Issue #4 - Dammed Icarus

Page 1 -
Jimmy - “Fantastic view. It's a damn shame.”

Page 2 -
Jimmy - “I just hitchhiked 600 miles some of that god damn snake grappa. This better be the place.”
Xavier - “Hey shit head, this isn't a fucking bar.”
Jimmy - “You're right, looks more like an antique weapons museum.”
Cruz - “It'll be your grave, gringo.”
Jimmy - “You are threatening me with the senior citizen of assualt rifles there. Seriously, did you rob your grandmother's tomb for that M16A1?”
Inti - “I don't see you packing.”
Jimmy - “Because I'm not dueling Aaron Burr later this evening. You must have balls of lead to walk around with those muskets. How about fighting your enemies here in the 21st century?”

Page 3 -
Xavier - “So you got guns to sell or a death wish?”
Jimmy - “Yes.” “Name's Waverly and I need a drink. Now where's the grappa?”
Waiter - “Four?” (Everyone nods)
Inti - “I like this guy. Let's not kill him.”
Jimmy - “At least wait to kill me with something made this decade.”
Xavier - “What kind of weapons are you talking about?”
Jimmy - “You ever seen that movie Navy Seals with Charlie Sheen?”
Inti - (small print) “Oooh. Navy Seals.”
Xavier - “You got weapons like in the movie Navy Seals?”
Jimmy - “No, way better. But I love that movie.”

Page 4 -
Xavier - “What's your price?”
Jimmy - “Where's my drink?”
(Waiter delivers the drinks)
Jimmy - ”Now perhaps you fine gentlemen could tell me where the Misicuni dam is.”(Jimmy grabs a bag of chips)
Cruz - “Look out the window.”
Jimmy - “You got a GPS?”
Inti - “Yeah, with all the extra maps.”
Xavier - “The price?”
Jimmy - “You got a truck?”
Inti - “Brand new shocks, man.”
Cruz - “We don't need to waste time discussing toys. We need to know how much for the weapons.”

Page 5 (Now heading out to the car)
Jimmy - “When you see the guns, make me an offer.”
Xavier - “I need to know where we're going.”
Jimmy - “Just head East.”
Xavier - “East? That's it? Inti, hurry the fuck up.”
Inti - “That attitude of yours is going to give you a heart attack.”
Jimmy - “You seem stressed out. You need another grappa?”
Xavier - “I'm fine.”
Inti - “Hah. He hasn't talked to his girlfriend in two weeks.”
Xavier - “Inti! Does he need to know every detail of my life?”
Jimmy - “Well how long have you been dating?”(eating chips and salsa)
Xavier - “Why? Are you writing a book about me?”

Page 6 (Driving)
Xavier - “You are so right because when she got off the plane Dasha wouldn't even make eye contact with me and then on the ride to the compound all she did was talk with Alberto.”
Inti - “Well maybe you shouldn't have used his picture in your profile.”
Xavier - “Shut up or I will fucking shoot you in the face.”
Jimmy - “Let's keep the blunderbusses stowed. Have you tried dating a local girl?”
Cruz - “Yeah, what happened to Maria, boss?”
Xavier - “Oh, we're still going out.”
Inti - “Yeah, but my sister's not good enough to be the wife of the big boss, right?”
Xavier - “Alright, now I'm shooting you in the balls.”
Cruz - “I know lots of other girls. Pretty girls.”
Inti - “You saying my sister is ugly?”

Page 7 (In the forest)
Jimmy - “You boys ever hear of a man called Montel Williams? I think he'd really help you guys out. I don't normally subscribe to daytime quackery but the man's a war hero.”
Cruz - “I've heard of this man Montel. His final thoughts are brilliant.”
Jimmy - “No no. That's Springer. Those fights are fixed. Jerry is the hillbilly Don King.”
Inti - “Splendupatastic.”
Jimmy - “I can't believe they elected that man mayor of Cincinati. They should have gone with someone with more regional appeal, like Johnny Fever.
Xavier - “What are you talking about”
Jimmy - “I'm talking about Montel. He's not afraid to take his shirt off. I'd like to see someone try to throw a chair at that man! He'd catch it in his teeth and spit it right back.”
Inti - “So what did he say?”
Jimmy - “What did who say?”
Inti - “Montel Williams. What did he say?”
Jimmy - “It's not what he said, it's how he said it.”

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Inti - “Alright, then how did he say it?”
Jimmy - “Like Montel Fucking Williams, god damn it! What do you think I've been talking about?”
Cruz - “You Americans get so excited about your pop culture.”
Jimmy - “I've seen your surround sound system and big screen TV. Don't pretend you don't love it.”
Cruz - “The days are long.”
Jimmy - “So how long have you guys been guarding the dam?”
Xavier - “We're not guarding the dam.”
Cruz - “Nobody's guarding the dam.”
Jimmy - “Nobody's guarding the dam?”
Xavier - “Why would someone guard the dam?”
Jimmy - “Why someone would want to blow up the dam?”
Xavier - “Somebody wants to blow up the dam?”
Jimmy - “If no ones guarding it, it hardly seems sporting.”
Jimmy - “Ooh.. Something shiny.”

