MARV (from within): Goldie...
2 - Itty Bitty Marv sits at the bar, holding an apple juice. He looks sad.
MARV: Her name was Goldie.
3 - Marv knocks back the apple juice, finishing it in the single swig.
MARV: I don't know who you were.
4 - Marv holds up a hand to motion for another drink. Itty Bitty Nancy and Shellie look at each other, concerned (and wearing a lot more clothing than you'd ever see in actual Sin City).
MARV: Besides an angel of course.
SHELLIE: Is Marv okay? He's narrating again.
MARV: But you were a friend and more when I needed one
NANCY: He has bad luck with pets...
NANCY (off-panel): ...And I think it's starting to get to him.
This was absolutely great, absolutely cute and adorable.
ReplyDeleteIt was good when I saw the references to this vs what you'd expect in a normal Sin City comic, but then it got great when the characters addressed the narration, and by the end I gave at least one audible laugh.
Not the kind of page I would have expected, but I'm very glad it showed up, and I could certainly see wanting to read more of it if this were the kind of page I found on a comic shelf.
:^D
Thanks, MK! Going into writing, I had no real idea what I would do, but once I clicked into the idea of Sin City, it all came together pretty quick!
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ReplyDelete*slow clap, standing*
ReplyDeletePerfect. Absolutely masterful. Well played, sir.