CounterConspiracy Comics: Psycho Killer

Issue #2

“Grave Dreams”

PANEL 1 – SPLASH PAGE

Black on dark gray drawing depicting PSYCHO KILLER’S body buried under rubble. The cybernetic veins in his bionic prosthetic arm and leg emitting a pale green glow.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/|\/|\\-/\-\\|

PANEL 2

PSYCHO KILLER’S body buried under rubble. Pale green vibration waves emanate from his bionics shaking the ground around him.

SOUND (VIBRATION):

 wwWWWRRRrrr wwWWWRRRrrr

PANEL 3

Rocks, building debris, and PSYCHO KILLER’S body falling down a hole  in the dark.

SOUND (GROUND COLLAPSING):

rrrrRRRUUUMMBBBLLLEEE

GREEN SYMBOLS:
\-/|\//-\\|

PANEL 4

View from high above a deep hole. A small glimmer of pale green light shines surrounded by total darkness.

SOUND (LANDING):

SPLASH!

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 5

PSYCHO KILLER’S battered body lays face down on the bank of an underground river barely visible in the pitch black. The only light the pale green glow coming from the cybernetic veins in his bionic alien appendages. His prosthetic arm is extended out in front of his head, it’s fingers dug into the dirt, pulling him forward.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 6

PSYCHO KILLER’s body being dragged down a long dark tunnel by his bionic arm and leg.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
–/\\-\//-\\/-|\

PANEL 7 – HALF PAGE

High altitude view of PSYCHO KILLER’S body being drug across the floor of a large chamber with stone floors (DARK CHAMBER). The pale green light from his bionics revealing the outline of several large statues depicting beasts and monsters.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
//\–/\\

PANEL 8

PSYCHO KILLER’S body sitting up against a stone throne that sits in the center of the DARK CHAMBER. His bionic right leg is bent at the knee as it prepares to push him up into the seat. His bionic left arm is braced against the armrest. The pale green glow from the cybernetic veins in his appendages revealing strange symbols carved into the stone of the throne and the floor.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
//—\\

PANEL 9

PSYCHO KILLER’S body sitting on the throne. Covered in the wounds that killed him, it is a gory mess. Blood soaked clothes in tatters. Chin resting on his chest displaying a grievous head wound. His long hair, caked with blood, covers what is left of his face.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
///—

PANEL 10 – LARGE PANEL

Hour glass shaped panel. The top half is filled with sand. PSYCHO KILLER sits in the stone throne in the bottom half. Sand flows out of the top half and lands around him. (Symbolizing the passage of time)

PANEL 11

Looking up from below, the SPIRIT OF PSYCHO KILLER floats in a sea of pure white on his back; His arms down by his sides. Hands open and relaxed. 

PANEL 12

Looking down on the SPIRIT OF PSYCHO KILLER floating in a sea of pure white on his back with his eyes shut. Framed by thick curly hair, his face is young and handsome. His skin is smooth and free of scars. He looks at peace. His arms are down by his sides. Hands open and relaxed.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 13

Closeup of SPIRIT OF PSYCHO KILLER’S face grimacing with eyes closed as if having a bad dream.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
|||–\//-\/-

PANEL 14

Aerial shot of SPIRIT OF PSYCHO KILLER floating in a sea white. His face locked in a scream. Eyes wide open and angry.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PSYCHO KILLER:

NOOOO!

PANEL 15

Static.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 16

Black.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER)

It should be over. I want it to be.

PANEL 17

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (10 yrs old) in full mount on top of a slightly older child soldier pushing a knife into the boy’s chest in the living room of a bombed out apartment. Part of a photograph can be seen sticking out of the boys pocket next to the knife.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

No more fighting.

PANEL 18

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (10 yrs old) still sitting on top of the now dead child soldier holding the photograph of the boy with his family (two parents and a baby sister). Past the photo in the foreground beyond is the out of focus image of the sister laying dead covered in blood.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

My turn to bleed out.

PANEL 19

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (13 yrs old) firing a machine gun mounted in the back of a pickup truck into a village located in a lush green savanna. Soldiers in varied states of dress do a macabre dance as they die in a hail of bullets. Other soldiers and villagers run in all directions. 

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

No more slaughter.

PANEL 20

Shot from above and behind YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (13 yrs old) standing over the bloody bullet riddled body of a pregnant women and a two-year-old girl laying dead on the ground.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

My turn to die ugly.

PANEL 21

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER  (18 yrs old) setting the timer on an explosive device attached to one of many large chemical tanks located in a fenced in area outside of an industrial building. Part of a sign reading ‘Pharmaceutical’ can be seen on the wall behind the tanks.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

No more terrorism.

