Credits
Art by Bob Hall
Story by Bob Hall, Liz VanWormer, Judy Diamond
Web Site by Bolero Information Systems LLC
Title: C’RONA COMIX BY BOB HALL
Title Panel: MAIN CHARACTERS ARE POSITIONED 6 FEET APART
Strip One
Panel one: BAT HANGS UPSIDE DOWN TALKING TO CAT.
BAT: THE LIFE OF A BAT AIN’T FAIR. I WANT SOME RESPECT.
CAT: AND I WANT JUST ONE SUPER POWER. I KNOW IT’S IN ME.
BAT: SEE, US BATS HAVE A LOT OF VIRUSES.
Panel two: THE SAME, BUT A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE.
CAT: AND YOU DON’T GET SICK?
BAT: NOT USUALLY. OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS ARE AMAZING.
BAT: BUT PEOPLE BLAME US FOR SPREADING VIRUSES…EVEN THIS NEW C’RONA. IT’S DEPRESSING.
CAT: YOU CANFLY. THAT’S SOMETHING.
Panel three:
CAT(GETTING BIG): HEY, IF I HAD ONE SUPER POWER IT’D BE TO FLY.
CAT: I’M GONNA TRY.
BAT: BAD IDEA!
CAT: UP, UP AND . . .
Panel four: THE CAT LAID OUT IN SPACE AND FLAPPING ARMS.
CAT: AWAY!!
Panel five: THE BAT LOOKING OUT AT US. THE CAT IS GOING DOWN WITH SPEED LINES GOING DOWN.
BAT: WAIT! YOU NEED WINGS TO . . .
BAT: . . . TO FLY . . .
Strip Two
Panel one: MOUSE USES SPRAY PAINT PLUS PAINT AND A LADDER. HER EQUIPMENT IS ALL AROUND HER.SHE IS PAINTING A WALL WITH THE MOTTO ‘MASKS ARE . . .’ SHE IS TALKING TO PROFESSOR GREY.
MOUSE: MY FRIEND CAT SURE THINKS HE’S A SUPERHERO. HE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT FLYING.
PROFESSOR: SUPERHEROES ONLY EXIST IN COMICS.
MOUSE: PROFESSOR, THIS IS A COMIC.
Panel two: MOUSE WRITES THE NEXT WORDS ON THE WALL. . . . ARE DOPE!
PROFESSOR: AH YES. THEN ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
Panel three: THE CAT FALLS FROM THE SKY AND CRASHES, UPSETTING PAINT
BUCKETS.
SFX SPLAT!
Panel four: THE CAT IS LYING IN THE DEBRIS BUT IS OK.
MOUSE: YOU OK?
CAT: YOU KIDDING? I ALMOST FLEW! NEXT TIME I’LL MAKE IT.
Strip Three
Panel one: THE REPORTER FOX IS LOOKING OUT AT US, AS IF AT A CAMERA. SHE HAS A DESIGNER – NANCY PELOSI LIKE – MASK THAT’S AROUND HER NECK AT THIS POINT. SHE STANDS IN FRONT OF A SECURITY DOOR, STEEL WITH RIVETS AND A SMALL WINDOW WITH GLASSS AND STEEL WIRE.
FOX: BEHIND THIS LOCKED DOOR IS THE NEWEST THREAT TO MANKIND.
FOX: AN ACTUAL, SARS CORONA VIRUS 2 . . .
FOX: . . . THE CAUSE OF COVID-19.
Panel two: FOX UNLOCKS THE DOOR AND PUTS ON HER MASK.
FOX: THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVER LIVE INTERVIEW WITH A C’RONA.
FOX: A MOMENT WHILE I PUT ON MY MASK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR.
Panel three: A VIEW FROM ABOVE OF THE “SECURE ROOM.” IT IS EMPTY EXCEPT FOR A REMOTE CAMERA AND A CHAIR, WHICH APPEARS TO BE EMPTY AS WELL.
FOX: AND HERE WE . . .
FOX LOOKS OVER HER SHOULDER AT UNSEEN TECHNICIANS PRESUMABLY IN A BOOTH.
FOX: HEY GUYS! WHERE’S THE VIRUS?
Panel four: BALLOON FROM THE EMPTY CHAIR:
CHAIR: HI THERE.
