Nick Fury- Changing Of The Guard - Niel Jacoby

1 - 1994. Classic Nick Fury, the one David Hasselhoff played in that TV movie, has grown old. He's sitting in his office in SHIELD HQ, tired after a long day of work. The trophies of his old adventures are on his walls and desk, gathering dust. There's a G-man standing in front of the desk. We can't see his face, but his body language is comfortable. He's not cowed by the legend of Nick Fury.

G-Man: I'm glad you're taking this well. The guys back at State warned me about old soldiers, said they don't respond well to being asked-

Nick: To turn in the gun and badge? Yeah. I've had to decommission a few antiques myself.

2 - The G-Man is waving off Nick's comment about turning in the gun and badge as he(the G-Man) starts boxing up Nick's old war trophies. We see his face, and it's a young Phil Coulson. We see Fury in profile. He's not sad, or angry, just tired.

Coulson: You can keep the gun and badge, we've got more guns than we know what to do with, and you'll need the badge to use the SHIELD gym. Keep in shape during your retirement. Hit the sauna, play some squash, canasta, whatever you old folks do.

Nick: Canasta?

3 - The New Nick Fury leans on the doorframe as Coulson keeps boxing up Nick's memorabilia. New Nick is the Sam Jackson Fury we know from the movies, though not yet bald. Think Pulp Fiction, but after a visit to the barber. New Nick is crossing his arms, just as comfortable as Coulson in this office. Fury is still at his desk, and has started pouring himself a couple fingers of good whiskey.

New Nick: Yeah. That's a thing retirees do, I think. Oh, how rude of me. Hi, Nick, I'm Nick.

Old Nick: Canasta's a card game. Who plays cards in a gym?

4 - New Nick takes the tumbler of whiskey off Old Nick's desk and drinks it himself. Coulson has finished packing up Old Nick's desk, and is taping up the last box.

Coulson: Who cares where they play?

Old Nick: It doesn't matter, I'm just saying, wh-

Coulson(Interrupting): There. Now get your crap out of my office.

Old Nick: Your office? I thought he...

5 - Close on New Nick's hand as he pulls out a postcard-sized blueprint of the SHIELD Helicarrier,

New Nick(Off Panel): The job just can't be done from an office this size anymore. We're phasing out all the old relics. Phil here is manning Ground Control, while I man the mobile base. An aircraft carrier the size of a medium-size city. Tacoma, for instance.

6 - Old Nick carries the last of his boxes out of his office. We can see Phil and New Nick sharing whiskey over Old Nick's shoulder. Old Nick is still tired, but now he's a bit heartbroken, too.

Caption(Old Nick): They used to say old soldiers never die. But I guess the world moves too fast to let us fade away these days.

Why Thoughtballoons? - Niel Jacoby

When Grant asked me about participating in Thoughtballoons' fifth anniversary, the hardest part was this. Talking about what Thoughtballoons meant to me. It involves a whole lot of talking about myself, and I've never been good at that. But there is one thing Thoughtballoons taught me: just how desperate I can get when I'm getting near a deadline. I can't count the pages that I half assed by throwing together a half-baked crossover and calling it a night. And that's it, really. Thoughtballoons is something I did, that I'm glad I did, but that I don't do anymore.

Sorry if you expected more after a week of nostalgic retrospectives.

- Niel Jacoby

Guardians Of The Galaxy - Q Fast Q Furious - Niel Jacoby

Full Splash: We see Q of the Q in the Guardians Of The Galaxy's home base, Knowhere. The team is shocked to see this unknown interloper, while Rocket is shooting a laser rifle at him. Q is unimpressed, as we can see the lasers have gone, and are going, straight through him. Q has tried to blend in sartorially with the rest of the crew, leading to a garish outfit that mixes every outfit on the ship, including Groot's.

Q: Are you quite done? Because if you don't think something as miniscule as the future of this entire galaxy is more important than a little target practice for your pet here, I can find some other group of outlaws to help out.

Star-Lord: ...I'm listening. And stop it, Rocket.

Rocket: I don't wanna!

