Kate Bishop - The Fault in Our Stars, Epilogue - R.A. Wonsowski

In case you didn't remember, over the summer I tried my hand at cosmic adventuring.  Just in case you missed it:
Part 1 - Intermezzo - Part 2 - Part 3

So, when Kate comes back home...

Layout:  4 rows of 2 panels each.  Setting:  the basement of Clint Barton's building.  A naked light bulb dangles from the ceiling.  Each panel is a two-shot, CLINT on the left, KATE on the right.  They are shooting at us (as if we were behind the paper targets they are practicing with).  CLINT's bow arm is still in a plaster cast, but is no longer in a sling.  Both are in sweatpants and running shoes.  CLINT is wearing a NY Islanders hockey jersey, KATE is in a T-shirt that says "i'm with bro" with a cartoon glove pointing at CLINT.  CLINT's expression will change from panel to panel, but KATE should be deadpan almost all the way through.

Panel 1 - CLINT has shot his arrow.  KATE is notching hers.

CLINT:  ...so, what happened then?

SoundFX:  Ffff--Tmp.

KATE:  The Cathedral ships fell into the fault as it closed.  Once "Evil Adam" was cut off from his power source, the rest was a mop-up.


Panel 2 - KATE has shot her arrow.  CLINT draws his shot.

CLINT:  (beaming with pride for his protegé) Unbelievable.

KATE:  Yeah, I have to say that was pretty close to being the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me.

SoundFX:  Ffff--Tmp.


Panel 3 - same as Panel 1.

CLINT:  (mock-angry) You're kidding me?

SoundFX:  Ffff--Tmp.

KATE:  What?


Panel 4 - same as Panel 2.

CLINT:  (still mock-angry)You go off into outer space, with two Captain Marvels, and fight two Adam Warlocks, who are leading an alien church congregation...

CLINT:  ...which is sacrificing Galactus to squid-creatures from another dimension, because I dunno what...

SoundFX:  Ffff--Tmp.


Panel 5 - same as Panel 1.

CLINT:  (still grinning in disbelief) ...and that's not the weirdest thing ever to you...

SoundFX:  Ffff--Tmp.

CLINT:  ...I'd love to know what takes the top spot...


Panel 6 - same as Panel 2.

KATE:  Well, there was that long flight home, and no one brought a deck of cards...

SoundFX:  Ffff--Tmp.

KATE:  ...Boomer and I were still rushing off the adrenaline...sweaty, y'know, things...happen...


Panel 7 - same as Panel 1, except CLINT's eyes are wide and his jaw is dropped as his shot has gone wild.  KATE is smirking to herself as she draws her shot.

KATE:  ...and then Gamora showed up with that bath oil, and saw us, and then...well...

SoundFX:  ffFFF-KkSsH!!


Panel 8 - CLINT's arms are hanging to his sides, one hand holding the bow, the other hand empty.  His eyes are still wide as he looks blankly ahead.  KATE shoots, still smirking smugly.

KATE:  Ohmygod, Clint, you're so easy....

SoundFX:  Ffff--Tmp.

KATE:  Looks like you owe me a Coke...

CLINT:  Sorry.  Brain broke.  Please leave a message at the tone...

Kick-Ass - The Fault in Our Stars, intermezzo - R.A. Wonsowski

Panel 1 - KICK-ASS on the ground, beat up, propped against a mailbox under a streetlight.  He's had seven shades of crap kicked out of him.  His costume is torn, he is bleeding profusely, fifteen or so purple-fletched arrows stick out of him like a pincushion, and one of his batons is sticking out of his toothless mouth.  One of the arrows has a note attached, reading "NO ONE takes my place.  EVER."

NO COPY


Panel 2 - The rooftop of CLINT BARTON's apartment building.  KATE BISHOP (in her Hawkeye gear) is doing a dorky-doofus impression of a "derp" KICK-ASS.  CLINT is watching and laughing heartily, wiping a tear from his eye.  He has his arm in a sling, an injury from a previous misadventure.  In the sky, we can see a Quinjet turn.

KATE:  "Duuh, my name is Kick-@$$...calling rapey villains ¿&*#$ makes me edgy and cool...KERK-ERSS!!!"

CLINT:  ...it's funny cuz it's true...


Panel 3 - KATE hugs CLINT, both of them smiling.  The Quinjet is a closer to the roof now, and its hatch is opening.

KATE:  Got any final words of advice on Cosmic Adventuring?

CLINT:  Nah.  You'll be fine.  They wouldn't've picked you if they didn't think you had the stuff.  Believe me, I know. You'll be great.


