Mister 8

Dear friends,

The redesign of the site is taking longer than I expected, due to some bugs and javascript conflicts. It will be up very, very, very soon. Hopefully by Monday, unless you’re in Australia, in which case Tuesday, maybe Wednesday (I have no idea how time zones work).

In the meantime, I did not want to be a liar. And I did tell you to mark your calendars. So here, without the fancy dressing that the redesign will hopefully provide in the future, is the first part of the first chapter of the first storyline of the epic tale of secret agent Martin Queen, aka Mister 8:

Here’s the script, if you’re interested:

Panel 1: Title logo / credit. Only to be used on the first chapter and at milemarkers throughout the storyline.

Panel 2: A wide panel, we see the following characters, from left to right, standing with their backs against a darkened wall:

• LESLIE “LES” BRIGHTON, a stout man in a hunter green coat with thick-framed glasses and a beard, crouching with his back to the wall, eyes down, looking preturbed.
• ALTON BURCH, an older man with unnaturally red hair, white at the temples, and a pencil thin mustache that curls down at the edges of his mouth. He wears a cream-colored suit over a white dress shirt with the collar open. His white tie is wrapped around a bleeding hand, and blood has permeated the rest of his clothing. His face is contorted in agony.
• MARTIN QUEEN, a tall man with blond hair, a sharp dagger of which slants down across his forehead, thick eyebrows, a squared, but boyish jaw, and a slight look, despite the situation, of bemusement. He wears a blue peacoat over a white dress shirt and thin black tie. He waits at the corner of the wall, and a sliver of light cuts across his face.

BURCH [in large letters]: [EXPLETIVE DELETED]

{Second Row panels are separated by gutters, though together they comprise one complete image.}

Panel 3: Close on Brighton’s face as he growls:

BRIGHTON: Will you shut up? I’m not in the mood to get my head blown off….

Panel 4: Burch, almost in tears:

BURCH: [EXPLETIVE DELETED] It HURTS!

Panel 5: Queen turns to face the other two, and over his shoulder, we can see a SHADOWY FIGURE.

QUEEN: Quiet, both of you! Someone’s coming….