The Community, Issue 8: Part 1.1

Page 182 Panel 1: We open on the same setting/layout that we ended the previous issue. Celia looks over incredulously at Lynn in regards to the question. As they speak, you can see Winnie start to zip out of the scene as well as Jesminder begin to make her magical spell.

CELIA

(to Lynn, annoyed) What the hell is The Raid?

LYNN

(explanatory with some awkwardness, to Celia) It's a martial arts movie from 2011. It's about this elite squad of soldiers that tries to infiltrate the apartment building of this drug lord--

CELIA

(Bubble 2) How does it end?

LYNN

(Bubble 2) The drug lord dies, the soldiers probably wish they were dead.

CELIA

(Bubble 3) Not exactly filling me with confidence, Miss...

LYNN

(Bubble 3) Lynn, and...

Panel 2: Slight close-up on Ms. Gupta a moment in a two-part set of panels. In the middle of her movements, the young/old woman looks over her shoulder at the two of them.

JESMINDER

(authoritative, to Celia and Lynn) You guys mind clamming up for a few minutes? I need as much focus as possible to get this protection spell up that'll--

Panel 3: In the second part, she's felled a split second later by a sharp migraine; her body starting to crumple to the ground.

JESMINDER

(pained) GAHH!!

Panel 4: Action shot a few moments later of Lynn sweeping in to grab Jes before she falls on the ground; Celia looking on a few steps away. At the same time, you can see Winnie enter the room again.

WINNIE

(worried, to Celia) What happened to her?!

CELIA

(surprised/explanatory, to Winnie) Hell if I know! She was just doing her magical thing, and then she just- passed out!

WINNIE

(Bubble 2) She's gonna be okay, right?

LYNN

(to Winnie) She's still breathing, so...I'm gonna go with yes.

Panel 5: Slight close-up on Celia as Lynn guides her friend to the couch off-panel; her mind buzzing, thinking on the fly.

CELIA

How many goons did you spot inside?

Panel 6: We see Ms. Letesha stepping forward to the edge of the couch, readying herself to help with Jes' head.

WINNIE

(correcting, and a little nervous) That's the concerning part. It isn't goons, but rather- a goon.

Page 183

Panel 1: Moving up the fire escape in the building is a tall cyborg with an imposing presence. You can see waves of energy pulsing out of the top of its metal skull.

Capiion

(Cont., Winnie)

"A humongous...cyborg, to be exact. Armed to the teeth- looked like one of those Stark Legionnaire bots from Age of Ultron."

Caption

(Celia)

"It's still punchable, right?"

Caption

(Winnie)

"That was my thought."

Panel 2: Action shot of Ms. Letesha coming into view, face to face with the cyborg; her right fist clenched, ready to deliver a solid blow to its jaw.

Caption

(Cont., Winnie)

"But the second I tried to clock the stupid thing..."

Panel 3: In the second half of said action shot, we see her repelled by some type of force field.

Caption

(Cont., Winnie)

"...I got blasted back by some type of protective force field it had."

Panel 4: Back to Winnie in the same setting/layout as the end of the previous page. She shrugs in regards to the last bit of information she speaks.

WINNIE

(Cont., to Celia) If I had to guess, we have minutes before it's at our door.

Panel 5: We move back to Celia, taking in the information with a sigh; her eyes looking around for any type of solution.

CELIA

(to Winnie) Up to us to fight that thing off till Jes is upright again.