Batwoman in “Old
Money” by Matt Duarte
I obviously imagined this would be illustrated by J.H. Williams III, but in my mind, the layout for this would be like this: the first panel is roughly one third of the page with the second one as an inset of it. The third and fifth panel would take the rest of the page, with the fourth panel acting as a small transition in the middle of those two.
Panel 1
Description: An outside
shot of Kane mansion, imposing and sprawling. We can see a figure
jumping around the roofs, though we can't see who it is, there are
two very familiar pointy edges on the head of this person.
CAPTION: The Kanes are
old money. Old money means they won't notice something is missing
until long after it's gone.
Panel 2
Description: The same
figure as before is jumping gracefully through an open window, boots
first, and this time we can see that it's a woman. Seen from inside
the room, we can see lots of expensive decoration, worthy of a
mansion.
CAPTION: I'm not proud
of it, but it's not the first time I've raided this family's coffers.
Panel 3
Description: The same
woman as before, trying to open a safe located in the room. From
behind, we can see that she has short hair and is wearing some
clothes that while somewhat baggy, still show her form.
CAPTION: I normally
prefer a bigger challenge...
SPEECH (out of panel):
I thought I saw a pretty cat...
Panel 4
Description: Small
panel connection panel 3 and 5. The woman has turned around,
revealing it to be none other than Selina Kyle, Catwoman. She is
wearing her Darwyn Cooke-style costume, with the hood pulled down
revealing her short hair and night goggles
CATWOMAN: Who...?
Panel 5
Description: The lower
bottom of a woman's face. A set of striking red lips, smirking,
showing her teeth only barely. Her skin looks unnaturally pale,
particularly in comparison with the long red flowing hair by her
sides. We can see the pointy end of a black mask just above her nose.
BATWOMAN: I did, I did
see a pretty cat!
Next: Cat vs. Bat!
Weird, this posted at a different time than intended/scheduled. I think it might have been because of Blogger's new interface. Let me know if anyone else experiences any problems like this.
ReplyDeleteA great set-up for an inevitable confrontation, Matt, with added Tweety gag. Cool.
ReplyDeleteCool page. I love the combination of these two characters. The last panel has a killer line and what I feel would be a really good looking image. Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteSolid page that builds to a good final image accompanied by THAT line.
ReplyDeleteI originally read this page tired and cranky on the train back from Paris and it raised a smile. No mean feat!
I agree. A solid meeting between the two ladies. It's a good premise with a solid execution.
ReplyDeleteMy only nitpick is that isn't it "puddy" and not "pretty"? (Asks the guy who apparently takes his Looney Tunes too seriously)