PANEL 1
SPOOKY JONES
HEY, NOW. YOU’RE LOOKING VERY… LIMBER THERE, PAUL.
FLUKE
WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, MY GOOD BUDDY TSUNAMI HERE IS GIVING ME A HELPING HAND WITH MY LEG.
PANEL 2
TSUNAMI
THAT’S DISGUSTING!
SPOOKY JONES
CLICK ON ANOTHER ONE.
PANEL 3
FLUKE
THIS ONE LOOKS PROMISING…
PANEL 4
TSUNAMI
OH, JESUS!
PANEL 1
ANNIHILATOR
LIKE YOU, MY POWERS DIDN’T MANIFEST UNTIL PUBERTY.
(cont)
AND I WAS A… TIMID CHILD, SO I WAS OFTEN BULLIED.
PANEL 2
ANNIHILATOR
I USED TO DREAM THAT SOMEDAY I’D BE AS STRONG AS THE MAN OF STEEL AND THAT I’D MAKE THOSE BULLIES PAY.
PANEL 3
KYLE
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS NORMAL, I USED TO DREAM OF, LIKE, CATCHING FALLING PLANES AND STOPPING CRIMINALS.
PANEL 4
KYLE
AND RESCUING THE CUTE BOYS IN MY SCHOOL FROM SUPERVILLAINS I SAW ON T.V.
PANEL 5
ANNIHILATOR
VILLAINS LIKE ME?
PANEL 2
KYLE
HOLY CRAP.
PANEL 3
ANNIHILATOR
NOW YOU.
PANEL 1
LAAMPROS
THAT TOY ALONE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PASS THROUGH THE WALLS OF BLOOD AND PAIN, LITTLE MAGGOT.
PANEL 2
ANNIHILATOR
YOU ARE, OF COURSE, VERY WISE, GREAT LAAMPROS.
(cont)
BUT PREPARATIONS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
PANEL 3
ANNIHILATOR
SHOULD WE REACH AN AGREEMENT, I’LL ACTIVATE ITS SISTER KEY ON EARTH WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO PASS SAFELY
(cont)
AND ONCE YOU ARE THERE, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO BRING ACROSS ANY OTHER FORCES YOU WISH.
PANEL 4
ANNIHILATOR
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY ARE… CONSIDERABLE.
PANEL 5
LAAMPROS
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU OFFER ME IN EXCHANGE FOR AN ETERNITY OF YOUTH FOR YOU AND YOUR WITCH.
ANNIHILATOR
AND-
PANEL 6
LAAMPROS
YES. AND THE “AMERICAN CONTINENTS.”
(cont)
THOSE ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR… DEMANDS.
PANEL 1
FLYBOY
I JUST-!
PANEL 2
FLYBOY
GUYS, THIS IS KYLE.
(cont)
I JUST WANT TO HELP.
PANEL 3
FLYBOY
BUT… YEAH. O.K. IF YOU THINK THE ANNIHILATOR MIGHT SHOW UP, IT MAKES SENSE THAT I’M THE ONE TO STAY OUTSIDE.
PANEL 4
FLYBOY
I’LL MAKE SURE HE DOESN’T COME BACK.
PANEL 5
FLUKE
AWESOME.
PANEL 1
FLUKE
DEFINITELY. MAYBE HE’S GOT HIS BIG, EVIL PLANS, BUT HE CAN’T BE ALL THAT SMART TO COUNT YOU OUT, MY FRIEND!
PANEL 2
FLUKE
WHICH, BY THE WAY, LEADS TO MY NEXT QUESTION: WHO MAKES A DEAL TO LET DEMONS FROM HELL TAKE OVER THE WORLD?!
I’M SURE RULING OVER NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA WOULD BE SWELL AND ALL THAT — EXCEPT FOR ALL THE HELLBEASTS FLYING AROUND AND EATING EVERY SINGLE PERSON!
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION. THERE MUST BE SOME LONG GAME. SOMETHING WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT…
PANEL 4
KYLE
HE SAID THERE WERE BIGGER THINGS AT STAKE. SOMETHING WORSE THAN THE CRISIS OF COLLIDING TRANS-WORLD IDENTITIES.
HAVE ANY GUESSES WHAT THAT IS?
SPOOKY JONES
NO. I DON’T.
PANEL 5
SPOOKY JONES
WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT DEMONS ARE ARROGANT. KINGS OF HELL EVEN MORE SO. PEOPLE ALWAYS THINK THEY CAN OUTSMART THEM IN THE END.
FLUKE
ANY CHANCE OF THEM BEING ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF? FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY WIND UP GETTING OVER ON THIS DEMON KING?
PANEL 6
SPOOKY JONES
MAYBE. BUT THERE’S NO CHANCE ANY OF US WILL LIKE WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THEM TO GET THERE.
PANEL 1
PARKER
YOU’RE WASTING YOUR BREATH, TUTT. THE COLONEL HAS JURISDICTION HERE.
PANEL 2
PARKER
AND I BET YOU’LL JUST TELL US THAT YOUR LITTLE GIRL HAS CLEARANCE ANYWAY, RIGHT?
PANEL 3
CHARLEYBOY
NO, DETECTIVE PARKER. I’D TELL YOU THAT I TRUST MY DAUGHTER’S JUDGMENT.
PANEL 4
CHARLEYBOY
YOU’LL BE OK, RIGHT, AMANDA?
PANEL 5
COMMANDER
YEAH. I’LL DEFINITELY BE OK.
I’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE’RE DONE.
PANEL 1
SPOOKY JONES
THE NAME…
PANEL 2
SPOOKY JONES
THE NAME IS JONES.
PANEL 3
SPOOKY JONES
SPOOKY JONES.
PANEL 4
SPOOKY JONES
AND I FIGHT MONSTERS.
PANEL 1
CAPTION
MEANWHILE…
PANEL 2
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
DUNCAN, DARLING…
YOU’RE BROODING…
PANEL 3
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
PENNY FOR YOUR SECOND THOUGHTS?
PANEL 4
ANNIHILATOR
IT’S BEEN MY LONG BELIEF THE ENDS ALWAYS JUSTIFY THE MEANS…
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
BUT NOW, YOU’RE NOT SO SURE?
PANEL 5
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
YOU’VE CHOSEN A DANGEROUS MOMENT TO LOSE FOCUS, MY DEAR.
ONE FALSE STEP TONIGHT AND WE’LL BOTH BE DEAD.
PANEL 2
ANNIHILATOR
ENOUGH. YOU’VE MADE YOUR POINT.
PANEL 3
MCU, THE PLATINUM PRIESTESS.
PLATINUM PRIESTESS
HAVE I?
PANEL 4
ANNIHILATOR
YES, MY DEAR, YOU HAVE.
PANEL 5
ANNIHILATOR
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES FOR… AN UNCHARACTERISTIC, AND UNATTRACTIVELY PENSIVE MOOD.
YOU ARE OF COURSE RIGHT. WE HAVE PLANNED THIS RITUAL FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND IT IS THE ONLY WAY.