Monday, March 31, 2014

The Falcon - For the Birds - Grant McLaughlin

Sorry I'm late.  Was travelling and could not find a computer to post this from.

There would be four rows here.  Row one would be made up of panels 1 through 3, row two of panels 4 through 7, row three of panels 8 through 11, and row four of panels 12 through 14.

1 - Outside a cafe of some variety.  Let's go with big ol' sign outside that reads "Gene's".

JOHNNY STORM (from within): So what's it like talking to birds?

2 - Interior.  Johnny Storm and Samuel Wilson sit opposite each other at a booth.  Johnny is lazing back, one arm lain across the back of the back of his chair, holding a milkshake in his other hand.  Samuel sits straight, a coffee in front of him - he has one hand resting next to the cup and the other up in conversation.

SAMUEL WILSON: Talk is a bit strong.  It's more like I can see what they see, think what they think.

JOHNNY STORM: Oh.

3 - Johnny sits up a bit, leaning closer to Sam to hear what the story is.  Sam is pretty nonchalant about it, taking a sip of his coffee.

JOHNNY STORM: So, uh, what do they think about?

SAMUEL WILSON: Well..

4 - A small robin flits from one branch to another.

ROBIN: Look at me fly!

5 - A pigeon flies through the city air.

PIGEON: Flying is the best!

6 - A group of small birds are beginning to take flight from their position in a park.

GROUP OF SMALL BIRDS: Let's fly!

7 - A crow perches atop some telephone wire outside.

CROW: I wish I was flying right now.

8 - A group of Canada geese fly in their signature 'V'.  Two are in conversation.

GOOSE 1: Flying's so great!

GOOSE 2: Right?!

9 - A small group of ducks mill around an old women who sits on a bench throwing them bread.  The birds are in various states of gobbling up their windfall, although one stands slightly apart, a thought on his mind.

DUCK: This bread is great and all, but I'd rather be flying.

10 - Some penguins in the zoo look up sadly / forlornly towards some birds flying above them in the distance.

PENGUIN: One day...

11 - Redwing soars majestically through the air, likely doing something important and Avenger-y.

REDWING: FLYING!

12 - Similar panel to panel 3.  Johnny holds the same position.  Sam puts his coffee cup back down.

NO COPY

13 - Repeat panel 12, except Johnny looks somewhat perplexed.  Sam's expression is still neutral.

JOHNNY STORM: Huh.

SAMUEL WILSON: Yep.

14 - Johnny shrugs, smiling wide.  Sam shares a small smile with him.

JOHNNY STORM: Well, they're not wrong.

SAMUEL WILSON: Nope.

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