Page 9
Jimmy - “Sorry guys. I thought there'd be more than this.”
Inti - “You mean like that?”
Xavier - “How do we get it down?”
Jimmy - “Shoot it down.”
Cruz - “Yeah, shoot it down.”
Jimmy - “No, wait, that's a bad idea. It might be booby trapped.”
Xavier - “Yeah, that's a fucking terrible idea. Inti, get it down.”

Page 10
Inti - “Whew that was a lot of work.”
Inti - “How did you know these were going to be here?”
Jimmy - “I didn't even know they were guns – which is why I didn't quote you a price before.”
Inti - “We still don't know if they're guns. We haven't opened them yet.”
Jimmy - “You watch out for this kid. He's going places.”
Xavier - “There's a combo lock on this one.”
Jimmy - “Shoot it off.”
Cruz - “Yeah, shoot it off.”
Xavier - “You're a fucking idiot.”
Jimmy - “Yeah, better not shoot it. Try 1–9-13.”
Xavier - “Inti, open it up.”
Inti - “It worked. How'd you know the code?”
Jimmy - “Nixon's birthday.”

Page 11
Xavier - “I'll call for pickup.”
Jimmy - “Get us some girls while your at it.”
Cruz - “Next time those Cobija bastards try and fuck with us, they're going to get it.” (Side comment – Cruz is off on his own)
Inti - “Yeah, call up Alberto, too. See if he can score us some Russian chicks.”
Xavier - “I fucking heard that, Inti.”
Jimmy - “Well I got a code black here to start the party rolling.”
Xavier - “We need to figure out the price first.”
Jimmy - “You'll want the post party price, my friend.”
Inti - “You ever shot an uzi, Jimmy?”
Jimmy - “Are you seriously asking me that question?”
Inti - “Who knows? Maybe you're one of those guys who doesn't sample his own wares.”
Jimmy - “Are you kidding? That's why I had to quit being a pimp.”
Inti - “You ever go para-sailing?”
Jimmy - “How do you think I kept my eyes on the bitches?”
Inti - “Oh! But have you ever shot an uzi while para-sailing?”
Jimmy - “Don't toy with my feelings, Inti. Can you make this happen?”

Page 12
Jimmy - “If we're going to be uzi sailing, I've got a prescription from Dr. Red as well.”
Xavier - “What the hell do these do?”
Cruz - “Yeah. Who's Dr. Red?”
Jimmy - “They make the black ones work better, now pass them around.”
Inti - “It's hard to argue with that kind of science.”
Xavier - “Is it okay to drink with this?”
Jimmy - “Synergy man, synergy. The pills, the alcohol, your liver - it all works together.”
Inti - “Like uzis and para-sailing?”
Jimmy - “Inti, I'm making you an honorary American.”
Inti - “I am South American.”
Jimmy – “Yeah, well, now you're a real one.” (Pulling up to the hide out)
Inti - “No doubt you have made many fine friends in the Southern Hemisphere with that sentiment.”:
Jimmy - “I'm not here to make friends, I'm here for adventure. Speaking of which, where's my parachute?” (Cut to Jimmy standing with guns & parachute.)

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Jimmy - “Whoa I'm not getting on that death trap.”
Xavier - “What?”
Jimmy - “That's not safe.”
Inti - “How so, boss?”
Jimmy - “You can't para-sail near an open flame.”
Inti - “But it's okay to fire an uzi?”
Jimmy - “The muzzle flash of an uzi is 5 millimeters, where as the splash zone of your average grease fire can reach up to six feet. This is why you heathens should celebrate the fourth of July like we do. You learn things.”
Xavier - “What's the risk, man? The fire is under a lid.”
Jimmy - “A business man savors risk, but he avoids the unpredictable.”

Page 14
Inti - “No concern that you might shoot the boat or the tow line?”
Jimmy - “I hiked 150 miles into nowhere, sold 50 rifles to a group of banditos and you think I don't know how to fire a gun? Besides, you know how small that tow line is? Impossible on accident, near impossible on purpose.”
Inti - “Yeah but do you know how to shoot an automatic weapon with one hand while you steer a chute with the other?”
Jimmy - “You want I should solve a rubix cube with my feet too?”
Xavier - “Alright, skip the grill, we can make sandwiches.”
Cruz - “We could grill the sandwiches.”
Xavier - “You're still an idiot.”
Jimmy - “Wait, what's that?”
Xavier - “That's pontoon plane, why?”

