Batman: One Good Shot by Matt Johnson Page 1 1. Pin-up shot of First Gotham Bank. Caption: I'VE PULLED A FEW JOBS BEFORE, BUT NEVER ANYTHING THIS BIG. I'VE NEVER WORKED FOR A MASK BEFORE, BUT, I'M WORKING FOR SCARFACE TONIGHT. Page 2 1. The bank vault is open. Two guys are filling bags with money. Caption: THAT'S FRANKIE AND TITO. I'VE KNOWN THOSE GUYS MY WHOLE LIFE. THEY'RE THE GUYS THAT GOT ME THIS JOB. 2. Frankie and Tito, still filling up bags. The Ventriloquist and Scarface are watching over them. Caption: THAT'S SCARFACE. HE REALLY CREEPS ME OUT. NOT THE WHOLE MASK THING, BUT I'VE NEVER LIKED ANY VENTRILOQUISTS. 3. A giant, hulking man, in a suit and tie, is standing just inside the bank doors. He's looking outside like he's waiting for something. Caption: THAT'S ME. I'M CALLED MOUNTAIN. OBVIOUSLY NOT MY NAME, BUT I'M SO DAMN BIG THAT MOUNTAIN IS THE ONLY THING I'VE BEEN CALLED FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. EVEN MY MOMMA CALLS ME MOUNTAIN. Page 3 1. Shot of Scarface. Caption: IN FACT, THE ONLY REASON I WAS HIRED WAS FOR MUSCLE. SCARFACE ISN'T THE TYPE OF GUY TO CARE ABOUT WHAT ANYONE BESIDES HIM IS THINKING, ESPECIALLY FROM A GIANT LIKE ME. 2. Frankie and Tito picking up the bags of money. Caption: FRANKIE TOLD ME I'M HERE TO DELAY BATMAN WHEN HE SHOWS UP. 3. Face shot of Mountain, looking pissed off. Caption: DELAY!!! THEY DON'T GIVE ME RESPECT. NONE! OTHERWISE THEY'D TELL ME I HAVE A CHANCE AT BEATING HIM. 4. Waste up shot of Mountain, wide-eyed and surprised. Sound Effect: BANG! BANG! Caption: I'LL SHOW THEM… GUN SHOTS! FRANKIE AND TITO! 5. Mountain turning and running towards the vault. Caption: I HOPE THAT'S BATMAN, THEN THEY'LL SEE SOMETHING. Page 4 1. Small panel is the upper-left corner of Mountain's face in awe. 2. The rest of the page is of Batman kicking the hell out of Frankie and Tito. Page 5 1. Panel in the upper-left corner. The Ventriloquist (looking scared) and Scarface (looking pissed). Scarface: MONTAIN! KILL HIM! 2. Panel in the upper-right corner. Mountain looking mad as hell. Mountain: NO PROBLEM BOSS. HE'S ALL MINE. 3. Pin-up shot of Batman ducking Mountain's punch. Page 6 Every panel for the next few pages is Batman ducking or blocking Mountain's punches and of Batman connecting with every one of his punches and kicks. 1. Batman: DON'T DO THIS JAMES. Caption: HOW DOES HE KNOW MY NAME? 2. Mountain: COME ON BATMAN, YOU KNOW I DON'T GET PAID IF I LET YOU GO. 3. Batman: YOU CAN'T BEAT ME. 4. Mountain: MAYBE NOT. BUT MAYBE YOU'RE NOT AS GOOD AS YOU THINK YOU ARE. 5. Caption: I'VE HEARD STORIES ABOUT BATMAN BEFORE, BUT I HAD NO IDEA HE WAS SO FAST. 6. Caption: HE'S SMART TOO. HE KNOWS WHEN TO BLOCK, AND WHEN TO COUNTER. Page 7 More of the fight scene. Any way you want to draw the fight is fine. BUT, Mountain can't land a punch on Batman. 1. Caption: I NEVER IMAGINIED HE'D BE SO STRONG EITHER. 2. Caption: EVERY TIME HE HITS ME IT ACTUALLY HURTS. 3. Caption: I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT THIS HARD SINCE I WAS TWELVE. 