Panel 4 - KATE boards the Quinjet, greeted by HELLCAT and MANTIS.  MONICA RAMBEAU can be seen waving to CLINT.  KATE and CLINT share that same one-eyebrow-up cockeyed expression.

CLINT:  Now go kick ass.

KATE:  Don't make me do your other arm....

Up next - a Galactic encounter...

Thor: Mjölnir – Old Man Barton: Last Great Hope – MK Stangeland Jr.

(Same continuity as the OLD MAN BARTON page from Hawkeye week, but taking place several years later in Hammer Falls.)

(5 Panels)

Panel 1: The rain from the storm starts to come down hard as HAWKEYE grabs the hilt of MJOLNIR and starts trying to lift it. While most of the crowd is well on it’s way to dispersing by this point, a few onlookers remain.

HAWKEYE (1): If you can hear me out there, Thor, I could really use your help right now.

HAWKEYE (2): We all could.

Panel 2: HAWKEYE begins his serious effort to try to lift MJOLNIR. Naturally, he’s not making any progress.

SFX: grrRRUGGHH!

Panel 3: HAWKEYE looks up into the heavens as he continues his futile effort to lift MJOLNIR. He shouts at whatever being of Asgard might possibly remain and be willing to hear him.

HAWKEYE: *#%^&%, THOR!

Panel 4: HAWKEYE’s grip slips off of MJOLNIR as a spectacular lightning bolt clashes in the background. HAWKEYE’s shouting something as he goes down, but the sound of thunder drowns out whatever’s coming out of his mouth.

SFX: KRA-KOO-KA-SHA-BOOOOM!

Panel 5: HAWKEYE lands on his back in the mud that the rain has created in the ground surrounding MJOLNIR. The Lightning SFX from Panel 4 should carry over into this panel as well.

(END PAGE)

Hawkeye – In The Hall Of The Mountain King – Shaun Richens

PAGE 4

6 PANELS.

1. Hawkeye stands at the base of the statue of Liberty. He has one hand pressed to his ear as he tries to hear from his earpiece. In his other hand he holds his longbow.

         HAWKEYE: You hearing me Fury?

2. NICK FURY stands in the war room from the last panel of this page http://www.thought-balloons.com/2012/03/nick-fury-in-hall-of-mountain-king.html

NICK FURY: I heard ya, loud and clear. Now tell me, why on earth did the team split up?

3. Cut back to same shot as 1.

HAWKEYE 1: The Cap thought we’d cover more ground, and you put him in charge, so I did as I was told.

HAWKEYE 2: I have found the target though. 

4. Cut back to same panel layout as 4. FURY is looking even sterner than normal.

NICK FURY: Hold your position. I’ll call the others. You need to regroup before you engage.

5. Similar panel to 1. We are with HAWKEYE but pulled out further. We see a full long shot of HAWKEYE. He wears a look of concern on his face.

        HAWKEYE: Any chance you could hurry up that back up call?

NICK FURY (OFF PANEL THROUGH HEAD PIECE): What’s going on?

6. A side on shot. HAWKEYE has pulled his bow back with an arrow readied he stands to the right hand side of the page. Standing a few feet opposite him, on the let hand side is LOKI, a huge grin on his face.

        LOKI 1: My first subject come to bend his knee to me.

LOKI 2: Now put that toy of yours away boy. You think to use an arrow against a god. How little you know of my power.

LOKI 3: You do amuse me so. 

HAWKEYE: And I haven't even got to the punch line yet.

Hawkeye- God's And Legends -Dan Hill

Like Ryan, I couldn't really find a way 'in' for Clint. In the end I tried to get across that this guy brushes shoulders with titans with only a quiver and his nerve at hand.

Page ?

1.1
We OPEN on a TIGHT shot of HAWKEYE in costume as he sits in one of the Quinjet’s passenger seats.

HAWKEYE (CAP): “They always ask me how I walk alongside ‘God’s and Legends’.”

1.2
CUT TO BLACK WIDOW sitting in the seat across from Clint’s in her black bodysuit. She smiles wickedly.

HAWKEYE (CAP): “They’re not so different.”

HAWKEYE (CAP): “Divorcee.”

1.3
We CUT TO TONY STARK, in the seat in front of Black Widow’s. He wears his armour, sans helmet. He’s in the middle of telling a joke, laughing.

HAWKEYE (CAP): “Daddy issues.”

1.4
We CUT TO THOR sitting in the seat in front of Clint’s. He looks calm and collected.

HAWKEYE (CAP): “Sibling rivalry.”

