CUT TO: INT. PARTY TENT – DAY A large group of fans and media crowd around a large celebratory cake. MARK It’s finally time! Welcome to the premier of Z2. Have a piece of cake! The story’s going to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CUT TO: INT. ART STUDIO – DAY Mark is sitting at his drawing table. MARK Okay, the story is going to progress slower, but not that much slower! So we’ve jumped ahead 15 years and you’re going to start seeing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
PAN TO: EXT. SIDE WALK – DAY Mark, in a dark suit, is standing in a Rod Serling pose. MARK Submitted for your approval… the original Zortic suffered from a disturbing blur of pop culture reference and parody. Often it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
FADE TO: INT. COMPUTER STATION – NIGHT Mark at his computer in a space pirate costume. MARK Once again it’s time to thank the official sponsor of the Zortic relaunch, Star Pirates! I’ve been completely addicted to this game. It’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CUT TO: INT. IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER MONITOR – DAY Mark presents an image of the “new” Zoie. MARK And here’s the appearance of our second main character. Zoie’s background went through the biggest change. I wanted to tie[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CUT TO: INT. OUTSIDE OF A DRESSING ROOM WITH “MAR’CK MARKSON” WRITTEN ON A STAR ON THE DOOR – DAY MARK And here’s another familiar character. Mar’ck Markson spells his name a little differently, but he’s still the guy to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
MATCH FADE TO: EXT. SWIMMING POOL – DAY Mark is sitting poolside with a tall frosty beverage MARK I know the comic is moving slowly, but I’m really excited by the depth that the extra time allows me to go[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CUT TO: INT. WORK STATION – DAY Mark is sitting his word processor MARK I told you Mar’ck was going to have a bigger role in the new strip. One of the things I really wanted to develop in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
CUT TO: INT. BOXING RING – NIGHT Mark is in full boxing gear MARK No, I don’t really box, I’m probably closer to one of those Three Stooges boxing movies. But I wanted to clarify Mar’ck’s role a bit more. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
FADE TO: EXT. FLORIDA BEACH – DAY Mark relaxing in a hammock between two palm trees. MARK One of the things I wanted to accomplish with this reboot was to expand on the feeling that Zortic and the Entire Prize[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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