C’rona Comix Page 8

Credits

Art by Bob Hall
Story by Bob Hall, Liz VanWormer, Judy Diamond
Lettering by Ted Sikora
Web Site by Bolero Information Systems LLC

Title:  C’RONA COMIX BY BOB HALL     8/31/2020

THE PROFESSOR, MOUSE, AND CAT HURTLE ALONG IN THEIR POD.

PROFESSOR: WE’RE SOMEWHERE INSIDE GRANDMA.

MOUSE: ARE WE SAFE?

PROFESSOR: ABSOLUTELY…

Title panel: POD IS SMALL, LOOKING AT THE VASTNESS OF VIRUSES EVERYWHERE.

PROFESSOR: …JUST NEVER LEAVE THIS POD! 

MOUSE:THE VIRUSES ARE MAKING MORE AND MORE OF THEMSELVES!

Strip One

Panel one: CLOSE-UP INSIDE THE POD WITH VIRUSES SURROUNDING.

CAT: CAN’T WE DO SOMETHING?!

PROFESSOR: WE CAN’T… BUT LOOK WHAT’S COMING.

Panel two: CYTOKINES ENTERING THE SCENE, VERY RAMBUNCTIOUS. THEY MAKE NOISES BUT NEVER SPEAK.

PROFESSOR: GRANDMA’S CYTOKINES ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM TO HER IMMUNE SYSTEM.

Panel three: CYTOKINES GRAB A LONE COVID-19 VIRUS THAT IS SNIFFING AT THE POD.

PROFESSOR (IN QUOTES IN AN INFORMATION BOX): “THEY’RE CALLING IN THE T-CELLS

Panel four: CYTOKINES DRAG THE VIRUS OVER TO THE T-CELL AND TELL THE T-CELLS IT IS THERE.

PROFESSOR (IN QUOTES IN AN INFORMATION BOX): “NOW THEY HAVE TO FIND A T-CELL WILLING TO TAKE ACTION.”

PROFESSOR (IN QUOTES IN AN INFORMATION BOX): “T-CELLS CAN BE VERY PICKY.”

Strip Two

Panel one: CYTOKINE HOLD UP THE VIRUS TO THE FIRST T-CELL. T-CELL 1 SAYS NO. CYTOKINES CONTINUE SOUNDING ALARMS.

T-CELL 1: I SPECIALIZE, AND IT’S NOT ON MY LIST.

VIRUS: LEMME GO!

Panel two: CYTOKINE HOLDS THE VIRUS UP TO T-CELL 2. CYTOKINES SOUNDING ALARMS.

T-CELL 2: NOT ON MY HIT LIST EITHER.

VIRUS: GUYS! PLEASE!

Panel three: CYTOKINE HOLDS THE VIRUS UP TO T-CELL 3. CYTOKINES SOUNDING ALARMS.

T-CELL 3: YESSS. THIS ONE’S ALL MINE.

VIRUS: BAD NEWS!

Panel four: T-CELL 3 SUDDENLY SQUASHES THE VIRUS. CYTOKINES JUMP IN SURPRISE.

SFX (NO BALLOON): SPLOOSH

Strip Three

Panel one: T-CELL 3 IS GETTING READY TO GO INTO THE FRAY. CYTOKINES SOUNDING ALARMS, GETTING MORE AND MORE AGITATED.

T-CELL 3: HOW MANY ARE THERE?

T-CELL 3 (IN RESPONSE TO THE CYTOS): MILLIONS AND MILLIONS?

T-CELL 3: I’M ON IT. 

Panel two: PROFESSOR AND POD GROUP ARE WATCHING THE GOINGS ON.

PORFESSOR: OH DEAR, THE CYTOS ARE FREAKING OUT.  

CAT: IS THAT BAD?

PROFESSOR: CAN BE… IF THEY GET OVEREXCITED.

MOUSE: LOOK THERE!

Panel three: T-CELLS COMING TO THE RESCUE.

PROFESSOR: T-CELLS!

MOUSE: YAY!

PROFESSOR: THEY’RE VICIOUS ASSASSINS!

Panel four: POD LOOKS AT T-CELL ASSASSINS, AND THE CYTOKINES ARE STARTING TO GET OUT OF HAND IN THE DISTANCE.

CAT: ARE THEY GOING TO RESCUE GRANDMA?

PROFESSOR: THEY’LL TRY… 

PROFESSOR: …BUT IF THINGS GET OUT OF HAND...

PROFESSOR: …THAT COULD BE VERY BAD.