Jonah Hex, old west bounty hunter and rogue, hides behind the bar in a saloon, cornered by bandits. He's down to his last bullet.
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Panel 1: Looking over the bar from behind it. Hex carefully aims his pistol off-panel. In the background, three bandits taunt him.
BANDIT 1: Come out with yer hands over yer ass-ugly face, Hex!
Panel 2: Close-up of Hex's gun as he fires.
SFX: BLAM
Panel 3: The bullet ricochets off a brass light fixture, travelling from bottom right to bottom left.
SFX: ting
Panel 4: The bullet ricochets off the spitoon on the floor, travelling from top right to top left.
SFX: pling
Panel 5: The bullet, travelling from bottom right, cuts through the cord holding the large lighting fixture (like a cheaper, wooden chandelier, I dunno what you call it) to the ceiling.
SFX: snik
Panel 6: The light fixture crashes down on the bandits.
SFX: KRRRSH
BANDIT 1: Ooft!
BANDIT 2: Argh!
BANDIT 3: Gah!
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Ha! Awesome, fun page JD. Love the physical comedy of the deflecting bullet and the solution to his single shot problem. Also, kudos on the title here.
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