Disclaimer: I've only read the first trade of Chew, despite being a big fan of the concept and art. That said, this script is firmly set in the early days of Tony's career. The character of Josiah Drake is meant as a foil, a dark mirror of Tony himself:
Page Twenty One (8 panels)
The page consists of four tiers of two equally sized panels.
Panel 1
Tight on TONY CHU, his gun drawn pointing to the right of the panel. He’s wearing a shirt and a loose tie (cotton trousers and a pair of loafers too-- which we can’t see, but I don’t want you to picture his bottom half naked, you know?)
It’s night and we can see a fire door behind Tony. We’re on the roof of a tenement building somewhere in the city.
TONY: Freeze, Josiah!
TONY: Nowhere left to go.
Panel 2
JOSIAH DRAKE faces camera, his hands up in surrender. He stands near the edge of the roof. A second more and he would have leapt to the next building over, about 8-10 feet away.
Josiah is in his early thirties with piercing blue eyes and hair so blonde it’s almost white. He’s wearing a shirt and tie under a sharp Vivienne Westwood suit, all grey and clean lines. Despite the fact he’s been running flat out from Tony, not a hair looks out of place. This guy makes everything seem effortless.
Betraying his look are the crusty traces of a grey and yellow-ish liquid around Josiah’s mouth.
JOSIAH: Maybe.
Panel 3
Back on Tony, gun still drawn.
TONY: Stay where you are. They’re coming for you.
JOSIAH (OFF): You sure?
TONY: You’re confident for a man with his hands up.
Panel 4
Tight on Josiah, stern faced.
JOSIAH: So certain of your system. Your rules. Your structure.
JOSIAH: I’d wager you'd go crazy without them. Like your brother.
Panel 5
Close up on Tony. He’s starting to lose his cool.
TONY: Crazy? You ate President Kennedy’s brain!
TONY: And for what? Money? Power?
Panel 6
Back on Josiah. He ponders Tony’s words.
JOSIAH: Hmm. Yes...
Panel 7
Fixed panel. Josiah looks up, a small smile playing across his lips.
NO COPY
Panel 8
Fixed panel. Josiah’s smile breaks out into a wide, flashy grin-- a shark with a set of shiny white teeth.
JOSIAH: But it tasted so good.
Really cool dramatic and cinematic one pager. I am really loving your scripting style, your little notes that don't even directly go into the page make me laugh and add a nice flavor to you words. As Josiah and the concept of your page and just ice cold they are so cool. Great page.
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