Story: Scott A. Bachmann | Art: Scott D.M. Simmons
A few minor changes from script to page, but pretty close. The point of this page to bring home that Leon the famous writer is upstaged by his more famous wife, and that she’s clueless about it. People that had read the script suggested to me she should land in an alley and change, but I wanted this to be a mistake on Liza’s part. People aren’t perfect.
We spent some time getting the Chicago store front architecture right, even though it’s all made up. I love the look of Chicago.
I like Simmons line art on this page. More distinction in line weight, and nice use of blacks. I LOVE the detail he got in the bookstore. He managed to fill the store window AND show Leon at the table. I don’t know how he does it.
ORIGINAL SCRIPT
Panel 1
Early evening outside Thom’s Tomes. Lines still outside store. PARAGON lands.
CAPTION
Chicago.
Panel 2
GIRL in crowd of people screams.
GIRL
It’s her! It’s Paragon!
Panel 3
LEON looks up from his table in the store. The store is suddenly empty.
Panel 4
LEON walks out the door of Thom’s and sees PARAGON, mobbed by people begging her for autographs, pens and books waving. PARAGON is waving at her husband in the distance.
PARAGON
Um, Surprise?
Panel 5
PARAGON answers her cellphone in the midst of the crowd with a look of concern.
PARAGON
What? No I can’t… Oh. OH! On my way!
