Indigo Issue 01 - first 5 pages

         Page 1 (3 panels)

           Panel 1 A barren landscape. This is America after the
           destruction caused by Alex. There are a couple of twisted
           trees, dead, but otherwise no life whatsoever.

                             ALEX
                        (caption)
                   Sixteen years ago, a cataclysmic
                   event occurred that spread
                   worldwide.
                   Only the strongest survived the
                   initial catastrophe, many of the
                   smaller plants and animals dying.

           Panel 2 We see what used to be a fishing town. There's no
           sea, so the ships are all lying on their side abandoned.
           The houses all look abandoned as well, windows broken,
           doors left ajar to let the wind sweep the dust in.

                             ALEX
                        (caption)
                   It also sucked the earth dry of
                   most of it's oceans, nations no
                   longer separated by the vast depths
                   as they once were.
                   It could have been worse though, as
                   most of the fresh water was
                   untouched.

           Panel 3 A generic city, empty of life, cars left where
           they are, trash floating around on the breeze.

                             ALEX
                        (caption)
                   Humans managed to survive, by
                   vacating the cities and moving out
                   to the country-side to try and
                   cultivate what they could.
                   Despite the initial destruction,
                   the world could still produce life,
                   much of it changed by the power
                   that had been expelled that day.
                   I really wish I hadn't been
                   responsible for this.

         Page 2 (5 panels)

           Panel 1 A closeup of running feet. These belong to Sirrus,
           the 13 year old Indigo who has been surviving as best he
           can for the past couple of years, and so looks really
           shabby.

                             ALEX
                        (caption)
                   After my assassination, and the
                   subsequent destruction of life as
                   we know it, more people like me
                   started turning up.

           Panel 2 Sirrus races through a deserted street,
           determination and desperation mixed on his face as he
           looks around him.

                             ALEX
                        (caption)
                   Dubbed Indigos, due to the colour
                   of their eyes, each had special
                   abilities that set them apart from
                   everyone else.

           Panel 3 Sirrus skids down an alley between two houses and
           we see it's a dead end.

                             ALEX
                        (caption)
                   Of course, because of me, Indigos
                   were feared, believing they would
                   make a bad situation worse, maybe
                   even destroying the world
                   completely.

           Panel 4 Two soldiers come racing down the street he just
           left. Maybe go for a Halo homage here for the uniform?
           Just make sure you can see facial features.

                             ALEX
                        (caption)
                   So what governments still existed
                   put a bounty on the heads of all
                   Indigos, and deployed their
                   soldiers to capture them.

           Panel 5 Sirrus looks back over his shoulder fearfully as
           he hears the soldiers approaching.

                             ALEX
                        (caption)
                   With both soldiers and people
                   hoping for a reward coming after
                   them, life wasn't easy for anyone
                   with purple eyes.

                             SOLDIER
                        (off-panel)
                   You take the left, I'll take the
                   right.

         Page 3 (6 panels)

           Panel 1 One of the soldiers walks down the alley that
           Sirrus had gone down, finding it empty. Down by his feet,
           we see a small window open to a basement, just big enough
           for Sirrus to get through.

           Panel 2 Inside the basement, Sirrus leans against the
           wall, looking up at the window and watching the soldier's
           feet go by.

                             SOLDIER
                        (on radio)
                   No sign of him on this end.

                             OTHER SOLDIER
                        (on radio)
                   Nothing here either. He's got to be
                   in one of the buildings.

           Panel 3 The first soldier stops at the other end of the
           house, looking down the road at how many houses there are
           in this section.

                             SOLDIER
                   There's way too many houses to
                   check. I say we just toss a grenade
                   in each one and leave it at that.

                             OTHER SOLDIER
                        (on radio)
                   Whatever you want, man. It might
                   just flush the little 'dig out of
                   hiding. I'll wait for him on the
                   main road.

           Panel 4 A medium shot of the soldier pulling a fancy
           looking grenade off of his belt.

                             SOLDIER
                   Better not let Rheese catch you
                   using words like that, she'll rag
                   you up something bad.
                   Let me know when you're in
                   position.

           Panel 5 Close up of the other soldier, jogging into
           position on the main road, blaster ready in his hand.

                             OTHER SOLDIER
                   Rheese is just a cocky snap who got
                   in charge of our unit cos she's got
                   powers. She couldn't actually rag
                   anyone.
                   Ready when you are.

           Panel 6 Inset of Sirrus, eyes wide, panicking at this new
           development.

         Page 4 (5 panels)

           Panel 1 Sirrus looks around the basement, trying to find
           some way out, or something to hide in. There's nothing
           able to help, it's just a typical basement. (of which I've
           never seen one, hope you have...)

                             SIRRUS
                        (quietly)
                   no...

           Panel 2 Spinning around in the direction of the soldier,
           Sirrus powers up. Have fun with how he does this, but know
           that it is a struggle for him, he's still new to his
           power.

                             SIRRUS
                   NO!

           Panel 3 A close up of thehe soldier's hand as he pushes
           something down on the grenade, activating it.

                             SOLDIER
                   Right, grenade is armed, time to --

           Panel 4 We see the soldier's eyes roll in the back of his
           head and his body droops.

                             SOLDIER
                   Squeedle boop funkle.

                             OTHER SOLDIER
                        (on radio)
                   What?

           Panel 5 another close up of the soldier's hand dropping
           the grenade onto the ground beside him.

                             OTHER SOLDIER
                        (on radio)
                   What the 'don did you just say?

         Page 5 (3 panels)

           Panel 1 The other soldier sees the explosion around the
           house he's guarding, pieces of debris flying around, and
           he can't help but covering himself with an arm.

                             SFX
                   THWBOOM

                             OTHER SOLDIER
                   Woah!

           Panel 2 The other soldier presses his earpiece to hear
           better.

                             OTHER SOLDIER
                   Overkill much?
                   Yo, you there?
                   Jense?

           Panel 3 Wide shot of the other soldier taking off at a run
           for where the first soldier was before the explosion.