Jones St., Chapter 2: Pages 15-16
Page 15, 5 Panels- Tate's/Sif's, Jones St. Lit Crawl, Las Vegas NV
Panel 1-2: A two-part set of panels that starts off in the same setting and layout as the end of the previous page. He grabs the piece of paper with "Jones St. Lit Crawl" in bright blue letters on its back that was lying on the top of the table, and starts to skim through it. In Panel 2, we cut to a shot of the schedule from his eye level moments later upon seeing a listing for "Witches of Neverwhere" in the middle of the page with Sif's underneath it.
TARA [Cont., Panel 1]: I still have enough inside to scrape together one more big public thing...let's see what else is out there. TARA [curious, Off-Panel; Panel 2]: "Witches of Neverwhere"...awesome name. Hopefully the music lives up to it!
Panel 3: Cut to the interior of the nice looking comic/coffee shop called Sif's. There's a small crowd of people gathered in front of a modest stage located in the coffee shop area of the store. We see the Witches of Neverwhere on stage with instruments- four women dressed in cosplay of Gaiman's characters (from L to R- Shadow Moon on Base, Dream on Lead Vocals, Mr. Croup on Lead Guitar/Vocals, Anazi on Drums which has W.o.N. painted on the base of it) with Cassie dressed as Dream near the microphone.
TARA [Off-Panel caption]: And I've always meant to visit the place since it just opened. DREAM [singing]: Hello weary traveler To this new scene Regardless of precisely Where you'd been
Panel 4: Close-up on the stage where we see the group in mid-performance; the blank white of the wall is visible behind them in the background, illuminated by the spotlight shining in front of them off-panel. You can see one of the women on-stage dressed as Mr. Croup, standing alongside Dream singing the bulk of the song ("Yass Queen") with the woman dressed as Shadow Moon.
DREAM [Cont. singing]: I am an old queen MR. CROUP [singing]: A traveler too Of many more climes than you DREAM/MR.CROUP [together]: Looking for calm respite As night comes due.
Panel 5: We move to a shot of the entrance doors to Sif's just as Tanya steps inside. He has his hands in both of his pockets, looking on with a great deal of curiosity at some of the curios inside the story. You can see a group of people around them that stepped inside at the same time move around toward the gathering in the stage area. In regards to the energy bar, it's a clash between peace and chaos, symbolized by green in the left and red to the right; stabilizing around 42%.
DREAM [Off-Panel]: I can smell desire The struggle for fame
Page 16, 6 Panels- Sif's, Jones St. Lit Crawl, Las Vegas NV
Panel 1-3: As the song continues, cut to an action shot of the young Mr. Myers moving through a stack of comics for the first pair of panels. He looks around, but moves with a realm of stiffness that comes with a rushing flow of anxiety. In Panel 3, he accidentally bumps into someone who we only see from the back. In each panel, you can see the covers of a variety of different comic books from Amazing Spider-Man to Ms. Marvel to Captain Marvel to Avengers and Justice League as well as Rick and Morty.
DREAM [Off-Panel, Panel 1]: For any type of connection Of any warm flame DREAM [Off-Panel, Panel 2]: Well my dear Consider yourself in luck DREAM [Off-Panel, Panel 3]: For I can raise you From your commoner muck.
Panel 4: We cut to a shot of the person that Tanya had bumped into- Melanie. She's dressed in a light brown sweater, holding a cup of wine firmly in her left hand (moving, but not spilling it). The young woman is seen standing behind a row of back issue DC comics that are visible in the background as well as a poster of Green Lantern hanging on the wall.
DREAM [Off-Panel]: All you gotta do Is bend the knee MELANIE [apologetically, to Tanya]: Excuse me...
Panel 5: Cut to a shot of Tanya reacting a second after Melanie's response as the song continues. He shifts his body over to the right as if subtly welcoming the forward advancement from Ms. Haynes. Just as we had seen before, his body language is stiff and rigid with the flow of nervous energy around him. You can see a little more of the crowd in the distance as well as near him with drinks in hand, checking out the comics and memorabilia on display.
DREAM [Off-Panel]: Sacrifice every scrap Of your individuality For the gates of the divine To open up wide TANYA [forcing a half-grin, to Melanie]: Perfectly fine, ma'am. I just...get... DREAM [Off-Panel, Bubble 2]: And welcome you To the immortal blessed. Panel 6: Back to Melanie in the same setting and layout as Panel 4 a few beats later, following a period of awkward silence (save for the song) between the two. She looks on with an awkward half-smile of her own, waiting for the rest of his statement at that point. She shifts the cup of wine from her left over to her right hand as she speaks, already looking for the exit over Tanya's shoulder.
DREAM [Off-Panel]: You ask of setbacks To these tempting words MELANIE: Well...have a good night. DREAM [Off-Panel, Bubble 2]: If your microscopic life Can get any worse