Sunday, August 4, 2013

The Lone Ranger - A Familiar Tune - J.D. Coughlan


SET-UP: A bunch of bandits have, somehow, captured the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Having heard of the Ranger's skill with a pistol, they give him an usual challenge with just one bullet.

 Copying the style from chapter four of V for Vendetta, the horizontal gutters of this page should be filled with notes from sheet music. In this case, the opening of the William Tell Overture.

Panel 1: Wide panel. On the left, the Ranger stands with his gun, the two bandits behind him, aiming their guns at him. On the right, Tonto is tied to a tree with an apple on his head, looking very annoyed.

NO DIALOGUE

Panel 2: Close up of Bandit 1's eyes. Despite the situation, there is a hint of nervousness to him. He is also sweating slightly.

NO DIALOGUE

Panel 3: Close up of Bandit 2's eyes. He is the same, slightly nervous and sweating.

NO DIALOGUE

Panel 4: Close up of the Ranger's masked eyes. He is looking down the barrel of his pistol at Tonto/us. He is perfectly calm.

NO DIALOGUE

Panel 5: Close up of Tonto's eyes. Aside from annoyance, he is also calm.

NO DIALOGUE

Panel 6: Close up of the Ranger again. This time he is winking.

NO DIALOGUE

Panel 7: Close up of Tonto again. He is rolling his eyes.

NO DIALOGUE

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3 comments:

  1. Dan HillAugust 5, 2013 at 5:37 AM

    Nice page. I like the concept of the sheet music beneath it.

    The shot choice and such give it a Leone type feel but with some dashes of humour too.

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  2. American Zombie (R. A. Wonsowski)August 5, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    I like the fact that the Ranger and Tonto are giving each other signals, that they actually have ALREADY considered this exact situation. I just really accents the LEGEND aspect of his character, but does it in this humourous undertone that's completely off-the-cuff. Sparkling.

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  3. Shaun RichensAugust 5, 2013 at 8:54 PM

    Dan is spot on, the shot choices and page composition summon up all those classic Leone stand offs, but you infuse the page with this undertone of fun which makes for a great juxtaposition with the mood and tone of the panel choices.

    Also the use of the musical note motif is a classy and visually interesting addition to an already great page.

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