Page 15 (The plane begins “boating” around the lake. From inside the plane, looking out, we see Jimmy gripping the tail of the plane. First panel is silent. The rest are inside the plane with Xavier and Inti.)
Xavier - “This man is crazy.”
Inti - “Yeah. Go faster.”
Xavier - “You think he wanted to ride on the pontoon plane from the start?”
Inti - “Did you want to mail order a bride?”
Xavier - “Look, I'm sorry about your sister, okay?”
Inti - “So you're sorry you dated her? Sorry you mentioned her in conversation earlier? Or sorry that you're still dating her after the Dasha incident.”
Xavier - “If I call her right after we get off the plane and ask her to marry me will that make you happy?”
Inti - “I dunno. You should probably ask Alberto first.”
Xavier - “Why the hell would I ask Alberto about it?”
Inti - “You do know the two of them are dating now, right?”
Xavier - “What? She told me we were an exclusive thing. That bitch!”
Inti - “The good news is Dasha is available now. I can get her number if you want”
Xavier - “Really?”
Inti - “Yeah, but I hear she moved back to Russia last week. Maybe you could offer to buy her another plane ticket?” “Hey. What the hell is Jimmy shooting at up there?”

Page 16 (Outside the plane, Jimmy is taking shots at fruit, birds)
Jimmy - “If gunfire be the food of love, reload; Give me excess of it!”
Jimmy - “Ha, it came over my ear like a sweet sound that breathes upon a bank of violence.”
Jimmy - “Enough; no more: It's not so sweet as it was before.”
(Gunshots from below. In comes the rival drug runners.)
Jimmy - “Will I go hunt? Why yes, I will.”

Page 17 (Shot of the various cars pulling up, people with guns streaming out.)
(Gunfire exchanges on the ground.)
(Cruz trying to load a SAM)
(Cruz gets killed when one of the Cobija thugs shoots the propane tank on the BBQ)
Jimmy - “Sometimes it's hard being so right.”
(Jimmy is shooting most of the Cobija thugs. Some take cover near the hideout.)
(Other Cobija thugs fire back)

Page 18 (Inside the plane)
Xavier - “Holy shit man! Pull up!”
Inti - “What about Jimmy?”
Xavier - “Why do you think the Cobija gang is here? He must have tipped them off.”
(Plane pulls up out of the water, giving Jimmy better shots of the hiding thugs.)
Inti - “So now he's shooting them?”
(POV Jimmy shooting thugs with amazing accuracy.)
Xavier - “Yeah he’s defiantly not working with them.
(Jimmy shoots more)
Xavier –“That man is scary good with a gun.“
Inti - “See I knew he was one of the good guys.”

Page 19
Xavier - “Why did he stop shooting?”
Inti - “We must be too far away now.”
(Jimmy circles his arm gun pointed up)
Xavier - “I think he’s trying to tell us to turn around.”
Inti – “Crazy bastard wants more.”
(Jimmy looks off in the approaching distance.)
(off frame) Xavier – “You’re not really going back are you?”
(The dam approaches off to the side.)
(off frame) Inti – “I’m not flying back into that, there must have…”
(A bullet destroys the wing flap controls.)
Inti - “Jesus. I thought I got us out of range.”
Xavier - “You did! That's Jimmy shooting at us!”

Page 20
Inti - “He hit the wing flap. I can't stop turning.”
(Looking out at wing.)
Inti- “Get rid that dirty bastard.”
Xavier – “He’s strapped to our ass”
Inti – “Cut the rope!”
Xavier - “With what? My teeth? I need a knife, man!”
Inti - “Try looking in the weapons dealer's bag.
Xavier – “I can’t reach it”
Inti – “Hurry up. He's taking aim at us again.”
Xavier - “Well swerve for christ's sake!”
Inti-“I can’t fucking steer. Just cut the cord!”
Xavier – “I’m strapped to this damn chair. What do you want me to do?”
Inti- “I don’t know, shoot him. Do something.”
Xavier – “If I shoot at him, he’ll shoot back at us.”
Inti- “He’s just aiming for show, he must out of bullets.”
Xavier – “I’m gonna shot his ass with his own god damn gun.” (reaching for bag)
Inti - “I’m going to see if I can land on the lake by dam. We’re heading that way already.”
Jimmy “Almost there… Bingo”
(Jimmy shoots the propeller)
X and I – “{screaming}”

Page 21
Jimmy - “That’s my exit cue.”
(Aiming at cord)
Jimmy – “Impossible as an accident.”
(shoots at the cord)
Jimmy - “Near impossible on purpose.”
(seeing the dam over top of the plane)
(shoots the cord)
Xavier – “You said he out of bullets!”
Inti – “It was a guess”
(Inti and Xavier smash into the top of the dam. In the water, Jimmy can be seen floating down on his parachute.)

Page 22
(The plane slides down the dam)
Inti - “Are you alright?”
Xavier - “My fucking legs are broken”
Inti - “You should consider yourself lucky”
Xavier - “Yeah I’m a fucken’ rabbit’s foot. Well now I can reach the bag.”
(Open bag reveals wired C4)
Xavier – “Figures.”
Inti – “That’s what he wanted from the weapons case.”
Xavier – “What are you…”
(Jimmy’s hand on the detonator)

Page 23
(The dam explodes)
(Xavier, Inti and millions gallons of water flood the area)
Jimmy - “There goes a perfectly good weapons deal.”

Page 24
Jimmy - “If it is to be the same old tune, it is as fat and filling to my ear as gunshots after music.”
(Lands in a tree, cuts himself down, dusts himself off.)

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