PANEL 22

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (18 yrs old) sits in the back of helicopter looking out at as it flies high above the now exploded and burning industrial building. A thick cloud of toxic smoke rolls from the building towards a town nearby.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

My turn to choke and burn.

PANEL 23 – Large Panel

MONSTER MODE PSYCHO KILLER stands in the center of the parade grounds of a military base at night. Alarms blare as soldiers run from barracks to attack him. Spotlights from guard towers shine on him as he squeezes three soldiers in a bear hug. Their feet dangle three feet off the ground, faces terrified as they scream in agony.

SOUND (ALARM):

Oogah-oogah! Oogah-oogah!

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

No more carnage.

PANEL 24

MONSTER MODE PSYCHO KILLER standing covered in blood surrounded by the bodies of dead soldiers, weapons, and body parts. = The base, destroyed from the battle, burns around him.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

My turn to be torn to shreds.

PANEL 25

Adult BLACK OPS PSYCHO KILLER  standing over a man and women as they sleep in a bed holding a large combat knife. Christmas lights shine outside the windows..

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

No more midnight statement assassinations.

PANEL 26

Adult BLACK OPS PSYCHO KILLER standing in a den next to a Christmas tree holding a bloody knife in front of two crying children.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):

My turn to be brutally murdered.

PANEL 27 – SPLASH PAGE

PSYCHO KILLER sits in the stone throne in the DARK CHAMBER. He is now illuminated by glowing purple and green mushrooms that are growing on his chest and the top of his legs. His bionic hand his holding a large mushroom. His chin still rests on his chest and his long hair still covers most of his face. A long thick beard holds glowing crumbs and lips stained green. His head wound has healed significantly and the hair around it is starting to grow back. Thick spider webs frame his head and shoulders, fill his armpits, and the gap between his legs. A large spider sits  on the web near his head.

PANEL 28

Closeup shot of PSYCHO KILLER sitting on the stone throne in the DARK CHAMBER. Face illuminated by pale green light. Eyes closed.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 29

First person view of PSYCHO KILLER looking at his open bionic left palm covered with glowing green symbols.

PSYCHO KILLER (THOUGHT):

You just don’t know how to die do you?

PANEL 30

Closeup of PSYCHO KILLER sitting in the stone throne in the dark. His eyes still closed; face more brightly illuminated by pale green light than before.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
-/-\-

PSYCHO KILLER (THOUGHT):

No. I won’t live again. I refuse.

I’ll just sit here and dream until I rot.

PANEL 31

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (5) plays tag with other children in a green field under blue skies.

PSYCHO KILLER (THOUGHT):

Dream of what could have been.

PANEL 32

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (5) laughing with his eyes closed as he is held up in the air by a pair of arms.

PSYCHO KILLER (THOUGHT):

Nice dreams.

PANEL 33

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (15) sitting in a porch swing next to a pretty girl on the front porch of a nice suburban home. They are holding hands. She is talking and smiling. He is laughing as he listens.

PSYCHO KILLER (THOUGHT):

Dreams of a normal life.

PANEL 34

YOUNG PSYCHO KILLER (15) and the girl kissing on the porch swing.

PSYCHO KILLER (THOUGHT):

A nice life.

PANEL 35

PSYCHO KILLER sitting in the stone chair in the dark. His bionic hand is stuffing a glowing mushroom into his mouth. The spider spins a web near his face. His head wound almost fully healed; His beard is longer than before.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PSYCHO KILLER (THOUGHT):

I’m not going anywhere.

Purgatory isn’t so bad. It’s quiet. Nobody telling me what to do. Nobody shooting at me.

I like it here. Leave me be.

PANEL 36

NORMAL YOUNG ADULT PSYCHO KILLER on one knee holding a ring in front of a beautiful young women.

PANEL 37

NORMAL YOUNG ADULT PSYCHO KILLER smiling wide and wearing a tuxedo as he walks out of a church with a beautiful bride on his arm. The happy couple is surrounded by smiling people of various ages throwing rice. 

PANEL 38

NORMAL YOUNG ADULT PSYCHO KILLER wearing a black t-shirt and jeans carrying his gorgeous wife over the threshold of a house. He is grinning ear to ear. She is laughing.

PANEL 39

First person shot from NORMAL ADULT PSYCHO KILLER’S eyes. His wife stands in front of him wearing a crop-top t-shirt and tiny workout shorts, smiling and holding a positive pregnancy test.

PANEL 40

PSYCHO KILLER sitting in the stone chair in the dark. The pale green light reveals a smile and tears rolling down his face. 

PANEL 41

NORMAL ADULT PSYCHO KILLER laying in a bed next to his sleeping wife holding a newborn baby. His eyes filled with joyful tears.

PANEL 42

NORMAL ADULT PSYCHO KILLER his wife, and his young son sitting next to a Christmas tree looking happy as they open presents. In the background two sets of grandparents sit on the couch drinking coffee and watching contently.

