Page Summary: Stoltz is saved by Nick’s query by THE “NEW, IMPROVED, BILLY CAPRA,†who finishes this page, cleaned up a bit (but still a little slimy looking), and wearing a new, somewhat “trashy-but-trying†outfit.
Panel 1. Nick talks to the bathroom door as he and Stoltz wait. He’s setting down the guitar he was just playing.
NICK: SO BILLY, THANKS FOR THE AXE. NICE TO KNOW I CAN GET SOME PRACTICE IN WHEN I NEED IT.
NICK: PRETTY COOL POWER YOU GOT THERE.
BILLY (OP): I’M JUST HAPPY YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE THING.
BILLY (OP): I TRIED LEARNING IT IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT IT DIDN’T STICK.
Panel 2. Zoom in. Nick puts his headband/dewrag back on and turns his questions to Stoltz.
NICK: Y’KNOW, DOC, I’VE BEEN THINKIN’…
NICK: THESE POWERS, THE QUANTUM…
NICK: WHY US? I MEAN, I’M NOBODY. BILLY’S LESS THAN NOBODY–
BILLY (OP): CUTE. AND BITE ME.
Panel 3. Another angle. Nick and Stoltz in conversation. Stoltz is preparing to fudge an answer towards Nick’s sudden query.
NICK: ANYWAY…
NICK: ANY THEORIES?
Panel 4. Stoltz pantomimes an explanation.
STOLTZ: I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT. THE ONLY CONCLUSION I CAN MAKE IS THAT THE QUANTUM REQUIRES A LIVING ORGANISM–A HOST– IN ORDER TO EXIST IN ITS CURRENT FRAGMENTED STATE.
STOLTZ: IT NEEDS LIVING TISSUE. PERHAPS IT EXISTS IN A SORT OF SYMBIOSIS. THAT MAY EXPLAIN OUR “GIFTS.â€Â
STOLTZ: AS TO THE QUESTION OF “WHY US?†WELL I–
BILLY (OP): OK, GUYS, CHECK IT OUT…
Panel 5. Wide Shot. The two are startled as Billy opens the bathroom door in a flourish, revealing his new look, which is a cross between “Dr. Who†and “Purple Rain.â€Â
BILLY: TA DA!!
BILLY: LADIES AND GENTS, INTRODUCING THE NEW AND IMPROVED BILLY CAPRA!
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