4. Caption: "JUST DELAY BATMAN, DUMMY. YOU CAN'T BEAT HIM. NONE OF US THUGS HAS EVER EVEN HIT HIM ONCE. JUST STALL HIM SO WE CAN GET OUT OF THERE." 5. Caption: THAT'S WHAT FRANKIE SAID. DELAY BATMAN. 6. Caption: I'LL SHOW THEM DELAY! Page 8 Pin-up shot of Mountain landing an uppercut on Batman. Batman has a little blood shooting out of his mouth. Page 9 1. Batman kneeling on the floor. He's picking himself up. 2. Close-up of Batman, his eyes narrow and mean, and he's snarling. 3. Batman punching Mountain in the gut. 4. Batman kicking Mountain's knee. 5. Mountain on one knee. Batman, standing, punches mountain in the face. 6. An all black panel. Caption: I GOT HIM. Page 10 1. Mountain walking down a street. Caption: 3 WEEKS LATER. 2. Mountain opening a door to "The Last Shot" bar. 3. Shot, from inside the bar, of Mountain walking through the door. He has a shocked look on his face. 4. This panel is the whole bottom half of the page. There are about 12 guys in the bar. They're all standing and clapping. Sound Effects: CLAP! (About 10 of 'em throughout the panel) Page 11 1. Mountain at the bar, picking up a pitcher of beer. Bartender: ON THE HOUSE. 2. Mountain sitting down at the table with Frankie and Tito. Frankie: OUT IN ONLY THREE WEEKS? Mountain: YEAH. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HOLD ME 'CAUSE THEY FOUND ME TWO BLOCKS FROM THE BANK, AND BATMAN WOULDN'T TESTIFY IN COURT. 3. Close-up of Tito. Tito: THAT WAS AMAZING MAN. YOU'RE A CELBRITY NOW. 4. Close-up of Frankie. Frankie: YEAH BUDDY. EVERY THUG IN GOTHAM WANTS TO MEET YOU KNOW. 5. Close up of Mountain, smiling. Page 12 1. Shot of all three of them sitting at the table. Tito: SO, HOW'D YOU DO IT? Frankie: YEAH, HOW'D YOU ACTUALLY STOP BATMAN LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO GET AWAY? 2. Close up of Mountain smiling again. 3. Tito and Frankie looking across the table. Tito: COME ON MAN. HOW'D YOU DO IT? 4. Shot of Mountain. Mountain: I HIT HIM. 5. Tito and Frankie both staring at Mountain in disbelief. Frankie: YOU HIT HIM? 6. Shot of Mountain. Mountain: I HIT HIM. Page 13 Pinup shot of the three at the table. Frankie: YOU DID NOT. Mountain: I DID. Tito: PROVE IT. Mountain: HOW? YOU TWO RAN AWAY AND I CAN'T GET THE BANK SECURITY TAPE. Frankie: YOU DIDN'T HIT BATMAN. Mountain: I DID. Tito: AND EVEN IF YOU DID, YOU DIDN'T HIT HIM HARD ENOUGH TO STOP HIM. Frankie: YEAH, MAN. NO ONE CAN HIT THE BAT THAT HARD. HE AIN'T HUMAN. Mountain: WELL, I HIT HIM THAT HARD. Frankie: PROVE IT. Page 14 1. Close up of Mountain Mountain: OH! I KNOW HOW I CAN PROVE IT. 2. Mountain taking his jacket off. Mountain: I HAVE SOME OF HIS BLOOD. 3. Waste up shot of Mountain. A small red spot is on his left shoulder. 4. Shoulder up shot of Mountain. The red spot is a little bigger. 5. Close-up of the red spot. 6. Tito and Frankie looking in awe. Page 15 Pin-up shot of the bar door open, and Two-Face is standing in the doorframe. Page 16 Three panels. The first two is of Two-Face walking past the bar and tables. The third panel is of Two Face standing next to Mountain. 1. No words 2. No words 3. Two-Face: MOUNTAIN. LET'S GO. WE HAVE A JOB.