Komodo - Too Much Too Fast - Niel Jacoby

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Panel 1: Wide shot of a large desert, with a H.A.M.M.E.R. rover driving toward a large crater. The crater has been there for a while.

Cap: INITIATIVE FILE: KOMODO

LAST KNOWN LOCATION: MOJAVE DESERT--THOUGHT MISSING AFTER A.I.M. CHEMICAL BOMBARDMENT 3 MONTHS AGO

Panel 2: Commander Hill and a lackey are walking into a sizable cave-like formation in the crater.

Hill: WHAT'S THE THEORY, SOLDIER? NERVE POISON? ANTIDOTE TO THE LIZARD FORMULA? SOME NEW PATHOGEN THAT TURNS YOUR LUNGS TO SAND AND YOUR BLOOD TO GLASS?

Lackey: WELL, MA'AM, IT'S-

Panel 3: Hill and the lackey are just outside a darkened corridor in the formation, with what, from this distance, looks to be a vine coming out of it.

Hill: IT'S A VITAL MEMBER OF OUR INITIATIVE FORCES, SOLDIER!

Lackey: NO, NO, MA'AM. IT'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE LOCATION, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT WE HAD TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE BOMBARDMENT WAS.

Hill: AND? I DON'T JUST ASK YOU TO TELL ME ABOUT THE PROCCESS, I EXPECT RESU-

Panel 4: Hill is staring, shocked, into the corridor in the rock. The lackey is distressed, but not surprised.

Lackey: THE RESULT KIND OF SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THE A.I.M. BOMBARDMENT HAD A PAYLOAD OF LIZARD FORMULA--

Panel 5: Wide shot of what's in the corridor: Komodo, who is incredibly gaunt due to being stuck in the desert for weeks, and covered in extra, budded limbs, growing from all over her body.

Lackey: --AN OVERDOSE.

Warriors 3 - King Of Trios - Niel Jacoby

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Panel 1: The Warriors 3 are getting out of a rather small car, a VW Beetle or something, small enough that Volstagg is straining to pop himself out of the driver's seat area, in a parking lot.

Caption: EASTON, PA

Fandral: WHEN YOU PROPOSED A ROAD TRIP, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN TO ASK WHERE TO.

Hogun: THIS HAD BETTER BE WORTH IT, VOLSTAGG.

Volstagg: OH, BUT IT IS, MY FELLOW FIGHTERS! FOR TODAY, WE PARTAKE IN THE GREATEST PASTIME A WARRIOR MAY HAVE!

Panel 2: Volstagg is bursting through the doors of the Easton Funplex with a massive wad of cash in one hand, and a Chikara staffer seated at a folding table is startled.

Volstagg: ENTRANCE KEEPER, HOW MUCH FOR 3 OF YOUR FINEST FRONT ROW SEATS?

Staffer: YOU-YOU'RE JUST IN LUCK, SIR. WE'VE GOT JUST 3 LEFT!

Panel 3: Volstagg, Hogun, and Fandral are sitting in their front row seats. Volstagg's folding chair is obviously straining to support him, and he is loaded down with a bevy of snacks. In the ring, we can see The Faces Of Pain(The Barbarian, Meng and The Warlord) and Team ROH(Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson, and Mike Bennett) facing off for their first round match. Hogun is clearly disinterested in the action, while Fandral is eyeing Maria, Mike Bennett's valet.

Hogun: FRANKLY, VOLSTAGG, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU THOUGHT WE-

Panel 4: In the ring, Nick and Matt Jackson simultaneously superkick The Warlord, and we can see Hogun react in astonishment in the crowd.

SFX: SMAK!

Panel 5: Hogun is standing up, in a rage, as Fandral continues eyeing Maria. Volstagg is startled, but continues eating.

Hogun: THAT IS NOT HOW WARRIORS CONDUCT THEMSELVES! BOOOOOO! BOOOOOO! HISS AND BOOOOOO, GOOD SIR!

Fandral: IS THAT AN ILLEGAL FOREIGN OBJECT IN YOUR PANTS, FINE MAIDEN, OR ARE YOU SIMPLY THAT ENJOYED TO SEE MY BEAUTIFUL VISAGE?