1.5
CUT TO CAPTAIN AMERICA in the pilots chair. He’s all business, but allows himself a small smile at Tony’s joke.

HAWKEYE (CAP): “A sense he doesn’t belong.”

1.6
Wide panel. CUT TO a CLOSE UP on Hawkeye in the cargo bay the of the Quinjet. The bay doors are opening up in front of him, sending a strip of sunlight across his eyes.

HAWKEYE (CAP): “We all have our weaknesses.”

1.7
Wide panel. CUT TO outside the Quinjet as Cap, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow jump down towards us-- the money shot.

HAWKEYE (CAP): “But we still do what we do.”

ALL: Avenger’s assemble!

Hawkeye – Old Man Barton – MK Stangeland Jr.

(For reference, this takes place in the same universe as Millar’s Old Man Logan alternate reality storyline, but several years prior to the events of the main story.)

(5 Panels)

Panel 1: KARLA SOFEN, MOONSTONE (in what passes for ‘civilian’ garb) stands with her arms crossed in front of her as she looks at HAWKEYE sitting in her chair. She’s not pleased to see him. She’s even less pleased that HAWKEYE is sitting in HER chair.

HAWKEYE: I’m here to ask for your help, Moonstone. One Thunderbolt to another.

Panel 2: KARLA SOFEN advances towards HAWKEYE.

KARLA SOFEN: No, Barton. The Thunderbolts don’t exist anymore. They died with everyone else.

HAWKEYE: You’re still here.

Panel 3: HAWKEYE stands up out of the chair, fairly certain that if he didn’t, KARLA would throw him out of it anyway. He points at KARLA SOFEN as she reaches him.

KARLA SOFEN: Because I was smart. I got out while it was still an option.

HAWKEYE: And as much as I hate you for abandoning us, I’m willing to look past it if you’ll help me now.

Panel 4: HAWKEYE has his arms out as he tries to make his case.

HAWKEYE (1): The Thunderbolts aren’t all dead yet.

HAWKEYE (2): Neither are the Avengers.

HAWKEYE (3): As long as we still live, we can still carry out their legacy.

HAWKEYE (4): The world can still be avenged as long as…

Panel 5: KARLA SOFEN grabs HAWKEYE by the throat.

HAWKEYE: *guagck!*

KARLA SOFEN: NO.

(END PAGE)

Hawkeye - If Memory Serves - Grant McLaughlin

Page 3

So the first two pages of my Avengers story have been a little on the silly side. This one will be no different.

Three rows of panels. Two panels per row. They don't all need to be the same size. Have panel 1 be bigger than panel 2, panel 4 bigger than panel 3, and panel 5 bigger than panel 6.

1 – An outside shot of Avengers Mansion to establish the scene's location.

HAWKEYE (from within): BW, we've got a serious problem on our hands!

2 – Interior. Hawkeye and Black Widow are in one of the rooms. It doesn't really matter which one. Hawkeye looks really worried; Black Widow looks exasperated and annoyed.  There's a clock hanging on the wall.

HAWKEYE: We've got to call everyone in and get them assembled asap!

BLACK WIDOW: Clint, do you remember how things turned out last time you said that?

3 – Hawkeye takes on a serious, pensive look, putting one hand to his chin in the classic “thinking” pose. A thought bubble is forming from his mind. The tail connects to panel 4, which is where his thought begins. Both panels 4 and 5 are bordered by the classic thought balloon cloud pattern to show that they are Hawkeye's thoughts.

HAWKEYE: Let me see...

4 – The next two panels would ideally be rendered in true Chris Giarruso-style (like he's done in the Mini Marvels backups and his own G-Man stories). Hawkeye stands outside with a small, stylized Avengers Mansion in the background. Before him are Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man. They are brimming with excitement and are all looking at Hawkeye in an impressed manner.

CAPTAIN AMERICA (1): Thank goodness you assembled us, Hawkeye! Your quick thinking saved everyone and everything! You single-handedly stopped all the bad guys and evil forever and we could never have done it without you!

CAPTAIN AMERICA (2) (quieter): You're also way cooler and better looking than I could ever hope to be.

5 – Cap, Thor, and Iron Man are now raising Hawkeye above their heads and cheering him. Everyone seems super overjoyed. The thought balloon part of this panel where it connects with panel 6 should be a cloud disappearing – the “memory” is ending.

ALL: You're the best, Hawkeye!

ALL (across the bottom of the page): HAWKEYE! HAWKEYE! HAWKEYE!

