James Brighton Society, Chapter 8: Pages 15-16
Page 15, 6 Panels- Fireland, Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Panel 1: We move to an action shot a few moments later, showing Grem and Mona stepping off of the flying carpet shortly after landing at the end of the previous page. The Irishman is seen gripping the sword in his right hand and the shield in the left, leaving his messenger bag behind.
GREM [Cont., to Mona]: Once we're wrapped here, you mind giving me one of those wipes? Something like that could provide a nice security measure back at the old homestead. MONA [slight nod, to Grem]: Sure. I should warn you though- there were some instances where a few of my test subjects had their brains explode from within upon first contact. So... GREM [interjecting, Bubble 2]: Use it only when necessary, and/or near a lake...good to know!
Panel 2: Cut to the front of the Fireland dome a minute later with Grem stepping inside. Mona, meanwhile, moves over to one of the metal pillars at the same moment along with Fatima. You can see a sliver of the skies in the top of the panel view.
Panel 3: We move to a close-up on Ms. Ahmaddi, looking over from the pillar area toward the immortal Irishman. You can see part of what appears to be a drop-down keyboard popping into view from the side. You can also see a little bit of the scrap metal mountain in the background behind her.
MONA: So, what setting do you want to start with?
Panel 4: Cut to Grem standing in the middle of the dome with weapon in hand. He's loosening himself out in preparation for the battle to come. You can see a little more of the dome behind him in the background, along with the other pillar that is seen over his shoulder to the left of the panel view.
GREM [confident]: As high as ya got, Mo! The more goons and faces to punch, the better.
Panel 5-6: A two-part set of panels that moves back to Mona in Panel 5 at the controls, still glancing over in Grem's direction with an "Are you sure?" look on her face. Also in Panel 5, we see Fatima start to walk into view toward the right of the panel view, holding a metal box. In Panel 6, the intrepid scientist shrugs and starts to type in the commands into the copper and metal-colored keyboard.
MONA [Panel 5]: You sure, Gremlin? That type of punch, even from an HA, is gonna leave a big mark. GREM [interjecting Off-Panel, Panel 5]: Quite sure, old friend. With what I'm set to face, I need to be ready for anything and everything. MONA [Panel 5, Bubble 2]: Alright then... FATIMA [whispers, to Mona; Panel 6]: Should we tell him about the magical upgrades we've made to the system since he was last here? MONA [wide grin, to Fatima; Panel 6]: No, let him figure it out on his own. Like he said, he loves a good surprise. FATIMA [Panel 6, Bubble 2]: Fair enough. I'll have the first aid and fried chicken ready on standby. SOUND EFFECT [grows in intensity, Panel 6]: BUZZZ! Page 16, 9 Panels- Fireland, Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Panel 1-2: Action shots of Grem caught off-guard, fighting against a pair of holographic images of muscular troll soldiers with big armor and equally bigger swords. Panel 1 shows him succeeding with a slashing blow to one of the soldiers coming at him from the right. In Panel 2, he raises the shield to take in the blow from the other soldier's sword, eliciting a loud "CLANG!" from the metal shield.
Panel 3: Cut to the immortal Irishman, laid out at the wall of the dome. He groans and grimaces in the pain that resulted from the impact of the blow from the previous panel. His eyes though glint with an adrenaline rush going through him as he stands back up, raising his sword up at the same moment.
Panel 4-6: A three-part set of panels that follows the same type of format, taken from different angles, following the action montage that is the theme to this page. At this point, you can see Grem start to get a little bit more comfortable in the fight. The combatants he goes up against change with each panel, from ogre (Panel 4) to human sized cockatrices (Panel 5) and an erinyes (Panel 6). His handiness with the sword and shield increase with each panel that goes by, though the images still level a great deal of damage on him.
Panel 7-9: A three-part set of panels that have the same type of vibe as the previous set of panels. What changes are the level of creatures that he faces after Panel 7, which involves another pair of erinyes. It then shifts in Panel 8 combatant wise to a wild minotaur who hits him hard in the chest with a blow from its powerful hindlegs. One of the metal bars stabs him in the shoulder in Panel 9.
GREM [growling to himself, Panel 9]: De Zeus fuilteach...!