Category: 06 VALIANT

X-O MANOWAR #1 Plot

On May 4, 2011

JayJay here. I’m posting another one of Jim’s plots today. It’s a pretty interesting behind-the-scenes peek to read and compare. This is also available in a reprint volume. Some abbreviations: BG = background, FG = foreground, POV = Point of view

X-O MANOWAR #1 Plot

PAGE ONE

Full page. Eric is fighting his way down a passageway inside a huge starship. There is a trail of alien bodies behind him. He is currently smashing the head of an alien foe with a metal bar, presumably removed from some machine. Several other aliens are attacking Eric. Some have weapons, but at such close quarters it’s difficult to use them effectively.

Eric is tall, blond and well-built, with long, shaggy blond hair and beard. He is discreetly naked.

PREDATOR vs. MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER Plot

By Jim Shooter

On May 3, 2011

In 06 VALIANT

JayJay here. While Jim and I are working on the rest of the lecture, I thought I would post a sample of a plot. Jim wrote this some years ago for the Predator Vs. Magnus crossover comic.We will be putting up some of Jim’s scripts, and the Turok 1 script is already available for you to download, but we thought you might like to see an example of a plot.

PREDATOR vs. MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER PlotPAGE ONE

Full page. We’re in a small North Am military outpost or encampment on an alien world. The world is a hot, seething environment—maybe an alien jungle. The outpost, meant to protect some mining or resource-gathering operation, has been trashed. There are several dead North Am soldiers around, and many destroyed robs. One last soldier, tattered, wounded and scared is trying to defend himself… but he’s being stalked by a Predator in his invisible mode.

Note: North Am soldiers, like all North Americans, are usually wusses. These Deep Space patrols, however, are the hardiest and bravest souls. Possibly we should give the humans some kind of breathing-assistance gear, to add to the feeling of “alien environment.” Make it comfortable-looking. This is the forty-first century.