The Warriors - Aggressive Expansion - Dan Hill

I had far, far too many ideas for this one. Anyway, here goes:

PAGE ONE

The page consists of a row of three panels, followed by a row of two panels before two page width panels finish off the page.

1.1
Night. An alleyway somewhere in Queens. COWBOY is being chased by several members of The Knockdowns. His feet kick up puddles as he runs.

SFX

Tek-Tek-Tek

1.2
Still in Queens-- a children's playground abandoned in the moonlight. REMBRANDT runs through the swing set, pushing the chair up as he goes.

Behind him, more members of The Knockdowns.

REMBRANDT

*hef-hef-hef*

1.3
A dimly lit street, cars either side.

COCHISE, his back to CAMERA, beckons with both hands towards The Knockdowns running towards him.

COCHISE

Come on!

1.4
A CRANE SHOT of Cowboy, Rembrandt and Cochise meeting at a crossroads in the centre of the panel.

Knockdown's approach from all sides except the road leading off the bottom of the panel.

Cowboy and Rembrandt pull Cochise away from the approaching Knockdowns, turning to leave via the only route left.

CAPTION (SWAN)

The proof of battle is action--

1.5
The LEADER of The Knockdowns puts an arm out to hold back his gang-mates.

CAPTION (SWAN)

--proof of words, debate--

1.6
WIDE PANEL: Facing CAMERA, standing in the street and taking up the width of the panel are Cochise, Cowboy, Rembrandt, SNOW, SWAN (the centre of the panel) and VERMIN.

Behind them, an army.

All dressed in The Warrior's colours and uniform.

Cochise, beckons with a single finger, smirking.

SWAN

No time for speeches now--

1.7
WIDE PANEL: A map of the boroughs of New York each coloured differently.

The dark red shade of Coney Island seeps over into Queens. Superimposed over the map is a CLOSE UP on Swan's face.

CAPTION (SWAN)

--it's time to fight.

The Warriors – Take Back the Streets – MK Stangeland Jr.

(6 Panels)

Panel 1: Two members of THE WARRIORS, HOTSHOT and GRIM (New characters, no reference) are in a sort of hideout, but it’s currently uninhabited aside from these two. They are looking towards the entrance, where they are looking at a handful of individuals who are armed with impromptu weaponry.

HOTSHOT (1): Two questions, moron.

HOTSHOT (2): Who you think you are and what business you think you got stepping foot in our territory uninvited?

Panel 2: One of the men, CALLAHAN, looks to the leader, McDONALD.

CALLAHAN: ‘Their territory’, he says.

McDONALD: Heh.

Panel 3: The group begins to approach HOTSHOT and GRIMM.

McDONALD: We heard the gangs were getting together. Planning to take over the city.

Panel 4: HOTSHOT and GRIMM try to look tough.

GRIMM: You’re in the wrong spot to be asking about that.

CALLAHAN: You’re part of gang, aren’t ya?

HOTSHOT: Right we are! Warriors for life!

Panel 5: The group continues to close in on HOTSHOT and GRIMM.

McDONALD: Then we’re definitely in the right place. We represent an interested party that you gangs have overlooked.

HOTSHOT: Oh yeah, and what party is that?

Panel 6: The group moves in on HOTSHOT and GRIMM and prepares to attack.

McDONALD: The Concerned Citizenry of New York City!

(END PAGE)

The Warriors – Trending – Ryan K Lindsay

PAGE 1 - 4 PANELS

1. This panel runs from top to bottom and about over half of the page across. It is a Twitter feed. The trending search is #warriors Here are all the tweets, fit what you can.

Riffs4Lyf: Shit be jumpin off. #warriors
DJVOICE: You cats know where the beats be at. You listen to the street and know the #warriors need to feel the heat.
Vy0lence: Packin more than the usual 8 inches in my pants tonight, laydeez. #warriors
richardprice: They gonna be wandering what happened! #warriors
ConeYilland: Yo. #warriors #jumpinoff
Matrix: I eat Warriors for breakfast, and right now I’m very hungry! #yargh #warriors
LutherClone: #warriors #threefingerclink
walterhill: #splashpage #warriors #jumpinoff
baldies: Nobody fucks with the Baldies. Not even the #warriors
blackswan: Frame up, yo. You gotta start listening. #warriors #help
hotfuzz: Camped at 96th and Broadway. Whistle if you see them headed out way. #warriors #shutdown
dreamb0@t: Ajax is my expositional dream. #warriors

2. These three panels are stacked squares down the right hand side. This one shows Luther sitting in the back of a pimped out car, he’s looking down at his phone.

NO COPY

3. The DJ sits at her computerised work desk. A second screen shows her Twitter feed.

NO COPY

4. Swan and Ajax run down the street.

NO COPY

The Warriors - Once Were - Rol Hirst

Panel One.

Two men stand on a Coney Island boardwalk, looking out to sea. We see them from behind, they’re mostly in silhouette. The sun is setting over the ocean.

Man #1: I told you, man, that was 30 years ago. I left all that behind.

Panel Two.

