PAGE ONE – 5
PANELS.
1.1 Wide. The
Lincoln Memorial Statue. GENERAL ZOD stands with his back to us, his hands
crossed behind his back. He looks up at Lincoln.
CAPTION: Six days
from now.
ZOD: This piece
of stone is nothing compared to the works they will craft of me.
1.2 Zod has
turned. He now looks down at SUPERMAN who is on his knees, his hands behind
his back, they are lashed together with chains made of red kryptonite.
ZOD: Despite what
strength you think you have Kal-El.
1.3 Tight profile
shot of Zod and Superman. Zod cups Superman’s face by the chin and pulls his
face close to his.
ZOD: Really
you are just as weak as the fools you look to protect Clark.
1.4 The kneeling
figure of Superman can be seen behind Zod as he walks away leaving Superman in
the shadow of the Lincoln statue. Zod floats just off the ground his arms
outstretched.
ZOD: You will
always live in the shadow of Jor-el and old Krypton.
ZOD: Whilst I shall
bask in the glow of my new Krypton.
1.5 Wide. The
Washington Monument stands tall to the right of panel as we look out across the
reflecting pool towards the Lincoln Memorial. A massive crowd of thousands of
people fills up every space around the pool they all kneel.
General Zod
floats high above the steps leading up to the Lincoln statue his arms out
stretched.
ZOD: Rise before
Zod and crown me your father and ruler of new Krypton.
I like the scope of it, especially when we pull back at the end there (although some context or hint at why they were there would have been cool).
ReplyDeleteThat said, I feel there was a slight disconnect when Zod called Superman Kal-El in one panel and then Clark in the next panel.
Very classical super villain posturing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Dan on the Kal-El/Clark thing.
You could try it with Clark in italics to imply a mocking tone.