PANEL ONERhino slams his horn into the opaque wall of his high-tech prison cell. Outside of it, safe, a guard watches on, a smug smile plastered on his face.
RHINO
Grrraaaah!!
SFX
CRUNCH!
PANEL TWO
The guard guffaws as Rhino pants from his exertions, his face contorted by rage.
GUARD
You're as thick as your hide, aintch'a?
RHINO
Mention my wife again - -
PANEL THREE
Tight on the guard.
GUARD
Your wife makes me sick, you Goddamn freak.
Marrying an animal like you.
May she rot in hell for her sins.
PANEL FOUR
Rhino rams the wall again. Same result. Nothing. The guard already has his back turned, walking away.
SFX
Crack!
RHINO
KILL YOU!
GUARD
Yeah?
How you gonna do that, huh?
PANEL FIVE
Rhino slumps to his knees, head resting against the wall. Exhausted. Defeated.
GUARD
(off panel)
I'm out here - -
PANEL SIX
Pull back. Rhino's lifted his head. On the wall, precisely where he smashed into it, is a tiny crack. Not much. But enough.
GUARD
(off panel)
- - and you're in there.
I like the double meaning of the title ("crack" also meaning a joke at someone's expense).
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