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| Written by Gregg Katzman; Kraven art by Vinartworks; Logan art by Manish D3mon |
PAGE ONE: FIVE PANELS
PANEL ONE
A wide shot from the side of Old Man Logan - claws popped -
and Kraven the Hunter - wielding two adamantium knives - facing one another
from about 20 feet apart, ready for combat.
OLD MAN LOGAN: Still time to back out of this, bub.
KRAVEN: Less talking, more fighting.
PANEL TWO
Close-up of Logan’s fist with the three sharp adamantium
claws.
PANEL THREE
Close-up of Kraven’s tight grip on an the adamantium knife.
PANEL FOUR
Close-up of Old Man Logan’s eyes as they narrow.
PANEL FIVE
Close-up of Kraven smiling.
PAGE TWO AND THREE: DOUBLE-PAGE SPREAD
Old Man Logan and Kraven lunge at each other. Kraven’s
weidling his two knives over his head while Old Man Logan has his arms bent
with his claws pointing forward. Kraven has a psychotic expression and smile on
his face; Old Man Logan’s face is full of rage as he screams.
OLD MAN LOGAN: RAAAAAAAAAAH!
PAGE FOUR: SEVEN PANELS
PANEL ONE
Close-up of adamantium claws slashing across Kraven’s chest,
leaving three cuts across his chest and vest while drawing blood.
SFX: SLASH
PANEL TWO
Close-up of an adamantium knife tearing through Old Man
Logan’s plain tee-shirt sleeve and cutting into Logan’s shoulder.
SFX: SLASH
PANEL THREE
After the clash, the two land a few feet apart. Old Man
Logan looks disappointed as he notices the cut on his shirt. Kraven’s still
grinning.
OLD MAN LOGAN: You owe me a new shirt.
PANEL FOUR
Close-up of Kraven touching the wound on his chest and the
damaged vest.
KRAVEN: You don’t disappoint...
PANEL FIVE
Same close-up shot, but the wound is rapidly healing.
PANEL SIX
Same close-up shot, and now the wound has completely
vanished due to Kraven’s accelerated healing factor.
PANEL SEVEN
The two return to their fighting stances, ready to attack.
OLD MAN LOGAN: Since when do you heal?
KRAVEN: Long story. We can discuss it after I beat you.
PAGE FIVE: NINE PANELS
PANEL ONE
Kraven slashes at Old Man Logan’s chest but the X-Man barely
sidesteps the attack.
PANEL TWO
While dodging Kraven’s attack, Old Man Logan elbows him in
the back of the neck and the impact makes Kraven lose his grip on his knives
and fall to the ground.
SFX: THUD
PANEL THREE
Kraven’s on the ground with one hand holding the back of his
neck while Old Man Logan stands above him, ready to stab the downed villain.
PANEL FOUR
Kraven swiftly hits Logan in the stomach with a powerful
kick, sending the X-Man flying towards a thick three that’s about ten feet
away. While connecting with the kick, Kraven also uses his hands to grab the
knives that fell next to him.
PANEL FIVE
Old Man Logan’s back smashes against the tree, visibly
hurting him and damaging the tree’s trunk.
SFX: CRASH
PANEL SIX
Logan’s on the ground, with his back against the tree as
Kraven leaps at him, ready to strike with a punch. Kraven’s knives have been
equipped on his belt.
PANEL SEVEN
Old Man Logan rolls out of the way as Kraven’s fist crashes
through the bark of the thick three.
SFX: CRUNCH
PANEL EIGHT
Logan wipes the blood from his mouth as he gets back up.
OLD MAN LOGAN: Grrrr…
PANEL NINE
Kraven arrogantly taunts Logan while holding his two knives.
KRAVEN: Hahaha! Yes! Let loose, James!
PAGE SIX: TEN PANELS
PANEL ONE
Kraven narrowly ducks a slash from a berserk Logan.PANEL TWO
While ducked under Logan’s attack, Kraven slashes Logan’s stomach with both knives.
SFX: SLASH
PANEL THREE
Unfazed by the attack, Logan strikes Kraven with a brutal headbutt, crashing his adamantium-laced skull against Kraven’s soft nose.
SFX: THUD
KRAVEN: Gah!
PANEL FOUR
Logan slashes again at Kraven, and the foe is barely able to block the attack with his adamantium knives. Kraven’s nose is still broken and bloody.
PANEL FIVE
When Logan slashes again at Kraven, the villain is able to sidestep the attack and counter by plunging one of his knives into Logan’s hip. Kraven’s nose has healed but the blood on his face remains.
PANEL SIX
While Kraven’s holding the knife in Logan’s side, the
enraged hero slashes Kraven’s hand, forcing him to let go of the knife which is
still stuck in Logan.
KRAVEN: Ah!
