Sunday, October 16, 2011

Rocket Raccoon & Groot – Would the Real Groot Please Stand Up? – MK Stangeland Jr.

Rocket Raccoon and Groot have just finished cleaning up a Badoon outpost, though the fight left Groot literally in pieces.

(7 Panels)

Panel 1: ROCKET RACCOON peers over a small ledge to where the pieces of what used to be GROOT are scattered across the ground.

ROCKET RACCOON: Groot! Buddy! Say something!

Panel 2: Small panel, close-up on the various GROOT splinters as they begin to move.

Panel 3: Like panel 2, this is a small panel. The GROOT splinters take on a humanoid form, each one resembling some form of miniature GROOT. They pick themselves up.

Panel 4: ROCKET RACCOON is thrilled to see that his friend is still alive.

ROCKET RACCOON (1): Groot!

ROCKET RACCOON (2): I knew I could count on you to…

Panel 5: ROCKET RACCOON has a worried look upon his face as he realizes just how many miniature GROOTs there really are.

ROCKET RACCOON (1): Wow…usually there’s not this many.

ROCKET RACCOON (2): So which one of you is the Groot?

Panel 6: Some of the mini GROOTs have their hands in the air.

GROOT 1: I am Groot!

GROOT 2: I am Groot!

GROOT 3: I am Groot!

Panel 7: ROCKET RACCOON is noticeably concerned as he considers the implications of his situation. Off-panel, we can ‘hear’ other GROOTs join in on the ‘I am Groot’ chorus.

ROCKET RACCOON: Flark.

(END PAGE)

5 comments:

  1. That was fun. It also gave me an idea for an "I am Spartacus!" script... but too late as I've just written my effort for this week.

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  2. Another script with some great imagery (I guess these characters lend themselves to it).

    Solid page with a humorous edge.

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  3. I got more of an Evil Dead Ash vibe from this. Which is definitely cool.

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  4. I'm with Ryan, definitely an Army of Darkness vibe going on. Although I am not sure that is what you intended, is it? Perhaps Ryan and I have just seen that film too many times. Or perhaps not enough.

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  5. I can't say I aimed for an Evil Dead or AoD vibe, though I suppose it works for me if it works for you. I actually had Spartacus on my mind when I was putting all the 'I am Groot's together, so props to Rol for picking up on that (after a fashion at least).

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