Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Superhero Script Ideas

Here's the basis for the superhero story that came out of thinking of something more lighthearted. It's my take on an un-ironic Kick-Ass. Not sure about it, still working out the narration, but it'll be about making friends and happy stuff. Let me know if you think tone-wise and interest-wise it'll work. Otherwise I was maybe thinking the Bob Awesome story would be a good choice for your style and be fun enough for the book. If you're still free...

Hope you guys had a good Labor Day!

K

Young superhero
Anti-Kickass
Inspirational
Non-ironic
Actual super moral ideal
Love story?

Page 1
Origin
Hyper Maximum
Sugar & cartoons

Panel 1
Young kid watching cartoons and eating cereal, repeated three times across the top. (Maybe a bit older each time, or at least in different sci-fi outfits, cowboy to spaceman to pulp-hero?)

HM: (NARRATION) ONE FATEFUL SUMMER AT OUR NEW HOUSE...

MOM: (Off Panel) MAX, DON'T SIT THERE ALL DAY WATCHING CARTOONS.

HM: (N) A YOUNG BOY WHO HAD SEEN TOO MANY SUPERHERO CARTOONS AND HAD WAY TOO MUCH SUGAR...

MOM: (OP) YOU'VE GOTTA GET OUT THERE AND MAKE FRIENDS.

Panel 2
Max running out the front door, blurs into Hyper Maximum in costume.

HM: (N) WAS FORCED OUT INTO THE SUMMER DAY...

MOM: (OP) GET OUT THERE RIGHT NOW YOUNG MAN! ENJOY YOUR YOUTH/SUMMER BEFORE IT'S OVER!

HM: (N) WHERE HE BECAME...

(Title-logo) HYPER-MAXIMUM!

Panel 3
Snatches a cat from the street before a car hits it.

HM: (N) PROTECTOR OF THE STREETS.

Panel 4
Chasing off bullies from a dorky kid.

HM: DEFENDER OF THE WEAK.

Panel 5
Diving and catching a girl falling from a tree.

HM: (N) SAVIOR TO THE MEEK.

Panel 6
Close up. They smile at each other.

HM: (N) IT WAS MY DESTINY TO HELP THOSE I COULD.

HM: (N) THERE WASN'T MUCH ROOM FOR THAT SUMMER FOR...FRIENDS.

Page 2
Partner
Ultimate Extreme
Wrestling & spray paint

Panel 1
The dorky kid from page 1 is now dressed up in a neon costume, raging and yelling as he runs along a picnic table in a backyard.

HM: (N) ONE DAY I SAW THAT MY PRESENCE HAD INSPIRED ANOTHER.

Panel 2
Jumping off and tackling three kids to the ground. HM in the background, high above in his tree house watching.

HM: (N) COULD THIS WARRIOR BE A PARTNER IN MY MISSION?

Panel 3
The duo chasing a bike thief who's speeding towards us. Maybe HM is hanging on the back of the bike as UE grapples the kid.

HM: (N) SURE ENOUGH WE TEAMED UP AND BATTLED TWICE THE THREATS I COULD ALONE.

Panel 4
Eating candy sitting atop the playground. A giant rocket. Outside the window is the girl from page 1.

HM: (N)

Panel 5
Close up on the porthole on the rocket that shows the girl out on the playground.

HM: (N)

Page 3
Panel 1
UE yelling at HM. Wrestling near the edge, UE pushing HM closer.

UE: YOU'RE SO RETARDED!

HM: GET OFF!

Panel 2
Fall out of the rocket and hit ground.

Panel 3
HM hurt, UE storms off as the girl comes up to help.

Panel 4
HM takes off his mask, bleeding a bit from the nose, looks up at us (The Girl) smiling.

Page 4
Conflict
UE vs HM

Panel 1
UE all dark and sinister watches as HM (out of costume) walks around with the Girl.

Panel 2
Ice Cream Truck, he peers from broken slat in fence.

Panel 3
Swimming pool, he hides beneath umbrella as Max dives off and Girl waves.

Panel 4
Max & Girl holding hands, walking towards us, UE in the background, a bit more exposed with a darker costume, riding a skateboard speeding up behind them.

Page 5
Villain
UE returns evil
Splash page

Panel 1 (Main Image top left)
UE dives off skateboard lunging in mid-air towards Max who has turned preparing for attack. Girl is in shock.

Panel 2-6 (all surrounding the main shot)
UE beats up Max.
Roll on the ground.
Punch to stomach.
Kick in the butt.
Pushes him back down to sidewalk

Page 6
Fight
Battle

Panel 1
Girl swoops in, her own costume on. (Flower Girl?).

Panel 2
Gets UE on the defense, Max in background taking costume from backpack.

Panel 3
UE bracing from Girl's attack.

Panel 4
UE cocks his fist back, about to punch Girl.

Panel 5
HM clocks him good with FG.

Page 7
Resolution
Team up

Panel 1
UE is stripped of part of his costume as he shouts from the back patio, the back door sliding closed as he yells.

Panel 2
HM & FG stand atop the tree house.

Panel 3
They look at each other smiling.

Panel 4
Close up on them holding hands.

HM: (N)

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