, THE POLICE HAVE FOUND NO LEADS. BUT I HAVE. IT’S AMAZING WHAT SOME PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY THINK NOBODY CAN HEAR THEM.
PAGE TWO Panel 1 1 CAP: AND IT’S FRIGHTENING WHAT SOME PEOPLE WILL DO WHEN THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. THE VIDEO CAMERA IS A NEW TWIST. 2 CAP: THAT OLD MAN ONLY HAS ONE CHANCE … ME. 3 TITLE: GHOST IN DEADLY GAME Panel 2 1 CAP: HE CERTAINLY WON’T GET A REPRIEVE FROM THE PAIR IN THE CAR. 2 CLIFF (from car): WAIT’LL THE GUYS SEE THIS! 3 BRUNO (from car): HOLD THAT CAMERA STEADY! DON’T MISS ANY OF THE ACTION! Panel 3 4 CAP: BUT TO REACH HIM IN TIME, I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING I USUALLY SAVE AS A LAST RESORT. 5 CAP: I HATE TO DO IT, BUT I HAVE TO JUMP SPACE. Panel 4 6 CAP: I CONCENTRATE… Panel 5 7 CAP: …AND I’M GONE.
PAGE THREE Panel 1 1 CAP: BUT WHERE I’VE GONE TO IS STILL A MYSTERY. 2 CAP: THE DEMON WHO CALLS HIMSELF “CAMERON NEMO” SAID THAT THIS PLACE EXISTS WITHIN ME … IN MY MIND. Panel 2 3 CAP: IF THAT’S TRUE, IT MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY TIME HAS NO MEANING HERE… Panel 3 4 CAP: …AND WHY SO MUCH OF MY – ELISA CAMERON’S -- PAST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN THIS PLACE. Panel 4 5 CAP: OF COURSE, I’M ASSUMING I CAN TAKE NEMO AT HIS WORD.
PAGE FOUR Panel 1 1 CAP: IT COULD BE THAT WHEN HE TOLD ME HE CAME FROM THIS HELL -- WHEREVER THIS PLACE IS -- THAT HE WAS LYING … TRYING TO PSYCHE ME OUT… 2 CAP: …MAYBE IT’S EVERYONE’S HELL. Panel 2. Flashback CAP: WHATEVER THE TRUTH MAY BE, THE FACT IS THAT I’M THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR LETTING NEMO LOOSE IN THE WORLD. Panel 3 CAP: ENOUGH OF THIS. I CAN’T AFFORD SELF-PITY… Panel 4 CAP: …I CAN’T BACK AWAY FROM THE FIGHT …FROM THE JOB I’VE TAKEN ON. SFX: BLAM! BLAM! Panel 5 CAP: TIME TO GET BACK TO IT.
PAGE FIVE Panel 1 CAP: A SECOND’S CONCENTRATION… Panel 2 CAP: …AND I’M BACK. NO TIME HAS ELAPSED. GHOST: DON’T WORRY. I’VE GOT YOU. Panel 3 BRUNO: WHAT THE --?! CLIFF: WHERE’D SHE COME FROM --?!
PAGE SIX Panel/tier 1 CAP: THE RED “RECORD” LIGHT ON THE CAMERA IS LIT. GOOD. Panel/tier 2 CAP: THIS WILL ONLY TAKE A SECOND, BUT I WANT THEM TO GET IT ALL ON TAPE. Panel/tier 3 CAP: I WANT THEM AND THEIR FRIENDS TO BE ABLE TO WATCH IT OVER AND OVER. Panel/tier 4 CAP: I DON’T EVER WANT THEM TO FORGET WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE TRY THIS KIND OF THING IN MY TOWN. GHOST: RELAX, OLD TIMER --
PAGE EIGHT Panel 1 1 GHOST: WHEN THE POLICE GET HERE, TELL THEM TO WATCH THE VIDEO TAPE IN THE KID’S CAMERA. 2 GHOST: AND TELL THEM I SAID TO GIVE EACH KID A COPY OF IT -- AFTER THEY’RE OUT OF JAIL. 3 MAN: Uh, SURE … WHATEVER YOU WANT… Panel 2 4 GHOST: LISTEN. THERE’S ONE MORE THING. 5 MAN: Huh? Panel 3 6 GHOST: GET YOURSELF A GOOD LAWYER. WITH THE EVIDENCE THAT’S ON THAT TAPE, YOU’VE GOT THE MAKINGS OF A CIVIL SUIT THAT WILL GET YOU OFF THE STREETS, AND THEN SOME. Panel 4 7 MAN (quiet): TH-THANK YOU. 8 CAP: HIS VOICE IS WEAK, BRITTLE WITH TIME AND HOARSE FROM DISUSE. BUT I HEAR HIM JUST FINE. 9 BOTTOM CAP: THE END.
I also did this test but got so bad that I preferred not to post ... You consegiu shows them to the publisher of Dark Horse? What they will find? Because it was very good
Hi Derick! Thanks for the compliments. Dark Horse did not reply to my submission, but that is expected. They are a huge company with thousands of artists knocking on their doors everyday. As artists, we must keep positive, work hard and wish for the luck that one day an editor will give us that phone call!
And I encourage you to post your Dark Horse submission. I would love to see it.
Believe and keep trying because it is hard, competitive and arduous, but the reward is optimal. But mine are bad, but really bad, I'm currently training hard to put only good things in the DA.
LOVE this style, and LOVE your use of expression, contrast, and perspective. It really is a fun read, even without knowing what the words are! That's the art of good storytelling, I think. Knowing what the story is even without having the words to guide you.
And I encourage you to post your Dark Horse submission. I would love to see it.