(P.S. sorry this one went up a little late, I've been kind of busy as of late)

Lobster Johnson y El Ángel Rojo De Guadalajara Contra La Mafia - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: Hellboy is in a hotel room in Mexico fiddling with a DVD player, trying to hook it up to the TV. He is consternated and sauced. Bottles of tequila litter the room. We can see that the sun is shining outside.

Caption: MEXICO, DURING HELLBOY'S... LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE BPRD

Hellboy(muttering): fuggin technology... why woncha jes work already. dangit.

Panel 2: It's now night, and Hellboy has roped the concierge or some other hotel staff member into helping him hook up the DVD player. The staff member is leaving, obviously irritated. Hellboy is exhausted, and still sauced.

Hellboy: HEY, UH, THANKS.

Staff: <NO THANKS FOR THE TIP, ASSHOLE.>

Hellboy: UH, SURE, YOU TOO, PAL.

Panel 3: Hellboy settles into the hotel bed with the DVD player remote.

Hellboy: AHHHH, MOVIE TIME.

Panel 4: This panel is the DVD menu screen for the film LOBSTER JOHNSON AND THE RED ANGEL OF GUADALAJARA VERSUS THE MAFIA, featuring 4 options: INCIO, PREPERAR, ESCENAS, and CARACTERÍSTICAS ESPECIALES.

Hellboy(OP): AH SHIT. INCIO SHOULD BE PLAY, RIGHT?

Panel 5: This panel is part of the film LOBSTER JOHNSON AND THE RED ANGEL OF GUADALAJARA VERSUS THE MAFIA, and should be in a Golden Age comics style. Lobster Johnson is in the stands of a lucha libre match, eating popcorn.

Announcer(through speakers): Y AHORA, EL CAMPEÓN DEL MUNDO, EL ÁNGEL ROJO DE GUADALAJARA

Hellboy(off panel): WHERE'S THE AUDIO BUTTON?
SFX: KLK!
Announcer(through speakers): Il est un héros AUX ENFANTS
SFX: KLK!
Announcer(through speakers): И уважаемый член общины!

Panel 6: as above, this is part of the movie. The Red Angel is standing in the ring, a microphone in his hand. We can see Lobster Johnson behind him in the crowd, bashful.
SFX: KLK!

Red Angel: MY FRIENDS, FANS, AND COUNTRYMEN, I STAND BEFORE YOU A PROUD MAN! NOT ONLY AM I IN THE FINEST CITY IN ALL OF MEXICO, MY DEAR FRIEND LOBSTER JOHNSON IS IN THE CROWD TONIGHT! GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!

SFX: APPLAUSE!

Moose Kid Comics - Ultimatum Force: The X-Bloodening - Niel Jacoby

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Panel 1: In normal Moose Kid artstyle, the WIZARD COUNCIL is plotting. One is irritated, the second is sullen, and the third is jumping about holding his hand up like he's trying to get the teacher's attention.

Wizard 1: NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE TRY, THAT MOOSE KID IS STILL HAPPY AS A CLAM!

Wizard 2: I KNEW WE SHOULDN'T HAVE PUT HIM INTO A COMIC!

Wizard 3: OOH! OOH! I HAVE AN IDEA! HOW ABOUT A DIFFERENT COMIC!

Panel 2: The WIZARD COUNCIL is huddled around a comic that WIZARD 3 is holding.

Wizard 1: DIABOLICAL!

Wizard 2: INGENIOUS!

Wizard 3: TOLD YA!

Panel 3: MOOSE KID has found himself in the middle of a gigantic superhero battle. He's still in his normal Moose Kid artstyle, but the rest is in a Jim Lee-esque, stereotypically modern DC artstyle. Tens of heroes with overbusy, dark costumes and permanent scowls are ripping each other's arms off and batting each other with them. The air is dense with caption boxes:

*MY PARENTS ARE DE-
*PUNISHMENT TIME! ALL THE CRIMINAL SCU-
*THE WORLD IS A VAMPIRE, OUT TO DRA-
*-ND HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW

and so on and so forth.

Caption(Wizard): LET'S SEE MOOSE KID TRY TO ENJOY THIS! HAHAHA!