6 – Only Natasha is visible. She is looking towards the off-panel Clint, equal parts disbelief and disdain on her face.  The clock is still visible.  No dialogue.

Hawkeye – Don't Look Back In Anger – Rol Hirst

Panel One.

Inset in panel 2. Clint Barton sits on a creaky wooden chair. He is wearing casual clothes and looking straight at us as he talks. Spotlight on him, long shadows behind. He’s fidgeting with his hands, looking a little grumpy.

Clint: You might say, when I first picked up a bow…

Panel Two.

Flashback. Hawkeye in his original costume, firing acid arrows at clunky, early-armoured Iron Man (the version with big screws in the face-plate). The arrows are rusting the suit as they hit its weak spots.

CAP (Clint): …I was an angry young man.

Panel Three.

Inset in panel 4. Out of flashback. Close on Clint, pointing a defiant finger at us.

Clint: But you ask me, since then, I’ve more than made up for any youthful indiscretions…

Panel Four.

Flashback montage.

In the central image, Hawkeye walks away from a group of dumbfounded Avengers. A classic “I quit!” moment.

In another image, Hawkeye punches Daredevil while a shocked Black Widow looks on.

In another, Hawkeye is embroiled in a furious argument with Gyrich.

In another, Hawkeye breaks a bunch of arrows that are green in colour while a surprised arrowsmith looks on. (Dialogue: Green? I asked for purple! Who the $%@& shoots green arrows!?)

In another, Hawk yells at his equally enraged wife, Mockingbird.

CAP (Clint): OK, so there might be the... occasional moment when my temper still gets the better of me...

Panel Five.

Out of flashback. A middle-aged hippy woman leans across and rests her hand on Clint’s hand, giving him a calming smile. Clint is wrinkling his nose: not a happy camper.

Woman: But that’s why you’re here, Clint. You’ve made a tremendous step in acknowledging your feelings, and now…

Panel Six.

Pull out to reveal the larger scene: a self-help group – a circle of chairs occupied by Hawkeye, the hippy woman, Bruce Banner, Logan, Ben Grimm, Namor and Angar The Screamer. None of them (with the exception of the hippy, who obviously has her work cut out for her) look particularly happy to be there.

A sign pinned to the wall behind Namor’s head reads: Anger Management / Tuesday / 7 – 9pm / All Welcome.

Clint looks around the group as he runs fingers through his hair.

Woman: …we’re here to help you on the rest of your journey.

Clint: Hoo, boy!

Hawkeye – Some Assembly Required, Page 3 - Ben Rosenthal

PAGE THREE

1. Hawkeye steadies himself against a crumbling wall, as seen on Nick Fury’s monitor. His left arm holds his bow, his right hanging by his side, dislocated.

CAPTION: 5 minutes ago.

CAPTION (Hawkeye)

I don’t have super human strength.

I am not a God, and the last thing I invented was an avocado and banana cheese smoothie.

2. Hawkeye is looking at the wall he is leaning on, thinking.

CAPTION (Hawkeye)

But I work hard. I train.

3. Hawkeye is slamming his dislocated shoulder into the building, trying to force it back into place

CAPTION (Hawkeye)

And I refuse-

4. Hawkeye is slamming his shoulder against the wall once again, this time with more force.

CAPTION (Hawkeye)

-to be looked over-

5. Hawkeye has slammed his shoulder into the wall one last time, with a huge amount of force. Part of the wall has crumbled away

Sfx: CRAACK

HAWKEYE

ARGH!

CAPTION (Hawkeye)

-by ANYONE!

6. Hawkeye is now standing under his own weight. His shoulder has been knocked back in place. He grimaces as he reaches for a bow from his quiver.

CAPTION (Hawkeye)

Not any more.

Why Hawkeye?

Why Hawkeye? Well, why don’t we ask Hawkeye himself, Mr Clint Barton!

“Whaddya mean you don’t know why I was chosen? I’m the best there is at what I do – shotting arrows. Sure, I used to be a crook, turning to a life of crime for money instead of going to the Olympics and becoming world famous but I was young(er) back then.

And it paid off – the Avengers saw some good in me and asked me to join their ranks. Now I travel the globe, doing what Avengers do best....Avengering. Some may say that I am a secondary character, that my multi-faceted arrows are nothing but a cheap way to get out of a tight situation. Well, to those people I say YOUR MOTHER!

Now if you excuse me, I have to go and continue working on my next brilliant arrow invention – a shark repellent arrow.”

You had to ask, huh?