Jamie Madrox – Mutant, Man Or More? – Shaun Richens.

ONE PAGE.

7 PANELS.

1. Madrox stands at the left of the panel. He is in the Avengers HQ. Captain America is talking to him.

        CAP AMERICA 1: Thank you for accepting the invitation to meet with me.

           

CAP AMERICA 2: I know you’re a busy man, but this is a matter of the upmost importance.

2. Madrox stands at the right of the panel. He is at the X-men Mansion. Cyclops and Emma Frost are talking to him; Cyclops is in his X-men outfit but no headgear on just his glasses.

        CYCLOPS 1: It’s good to see you Jamie, I’m glad you came.

CYCLOPS 2: You know the situation, so I’ll get to the point. Since m-day we have been dangerously close to extinction. You’re the only mutant who has the power to swing the balance for us in this new fight. We need you Jamie. The x-men need you.

3. Same as 1. But now we pull back a bit to see Tony Stark is with Cap as they continue to try and persuade Madrox to join them. Stark is in a grey suit.

CAP AMERICA: I know it seems like we are asking a lot of you. To have you turn your back on your people…

STARK 1: …but who says they are your people James? I know about Damian Tryp, he thinks you’re more than a mutant, and we think you’re much more than anyone realizes.

STARK 2: We’ve been here before. Hero fighting hero, and it’s never easy. But it comes down to this, whose side are you on?

4. Same as 2. Emma has moved closer to Madrox to add her case to try and sway him to team with the X Men.

EMMA: Beast is already with them Madrox, and who the hell knows which side of this thing Logan will fall on.

CYCLOPS: Emma’s right. Now more than ever, each and every mutant needs to stand up and be counted.

EMMA: And we could count you more than once.

5. Same as 3. Cap and Tony look at Madrox hopefully.

        CAP AMERICA: We’d be privileged to have you join us.

        STARK: What do you say Mr. Madrox, are you Avengers material?

6. Same as 4. Frost and Cyclops have moved closer to Madrox.

        CYCLOPS: So James, are you with us?

           

EMMA: Will you join the X-men?

7. A page wide panel. Two Jamie Madroxs stand facing us. Both dressed in his normal outift each one slightly altered though. The one on the left wears a purple with white details version, and on the chest is an avengers logo. On the right hand side stands the other Jamie Madrox this one dressed in a black and yellow leather version of the outfit, this one has X logos in each of the circles on the chest design.

CAPTION MADROX: When a man is faced with a tough decision he never truly knows which answer is the right one.

Jamie Madrox- Soul Food - Dan Hill

1.1
We OPEN inside Jamie’s office at X-Factor Investigations. Jamie sits on his side of the desk, idly re-arranging trinkets, not really paying attention.

JAMIE: What can I do for you, Mr--?

MARLOWE (OFF): Marlowe.

1.2
CUT TO the man sat opposite him, MARLOWE. Marlowe is in his late twenties-- expensive hair cut, slick suit. One gets the impression both were bought with the profits of stabbing people in the back.

MARLOWE: I’ll cut to the chase. We’re both busy men.

MARLOWE: Contrary to popular belief Mr Madrox the spirit realm has finite resources.

1.3
Marlowe leans back in his chair,casually.

MARLOWE: A set number of souls, flitting from one life to the next.

1.4
TIGHTER on Marlowe.

MARLOWE: All claimed by one side or the other.

MARLOWE: Balance, Mr Madrox. Order.

1.5
Jamie, incredulous. He doesn’t understand any of this.

JAMIE: Wait, I--

1.6
Large panel. CLOSE UP on Marlowe, smirking.

MARLOWE: You’ve upset the apple cart. The house is in danger of losing. We like that.

MARLOWE: So, with that in mind, my employer would like to make you an offer...

Multiple Man – One Woman Army - MK Stangeland Jr.

(1 Panel)

Panel 1: SPLASH PAGE!

The large SENTINEL army flies at the X-MEN’s Blackbird. In front of the Blackbird is an equally large air-force made up exclusively of ROGUE, having duplicated herself after absorbing the powers from the MADROX duplicate that jumped out the back of the plane. The ROGUE force is very much prepared to kick some serious SENTINEL behind.

(END PAGE)

Jamie Madrox - Double Dipping - Grant McLaughlin

So I'm not actually sure if I've ever read a comic with Multiple Man in it, but like everyone else, I find his powers to be really fun to play with.  I think I have something that could more or less fit within continuity (he and Layla Miller are an item, right?).

Three rows of panels. Two equal sized panels for rows one and two. One page-wide panel for the last row. They all show the same angled shot, with panel 5 just showing more.

1 – Jamie is sitting at his kitchen table, reading a book. He is engrossed. If you think it'll add to the piece, Layla's speech balloons from off-panel can be written with a slight “musical” or “sexy” twist to them to reinforce her meaning.

LAYLA (off-panel) (1): Come to bed already, sweetie.

LAYLA (off-panel) (2): You know I have a special surprise for you.

2 – Jamie continues to read. He has not moved an inch, but he has raised his hand to snap his fingers. The snap comes after his response.

JAMIE: Be right there!

SFX (from fingers): *snap!*

3 – Jamie is still reading. His newly created dupe walks towards the bedroom where Layla is.

JAMIE DUPE: You'll have to tell me how it ends.

4 – Jamie is still reading, continuing to hold the same position from all the previous panels. No dialogue.

5 – The dupe Jamie flies by in the background, having been thrown out of the bedroom with inhuman force. He is partially undressed (but within good taste, of course). Make his positioning as wacky as you like. We're playing this one for laughs. Original Jamie is finally torn away from his book, his concentration replaced by a look of terror at his dupe's fate.