PANEL SEVEN
Kraven raises his other arm, ready to attack with his
remaining knife.
PANEL EIGHT
Logan stabs Kraven’s wrist, forcing him to lose his grip on
the knife.
KRAVEN: Gah!
PANEL NINE
Logan lunges at Kraven, imapling Kraven in the chest with
all six of his adamantium claws and tackling Kraven to the ground while
remaining on top of him.
KRAVEN: ARGH!
OLD MAN LOGAN: GRAAAAH!
PANEL TEN
Close-up of Kraven on the ground as Logan’s claws stab into
the ground right next to his head.
OLD MAN LOGAN: Fight’s over, bub.
PAGE SEVEN: FIVE PANELS
PANEL ONE
Logan remains on top of Kraven, with one set of claws to the
side of Kraven’s head, and the other set just inches from Kraven’s face.
Kraven’s exuberant.
KRAVEN: Hahaha! Well played, James! Well played!
PANEL TWO
Old Man Logan stands up with a confused expression; Kraven
begins to get back up and the wounds in his chest are quickly healing. All of
the other wounds have healed.
OLD MAN LOGAN: You’re twisted.
KRAVEN: Am I? Did the thrill of that fight not feel great?
It’s one of the best fights I’ve had in years! Thank you for this, James.
PANEL THREE
Kraven remains elated as he puts a hand on Logan’s shoulder.
Logan looks uncomfortable.
OLD MAN LOGAN: Stabbing you did feel pretty good...
KRAVEN: I accept the outcome, James. You’re the best there
is at brawling. But we both know if I didn’t limit myself to just two weapons,
things would have played out quite differently. I’m the best there is at
hunting. I’m satisfied knowing this.
OLD MAN LOGAN: Whatever helps you sleep at night.
PANEL FOUR
Logan swats Kraven’s hand off his shoulder.
KRAVEN: I’m a man of my word, James. You will never see me
again.
OLD MAN LOGAN: Good. Listen, Kraven... Some fights ya win,
some fights ya learn from. There’s always gonna be someone out there who’s
better than ya. If ya think otherwise you’re gonna go mad.
PANEL FIVE
Kraven smirks as he begins to walk away.
KRAVEN: Take care, James.
OLD MAN LOGAN: You too, Jungle Book.
PAGE EIGHT: FIVE PANELS
PANEL ONE
Exterior of Kraven’s lavish apartment on a high-rise near
Central Park.
CAPTION: An hour later.
KRAVEN FROM INSIDE THE APARTMENT: NO!
PANEL TWO
Kraven and Ana are standing in front of the TV, both holding
video game controllers. The screen says “PLAYER ONE WINS FLAWLESSLY.” Ana’s character, Ditko the Destroyer, has
full health while Kraven’s character, Legendary Lemire, is laying on the
ground. Kraven’s upset and Ana’s trying to contain her joy and not gloat in front
of her father.
KRAVEN: Clearly there is something wrong with this
controller!
PANEL THREE
Kraven crushes the controller.
PANEL FOUR
Kraven tosses the controller aside as he storms away.
KRAVEN: Tomorrow is a big day and we both need rest... Go to
sleep, Ana!
PANEL FIVE
Now that Kraven has left the room, Ana grins from ear to
ear.
Thank you so much for reading my Kraven fan fiction - I hope you enjoyed it! If I have time, I’ll continue Sergei and Ana Kravinoff’s
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Entertainment and this story is unofficial. I wrote this story just for fun, and
hopefully you had fun reading it.
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You clearly understand Kraven and Wolverine and respected them both. Your story gave just the right amount of details to paint the picture in our minds and the fight was fun to "watch".
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for following the story, Erik. Glad you enjoyed it, especially since I know you're such a big fan of Wolverine.
DeleteAnother great read. Great respect given to both characters. I will keep an eye out for more.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! I have an idea for the next story, it's just a matter of fleshing it out and finding the time to write it. Thanks again for reading the story and sharing your thoughts - I really appreciate it!
DeleteAnytime mate ;)
DeleteI remember your first draft of this back on CV and whilst the overall plot structure is still there, you've made some subtle changes this time around. Logan and Kraven both sound natural in their dialogue, Ana sounds more like a child than a murdering tool (which is a welcome improvement actually) the fight was satisfying and well choreographed from the description alone so a talented artist could do well with this outline. The ending was also a surprise and not one I really consider in Kraven's character but I understood why you put a more humorous, light hearted ending in the story. Maybe Kraven can be done well in light hearted situations, who knows. Overall a terrific ending to a confrontation you've wanted to happen (and were presumably disappointed by in the actual comic)
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Thank you so much, Lvenger! Vol 2 will focus heavily on Ana, so I'm glad you enjoyed the way I wrote the character.
DeleteI thought the story was great and it felt like you got the essence of the characters right. Good stuff.
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