Are you Ladiesman217?

And here's another script...probably my favourite Transformers script that I have written! There are a couple of versions of this, the first one was written by me:

Panel 1 - Barricade "interrogating" Sam.

Barricade: "Are you Ladiesman217?"

Sam: "Uh..."


Panel 2 - Barricade advances more threateningly and asks more fiercely.

Barricade: "ARE YOU LADIESMAN217?"

Sam: "Uh, no. I'm actually BotLover69."


Panel 3 - Sam flashes a wide toothy grin at Barricade.


Panel 4 - Barricade, with his arms out, leans back and slowly moves away from Sam.

Barricade: "Uh ok. Sorry, my bad."


And then Theo fleshed out the story a bit more with descriptions of how he wanted the panels to look:

Panel 1 - Barricade "interrogating" Sam.
(View from back with Sam down on his butt and his back facing reader, Barricade facing reader, in threatening pose)
Barricade: "Are you Ladiesman217?"

Sam: "Uh..."


Panel 2 - Barricade advances more threateningly and asks more fiercely.

Barricade: "ARE YOU LADIESMAN217?"

Sam: "Uh, no. I'm actually BotLover69."


Panel 3 - Sam flashes a wide toothy grin at Barricade. (focus on evil predatory grin, showing bared teeth)

(Barricade does a o.O face)
Panel 4 - Barricade, with his arms out, leans back and slowly moves away from Sam.

Barricade: "Uh ok. Sorry, my bad."


Theo added more panels and we finally ended up with this:

Panel 1 - Barricade "interrogating" Sam.
(View from back with Sam down on his butt and his back facing reader, Barricade facing reader, in threatening pose)

Panel 2 - (Close up panel, side of Sam's and Barricade's faces)
Barricade: "Are you username LadiesMan217?"

Sam: "Uh..."

Panel 3 - Barricade advances more threateningly and asks more fiercely.
(Close up frontal face shot of a very enraged and impatient Barricade, with slight top of Sam's head at bottom of panel)
Barricade: "ARE YOU USERNAME LADIESMAN217?" (red LED eyes blazing)

Panel 4 - (Show top half of Sam's frightened face, sweat dripping down temple and forehead, focus is on his eyes)
Sam: "Uh, no...."

Panel 5 - (Show bottom half of Sam's face. Sam flashes a wide toothy grin at Barricade. Focus on evil predatory grin, showing bared teeth)
Sam: "I'm actually BotLover69."

(Panels 4 and 5 can be just Sam's full face, but split into two frames showing the two different emotions. Panel 6 just beside 4 and 5)

Panel 6 - (Barricade does a o.O face in surprise and (mouth in) revulsion)

Panel 7 - Barricade, with his arms out, leans back and slowly backs away from Sam.

Panel 8 - (Sam audibly "snaps" on latex glove on his right hand. Right hand in foreground, but not completely blocking Sam's face with evil grin)
Sam: "Playtime."

Panel 9 - (View of other part of "set", not showing Sam and Barricade)
Barricade: "Nuh..nuhhh... NOOOOOOOOO!!!!" (words go across panel)


I did suggest that panel 9 be left out though, because it was unnecessary and the toothy grin signalled Sam's intention already. The 8th panel further cements his predatory ways and the 9th panel seemed gratuitous. Less is more! If the 9th panel was left out, we could leave it up to the imaginations of our readers...and they can think of some pretty nasty things!

And here are the original pencils by Theo:


We probably spent the most time and collaboration on this strip alone. You just can't keep a good script down! :)