PANEL 43

NORMAL ADULT PSYCHO KILLER cheers in the bleachers of a baseball field next to his wife with a five year old girl on his lap. 

PANEL 44

PSYCHO KILLER sitting in the stone throne. Glowing lips curved upward in a gentle smile.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 45

OLDER NORMAL PSYCHO KILLER sitting at a kitchen island with with a cup of coffee reading a tablet computer. In the background his wife puts sack lunches into kids backpacks. HIs now elementary school aged children play with a cat on the floor next to her.

TABLET HEADLINE:
Economy in shambles!

Inflation up 125%!! Shortages everywhere!

PANEL 46

OLDER NORMAL PSYCHO KILLER  standing in front of a television in their living room holding his wife looking anxious. Their now teenage kids sit on the floor by their feet wide eyed with mouths open. On the television, a FNN logo, a women news anchor sits at a desk. Behind her is a picture of high altitude footage of city streets filled with irradiated dead bodies.

FNN NEWS TICKER:
America Attacked!

NEWS ANCHOR:
..a dirty bomb has detonated over the northern part of the eastern seaboard. Death toll estimated to be in the 100s of thousands and climbing..

CAPTION (GREEN SYMBOLS):
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 47

PSYCHO KILLER sitting in the chair in the dark. The pale green light from his alien appendages showing and anxious facial expression under his long hair.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 48

OLDER NORMAL PSYCHO KILLER standing in front of a military base watching his son, who is carrying a green duffel bag, walk in beside a number of other young men also carrying duffel bags.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):
No.

PANEL 49

OLDER NORMAL PSYCHO KILLER  dressed for a funeral standing with his wife and daughter in a military cemetery staring down at a black casket draped in a flag. His wife is crying hard. His daughter’s face is sullen. She looks depressed and distant. Her eyes sunken and outlined by dark circles. One of her hands clasps her other arm at the elbow.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):
Noo!

PANEL 50

OLDER NORMAL PSYCHO KILLER  stands in his daughter’s bedroom crying over her dead body laying on the bed. A needle stuck in her arm.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):
NOOO!

CAPTION (GREEN LETTERS):
YES!

CAPTION :
*translated from unknown alien language!

PANEL 51

Static.

CAPTION (GREEN LETTERS):
/\-//\-\//-\/-|

PANEL 52 – LARGE PANEL

A campsite in front of an RV parked in a heavily wooded area. CINDY’S older daughter (REBECCA) being backhanded by a large women in black tactical gear sporting the CANDELABRA insignia (ROLO). In the background, CINDY’S youngest daughter (BROOKE) is being loaded into a black van by another CANDELABRA AGENT. CINDY’s HUSBAND lay still on the ground with a smoking hole in his chest. CINDY is on her knees crying and begging in front of a CANDELABRA OFFICER  (LT. STOPGAP) pointing a large gun at her face.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):
NOOOO!

PANEL 53

Shot of PSYCHO KILLER sitting in the chair from high in the DARK CHAMBER. The glow from his bionic alien appendages the brightest it has been so far.

GREEN SYMBOLS:
/\-//\—

PANEL 54

View from behind CINDY showing a large hole in her head. Through the hole and in the background you can see LT. STOPGAP holding the smoking gun. Behind him REBECCA screams and cries as she struggles to get out of the clutches of ROLO.

CAPTION (PSYCHO KILLER):
NOOOO!

PANEL 55 – LARGE PANEL

PSYCHO KILLER having a seizure in the stone throne. He pushes back with his legs bringing his core out of the seat. His chin is off his chest now and his head pushes back into the headrest. His arms are tense and his hands squeeze the armrests (like he is being shocked). Cracks run through the stone throne. Mushrooms, spiders, and other insects fly through the air in all directions. The cybernetic veins in his alien prosthetics glowing bright as green bolts of electricity run around his body. (TRANSFORMING INTO MONSTER MODE!)

SOUND:
Zap! ZZZwwwzz ZAP! ZZZWwwwzz ZAP!

PSYCHO KILLER:
AAARRRGGGHH!

PANEL 56 – SPASH PAGE

MONSTER MODE PSYCHO KILLER standing strong in front of a now destroyed stone throne staring straight ahead. Tattered clothes reveal bulging muscles covered in numerous pale green scares  His eyes are open, angry, and glowing pale green. Jet black hair with silver streaks flows down over his shoulders. His long black beard with silver streaks hangs to his chest. The cybernetic veins in his alien prosthetics glowing brightly.

PSYCHO KILLER:
No.

Final Scene Soundtrack: Stalfagel – Soilwork

Written by Will Kilpatrick

Psycho Killer created by Will Kilpatrick

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