Spectacular Spider-Ham - At A Loss For Wordplay - Niel Jacoby

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Panel 1: Porker is in battle against The Buzzard, and has hit the winged wastrel with a web blast to the wing.

Porker: PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE NEXT TIME!

Panel 2: Porker is swinging away as the cops apprehend The Buzzard in the background.

Porker(thoughtballoon): PICK AT, NOT ON! HE'S A BUZZARD, PORKER, YOU PORCINE PUTZ!

Panel 3: Peter Porker swings into action against The Bull-Frog, evading a thrust of the Bull-Frog's tongue.

Caption: LATER THAT DAY...

Porker: WHAT'S THE MATTER...

Panel 4: Porker is lost in thought, and has absent-mindedly shot a web at a police officer.

Porker: UH... I GOT THIS... ER... NO, NEITHER OF US IS A CAT... DARNIT!

Panel 5: Porker is mouthing off to the King-Pig, who is puffing on his cigar in his office at his desk.

Porker: YOU MAY BE SMOKING THAT EXPENSIVE CIGAR NOW, BUT... BUT...

Porker: DON'T YOU MOVE, KINGPIG, IT'S ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE!

Panel 6: King-Pig smirks as Porker's entire body clenches in a fit of frustration and rage.

King-Pig: WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH ME, I'LL BE SMOKED HAM?

Porker(thoughtballoon): IF THAT DON'T JUST BEAT ALL! I'M NOT JUST PARALYZED WHEN IT COMES TO PUNS LATELY, BUT MY OPPONENTS ARE FINISHING THEM BEFORE I CAN! I SWEAR, IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE A PIG SQUEALING MAD!

Velvet - Two Roads Converged - Niel Jacoby

Full Splash: Interior of a normal-seeming office building, in a corner office. It is obviously after hours, and the only light is moonlight shining in through the windows. Velvet Templeton is opening the door of the office just in time to notice Nick Fury, Agent Of Shield lowering himself in from an air duct. They are both surprised to see the other.

Flash Gordon - A Flash Of Light - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: Flash Gordon has defeated Ming The Merciless, and is standing by a rocket talking with Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov.

Flash: I'VE BESTED VULTAN'S HAWKMEN, OUTMATCHED PRINCE BARIN, AND FREED MONGO FROM MING'S CLUTCHES. I GUESS THE ONLY THING TO DO NOW IS GO-

Panel 2: Same viewpoint as before, but a small object is flitting around the room, trailing a green light, and Flash, Dale, and Hans are reacting in surprise.

Flash: -HOME?

Dale: I DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD FIREFLIES ON MONGO--AND THAT FAST!

Hans: THAT'S NO FIREFLY, DALE, IT MUST BE SOME MANNER OF ALIEN TECHNOLOGY!

Panel 3: The object finally stops, and we can see that it is a green ring, of the manner used by the Green Lantern Corps.

Ring(dark green bg, light green text): FLASH GORDON OF EARTH!

Flash: WHY, THE LITTLE FELLA KNOWS MY NAME!

Panel 4: The ring is putting itself onto Flash's hand, and a green glow fills the room.

Ring: YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED GREAT WILLPOWER. WELCOME TO THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS.

Dale: HAH! LOOKS LIKE THE JETS FINALLY WON A RING!

Optimus Prime - Optimus Crime - Niel Jacoby

Full Splash: Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are driving down the highway, full blast, as a Decepticon police car trails them.

Optimus: BUMBLEBEE, DISTRACT HIM! WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS TRUCKLOAD OF ENERGON AND COORS LIGHT OVER STATE LINES BY NIGHTFALL!

Bumblebee: ROGER THAT, OPTIMUS!

Caption: CROOKED COP BEHIND THEM, 100 MILES OF HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF THEM!
CAN OPTIMUS AND BUMBLEBEE GET A TRUCKLOAD OF ENERGON TO AUTOBOT HQ IN TIME?

The Ventriloquist - It Takes A Warehouse Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: Batman is just about to open the door to a warehouse in Gotham's warehouse district, and is talking to Oracle over a radio transmitter in his cowl.