LAYLA (furious): I HOPE THAT BOOK WAS WORTH IT, BECAUSE YOU'RE A DEAD MAN, JAMIE MADROX!

Jamie Madrox – The Moment After – Ryan K Lindsay

PAGE 21 - 3 PANELS

1. Madrox is getting a wicked punch to the face. His head is shot back and to the side, his neck is twisting.

Caption: There’s always a moment in any war where you doubt yourself.

Caption: Hate yourself.

2. We see Madrox standing above Madrox, one knocked down, the other tensed and breathing deep, ready to knock him down again.

Caption: Hurt yourself.

3. The large panel at the bottom – Madroxs surround the central two fighting, this is Fight Club and we need make no bones about it. The one Madrox is getting up off the floor and charging the other Madrox, the Madroxs around are cheering. The Madrox getting up is the one with the dialogue balloon.

Caption: It’s not how you get through it that matters.

Caption: It’s what you are ready to do next.

Madrox: Raaargh!

Jamie Madrox - Multiple Murder Mystery - Ben Rosenthal

This page has two panels. However Panel 1 takes up almost the entire page, with Panel 2 a small panel down in the right hand corner of the page.

I have written the description of the panel below, with a caption from Jamie as he notices them. These all take place within the on panel – it shows Jamie working out what went on in the crime scene.

Each of the ‘clues’ that Jamie is looking at has a red circle around them.

1. A small one bedroom unit. Jamie Madrox stands to one side, looking around the room. The outline of a body is seen in the middle of the room.

To the left we see a window, broken.

CAPTION (Jamie)

Detective 101 and countless movies tell me that if a window is broken then that is the point of entry. Unless there are glass shards on the floor.

There are a few shards of glass on the floor below it, however they look somewhat different.

CAPTION (Jamie)

These shards don’t look the same. They’re thicker, more rounded. They didn’t come from that window, but were placed there to make us think that they were. Clever.

Next to Jamie we can just make out the open door. There is a key still in the door.

CAPTION (JAMIE)

The key still left in the lock confirms it. The victim knew the killer.

Splatters of blood can be seen on the nearby bed and up the wall.

CAPTION (JAMIE)

The blood splatters suggest a gunshot to the head, but beginning point is too neat. Too perfect.

There is a pool of blood near the outline of head.

CAPTION (Jamie)

The pool has been disturbed. Like someone has gathered it up after the kill, and flung it to make it look like a simple home invasion. Very tricky. They only question now is—

2. A close up of a confused Jamie Madrox.

CAPTION (Jamie)

Why did I do it?

Jamie Madrox - XX-Factor - Rol Hirst

Panel One.

The offices of X-Factor Investigations (or whatever they’re calling themselves this week). Jamie Madrox peeps his head around the door, looking pissed off. That’s all we can see in this panel.

Madrox: There’s a woman here to see you.

Panel Two.

Inside the office we see the original Jamie Madrox sitting at his desk. Which I guess means that the one we saw in the previous panel must be a dupe. That dupe is still standing in the doorway, arguing with Madrox.

Madrox (original): Show her in.

Madrox (dupe): I’m not your secretary, honey.

Madrox (original): Yes, you are. That’s why I created you this morning. While the rest of the team are in Chicago, I need someone to—

Panel Three.

The dupe holds up his hand in a “talk to the hand” gesture. The original crosses his arms impatiently.

Madrox (dupe): What-ever! She looks familiar, by the way. Can’t place her myself, but: cheap!?

Madrox (original): Well, if you can’t, I somehow doubt I’ll be able to. Not that I’ll get the chance unless you SHOW. HER. IN.


Panel Four.

The dupe storms out. Madrox sits with his chin resting on his hands, elbows on the desk. He looks grumpy.

Madrox (dupe): Huff... bitch!

CAP (Madrox): Great. I had to let my moody queen dupe out, didn’t I? It’ll be murder reabsorbing--

Panel Five.

A woman stands in the office doorway. A woman who looks slightly familiar. Just like Jamie Madrox, in fact, after a sex change. She’s not a bad looking woman. Pretty good figure on her. Her hair is shoulder length and streaked with blonde highlights. Not too heavily made up. She’s regarding Jamie with a wry smile, hands on her hips in a slightly provocative / packed with attitude pose.

CAP (Madrox): --her!?

Panel Six.

Close on Madrox, his jaw having dropped, pointing at the woman. Unlike his dupe, he knows exactly who she is.

Madrox: Who… what…when… where… how… why?

Panel Seven.

Close on She-Madrox, taking a sly pleasure in his shocked reaction.

She-Madrox: Exactly who you think; gender reassignment surgery; November, 2009; L.A.; you were drunk for three whole days and didn’t notice me gone when you finally sobered up; because I’m the part of you who never felt quite right in our... old body.

She-Madrox: Now, will you take my case or what…?

Why Jamie Madrox?

Because Peter David's X-Factor is a consistently enjoyable book and Jamie Madrox is one of my favourite mutant characters. He's a grumpy gumshoe detective (for those of you who dig the noir) who can't help getting dragged into mysteries involving the whole of the Marvel Universe. He has a very complicated love life. And some of the most argumentative, contrary and downright obnoxious teammates in comics.

Add to this his unique duplicating super power - every dupe having its own distinct personality, many of whom just don't want to go back into Madrox-prime once they finally get out - and you have an endless string of storytelling possibilities. Here's a character who can truly be anything you want him to be... as well as being himself. Go crazy.