Over – A romantic comedy online graphic novel by Tyler James

INT. TONY’S OFFICE

Tony sits behind a desk littered with comics, bills, empty
snack wrappers and Red Bulls. Blam! Comics promotional posters
adorn his walls.

Felix sits casually, the folder of art in his lap.

TONY
Pendragon. Is it finished? Say
yes.

FELIX
I’m here to talk about “Over” Tony.

TONY
(deflated)
It’s not finished. Okay. Fine.
You brought the originals like I
asked?

Felix holds up the large folder of art.

TONY
Can I see them?

Felix proudly hands Tony the massive folder of art.

TONY
Know that I do this because I
respect you and your career.

Tony empties the folders contents into a trash bin. Felix
recoils in horror.

FELIX
You didn’t like it?!

TONY
Ohhh…that’s an understatement.

Felix springs from his chair, recovering pages from the bin.

FELIX
I was just talking to Gwen! She
said she liked it!

TONY
It’s not the graphic novel she
likes.  Believe me, Felix, I’m
putting this delicately. It’s
complete shit.

Felix straightens out the stack of art pages on Tony’s desk.

FELIX
This is a classic story!

TONY
A classic? Tell me, Shakespeare,
what’s this story about?

FELIX
Asshole! You didn’t even read it
and you’re telling me-

TONY
I read it. Wish I hadn’t. I’ll ask
again. What’s the story about?

FELIX
It’s a classic tale of love and
loss. It’s a heartfelt story about
a character-

TONY
Cut that character shit right now!
It’s about you, Felix! The
character is you with a bad goatee!

Tony holds a page from the comic in Felix’s face.

ON COMIC PAGE

An inked drawing of Felix with a goatee, looking sad.

ANGLE ON TONY AND FELIX

FELIX
Okay, the main character and some
elements of the story were inspired
by-

TONY
You made a two-hundred and fifty
page graphic novel about breaking
up with your girlfriend! That’s all
this is, Felix!

FELIX
People read this stuff! Romantic
comedies are always popular.

TONY
Romantic com- First off, it’s not
funny. I didn’t laugh once.
Second, where the hell is the
romance?

FELIX
What about all the self-deprecating
humor?

TONY
Humor? That was what my teenage
daughter would call TMI. Too much
information. WTF, Felix?

INT. OUTSIDE TONY’S OFFICE DOOR
Gwen eavesdrops.

TONY (OS)
If you ever hope to sleep with a
woman again, you’ll burn this.

Gwen nods.