Panel 1: A building labeled "FNN" (Fairmount News Network) is shown with a banner displaying the network's logo. A yellow narration box reads: Narration: "You’d never know it, but the Fairmount News Network is in chaos."
Panel 2: Inside an office with multiple desks, workers look panicked and distressed. Some hold their heads, others gesture as if shouting, and a security guard seems trapped. Speech bubbles are empty. Narration: "Inside: panic, pain, and pandemonium... without a peep!" Narration: "Workers are trapped at their desks, unable to phone for help." Narration: "Security guards are stuck inside invisible constraints."
Panel 3: A dramatic reveal shows a mime in a black beret, striped shirt, and suspenders stepping forward with a menacing pose. A large caption introduces him: Narration: "Presently, the menace behind the mayhem steps out of the shadows..." Large Text: "The ANTI-VOXXER" Footnote: "Note: 'Vox' is Latin for 'voice.'"
Panel 4: The newsroom set is shown with anchors being blown away by a mysterious indoor wind, while the mime approaches. Narration: "A mysterious indoor wind blows the anchors away from the news desk as he approaches!" Narration: "He has the rapt attention of the city — and the nation!"
Panel 5: The Anti-Voxxer gestures dramatically while holding a piece of paper. On-screen text identifies the situation. Narration: "There have been better-thought-out schemes..." Breaking News Caption: "BREAKING: EVIL MIME HIJACKS STUDIO - DELIVERS MANIFESTO ON AIR" Time Stamp: "1:35 P.M."
Here’s a special Phables* comic I did back in 2006, that I love to share every Halloween.
It’s the (mostly) true story about a botanist who taught at Transylvania University in Kentucky (the place really exists). When he was caught with the college president’s wife, he was ousted from campus. Upon leaving, he placed a curse on the institution, and, supposedly, every seven years, something tragic happens at Transylvania University. The last “Curse Year”, by the way, was 2018, so we’re due in just two more years.
Phables was a series I did for The Philadelphia Daily News that shared stories about life in Philadelphia. It was nominated for the Eisner Award in 2007. Here’s what it looked like as a full page.