Opposite angle (looking in from the sea), closer so we can see their faces. The two men are Swan and Snow, former Warriors… now both in their 50s. Swan wears a business suit. Snow is wearing his old Warriors vest and colours. It doesn’t really fit anymore since he’s filled out with the old middle-aged spread, but he’s holding it together.

Swan looks at Snow through narrowed eyes. Behind them, the lights of a fairground are twinkling.

Man #1 (Swan): I thought you did too, Snowball.

Panel Three.

The discussion becomes heated. Swan looks pissed off. Snow holds his hands up, a peacemaking gesture.

Snow: You know I did, Warlord. Got a nice gig playing--

Swan: Don’t call me that, man. I ain’t no—

Snow: You’ll always be Warlord to me, Swan. After that night in the Bronx…

Panel Four.

Close on Swan, grim-faced.

Swan: Look, I don’t mind shooting the breeze with you about old times, man – but that’s all they is.

Panel Five.

Swan turns and starts walking away down the boardwalk. Snow calls after him.

Swan: Those days are gone.

Snow: For us, that's as maybe…

Panel Six.

Swan freezes in the forefront of the panel. Over his shoulder we see Snow, wiping a tired hand down his face.

Snow: But not for my kids, man.

Snow: They got ‘em, Warlord. The Rogues. They got my kids.

Snow: And you know what they want in return…

The Warriors - Come Out and Pay - Ben Rosenthal

1. An elderly man stands behind a counter of a small town deli. He has receding white hair, glasses and wears a white top with black suspenders. He isn’t showing much emotion. We are looking at him as if he were talking to us.

OLD MAN

Can I help you, son?

2. A youthful man, mid twenties stands in front of the counter. We are seeing him from the old man’s point of view. He wears gang apparel, with a cocky demeanour. He is looking to his left, out the window as he speaks.

YOUTH

Yeah old man.

3. Back to the framing of Panel 1, with the youth grabbing the old man’s shirt and pulling him towards us. His other arms is unseen, however from the angle we can tell that is resides on the counter top. Again, this is from the youth’s point of view, so the arm grabbing the old man should look as if it is our own. The old man isn’t scared, just stonier faced than before.

YOUTH

You can give me everthin’ you got.

OLD MAN

I don’t have much-

4. Same framing as Panel 2, however the youth’s eyes are wide. He looks pale, and looks as if he is about to be sick. His mouth hangs open in disbelief.

OLD MAN (off panel)

-but what I do have-

5. A shot of the Youth’s hand on the counter. Out of it sticks a switchblade, having just been plunged into the youth’s hand by the old man.

OLD MAN (off panel)

-is yours.

The Warriors - Home - Grant McLaughlin

Page 22

Three rows of panels.  Rows 1 and 2 each take up about a quarter of the page.  Row 3 is the remaining half.  Row 1 is made up of two panels.  Row 2 is made up of three panels.  Row 3 is a single panel.

1 – Night time. Swan leads a group of Warriors (say four or five) through a dark, dirty alley. They look determined. A Warriors tag is visible along the wall.

CAPTION: The Warriors look after their own.

2 – A lone Electric Eliminator wears a look of terror on his face. He is unconsciously raising his arms to defend himself. Shadows of the Warriors are being cast on the singular gang member.

CAPTION: That usually means going out and wasting heads.

3 – The Eliminator is full on cowering, placing his arms over his head and crouching to be smaller. However, while the Warriors are all around him, they are walking by, paying him no heed.

CAPTION: But that's not always the answer.

4 – The Warriors approach the fire escape at the end of the alley. They are in the process of climbing up, with some helping others do so. Below, the Eliminator is looking up, curious as to how he avoided the beat down he was sure he had coming to him.

CAPTION: Sometimes you need to get a different perspective on things.

5 – A ¾ angle shot from above, looking down as the Warriors attain the top of the fire escape and the building. The night time doesn't seem quite so dark as the Warriors spread out on the roof.

CAPTION: Sometimes you need to rise above things like what colour is on whose back.

6 – The sun is rising on a new day. The panel is done in silhouette. The various Warriors are visible on the roof top, looking out on Coney Island. That being said, the emphasis should be on the skyline. Various buildings and amusement park rides are visible in the distance, but the vast majority of the panel is taken up by the ocean. The sun is just starting to come out, sitting contently on the water's edge.

CAPTION: And remind yourself what's really important.

Why The Warriors?

I love The Warriors.  It's rather far from what one might call a perfect film, but it's always been one of my favourites.

I've always thought of it as an exemplary lesson in world building.  The opening scene of the movie tells the audience everything they need to know about the world that the Warriors live in.  The lingo.  The clothing.  The rituals and mannerisms.  It's all there, and it's all I want.

From the boppers to the soldiers to their rumbles for their turf, this movie literally oozes style from start to finish.  Every single character you see is another chance to learn just a little more about the strange world these gangs all inhabit.  The whole thing might skimp a little bit when it comes to substance, but's that's a sacrifice that I'm more than willing to make.

I've always wanted to spend more time in their world.  The Rockstar game back in 2005 was a welcome opportunity.  As was the Dable Brothers' comic book adaptation (although I only ever found one issue of it).  But now we have our own chance to revisit these faces, both old and new.

So what do you say, suckas?

Can you dig it?