Low Light Buddy of Mine - Self-Titled - Luke Babad

1. Detective Beam on the left of the panel with a police officer. They are on a mountain road where a white car has hit a black car in a t-bone collision and both are tilting precariously over the edge. The black car’s door is ajar.

Detective Beam: I hate Mondays. Two totaled cars... no bodies... looks like they fell into the canyon...those poor bastards.

2. Zoom in on Detective Beam, now frowning

Constable Sam: Detective - we’re still searching but so far all we’ve found is a bottle of iron pills in one car and a smashed bottle of red wine in the other.

Detective Beam: Get me something – I can’t ID the white car because the license plate is rusted so right now we have nothing to go on.

3. The two men are seen standing together looking at the wreckage. Another policeman can be seen next to the cars holding a piece of paper in his outstretched hand.

Detective Beam: Certainly looks like an accident – but it will take until morning to find the bodies in the canyon. I definitely have a strange fee-

Constable Noteworthy: Detective! You’d better come see this!

4. Over Detective Beam’s shoulder, we can see he is holding a wedding photo

Detective Beam: We already ID’d the driver of the black car from his license plate. Why should I care about an old wedding photo?

Constable Noteworthy: Because we found the same exact picture in both cars.

Why Low Light Buddy of Mine? - Luke Babad

Iron & Wine is one of my top six all-time favourite musicians. Usually I like him for his soft, relaxing vibe, but his 2013 album, Ghost on Ghost, had a very different feeling to it. My unknowledgeable read of the song ‘Low Light Buddy of Mine’ is that it seems to take a typical discussion of fraught relationships and puts it in a somewhat sinister context. So I figured it would be fun to see how it inspires the talented Thought Balloon writers!

Hourman - Wrinkles in Time - Luke Babad

1. Dr. Freehill stands next to a leather chair on the right side of the frame. A notepad and pen are on the table next to him. On the left side of the frame, an aged Rex Tyler, hair disheveled, is half-way through a door.

Dr. Freehill: Have a seat, Rex. Thanks for coming in today. How can I help you?

2. Rex is now slumped across a leather couch. In this panel Dr. Freehill is not visible but his speech bubbles come from the right-hand side of the frame.

Rex: How much time do we have?

Dr. Freehill: Sixty minutes, Rex, the same as always. Did you tell Wendi you were coming in today?

3. This shot has a bird’s-eye view on Rex. Rex has his hands clasped together nervously and his watch is visible.

Rex: I’ve told you, she won’t understand. How much time do I have left? I only have an hour – she’ll be home in an hour.

Dr. Freehill: We have fifty eight minutes remaining, Rex. Why don’t you tell me what specifically has brought you in today?

4. This panel shows the same bird’s-eye view, but with Rex slumped over again. A patch of sunlight can be seen on the floor.

Rex: I think I need it again – the old stuff. None of the modifications ever made it work as well.

Dr. Freehill: You’ve been doing so well, Rex - Why do you think you need it?

5. A nearly identical panel. In this one, the patch of sunlight has shifted, suggesting time has passed.

Rex: I need to help. I used to mean something. It’s not like I want it – I’m supposed to help.

6. Zoom in on Rex’s watch, where the minute hand is almost at 12.

Rex: I used to help. How much time do we have left?

Luke Babad - Writer-in-Residence

While this week ends Liam Meagher's stay with us, I'm happy to say that we're welcoming another talented musician to our circle.

Luke Babad is a longtime friend whose slowly been working away at his guitaring and songwriting over the past few years and is now starting to get some gigs around town at open mics and the like.  Like working at comics, it can be a long process, but it's been amazing to see his ongoing work and dedication and to see him advance and hit new milestones.

Of course, knowing he's been busting his chops at music, I couldn't help but wonder if he'd be interested in coming in to try his hand at some comic scripting.  Thankfully, he was all upons the question, jumping at the opportunity without hesitation.

I've been looking over his scripts to help him prepare, and thus far, I gotta same I'm pretty impressed.  I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I have.