Fantastic Four - Harbinger II - Ray Wonsowski

Going deep into my WABAC machine...for Part I, go here...

Panel 1- JOHNNY STORM, walking through the flaming antechamber in Atillan, emerges from the blaze. However, a Cosmic Control Rod is at his throat, and his jaw has been reshaped, giving him the appearance of Annihilus. In fact, Johnny is possessed by him, his head lolled over to the side, shambling like he is still learning how to work the body. He is dragging the unconscious body of GORGON of the Inhumans.

JOHN-NIHILUS: s-s-simple thisss waszz...we should have thought of thisss s-s-sooner...

Panel 2- from above. The THING, foreground, launches himself up and away in a bound before, background, SUSAN STORM can throw up her force field, which now encircles herself and REED RICHARDS, who is holding his wife in the stretch coils of his arms. The shield is keeping tongues of flame away.

THING: I've had enough of this crumbum...

SUSAN: NO!

REED: Ben, stop!!

Panel 3- BEN lands hard in front of JOHN-NIHILUS, raising his fists. JOHN-NIHILUS just stands absently before him, as if the Thing was a curiosity under a microscope.

THING: John. Buddy. This ain't you.

JOHN-NIHILUS: ...s-s-stupid creature...hideousss thing...

Panel 4- zoom in, one of BEN's hands around JOHN-NIHILUS's throat, the other tearing away the Cosmic Control Rod from it.

THING: Shut your cake hole, gimme that!

REED (off-panel): BEN! STOP!!

(In the space between panels, sound fx: FASH!

Panel 5- Foreground, the unconscious form of JOHNNY STORM, no longer the thrall of Annihilus. However, background, silhouetted in the flames, the giant rocky form of BEN GRIMM rages, Cosmic Control Rod glowing brightly in his hand, translucent leathery wings having sprouted violently from his back.

BEN-NIHILUS: ...RRRRRR....

...to be continued...

Johnny Storm - Harbinger - R.A. Wonsowski

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Panel 1 - Foreground, JOHNNY STORM flying "flame-on" down a long palace hallway in Attilan.  The ceiling is high, but he is flying fairly close to the floor.  Through the crystalline and ornately appointed windows, we see that night has fallen.  He's smiling and waving goodnight over his shoulder to (behind him in the background) BEN GRIMM (the THING), CRYSTAL, and GORGON.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  The drinks come more frequently, since I've come back from the Negative Zone.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  Ben won't let me buy a single round.


Panel 2 - JOHNNY stands under a shower, water spraying in his face.  The water turns to steam on his skin.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  "Your money's no good, John," he says.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  He calls me "John" now.


Panel 3 - JOHNNY, in a red t-shirt and boxers, climbs into his Inhuman-designed bed.  The headboard and bed should have that organic, Jae Lee look to it.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  Never around Sue or Reed, just when it's us two.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  Like I earned it, or I finally grew into the name.  Like, "I'm a man now."

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  But...


Panel 4 - P.O.V. from above.  In the dark, in bed, JOHNNY stares at the ceiling.  One hand is pointing up towards us, a flame dimly illuminating his face.  His eyes are tired; he can't sleep.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  I'm afraid of the dark now.  Like a little kid, I can't quite sleep without a little light.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  Because "Johnny" knows...


Panel 5 - Zoom in a little bit (head and shoulders shot).  Same P.O.V., but JOHNNY's mouth is slightly open, a touch agape.  His eyes are glassy.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  He's been on the other side of the closet door.  He knows what scrabbles around in the dark there.


Panel 6 - Zoom in a bit more (only the face).  From JOHNNY's open mouth, an alien looking insect pokes its antennaed head and foreclaws from the corner of his mouth.  JOHNNY's eyes have rolled back.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  I hear the chitinous scratching in the walls, at the corners.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  "Chitinous."  That's a Reed-word.  I think it means "dreadful"...


Panel 7 - Zoom in to just JOHNNY's mouth.  Now four or five alien insects are crawling out of his mouth, and maybe a slug or worm or two.  There are more behind, as his cheeks are puffing and lumping with more insects.  One of the insects bears the face of ANNIHILUS.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  I think it means something horrible awaits me from the other side.

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  Awaiting me still...

CAPTION (JOHNNY):  Lord...

Johnny Storm - Slow Burn - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: the Fantasticar is crashed in the arctic. THING, MR. FANTASTIC, and SUE STORM are unconscious. JOHNNY is worried. They are not nearly dressed for this weather.

Johnny: YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH, JOHNNY. JUST STAY CALM.

Johnny: YOU JUST NEED TO GET THEM TO SHELTER.

Panel 2:  Johnny has set up a circle, with Thing, Mr. Fantastic, and Sue circled around him at a safe distance while he burns in the middle to warm them. We can see the faint forms of wolves on the horizon.

Johnny: JUST... JUST START CONCENTRATING, JOHNNY.
(link)
WE CAN ALL SURVIVE.

Human Torch - Light Up the World - J.D. Coughlan

Panel 1: Establishing shot of an icy wasteland on an alien planet. Maybe put two moons in the sky or something to show it's not Earth. It should look very cold and hellishly windy. There is a small group of travellers making their way through the snow.