Batman: BARBARA, I THINK I'VE NARROWED DOWN THE VENTRILOQUIST'S HIDEOUT. THIS SHOULD BE A WALK IN THE-

Panel 2: Batman has opened the door and is reacting in surprise.

Oracle: BRUCE? BRUCE?

Panel 3: We see what Batman is reacting to, a warehouse full of discarded, decrepit mannequins, with the Ventriloquist sitting on a throne made of mannequin parts, Scarface on his knee. Ventriloquist is staring blankly ahead.

Batman(whispering):BARBARA, GET NIGHTWING AND ROBIN OVER HERE FAST.

Panel 4: Same viewpoint as P3, but the mannequins are beginning to get up, and are looking towards Batman. The Ventriloquist's voice is coming out of different mannequins in different parts of the warehouse, and the speech bubbles should reflect that.

Ventriloquist(1):HELLO
V(2):GATMAN
V(3):SO NICE
V(2):TO SEE
V(4):YOU
V(1):AGAIN.

Panel 5: Batman is overwhelmed by the mannequins, who are taking off his utility belt and restraining him.

Batman: WESKER!

V(1):NOW, NOW
V(2):GATMAN
V(3):PLAY NICE
V(2):YOU WON'T
V(1):GE LEAVING
V(4):FOR A
V(5):WHILE.

Panel 6: Close up on The Ventriloquist in his throne, Scarface on his knee. The Ventriloquist's voice still doesn't come out of his mouth, but out of a mannequin head integrated into the throne

Ventriloquist: DON'T YOU LIKE THE NEW ADDITIONS TO MY ACT, GATMAN? EVEN SCARFACE HERE LIKES THEM.

Scarface: YEAH, THIS MUG ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING GOOD FER ONCE, AN GOT ME A GANG TO TAKE OVER GOTHAM WIT.

Ventriloquist: THOUSANDS OF WALKING DOLLS, ALL WITH MY VOICE... MY WILL... MY MIND.

Days Of Future Past - 2099 Problems - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: JAKE GALLOWS, the Punisher of the year 2099, and VICTOR VON DOOM in his 2099 incarnation stand before a portal. Gallows is uncertain, but Von Doom is resolute.

Gallows: YOU BETTER KNOW THIS, DOOM: WE AIN'T BROTHERS, WE AIN'T PARTNERS, AND WE AIN'T FRIENDS. ONCE WE'VE DEALT WITH THIS TIME-THREAT, I'M PUTTING A BULLET IN YOUR HEAD.

Doom: I AM WELL AWARE.

Panel 2: Gallows and Doom step into the portal.

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Panel 3: Gallows and Doom exit the portal and find themselves in the year 2014.

Gallows: I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! CLEAN AIR, TREES, SUNLIGHT? THIS ISN'T ANY EARTH I'VE KNOWN.

Doom: YOU HAVE STUDIED YOUR HISTORY POORLY, JAKE GALLOWS. THIS INDEED WAS EARTH--BUT IF WE DON'T ACT FAST, IT MAY NOT BE MUCH LONGER!

4th Year Anniversary - War Of Northern Aggression - Niel Jacoby

Full Splash: Commander JASON WILLIAMS parachutes into the ruins of Washington DC. On the ground we can see troops, APCs, and tanks, all bearing the familiar symbol of the maple leaf.

CAP(Williams): THERE HADN'T BEEN AN INVASION OF US SOIL SINCE 1812. SOME OF US THOUGHT THERE NEVER WOULD BE AGAIN. BUT NOT ALL.

CAP(Williams): SOME THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THE RUSSIANS, SOME THE CHINESE. SOME EVEN THOUGHT THE UN WOULD TEAM UP WITH THE SECRET MUSLIM CALIPHATE AND THE ILLUMINATI-TRAINED NORTH KOREAN COMMU-FASCISTS.

CAP(Williams): (WELL, MORE LIKE ONE GUY WHO WOULDN'T SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT IT)

CAP(Williams): BUT NONE OF US EXPECTED IT TO BE THE CANADIANS.

Rhyno - Lights, Camera, Action! - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: Rhino is in a locker room, psyching himself up. The benches and lockers are reinforced.

