Darkness Surrounding Graphic Novel Teaser By Kat Mellon
Darkness Surrounding by Kat Mellon
Copyright 2012 Kat Mellon
ataviststrilogy@gmail.com
Page 1
Panel
Description
Dialog
1.1
Through chain-link fence. Toby, Sean, and Zanni are playing basketball. Sean and Zanni’s backs face the fence.
1.2
Half-view of Zanni’s face as she throws the ball across the panel. (SFX: SWOOOOSH!)
1.3
Toby is in air. Show arc of ball through air and hoop (SFX: CLINK!) and across the ground (BUMP-BUMP).
1.4
Toby wiping his head with his shirt. Sean standing in the background, red-faced and unhappy. Toby’s face fills right half of panel.
TOBY That’s the game!
Toby scooping up ball mid-stride and grinning. Sean is open-mouthed and ranting in the background.
TOBY You and me, Zanni. We’re a team. Always and forever.
1.5
TOBY Pass it here!
SEAN Kept pushing me, man! Would’a had that if you -"
SEAN "--shoved me, stupid prick --"
1.6
Head-shot of Zanni with off-kilter, goofy smile.
Page 2
Panel
Description
Dialog
2.1
Sean pouting in distance.
Caption: Doesn’t seem fair to leave Sean on his own.
2.2
Toby laying on grass, staring up at the sky with the basketball clenched in his hands.
Caption: I’d always liked Toby. He was a good friend, and for the first time in seventeen years, I realized the obvious.
2.3
Toby sitting up and looking straight at reader with a smug smile.
Caption: The dude was good-looking.
2.4
The same frame as before, but blurred (SFX: SHIVER)
Caption: Not again.
2.5
Zanni gesturing toward fence mid-stride.
ZANNI Give me a sec, guys. I’ll be right back.
Page 3
Panel
Description
3.1
Zanni walking down pathway.
3.2
Zanni climbing through a shrub.
Dialog
Caption: No teenaged story would be complete without a little weirdness. In my case, it was these strange bursts of dread I’d been having for several months.
Page 4
Panel 4.1
Description Full-page panel of Zanni in shrub. Her arms are wrapped around her knees. Capture the leaves and little details. Let her look more at ease.
Dialog Caption: They were unpredictable and chilled me to the bone every time.
Page 5
Panel
Description
Dialog
5.1
Flashback of mother and Zanni, age seven, in store. An overweight Native American man is handing her mother a bag.
Caption: When I felt this way, I’d think of the angel figurine my mom bought me when I was seven.
5.2
Angel figurine in curio cabinet amongst other trinkets.
Caption: It was like a guardian angel, and as childish as the notion was, it was comforting all the same.
5.3
Zanni scooping dirt into her palm.
5.4
Dirt falling through Zanni’s fingers.
5.5
Zanni’s eyes are wide. Her head is cocked to the side.
Caption: In that moment, I knew something had changed.
5.6
The remainder of dirt falls from Zanni’s hand
Caption: It was almost as if the earth had shared a hushed but important secret with me...
5.7
Zanni sitting up and looking caught off-guard.
TOBY Zanni? Where’d you go?
Page 6
Panel
Description
6.1
Zanni sliding out of the shrub, her foot extended.
6.2
A hand gripping her leg (SFX: YANK!)
6.3
Wide panel of Toby dragging Zanni across the grass by her leg. Toby is smiling, and Zanni is panicked.
6.4
Zanni glowering.
6.5
Zanni cracking a sarcastic smile.
Dialog Caption: I was so lost in thought I’d forgotten about Toby and Sean.
TOBY Playing hide-and-go-seek, eh?
ZANNI Sure thing, dude. Caption: Naturally, I hadn’t told Toby about any of it.