Pity Party – Page 4

Pity Party - Page 4

Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid

Panel 1: ROBOT and the CARTOONIST are surrounded by SMOKE. THE CARTOONIST sees something move in the shadows.

ROBOT

I do smell smoke! EEK!

CARTOONIST

Something moved in the shadows…

Panel 2: Two sets of EYES glow from the shadows.

Panel 3: ROBOT and the CARTOONIST are confronted by MUMMY NINJAS!

ROBOT

Hey! Mummy ninjas? You wrote a mummy ninja story? Cool!

CARTOONIST (in fear)

Are we safe right now?

Panel 4: The MUMMY NINJAS speak!

MUMMY NINJA 1

We were a passing thought you had during a particularly boring math class in 1988! We’ve been trapped here ever since!

MUMMY NINJA 2

But now we can escape!

Panel 5: The chase begins!

MUMMY NINJAS

When you die-eee-eee-eee!!!

ROBOT

Why mummy ninjas? Why not fluffy bunnies?! Or throw pillows?!

CARTOONIST

I was 12!

FRANCIS (Caught off guard while putting out the fire)

Wut?

Panel 6: The GANG hides from the MUMMY NINJAS, and DEATH and CROW 2 show up. They are highly intoxicated.

DEATH

OMG! (hic) did you guys see the luau idea (hic) on level 42? Epic bbq!!

CARTOONIST (in disbelief)

You’re drunk?

CROW 2

Indubitably!

ROBOT

Any other horrors to tell us about, cartoon boy?!

FRANCIS (peaking around a corner)

I think we lost them…

Panel 7: Then CROW 1 shows up with more bad news.

CROW 1

Oh, good, I found you! We have a big problem!

DEATH

…the girl from ipanema…dooby-doo…

ROBOT

The raging fire, or the killer ninjas?!

CARTOONIST (still in disbelief that DEATH is DRUNK)

Are mai-tais meta physical?

FRANCIS

Killer mummy ninjas on fire would be okay…