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Dredd: Doppelganger
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22nd
June 04 |
Regular reviewer
Eric Moore with his first piece of fiction for the site...
By Eric Moore
Page
1
Panel 1 –
This takes up three-quarters of the page. Nice sprawling shot of Mega City One.
In the foreground is a squat building with a large number two on its side.
Title: Doppelganger
Caption: Chrono Lab Two. Sector 247.
Panel 2 –
Takes up the remainder of the page. Chrono Lab interior. A Judge is in the foreground
with his back to us, addressing about ten Judges.
Judge:
“Right, we think there’s only the one perp, with roughly five hostages”.
Page
2
Panel 1 –
Close up on the head Judge. We can see his name is Poe. Behind him is an
open doorway with lots of hi-tech machinery visible in the room.
Poe: “The
trouble is we can’t just go storming in there. There’s too much Chrono-tech
in there to risk it”
Panel 2 –
View from the back of the room. The rear of a Judge's helmet takes up the foreground.
In the background are the backs of the assembled Judges and, beyond them, Poe
and the open doorway.
Poe:
“We’ve no choice but to wait it out till help arrives”
Panel 3 –
Tall thin panel of a full-length hero shot of Dredd. This is the beat-up,
gnarley, getting on a bit but still in great shape version as done by Jock etc.
All Judges have the John Hicklenton style uniforms - eagles with the real long
beak; huge left shoulder pad etc. Dredd has his Lawgiver drawn.
Dredd: “The
help's here”
Panel 4 –
Poe has stepped into Dredd’s way.
Poe:
“No way Dredd. I’m not having you blundering in there. We have to
pacify the Perp. We wait for a negotiator.”
Panel 5 –
Dredd’s pushing Poe out of the way
Dredd:
“Wait any more and we have another dead hostage. I’ve got something
the creep can negotiate with”
Page
3
Panel 1 –
Inside the room. The Perp has a hostage on his knees and has a gun to his temple.
He is looking towards the doorway.
Perp:
“I hear you out there! When do I get to leave here?”
Panel 2 –
Dredd at the doorway, gun ready.
Dredd:
“Right now. Armour piercing”
Panel 3 –
Dredd’s aimed at a piece of machinery he can clearly see in the room. Sound
effect.
Panel 4 – The shot
has hit the machinery causing it to burst into flame. The Perps head has whirled
round to watch it.
Panel 5 – Dredd in
the doorway firing.
Panel 6 – Shot hits
the Perp in the head, making it explode. The shot continues on into the room.
Page
4
Panel 1 –
Dredd walking into the room, the other Judges behind him.
Dredd: “This
room is pacified”
Panel 2 –
An enraged Poe is nose to nose with Dredd
Poe: You
idiot Dredd! Do you have any idea the trouble you might have caused?
Panel 3 –
Shot of Dredd. Behind him we can see the piece of machinery that his shell hit.
It’s arcing slightly.
Dredd: “Situations
over Poe, the hostages are safe. That’s all that matters.”
Panel 4 –
The machinery – its really starting to arc.
Panel 5 –
Dredd and Poe. Behind Dredd there’s some sort of energy discharge.
Poe: “Dredd!
Watch it!”
Panel 6- Same shot
of Dredd but everything else has gone apart from the energy-vortex thing.
Panel 7 –
Dredd has appeared outside. The buildings are noticeably not as big as before.
Dredd:
“Drokk! Where’s the lab?”
Panel 8 –
Dredd looking around.
Dredd:
“This isn’t even sector 247. Control – Dredd, suspect I’ve
been teleported. Can you get a fix on me?”
Panel 9 –
Back of Dredd. A gun is pointing at him.
Voice:
“Don’t move! Hands up where I can see ‘em”
Page
5
One large panel
takes up the whole page. Full-length shot of Dredd in the foreground. Behind him,
with gun still raised is another Dredd. This looks exactly like he did in Prog
2 – the rounded helmet, tiny eagle and pads, the thick lip thing.
Prog 2 Dredd:
“If you’re going to impersonate a Judge you could at least try
and make it look right. You’re under arrest”
Caption:
“To be continued”
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