PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: IS IT NOW?
B) ANNIHILATOR: I DON’T GO TO THE CINEMA MUCH.
PANEL 2:
C) ANNIHILATOR: DOES HE GET THE GIRL?
D) KYLE: UM. I THINK SO…
PANEL 3:
E) KYLE: OH!
E) KYLE: Mmm.
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: YES. I SUPPOSE I DID.
PANEL 2:
B) KYLE: HE WOULD HAVE DIED IF YOU LEFT THEM BEHIND.
C) KYLE: YOU- YOU’RE REALLY NOT THAT BAD A GUY, ARE YOU?
D) KYLE: NOT REALLY…
PANEL 3:
E) ANNIHILATOR: AS A WISE MAN ONCE SAID: THERE ARE NO GOOD GUYS. OR BAD GUYS.
F) ANNIHILATOR: THERE ARE JUST… A BUNCH OF GUYS…
G) KYLE: HEH. MAYBE.
PANEL 4:
H) KYLE: I JUST… I’M JUST GLAD YOU SAVED THEM.
I) KYLE: EVEN IF THEY DIDN’T 100% DESERVE IT.
PANEL 5:
J) ANNIHILATOR: KYLE, I’VE BEEN VERY SELFISH MY WHOLE LIFE.
K) ANNIHILATOR: AND… I DON’T KNOW IF I HAVE IT IN ME TO BE A BETTER MAN.
PANEL 6:
L) ANNIHILATOR: BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS — FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU MAKE ME WANT TO TRY.
M) KYLE: HEH. I THINK THAT’S FROM A MOVIE.
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: I CAN’T SEE IF-!
B) KYLE: NO, I’M FINE! REALLY!
PANEL 2:
C) KYLE: JUST, UM, INVISIBLE AND NAKED.
PANEL 3:
D) KYLE: BUT YOU!
E) KYLE: GOD! YOU’RE REALLY HURT!
F) KYLE: WE NEED TO GET YOU TO A HOSPITAL OR SOMETHING!
PANEL 4:
G) ANNIHILATOR: HEH. NO. I’VE GOT MY POWERS BACK.
H) ANNIHILATOR: IN TEN MINUTES, I’LL BE COMPLETELY BACK TO NORMAL.
I) ANNIHILATOR: IT’S A HELL OF A THING TO WATCH, ACTUALLY.
PANEL 5:
J) ANNIHILATOR: BUT FIRST, LET’S MAKE SURE THIS “HERO” CAN’T CAUSE ANY MORE MISCHIEF, SHALL WE?
PANEL 6:
J) KYLE: YOU SAVED HIM.
PANEL 4:
A) ANNIHILATOR: DEAR LORD! EVEN I FELT THAT SHOCK WAVE!
B) ANNIHILATOR: KYLE? ARE YOU OK?!
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: NO.
PANEL 2:
C) ANNIHILATOR: RUN! NOW!
PANEL 3:
C) ANNIHILATOR: I DO BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT THE KIDS TODAY WOULD CALL “A GAME CHANGER.”
PANEL 7:
D) ANNIHILATOR: NICELY DONE, KYLE!
E) KYLE: UM, THANKS.
F) KYLE: SO… SHOULD THAT DAMPENER THINGY BE DOING THAT?
PANEL 2:
A) ANNIHILATOR: WELL… AT THIS MOMENT…
B) ANNIHILATOR: I HAVE TO ADMIT IT FILLS MY HEART WITH MORE JOY THAN I EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
PANEL 4:
C) KYLE: UM, FIRE IN THE HOLE?
PANEL 5:
D) KILLER: NO…
PANEL 1:
A) KILLER: YOU JUST DON’T KNOW WHEN TO DIE, DO YOU?
PANEL 2:
B) ANNIHILATOR: NOT… TODAY.
C) ANNIHILATOR: AND NOT… AT YOUR HANDS.
PANEL 3:
D) ANNIHILATOR: RAAAAAH!
PANEL 4:
E) ANNIHILATOR: AAAHHH!
PANEL 5:
F) KILLER: YOU KNOW, IT’S FUNNY. EVERYONE IS SO SCARED OF THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE ANNIHILATOR.
G) KILLER: “THE MOST DANGEROUS SUPERVILLAIN IN THE WORLD.”
PANEL 6:
H) KILLER: AND YET HERE YOU ARE, ON YOUR KNEES, AT MY MERCY.
I) KILLER: IN SINGLE COMBAT, NO LESS!
J) KILLER: TELL ME, ASSHOLE, BEFORE I KILL YOU:
PANEL 7:
K) KILLER: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO FINALLY MEET A REAL HERO?
PANEL 4:
A) KYLE: LET ME GIVE YOU… <HUFF>
B) KYLE: A LITTLE PEER FEEDBACK… <HUFF>
PANEL 5:
C) KYLE: YOUR TACTICS ARE RECKLESS, YOU METHODS ARE HAMHANDED…
PANEL 6:
D) KYLE: AND, WORST OF ALL, YOU FORGOT THE ABSOLUTE, MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF BEING A SUPERHERO —