PANEL 3:

A) MAVEN: DEACON, YOU ARE NOW IN ROOM G713. WHILE IN THIS ROOM, YOU MAY TAKE ONLY TWO ACTIONS — YOU MAY SPEAK AND YOU MAY TRIGGER THE MECHANISM THAT WILL TERMINATE THE TARGET. NOTHING ELSE.

B) MAVEN: HAVE I MADE MYSELF CLEAR?

PANEL 4:

B) DEACON: I KNOW WHY I’M HERE, DOCTOR.

C) DEACON: AND YES, THESE INSTRUCTIONS, AS WELL AS THE MULTITUDE OF OTHER COMMANDS YOU’VE GIVEN ME OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR. THERE IS NO NEED TO REPEAT THEM.

PANEL 5:

D) MAVEN: FORGIVE MY DILIGENCE, DEACON, BUT I AM WELL AWARE OF YOUR ABILITY TO… CREATIVELY INTERPRET ORDERS.

PANEL 1:

A) ANNIHILATOR: THEN I’D HAVE TO HURT THEM.

B) ANNIHILATOR: A LOT.

PANEL 2:

C) ANNIHILATOR: AND YOU WOULDN’T WANT THAT, WOULD YOU?

PANEL 3:

D) KYLE: UHN!

PANEL 4:

E) KYLE: URNHH!

PANEL 5:

F) KYLE: DAMN IT!

PANEL 1:

A) ANNIHILATOR: AH! EXCELLENT! SO YOU TWO HAVE MET.

B) KYLE: NO. SPOOKY’S JUST, UM, TOLD ME ABOUT HER…

PANEL 2:

C) PRIESTESS: ALL GOOD THINGS, I TRUST.

PANEL 3:

D) KYLE: NOT REALLY…

PANEL 4:

E) ANNIHILATOR: THEN PERHAPS YOU’LL BE WILLING TO FORM YOUR OWN OPINION.

F) ANNIHILATOR: SIRCEA WILL BE PROVIDING US WITH TRANSPORTATION TO THE FAR EAST.

PANEL 5:

G) ANNIHILATOR: THAT IS, IF YOU’RE STILL INTERESTED, OF COURSE.

H) KYLE: DO I ACTUALLY HAVE A CHOICE?

PANEL 1:

A) ANNIHILATOR: HUNTER AND KILLER. THE TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE OF THE VIGILANTE WORLD.

B) ANNIHILATOR: OF COURSE — ONLY THE TWO OF YOU WOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH TO TAKE ME ON.

PANEL 2:

C) KILLER: THE ANNIHILATOR. POMPOUS PSEUDO-INTELLECTUAL OF THE TRULY EVIL BASTARD WORLD.

D) KILLER: ONLY YOU WOULD BE TOO STUPID TO REALIZE YOU’VE ALREADY LOST.

PANEL 3:

E) HUNTER: NOT TO MENTION HIS FLUNKEY…

F) ANNIHILATOR: DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH HIM-!

PANEL 5:

G) ANNIHILATOR: WHAT?

PANEL 6:

H) HUNTER: …THE INVISIBLE MAN?!

PANEL 1:

A) ANNIHILATOR: NO.

PANEL 2:

C) ANNIHILATOR: RUN! NOW!

PANEL 1

SPOOKY JONES

OK WITH A BUNCH OF GIRLS PICTURING US NAKED WHILE USING THEIR CREATIVE IMAGINATION?

PANEL 2

SPOOKY JONES

YOU’RE RIGHT. I SHOULD GIVE THAT SOME REAL THOUGHT…

PANEL 3

SPOOKY JONES

I WONDER WHAT THEY’D BE WEARING…

PANEL 4

TSUNAMI

LOOK AT THAT! THAT’S YOU AND ME! YOU OK WITH THAT TOO?!

PANEL 5

SPOOKY JONES

OH, DUDE, YOU’RE RIGHT!

(cont)

THAT’S MESSED UP!

PANEL 1

KYLE

NO. NOTHING CONFIRMED, ANYWAY.

(cont)

SO… DOES THAT MEAN YOU STOPPED?

ANNIHILATOR

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

PANEL 2

KYLE

I DON’T THINK YOU GAVE UP ON IT COMPLETELY.

(cont)

BUT MAYBE, ROBBING BANKS AND STUFF, IT WAS TOO, UH, RISKY.

(cont)

AND MAYBE YOU DIDN’T LIKE HURTING INNOCENT PEOPLE.

PANEL 3

KYLE

SO, I THINK YOU’RE MOSTLY DOING SOMETHING ELSE.

ANNIHILATOR

VERY GOOD, KYLE.

(cont)

OF COURSE, IN MY VIEW, “INNOCENT” IS USUALLY JUST A KINDER WORD FOR “IGNORANT.”

(cont)

DANGEROUSLY IGNORANT IN THIS MODERN WORLD…

PANEL 4

ANNIHILATOR

BUT YOU’RE RIGHT. AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE, I TAKE NO PLEASURE IN HURTING PEOPLE.

PANEL 5

ANNIHILATOR

ALSO, YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT ONCE YOU HAVE MONEY, THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO AMASS MORE OF IT.

(cont)

VERY FEW REQUIRE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND A VANISHING SMALL NUMBER OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS RECEIVE ANY PRESS COVERAGE AT ALL.

PANEL 6

KYLE

SO, YOU’RE LIKE A… WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL NOW?

PANEL 1

KYLE

DON’T WORRY. IT’S NOT THAT I WASN’T LIKING IT.

PANEL 2

KYLE

KIND OF THE OPPOSITE ACTUALLY…

PANEL 3

ANNIHILATOR

AH. YES. I THINK I UNDERSTAND.

(cont)

THINGS WERE COMING TO A HEAD, WERE THEY?

KYLE

HEH. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

PANEL 4

KYLE

I GUESS I’M GOING TO NEED TO LEARN A LITTLE, UH, SELF-CONTROL, HUH?

PANEL 5

ANNIHILATOR

PERHAPS. BUT NOT TONIGHT.

(cont)

TONIGHT I DON’T WANT YOU HOLDING BACK AT ALL.

(cont)

TRULY GREAT SEX HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RESTRAINT.

PANEL 6

ANNIHILATOR

YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T HURT ME, RIGHT?

PANEL 1

KYLE

I… I WON’T-! {URRH} GOD DAMN YOU, I WON’T-! {URRGH}

PANEL 2

ANNIHILATOR

WHAT IS THIS?!

PANEL 3

ANNIHILATOR

YOU SHOULDN’T BE ABLE TO MOVE AT-

PANEL 4

KYLE

BASTARD!

ANNIHILATOR

AHHH!

PANEL 5

KYLE

I… WON’T… LET… YOU… I… WON’T… LET… YOU…!