Cap(Rhino): I BEEN TRYIN' TA GO STRAIGHT FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT NOTHIN' EVER SEEMED TA STICK

Panel 2: Flashback, Rhino, in a tailored security guard outfit, the hat hanging off his horn, stands at the door of a bank.

Cap(Rhino): I TRIED SECURITY GUARDIN', BUT TURNS OUT A GIANT SCHMUCK IN A RHINO SUIT DON'T MAKE PEOPLE FEEL ALL DAT SECURE.

Panel 3: Flashback, Rhino is standing next to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is at least a head shorter and narrower than him.

Cap(Rhino): TRIED STUNTMAN WORK, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYONE DAT I FIT IN TERMS A SIZE, IF YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

Panel 4: Flashback, Rhino is at a construction site, and the Wrecking Crew is scowling at him.

Cap(Rhino): EVEN TRIED DEMOLITION WORK, BUT TURNS OUT THERE WERE ALREADY GUYS WORKIN' DAT BEAT.

Panel 5: Rhino is standing in gorilla position in the UCWF(Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation) Arena in New York City, right about to go through the curtain. There's a heavyset guy with a ponytail sitting at a little table watching a monitor, and Rhino is talking to him.

Rhino: YOU THINK I'LL DO ALRIGHT, PAULIE?

Paulie: AH, DON' WORRY ABOUT IT, I BOOKED YOU AGAINST THE BEST GUY IN THAT LOCKER ROOM. JUST LISTEN TO HIM, AND YOU'LL HAVE THE HANG OF THIS IN NO TIME.

PA: APPROACHING THE RING AT 355 POUNDS, HAILING FROM LINCOLN NEBRASKA, THE DEMOLITION MAN!

Panel 6: Rhino is walking out to the ring, loudly arguing with children in D-Man shirts in the front row.

Cap(Rhino): I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE THIS GIG.

PA: APPROACHING THE RING AT 385 POUNDS, HAILING FROM NEW YORK CITY, RHIIIIIINOOOOOO!

Prophet - A Real Reign Will Come - Niel Jacoby

Full splash: Wide shot as John Prophet has walked into a large abandoned atrium, full of decay and moss. In the center a large figure sits in a throne, its head hanging low, its hair white, its red and white jumpsuit tattered and faded. There is an inscription on the wall behind the throne, but in this splash it is in an alien language.

NO COPY

Inset panel, wide at the bottom of the page: We see through a handheld visual translation device as Prophet reads an inscription on the wall behind the throne, which we do not see clearly in the previous panel. It says:

A GOD THE SIZE OF MOUNTAINS

AS FAST AS RUSHING STREAMS

AS STRONG AS 50 HORSES

UNKNOWN AS COSMIC BEAMS

HE LIES HERE IN HIS BURIAL PLOT

FOR THOSE WHO CRY IN NEED

HE WAS, AND IS, AND ERE SHALL BE

THE ONE WHO REIGNS

SUPREME

Headspace - The Whole World - Niel Jacoby

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Panel 1: GAVIN, the deputy from Issue 1, is walking through a woods on the outskirts of Carpenter Cove. It is broad daylight.

CAPTION(GAVIN): I DON'T KNOW WHAT I EXPECTED. I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO GET SOMEWHERE ELSE.

Panel 2: Gavin is still walking through the woods, but it's much closer to dusk, and he's looking haggard.

CAPTION(GAVIN): SHANE WENT TOO FAR. I JUST COULDN'T STAY.

Panel 3: Night has fallen. Gavin is bleary, and the woods have clearly become more of a bayou.

CAP(GAVIN): I GUESS I JUST ASSUMED THERE WAS NO PLACE WORSE THAN CARPENTER COVE.

Panel 4: Gavin is struggling to pull one of his shoes out of the mud of the bayou, and we can see firelight in the distance.

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Panel 5: We see Gavin's reaction to what he sees in Panel 6. We see his face in a look of confusion as it is illuminated by the firelight.

CAP(GAVIN); I WAS WRONG.

