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
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
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
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 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 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 4:
D) KYLE: WHAT’S GOING ON?!
PANEL 5:
E) ANNIHILATOR: IT SEEMS WE’RE UNDER ATTACK.
F) ANNIHILATOR: OR AT LEAST I AM.
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: HAVE YOU EVER HAD TRULY AUTHENTIC CHINESE?
PANEL 2:
B) KYLE: SURE, SPOOKS HAS TAKEN US TO SOME REAL RESTAURANTS.
C) KYLE: I LIKE IT, I GUESS.
PANEL 3:
D) ANNIHILATOR: EXCELLENT! I KNOW JUST THE PLACE THEN.
PANEL 4:
E) KYLE: WAIT A MINUTE!
F) KYLE: I HAVEN’T SAID YES, YOU KNOW!
PANEL 5:
G) ANNIHILATOR: YOU HAVEN’T SAID NO, EITHER.
H) ANNIHILATOR: AND THIS RESTAURANT IS VERY SPECIAL.
I) ANNIHILATOR: GREAT VIEW. STELLAR SERVICE. TRULY SUBLIME DIM SUM.
J) ANNIHILATOR: WHICH GRANTED IS TRADITIONALLY BREAKFAST FOOD, BUT I AM AN ANARCHIST, AFTER ALL.
K) ANNIHILATOR: AND IT’S OUT OF TOWN SO YOU WON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR… REPUTATION.
PANEL 6:
L) KYLE: UH, HUH. LIKE HOW FAR OUT OF TOWN?
PANEL 1:
A) ANNIHILATOR: MWA HA HA.
PANEL 2:
B) KYLE: YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE TOLD?
PANEL 3:
C) ANNIHILATOR: NO. IT’S YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU SQUIRM A LITTLE.
D) KYLE: JEEZ. YOU MUST THINK I’M SUCH AN IDIOT.
PANEL 4:
E) ANNIHILATOR: JUST YOUNG. NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
PANEL 5:
F) KYLE: SO… HOW DID YOU… HOW DID YOU FINALLY COME TO TERMS WITH IT?
G) KYLE: THE GAY THING?
PANEL 6:
H) ANNIHILATOR: I BECAME THE MOST POWERFUL AND FEARED SUPERVILLAIN ON THE PLANET.
I) ANNIHILATOR: AFTER THAT, “THE GAY THING” REALLY DIDN’T SEEM TO MATTER SO MUCH.