JOHNNY (CAP): They say I'm the irresponsible one.

Panel 2: Closer on the alien travellers now. Wrapped up tight in arctic gear. One of them is stumbling over, the others look to him in alarm.

JOHNNY (CAP): That I'm only in this game for the fun, the fame, the girls.

Panel 3: The other travellers gather around their fallen comrade, helping him up. He gestures to them, "go on without me." Some of them look to each other in hopelessness. Even if they leave him, they may not survive.

JOHNNY (CAP): And, sure, that stuff's cool...

Panel 4: Same shot, but now there is a light shining down on them. They look to its off-panel source in awe. Some of the snow around them is beginning to melt.

JOHNNY (CAP): But if that's all I wanted, I'd just go on some crappy reality TV show.

Panel 5: Large. Johnny, in flame-on mode, hovers over the travellers, smiling.

JOHNNY (CAP): Truth is, helping people...

JOHNNY (CAP): Well that just warms my heart.

END OF PAGE

Human Torch – Sibling Rivalry – Shaun Richens.

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22.1 Page wide panel. A beautiful cathedral. Stain glass windows line the old brick walls. Pools of light pour in. SUE STORM stands facing us. We see her from the shoulders up. One of her arms reaching out towards us, her hand up turned, the fingers squeezing the air.

Sue wears an elegant white brides dress, a small silver crown on her head and a matching silver choker necklace around her neck. A glowing green emerald sits in the centre of the necklace. Her eyes have a similar green glow. A cruel smile plays across her face as her eyes narrow.

SUE: Brother dearest I am so pleased you could make it for my big day.

22.2 Page wide panel. Reverse shot from behind Sue. She stands at the altar of the cathedral. VICTOR VON DOOM stands at her side. Rows and rows of empty seats spread out before the pair.

JOHNNY STORM hangs in the air inside a ball of kinetic energy made by Sue. Particles fizz around the bubble.

Johnny is in full flame.

SUE: Come to give me away?

JOHNNY: Sue, Doom has you out of your mind. Please listen to me.

22.3 Tight on Sue. She is squeezing her fingers even tighter together. Her face scrunched up.

SUE: No little brother listen to me.

22.4 The bubble around Johnny has gotten smaller. His flames are starting to go out as he burns through all the oxygen in the bubble. He looks weak.

JOHNNY: Koff.

22.5 Over Sue’s shoulder looking at Johnny. The bubble has vanished, his flames with them. He has landed hard on the floor. He kneels and rests on his hands, exhausted, gasping for air.

SUE: You have always burnt to bright Johnny. Now it’s my time to shine.

22.6 From behind Johnny, still on his knees we look up towards the altar. Sue has taken the hand of Doom.

DOOM: Stay down boy. Kneel for your new Queen.

Johnny Storm - Lost in Translation - Grant McLaughlin

This page would do well with a cartoony look to it.  Panels one through nine are on a 3 by 3 grid, but there is space left on the page for a final tenth panel at the bottom.  Those initial nine panels are done in a manner to look like a sheet of paper that exists within the comic (to help get this across, most of the ninth panel is covered by Johnny's glove, as he is holding it).  Feel free to have the word balloons in panels one through nine written in big ol' catchphrase style.  At the bottom of the "paper" (and above the tenth panel), there is some white space where Johnny Arashi is written.

I hope I explained that clearly enough.

1 - Johnny Storm is holding a painting frame in front of himself.  There's no painting, so we can see him through the frame.  Johnny has a goofy smile on.

JOHNNY: Frame on!

2 - Johnny is dressed as a hockey referee.  He's dropping the puck on the opening faceoff between two teams.

JOHNNY: Game on!

3 - Johnny is walking down a stereotypical red carpet at some big awards show.  He wears stylish shades, has an attractive girl on his arm, and waves to the many photographers taking his picture.

JOHNNY: Fame on!

4 - Johnny is dressed up as an old timey lion tamer.  He holds a chair and a whip and is in the process of taming a lion, which is roaring at him.

JOHNNY: Tame on!

5 - Johnny wags his finger in reprimand at one of the Future Foundation children, as they have knocked over a vase, which now lies broken on the ground.

JOHNNY: Shame on!

6 - Johnny is dressed in an AIM uniform, doing some AIMy stuff (let's go with pouring beakers in a lab?).

JOHNNY: AIM on!

7 - Johnny is crossdressing.  He wears a full evening gown, high heels, red lips, and a wig.

JOHNNY: Dame on!

8 - Johnny is sitting at a desk, doing his taxes.  He's got that tiny pair of glasses on the edge of his nose and an old school calculator that has paper coming out of it.

JOHNNY: Claim on!

9 - The final panel of the sheet is mostly covered by Johnny's hand holding the entire document.  Only the word balloon is really discernible.

JOHNNY: Maim on!

10 - Shot of Johnny looking down in disbelief at the actual paper that has all those panels printed on it.  He can't believe what he's seeing.

JOHNNY: This is seriously the last time I try licensing my likeness to a Japanese company...