Panel 6: Gavin stands at the edge of the bayou, looking on at a gathering around a dilapidated shack. about 15 men and women in sheep masks are gathered around a stump. Bray Wyatt

is standing on the stump, leading his congregation in a song, as Luke Harper and Erick Rowan stand at either side of the stump.

WYATT AND FOLLOWERS IN UNISON(SINGING):

HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HEAD,

HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HEAD,

HE'S GOT THE WHOOOOOOLE WORLD IN HIS HEAD,

HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HEAD.

Rat Queens - All-New Rat Queens #1 - Niel Jacoby

Full Splash: The Rat Queens(HANNAH, BETTY, DEE, and VIOLET), as humans, are sitting around a large table, with character sheets before them, sullenly rolling dice. The GM, KURTIS, is waiting behind his GM screen for them to finish.

HANNAH: THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT. WE HAVE TO ROLL NEW CHARACTERS, JUST BECAUSE DEE COULDN'T KEEP FROM PULLING A DUMB LEVER?

KURTIS: HEY, SHE SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT THROUGH. NOT LIKE THE DUNGEON WOULDN'T HAVE BOOBY TRAPS.

CAPTION: A SUDDEN TUMBLE--AND FRIENDSHIPS MAY BE DASHED AT THE BOTTOM! WHAT LIES IN STORE FOR THE ALL-NEW RAT QUEENS WHEN ROCKS FALL, AND EVERYONE DIES?

The Falcon - Flyin' High In The Friendly Sky - Niel Jacoby

Panel 1: we see what looks like a Predator drone the size of a Tic-Tac container hovering in the vent of an apartment building. Through the vent, we can see a HYDRA meeting adjourning.

HYDRA 1: ALRIGHT, I'LL DELIVER THE PLANS TO MAX FROM THE ASTORIA CELL, AND IT SHOULD ALL GO ACCORDING TO PLAN.

HYDRA 2: GOOD TO KNOW. SAME TIME NEXT WEEK?

HYDRA 1: YOU KNOW IT.

Panel 2: We see Sam "Falcon" Wilson in the SHIELD helicarrier's drone control bay, listening intently. There are a few other crewmen in the shot. Wilson is smirking.

RADIO: -KNOW IT.

WILSON: LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT ALL WE NEED. REQUESTING APPROVAL OF EXPLOSIVE STRIKE.

CREWMAN: HEH, NOT LIKE YOU NEED IT.

WILSON: FIRING.

Panel 3: we see the apartment building from P1 as it explodes from the inside.

SFX: FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!

Panel 4: Sam Wilson takes off his headphones as one of the crewmen is about to throw him a beer from a cooler under one of the tables.

Sam: THAT'S ANOTHER HYDRA PLOT TAKEN CARE OF. WHAT IS THAT, 3 THIS MONTH?

Crewman: HAT TRICK!

Panel 5: Sam catches the beer as the rest of the room lifts theirs in celebration. A crewman of noticably lower rank looks apprehensive.

All: TO THE FALCON!

Younger Crewman: HEY, WEREN'T THERE PEOPLE IN THERE?

Panel 6: Wilson shrugs, beer in hand.

Wilson: COLLATERAL DAMAGE.

Crewman(OP): HEY WILSON, COMMANDER FURY WANTS TO SEE YOU!

The Darkness - Permission To Land - Niel Jacoby

Full splash: In a Moebius-esque style, we see neo-glam band The Darkness, comprised of lead vocalist/guitarist Justin Hawkins, lead guitarist Dan Hawkins, drummer Ed Graham, and bassist Frankie Poullain standing atop the spacecraft from the cover of their 2003 album Permission To Land. They are in otherworldly, Kirbyesque outfits, belting out their hit single I Believe In A Thing Called Love.

Justin Hawkins(with music notes and stuff): CAN'T EXPLAIN ALL THE FEELINGS THAT YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL!
MY HEART'S IN OVERDRIVE AND YOU'RE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL!

Inset panel: This is in a workplace comic strip-esque style, like Dilbert. Thoughtballoons contributor Niel Jacoby is sitting at his trusty laptop, and is staring quizically at his phone, having recieved a message.

Phone: NO, NO, NO. IT'S IMAGE COMICS' THE DARKNESS.

Niel: AH CRAP.