6 page plot and story:The Huskie: Night Run
By John Michael Helmer
3-07-10
Page 1 Splash page- dark shadowy figure of a dog-man.
Page 2 Two hunters corner the Huskie. Steve is attacked by creature.
Page 3 Steve the hunter is mauled to death.
Page 4 Splash page of Steve's mangled body.
Page 5 Jack fires, Huskie escapes. Huskie sleeps behind dumpster. Found the next day eating chicken. Shot as it runs.
Page 6 Falls down wounded. Changes to human form.
Page 1
Panel 1
Splash page
This page is a dark evening cast over a vacant lot. Steel drums ring an abandon section of a dilapidated city.
Abandon part of city:
www.englishrussia.com/images/chernobyl_pripyat/033.jpgThere is a man-sized figure in the foreground draped in a long pale raincoat. The collars are up to hide his face. Long clawed fingers hang from the sleeves of the coat. What looks like two pointed, furry ears peak out from the top of the coat. A torrential rains inundates the landscape creating puddles of water for the darkened figure to walk through.
NARRATION: The Beast. I’ve hunted the animal my entire life.
NARRATION: Finally, I’ve got it cornered.
CREDITS: Night Run by John Michael Helmer Art by Stuart Berryhill, Edited by Brad Eastburn, Letters and production by superggraphics
Page 2
Panel 1
Top left
This panel shows two middle-aged men with hunting rifles and scopes. One of the men is forward of the other with his rifle aimed at the center of the abandon lot.
Hunters:
static.howstuffworks.com/gif/rifle-scope-1.jpgblog.pennlive.com/midstate_impact/2008/12/hunterWeb1%2012012008%20cdb.jpgSTEVE PENSE: This way, Jack. Its hiding behind that pile of trash!
JACK MORAN: Don’t let it get away this time, Steve!
Panel 2
Top right
Cautiously, Steve approaches the pile of trash. His weapon is pointed directly at the stack of debris waiting for the creature to pounce at him.
Pile of trash:
assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/10/09/alg_pile-o-trash.jpg JACK: Be care full, Steve. Remember what happened to Johnny!
Panel 3
Middle left
Steve fires three times into the trash heap.
SOUND EFFECT: BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!
STEVE: Got it!
Panel 4
Middle right. This panel shows the view over Jack’s shoulder. Steve is relaxed and has turned back to talk to Jack. His rifle butt is resting on his hip and the barrel is pointing into the sky. He has a warm smile on his face. A shadowy creature leaps over the trash pile at an unsuspecting Steve.
STEVE: Easy as 1,2,3.
JACK MORAN: Steve, Look out!!!
Panel 4
Bottom 1/3 rd
Steve is mauled by a dog-like human figure. The creature slices through his back, sinking its long claws through his hunting jacket.
STEVE: AHHHHH!!!
STEVE (continued): Jack !!! Help me!!!!!
Page 3
Panel 1
Top left
This panel is one of three at the top of the page. Jack looks in the rain and is horrified at the sight of his hunting partner being mauled to death. Show a close up of his fear-choked eyes.
JACK: STEVE!!!
Panel 2
Top middle
A very tight panel of the Huskie. The mask of the dog-like human figure encompasses its determined eyes.
HUSKIE: Grrrrr…
Panel 3
Top right
Pull in the shot to emphasize the Husky’s eyes. They are filled with rage and blood lust.
Panel 4
Middle Left
Steve’s hand is slashed by claws that seem to fly across the panel.
SOUND EFFECT: Slash!!
Panel 5
Middle Right
Tight shot of the back of Steve’s head as a huge clawed hand is ready to sweep downward at the defenseless hunter. A partial face shot can be seen of the Huskie just off the right of the panel.
SOUND EFFECT: Slash!!
Panel 6
Bottom left
Close-up of Steve’s face as he is shredded across the cheek and neck. Blood pours from his gaping wounds.
SOUND EFFECT: Slash!!
Panel 7
Bottom right
Tight shot of Steve’s leg as it is severed from his torso.
SOUND EFFECT: Slash!!
STEVE: AHHHHHH!!!!!!
(This scream balloon crosses over all four of the bottom panels)
Page 4
Panel 1
Splash page
Steve’s twisted, mangled body lies in a heap of contorted flesh. Numerous slash wounds paint a grotesque picture of his final moments. His hair is muffed and his eyes struck wide open as he gasped for his final breath. Blood seeps from wounds on his arms, torso, face, neck, and legs.
HUSKIE: Grrrrrrrrrr…
A bloody clawed hand seems to exit the panel with crimson liquid dripping off the tips of its nails.
Page 5
Panel 1
Top 1/3rd of page
This long panel shows Jack firing in desperation, emptying his repeating rifle. Steve’s body lies limp as the beast leaps over the mangled carcass and runs off into the stormy night.
Panel 2
Middle left
Behind a dumpster, the Huskie settles down and hides within discarded cardboard boxes.
NARRATION: Like a bat in the night sky, the Beast slips into the darkness.
Panel 3
Middle right
The Huskie sleeps in the trash bed he had made. Bundled down like a dog in a den, he dreams of a different life where man is ruled by dog.
NARRATION: Eluding me once again…
Panel 4
Bottom left
Plundering a dumpster behind the back door to a restaurant, the Huskie ravashies a discarded chicken carcass he dug out of the bin. Shreds of meat catch on his facial fur as he rips at the tasty food.
JACK (off panel): There’s the beast! Get it!
Panel 5
Bottom right
The Huskie takes off running. Bullets whiz past his sleek frame as he runs through the alley. Several bullets hit him, tearing through his raincoat.
JACK (off panel): Fire!
SOUND EFFECT: BLAM!! BLAM!! BLAM!!
Page 6
Panel 1
Top left
Small square panel, tight in the upper left corner. Jack is holding his rifle, confident and ecstatic that he has finally cornered and destroyed the beast.
JACK: We got it!!!
Panel 2
Top panel ½ of page
This is a triangle panel covering half of the page. The Huskie is leaning against a wall in an alley. His hairy pawed hands claw at the air as he struggles to control searing pain that tears through his body. A side view shows the wounded Huskie gasping for life.
CAPTION: The beast is finally mine!
HUSKIE: No. The pain has caused me to…
Panel 3
Bottom panel ½ of page
This is another triangle panel showing a frontal view. The Huskie has now transformed into a human with disheveled hair. His sits, facing the reader, confused and exhausted.
HUSKIE: Change.
